�鶹��ý���� News - Friday, June 7, 2019

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Salem Community College and �鶹��ý���� Sign Dual Admission Transfer Agreement

The presidents of �鶹��ý���� in Galloway Township and Salem Community College have signed a that will help students make a smooth transition from the two-year college to �鶹��ý����’s bachelor’s degree program.

The Transfer Pathways agreement builds a strong relationship between �鶹��ý���� and Salem Community College by offering multiple opportunities for students to affordably pursue associate and bachelor’s degrees at the two institutions of higher education

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�鶹��ý���� Poll: N.J. Residents More Politically Engaged

Nearly one-third of New Jersey adults report being more civically engaged today than they were before Donald Trump was elected president, according to a released on June 4.

However, when compared with results of a 2015 �鶹��ý���� poll, the overall percentage of respondents participating in specific civic activities was statistically the same as four years ago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer posted a about the poll.

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Try Something New at �鶹��ý���� This Summer

Variety of Courses offered at �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City
You don’t have to be a student to learn something new at �鶹��ý���� this summer. The university’s Office of Continuing Studies is hosting a for personal and professional enrichment, ranging from mindfulness and yoga to French and photography.

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MSW Alliance Members Volunteer at 2019 AIDS Walk in Atlantic City

�鶹��ý����’s Master of Social Work Alliance volunteered for the 2019 AIDS Walk on May 9 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

“We stamped and mailed over 500 postcards and distributed another 100 at �鶹��ý���� University Atlantic City," said Jenny Dunkle, assistant professor of Social Work and faculty adviser to the MSW Alliance. “The students raised almost $200 on their own and we volunteered on the day of the walk selling raffle tickets. In the pouring rain, the South Jersey AIDS alliance raised over $30,000!”

Dunkle is also a board member of the South Jersey AIDS Alliance. 

PHOTO:  Vinnie Pizzimenti, left, and Corrine DeNapoli, both MSW students and members of the MSW Alliance who graduated in May 2019. Pizzimenti was the community outreach chair and DeNapoli, the vice president for the alliance.

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Catch a Movie at �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City

This summer, the entire �鶹��ý���� community is invited to enjoy six feature films, free food and drinks, as part of “Summer Cinema in the City.” Attendees are asked to bring their �鶹��ý���� IDs. Movies will be shown at 6 p.m. in the �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City residential classrooms B119/120 on the following dates: Tuesday, June 11, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World; Tuesday, June 25, Captain Marvel; Tuesday, July 9, Dumbo; Tuesday, July 23, Pokémon Detective Pikachu; Tuesday, Aug. 6, Avengers: Endgame; and Tuesday, Aug. 13, Aladdin.

For more events happening at �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City, visit the .

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This #TransformationTuesday shows the current view of �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City from the Boardwalk compared with the same vantage point in August 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT ON

Course Gives Students Real-Life Courtroom Experience

Guilty? Not Guilty? �鶹��ý���� students got to learn just what goes into the process of coming to those verdicts this spring in , a course taught by Rick McKelvey, adjunct instructor of Criminal Justice, who also happens to be an assistant prosecutor at the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

The course offered students an opportunity to learn about the process of planning, organizing and putting on a criminal jury trial. Many also took advantage of the opportunity to observe McKelvey’s own criminal murder trials which were held in January and April at the Mays Landing Courthouse, offering them a real-life window into what happens in the courtroom.

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