�鶹��ý���� News - Sept. 2, 2022

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Senior Alicia Jenkins Named Fifth Staller Writing Tutor

Writing didn’t always come easy to Alicia Jenkins.

The �鶹��ý���� senior had to work hard on her writing when she attended Absegami High School. That’s why being named the latest winner of the Paul D. Staller ’97 Writing Center Tutor Award is so special for the Galloway native.

The comes from the Paul D. Staller ’97 Writing Center Endowed Fund. Billie and Alan Staller, of Atlantic City, established the fund in memory of their son, Paul, a 1997 �鶹��ý���� graduate with a degree in Communications Studies. Paul, who died in 2014 while working as a comedy writer in Los Angeles, worked as a tutor at the �鶹��ý���� Writing Center. The Stallers set up the fund in 2016.

“My son could tell great stories,” Billie Staller said. “That’s what he did best. He was a tutor and a brilliant kid.”

Jenkins, a Mathematics major with a concentration in Education, becomes the fifth student to become a recipient of the award. Writing Center Coordinator Eddie Horan said she’s the perfect choice, despite her being a Mathematics major.

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Center for Community Engagement Celebrates 10th Year

Bryan Gonzalez-Mejia is proof that �鶹��ý����'s Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning has had a on students since its inception ten years ago.

While attending �鶹��ý����, the 2019 graduate taught history and civics to recent immigrants in naturalization classes sponsored by the center. Some of his students went on to take and pass the test to become United States citizens.

“It was very rewarding to see that you made a difference in somebody’s life and you were actually part of their journey here,” said Gonzalez-Mejia, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. “You helped them improve their lives in some way, and that’s going to affect their whole lives, forever.”

The Glendora resident went on to use what he had learned at �鶹��ý���� at law school at Rutgers-Camden, where he continued to work and support immigrants’ cases that “probably wouldn’t have happened without my experience here at the center.”

Merydawilda Colón, the center’s executive director, has seen this kind of positive impact on students firsthand. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the center now has partnerships with approximately 300 groups in South Jersey and has created several community programs, such as naturalization classes and after-school homework programs in Pleasantville and Atlantic City.

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Ospreys Make No Bones About Moving In 🦅

You know you're in Jersey when Bone Jovi returns to campus on move-in day. Welcome back to our returning Ospreys. We can't wait to meet our new students starting on Sept. 2.

"Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be." — Jon Bon Jovi

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