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������Ƶ News, August 2, 2018

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

Menendez, Booker Announce $226k in Federal Funding to Support ������Ƶ

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced on August 1 the awarding of $226,299 in federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support ������Ƶ University’s efforts to break the cycle of lost and abandoned crab traps in New Jersey coastal bays. Mark Sullivan, associate professor of Marine Science, Steve Evert, manager of ������Ƶ Marine Field Station, and Peter Straub, dean of the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and professor of Biology, began this initiative with their first funded project in 2012.

 ������Ƶ Among 'Great Colleges to Work For'

������Ƶ has been recognized as one of the 2018 “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education. ������Ƶ was identified as excelling in 2 of 12 categories: “Teaching Environment (Faculty Only)” and “Tenure Clarity & Process (Faculty Only/4-year Only).”Register Your Vehicle(s) for the 2018-2019 Academic Year.

 ������Ƶ Completes Sale of Seaview Hotel & Golf Club  

������Ƶ completed the sale of ������Ƶ Seaview Hotel & Golf Club to KDG Capital LLC of Florida for $21,070,000 on July 31.

Read The Essential Elements

The School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics debut its inaugural issue of The Essential Elements, a biannual web-based publication designed for students, alumni and friends of NAMS, this week.

AC UPDATE

Save the Date! Join Us for this Historic Event

SPOTLIGHT ON

On July 29, a week-long postgraduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice began at ������Ƶ and will end on August 5. The course, offered by ������Ƶ in cooperation with The World Society of Criminology, includes international experts and students who will share victimological research across multiple disciplines. This is the first postgraduate course of its kind to be offered in the United States. Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice Janice Joseph is coordinating the event. Dawn Beichner of Illinois State University and ������Ƶ faculty: Deeanna Button, associate professor of Criminal Justice, Guia Calicdan-Apostle, associate professor of Social Work, Jess Bonnan-White, associate professor of Criminal Justice, and Kim Schanz, assistant professor of Criminal Justice are co-coordinating the event. Participants will also be attending a field trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on August 3.

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������Ƶ Community Garden Hosts Hammonton Farm Workers

Caitlin Clarke, sustainability coordinator, Joe Rubenstein, professor of Anthropology, and the ������Ƶ Community Garden hosted a garden barbecue for a group of Haitian farm workers attending the Migrant Worker Outreach program’s English as a Second Language (ESL) summer session to practice English and network with the ������Ƶ student gardeners.

Jersey-fresh produce grown, harvested and cooked by the students was on the menu. A special moment was shared when the ESL students identified an herb similar to mint growing in the garden that had eluded the ������Ƶ gardeners, explained Clarke.

The farmers, familiar with the herb that grows in Haiti, explained that it’s used in tea and aids digestion. The dinner was a great way for the farmers who work long days seven days a week to relax, said Clarke.

FRAME-WORTHY

Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation held its 4^th Annual Ability Fair on July 31 at ������Ƶ. This free event was a showcase of over 60 exhibitors featuring products, providers and services, including a therapy horse (pictured) through Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center named “Garfield,” designed to improve the health and well-being of adults and children of all ages with physical challenges. ������Ƶ representation at the fair included the Speech & Hearing Clinic and the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences’ Brain Research Lab.

Yad Vashem’s Summer International Educator Conference

WHAT’S TRENDING #STOCKTONU

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FROM THE SIDELINES

The ������Ƶ men's and women's track & field squads each qualified for  from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2018 season. The Ospreys were among 185 women’s teams and 106 men’s teams that earned the distinction by recording a cumulative team grade point average of 3.00 or higher.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, August 25 - ������Ƶ Day at Steel Pier in Atlantic City

Summer 2018: “Salute to ������Ƶ” Lecture Series

                             Noyes Museum of Art Events & Exhibitions