LeLand Gantt Shares His Journey to Understand Racism in Rhapsody in Black
January 26, 2022TOMS RIVER, NJ – Actor LeLand Gantt will perform his one-man show, Rhapsody in Black, on the Main Stage at the Grunin Center on February 9, 2022, part of Ocean County College’s Social Justice Series. The show, written and performed by Gantt and developed at NYC’s Actors Studio by Estelle Parsons, explores LeLand’s personal journey.......
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Grunin Center Hosts Free Lecture by JoAnn Nocera
January 20, 2022TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Ocean County College Foundation’s Blauvelt Speaker Series continues this spring with a visit from educational leader and creativity advocate, JoAnn Nocera, to the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Thursday, April 7 at 9:30 a.m. During more than 20 years as an educator, Nocera has developed techniques to.......
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Grunin Center Presents: A Conversation with Davey Alba
December 23, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — Davey Alba, a technology reporter covering disinformation for the New York Times, spoke at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2021 as part of the OCC Foundation’s Blauvelt Speaker Series. For the past decade, Alba has been covering some of the.......
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Visits the Grunin Center at Ocean County College
December 23, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Ocean County College Foundation is proud to welcome Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Emmy®-award winning journalist and chief medical correspondent for CNN, to the main stage at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, February 2. Gupta will discuss “Chasing Life and Cheating Death” as part of the.......
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Dr. Larson’s December 2021 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
December 15, 2021Phi Theta Kappa Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society, recognizes student academic success and provides opportunities to develop professional and leadership skills, earn scholarships, explore career paths, and expand goals. It is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.5 million members and 1,200 chapters. Tau Iota, Ocean County College’s.......
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Ocean County College, William Paterson University, Egyptian Universities Partner to Offer Computer Science Degrees to Egyptian Students
December 3, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — Ocean County College and William Paterson University have signed an agreement with three Egyptian universities that will enable Egyptian students to major in computer science and earn degrees from both American institutions and one of the Egyptian universities. All courses are offered in hybrid and online formats. Under the three-way joint.......
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Intel Expands AI for Workforce Program To Include Ocean County College
December 3, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — Technology industry leader Intel is expanding its Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Workforce Program and partnering with Ocean County College, along with 17 other community colleges across the country in 11 states: Arizona, California, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. This expansion will enable hundreds of.......
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Holiday Shows Among the Exciting Events Lighting Up the Grunin Center for the Arts
November 22, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — ’Tis the season! The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College has a spectacular lineup of holiday performances, and other exciting events, through the end of 2021, as well as a number of shows already scheduled for 2022. Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to.......
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Support the Operation Ocean Heroes Scholarship To Give Thanks to Veterans and Service Members
November 17, 2021TOMS RIVER, NJ — In honor of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, the Ocean County College Foundation and the Veteran and Military Resource Center at OCC are partnering to support our veterans and military service members. We invite you to join us in our “Thank You for Your Service” campaign. Veterans Day gives us the opportunity.......
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Ocean County College Again Recognized By Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
November 17, 2021Ocean County College is honored that the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has recognized OCC – for the second time – as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges. The accolade grants eligibility to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the country’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance.......
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