Dr. Larson’s September 2018 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
September 27, 2018Egypt Trip Mr. Hatem Akl, Interim Associate Vice President of e-Learning and Learning Enterprises, and I left for Egypt on Monday, September 17, 2018, and are returning on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Dr. Maysa Hayward, Assistant Vice President of International Programs, Dr. Howaida Eraky, English as a Second Language College Lecturer II, and Dr. Lilian Mina,.......
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PRIMA Foundation Donation Supports Ocean County College, OCVTS Performing Arts Academy Partnership
September 7, 2018TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Gia Maione Prima Foundation, Inc. has pledged $400,000 to provide support for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS) Performing Arts Academy in partnership with Ocean County College for the purpose of performing arts programming and education. Construction of a 50,000-square-foot building to house the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy on.......
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Dr. Larson’s Fall 2018 Colloquium Remarks
August 30, 2018Globalizing to Reach Beyond All Limits Colloquium Remarks Fall Semester, 2018 President Jon H. Larson, Ph.D. ” Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Good morning and welcome to the Fall Semester of 2018, the fifty-fourth year in which Ocean County.......
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Dr. Larson’s August 2018 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
August 23, 2018Academic Affairs School of Nursing and Health Sciences A substantive change report was submitted to the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and New Jersey Board of Nursing in May 2018, informing them of the School of Nursing’s relocation to the Hovnanian Health Sciences Building. A substantive change report is required to assure regulatory.......
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Dr. Larson’s July 2018 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
July 26, 2018Instructional Building Ribbon Cutting The ribbon cutting to reopen the renovated Instructional Building will be held following the Board meeting on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 2 p.m. Tours of the building will be offered after the ceremony. The original Instructional Building, constructed in 1965 as one of the first structures on OCC’s campus, served.......
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Dr. Larson’s June 2018 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
June 28, 2018Presentations Ms. Patricia Fenn, Assistant Vice President of Continuing and Professional Education and Workforce Development, has completed her recent sabbatical leave and written a report on her project, “Creating a Formalized Bridge from Alternative Learning and Non-Credit Credentials to Academic Credit to Enhance Enrollment and Career Development for Traditional and Non-Traditional Students.” Ms. Fenn will give.......
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Dr. Larson’s May 2018 Report to the Board of Trustees
May 31, 2018Presentations Ms. Laura Rickards, Director of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) and the Center for Access and Equality (C4AE), and Ms. Megan Miskin, Assistant Director, will be attending Thursday’s meeting to introduce Sean Newman, who will share with you his experience as an OCC student and how it has affected his life. Sean graduated last.......
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Dr. Larson’s April 2018 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
April 27, 2018Phi Theta Kappa Phi Theta Kappa recently launched a new program, REACH Rewards, designed to recognize and reward Phi Theta Kappa chapters that excel in the area of membership development. Its purpose is to attract as many students as possible to receive the benefits of PTK membership, which include scholarships, increased opportunities for engagement with peers and faculty, and, ultimately, higher rates of completion among members. Ocean County College’s Tau Iota Chapter was recently informed that it has been named a 2017 REACH Chapter; it.......
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$3.75 Million Grant To Benefit Health Sciences At Ocean County College
April 10, 2018$3.75 Million Grant To Benefit Health Sciences At Ocean County College Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation Benefactors of Education and Health Care TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County College Foundation recently accepted a $3.75 million grant from The Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Inc. The donation will be used to support the College’s health.......
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