勛圖窪蹋 News - October 30, 2020
WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT
Nearly 1,000 Return for Special Commencement
They waited five months to do it, but nearly 1,000 members of the at 勛圖窪蹋 finally got to walk across a stage and hear their names announced as 勛圖窪蹋 hosted eight separate socially-distanced outdoor Commencement ceremonies on the Galloway campus Oct 23.
To view a photo story and see more images from the commencement ceremonies, visit .
The Press of Atlantic City featured a from the day.
Alumni Honored at Annual Coining Ceremony
Class of 2020 graduates with ties to the military were and presented with 勛圖窪蹋 challenge coins in a virtual ceremony Oct. 22. 
Seventy seniors were eligible to receive the coins last spring. However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was postponed.
Director of the Office of Military and Veteran Services Jason Babin, right, said of the Zoom ceremony: While we wish you could be here with us during this important event, the entire 勛圖窪蹋 community, from the president and the provost to the staff and faculty, want to congratulate you on your amazing accomplishment, and we look forward to your many future successes."
勛圖窪蹋 Receives Gift from Weinstein Estate
Former 勛圖窪蹋 trustee Judge Gerald Weinstein passed away in December 2019. But , 勛圖窪蹋 students will continue to benefit from his generosity and concern.
A bequest from his estate will continue the legacy of Judge Weinstein, who had previously endowed two funds at 勛圖窪蹋.
Students Spend Day Making a Difference 
More than 100 勛圖窪蹋 students grabbed their masks and spread across Atlantic County on Saturday, Oct. 24 to participate in 10 projects for .
Paige Richards, the AmeriCorps Changebuilder coordinator at 勛圖窪蹋, who organized the event, said it was a major accomplishment to adjust the days events for COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, but in some ways, the pandemic made the projects all that more meaningful.
Tune in to WIBG this Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 am on either 101.3 FM or 1020 AM to listen to the first edition of 勛圖窪蹋 Now. is a monthly conversational news magazine that highlights the people and programs at 勛圖窪蹋. Hosted by Chad Roberts, general manager of WLFR, October's episode features President Harvey Kesselman talking about what it takes to lead in 2020; Chris Catching, vice president for Student Affairs and Nordia Johnson, interim director of Academic Achievement Programs, discussing targeted student success programs; and Interim Provost Michelle McDonald on academic programming for today and tomorrow.
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Faculty, Staff, Students Participate in AfriVIPE Virtual Interprofessional 
Education Event
Students and faculty from 勛圖窪蹋's graduate programs in Counseling, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Communication Disorders and Social Work participated in AfriVIPE, a Virtual Interprofessional Education event on Oct. 26.
The event included 320 participants from around the world who gathered on Zoom to collaborate while planning care for a patient named Patricia, according to Peg Slusser, dean of the School of Health Sciences and one of the faculty facilitators for the event.
"Thanks to the expert planning, persistence, problem solving and the very broad skill set of our own Renee Cavezza [program assistant] and 勛圖窪蹋s IT team, the experience went off without a glitch," Slusser said. "Students and faculty facilitators from throughout Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States were expertly disbursed to 29 separate break-out rooms where international, interprofessional teams collaborated to provide complex patient care."
File FAFSA Starting Oct. 1
The time is coming, Ospreys! Get your FAFSA done, starting Oct. 1! Encourage students
to file their FAFSA application
s as soon as possible to avoid missing out on any aid they may be eligible for. Direct
them to .
It's almost time to "fall back!"
This is a friendly reminder to set your clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
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