�鶹��ý���� News - May 17, 2024

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Graduates Urged to Take Advantage of �鶹��ý���� Community

Possibly more than any other graduating group of �鶹��ý���� students, the knows the importance of building a strong community.

The University held two ceremonies, one at 9:30 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. on May 10 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for 2,000 graduates who received bachelor’s degrees.

Many of the students gathered for the ceremonies didn’t get a high school graduation. The COVID-19 pandemic discouraged gatherings of large groups of people and further isolated students by forcing classes online.

“When we first met, we only knew what each other’s eyes looked like above our masks,” said Maya Vaughn (at right), a Bachelor of Science graduate in Psychology with a minor in Behavioral Neuroscience, who spoke at the morning ceremony. “We’ve accomplished something so large and indescribable, something others can’t say they’ve done. No other generation of college students have experienced what we persevered through.”

📜 🎓 Faculty, Staff Receive Degrees at Commencement 

Congratulations to all �鶹��ý���� employees who received degrees at this year's Commencement Ceremony, including Farren Andrews, Student Records and Registration, B.A. in Business Administration; Peter Baratta, Institutional Research, Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership; Lauren Fonseca, School of General Studies, M.S. in Data Science and Strategic Analytics; Tiffiny Gipson, Library, M.A. in Instructional Technology; Paiton Koppenal, Campus Police and Safety, B.A. in Criminal Justice; WIlliam Marquez Wilson, Plant Management, B.S. in Environmental Science/Studies; Matthew Romen, School of Health Sciences, Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership; Valerie Troisi, Academic Advising, M.A. in Criminal Justice; Heather Watkins, President's Office, M.A. in American Studies; Adrian Wiggins, Campus Police and Safety, Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership; and Kahlyll Wilson, School of Health Sciences, M.S. in Data Science and Strategic Analytics.

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Graduating Students Honored in On-Campus Ceremonies

Celebrating the achievements of our departing Ospreys doesn’t start or end with our big Commencement ceremonies in May.

Throughout the months of April and May, graduating students were honored for their academic and professional achievements within their academic programs and student organizations, as well as inducted into honor societies.

is a collection of these ceremonies and recognitions. 

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Symposium Shines Light on Holocaust, Genocide Lessons

Teaching about the Holocaust and genocide requires empathy, building connections from previous atrocities to current events, and revealing humanity.

Learning to recognize the humanity in all of us was what Todd Oberholtzer from a seminar for South Jersey educators on teaching the Holocaust on May 13.

A World History teacher at Washington Township High School, Oberholtzer said he teaches his students about the Holocaust from a thematic perspective. “I tie it in with other examples and show the process of how these sorts of atrocities continue — man’s inhumanity to man.”

“Lessons for Today: A Symposium on Teaching the Holocaust, Confronting Hatred and Highlighting Diversity” was the first event jointly hosted by the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at �鶹��ý����, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. The full-day event at the John F. Scarpa Academic Center at �鶹��ý���� Atlantic City welcomed nearly 80 educators from more than 30 K-12 schools in southern New Jersey.

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Foundation Gala Adds to Scholarship Fund

The �鶹��ý���� Foundation held its annual Scholarship Benefit Gala, more than 500 �鶹��ý���� alumni, students, faculty and community members to raise funds to support student scholarships.

The April 20 event was held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the event’s top sponsor for a third year. It raised nearly $400,000 to support the �鶹��ý���� Foundation’s Scholarship Benefit endowment, which now totals more than $5 million.   

Laura Leonel, a first-year student and scholarship recipient from Long Branch, expressed her gratitude, saying, “This was an amazing opportunity to interact with donors as a scholarship recipient. The gala is something not every student gets to attend, and I felt honored to be there. I am so grateful for the scholarship and all the opportunities it has provided.”

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LIGHT Report: A.C. Casinos Generated $467M in Tax Revenue in 2023

The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism (LIGHT) at �鶹��ý���� a new report on May 15 in collaboration with the Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) called 2023 IMPACT: Atlantic City Casino Industry.

According to the report, despite market challenges, the Atlantic City casino industry was able to generate $467 million in gross gaming tax revenue in 2023, representing a nearly 12% increase over the industry’s last peak in gross gaming tax revenue in 2006. The industry continues to be one of the largest employers in southern New Jersey and a source of vital tax revenue benefitting New Jersey’s most vulnerable residents.

“Despite its triumphs and challenges, Atlantic