������Ƶ News - Friday, June 21, 2019

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

Atlantic City Council Recognizes Homework Program

The City Council of Atlantic City unanimously approved a resolution on June 19 recognizing the ������Ƶ Center for Community Engagement, the Atlantic City Police Department and the Atlantic City Housing Authority for their partnership in at two housing complexes in the city. 

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Research Finds Exercise Has Similar Effect as Opioids

Can exercise have the same effect on anxiety, depression and pain tolerance as an opioid?

������Ƶ junior exercise science major Harlee York (pictured right) from Riverdale, New Jersey at the American College of Sports Medicine’s 66th Annual Meeting May 28 to June 1 in Orlando, Florida. She is the first undergraduate student in ������Ƶ’s Exercise Science program to present at a national meeting. 

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 ������Ƶ Holocaust Resource Center Presents at International Summit on Resilience

Building resilience begins with empathy and an understanding of the past.

A shared their experiences and how they are inspiring future generations with an audience of international leaders in academia, law enforcement, cybersecurity, government and communications at the Building Resilience Summit June 12 at ������Ƶ Atlantic City. Robert Gregg, dean of the School of General Studies, moderated the discussion.

Atlantic City attorney Lee Levine and Rabbi Francine Roston from Whitefish, Montana were of the fight against terrorism at the summit.

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Middle and High School Students Complete College Bound Program

More than 60 Atlantic City and Pleasantville students in grades 7-12 that applied and were chosen to be part of ������Ƶ’s inaugural received recognition during a closing ceremony on May 4. The ceremony honored the students’ hard work and perseverance during the program, as well as celebrated the graduating seniors. The program, which began on March 2, took place on Saturdays throughout the spring at ������Ƶ Atlantic City, providing students with the academic support necessary to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

Among the resources offered through the program, students were provided with one-on-one mentoring and educational field trips that helped broaden their educational horizons. In addition, Roxana Perez Nieves, the lead academic/career counselor for the College Bound Program, conducted weekly on-site activities and lessons with College Bound students at their schools to supplement the support offered during Saturday programming. Perez Nieves is an Atlantic City High School graduate, as well as a ������Ƶ/EOF alumna, so she brings a personal passion to this initiative and community being served.

“We’re excited and extremely proud to have been able to bring the College Bound Program to youth in the Atlantic City area for the first time,” said Perez Nieves. “Not only are our College Bound scholars able to access the academic resources that ������Ƶ has to offer, but they’re also getting exposure to leadership building and life skills opportunities that will support them in achieving their academic, personal and professional goals.”

A summer enrichment program is scheduled to run June 24-July 18.

PHOTO: Fatimah Toore holds her Certificate of Achievement from the closing ceremony of the College Bound Program on May 4.

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 Catch a Movie June 25 at ������Ƶ Atlantic City

“Summer Cinema in the City” is featuring Captain Marvel at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, in the ������Ƶ Atlantic City residential classrooms B119/120. Attendees are asked to bring their ������Ƶ IDs.

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Cox Presents at National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS  

Lisa Cox, professor of Social Work and Gerontology, participated in the 31st National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, held May 22-25 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

On Friday, May 24, Cox co-presented two 75-minute workshops. She was lead presenter during the “Using ‘the Arts’ to enhance HIV education and culturally humble practice” workshop and co-presented the “Implicit Bias, ethical dilemmas, and social work policy-practice" workshop.

On Saturday, May 25, Cox was invited to participate in the special closing Plenary session “Why HIV?: Social Workers’ Generational Journey (1980-2000s)” that featured experts from different decades and career stages to share their experiences in the field of HIV/AIDS.

“The 600-plus people who attended the plenary, along with the hundreds who attended my workshops were inspiring and easy to engage. These helping professionals were noticeably passionate about their work and advocacy efforts on behalf of people living with HIV disease; and they understood how HIV/AIDS is the result of poverty, racism, homophobia, social isolation and stigma,” Cox said.

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 Onel Attends Transformative Consumer Research Conference; Presents Research

Naz Onel, assistant professor of Business Studies at ������Ƶ, attended the Transformative Consumer Research Conference, May 19-21, at Florida State University. At this dialogical conference, Onel was the Track Chair for the research, "Intricacies of Waste: Examining Consumer Responses to Planned Obsolescence.” The tracks were chosen after a competitive proposal submission and review process.

In addition to working on this research with her track team, Onel attended a workshop "Looping through Transformative Research, Education, and Societal Impact: An Immersive, Interactive Workshop" and worked with researchers from all around the world.

“My ongoing research studies aim to engage with the environment in its broadest sense, considering the interconnection of economic, ecological, and social elements with an interdisciplinary emphasis. To me, it is very important to have a wider impact on the environmental and societal well-being with my consumer behavior and business sustainability research studies and that's the reason I attend the TCR Dialogical Conference,” Onel said. “The previous one was at Cornell University with a research team that I chaired, which resulted in a reputable refereed journal publication in Psychology & Marketing. With the current research on consumer perceived obsolescence, we are aiming to submit our work to the TCR special issue of JPP&M.”

PHOTO: Onel, left, pictured with her track members.

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WHAT’S TRENDING #STOCKTONU

June is National Great Outdoors month, and although we here at ������Ƶ celebrate this just about every day of the year — due to our incredible location within the picturesque NJ Pinelands — we’re celebrating a little extra this month!  

 

 

 

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#MotivationMonday: Work-life balance, creating happiness and a growing mindset are the topics of Motivational Monday classes at The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage of ������Ƶ this August.   

'ROLE' CALL  

Jeanne Lewis, director of Financial Aid, is retiring after 47 years of service, effective June 30. Her future plans include traveling to Florida, enjoying time with family and joining organizations. 

 

 

 

 

OSPREY NOTES  

Final Strategic Planning Summer Learning Session June 27

Dates and times for the Strategic Planning Summer Learning Sessions have been announced- Hall of Fame: Inclusive Student Success, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 27, at Lakeside Lodge. Sign up for the session . 

A  is available for review and can be accessed by logging into your Go������Ƶ portal.  

 

Choose Summer at ������Ƶ

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, June 21-Sunday, June 23: 

Monday, July 1: 

Friday, July 5-Friday, July 26: 

Thursday, July 18: 

Tuesday, July 23: