Dr. Larson’s August 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
August 23, 2017Fall 2017 Colloquium The Fall 2017 Colloquium will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2017, with a continental breakfast, followed by my State-of-the-College address at 9:00 a.m. The Colloquium theme is “A New Era of Innovation at Ocean County College.” Five workshops will run concurrently from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and again.......
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$5,000 Awarded To Grunin Center At Ocean County College
June 30, 2017The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College received a grant of $5,000 by OceanFirst Bank of Toms River. The grant monies will be used for student scholarships of the full stage performance of the children’s opera Brundibar. As part of the County Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy, Eli Villanueva, Los Angeles Opera Director,.......
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Dr. Larson’s June 29, 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
June 28, 2017College Academy at Lacey Ocean County College and Lacey Township High School began a partnership in 2014 as part of the Jump Start Program wherein Lacey juniors and seniors had the opportunity to register for up to 18 OCC credits. That partnership has evolved into the College Academy at Lacey. Beginning in fall 2017, Lacey.......
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Ocean County College Receives National Endowment For The Arts Grant
June 16, 2017Grant to support the Beyond the Classroom Stories of Service Toms River, NJ – Ocean County College (OCC) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the Beyond the Classroom Stories of Service. The purpose of the Beyond the Classroom series is to engage both OCC students and members of the.......
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$8M Donation To Bring Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy To Ocean County College Campus
June 15, 2017Local Donors Jay and Linda Grunin Benefactors of the Arts in Ocean County TOMS RIVER, NJ – During Ocean County College’s 50th Annual Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2017, Dr. Jon H. Larson, OCC President, announced an $8 million donation to the College. The donation, a gift from The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation will help construct a.......
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Dr. Larson’s June 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
June 1, 2017Ocean County College Jazz Band The Ocean County College Jazz Band performs regularly on and off campus in such venues as the Grunin Center for the Arts as a warm-up band to professional jazz bands and on its own; the Gateway Building Lecture Hall; the Strand Theatre in Lakewood; the Mancini Hall at the Ocean County.......
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Dr. Larson’s March 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
March 23, 2017TO: Members, OCC Board of Trustees FROM: Jon H. Larson, Ph.D. President SUBJECT: Items of Interest for the March 23, 2017, Board Meeting DATE: March 16, 2017 New Jersey Network for School Success New Jersey community college presidents have been invited to attend a meeting and demonstration of the New Jersey Network for School Success.......
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Dr. Larson’s February 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
February 23, 2017TO: Members, OCC Board of Trustees FROM: Jon H. Larson, Ph.D.President SUBJECT: Items of Interest for the February 23, 2017, Board Meeting DATE: February 18, 2017 Academic Affairs School of Arts and Humanities The School of Arts and Humanities recently submitted a Title II grant applicationfor its theatre program; Mr. Paul Chalakani, Lecturer II in Communications/Theatre, Mr. Richard Carr, Lecturer II in English/Literature, and.......
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Dr. Larson’s January 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
January 26, 2017Commendation The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is the world’s largest professional organization for institutional researchers. It provides educational resources, best practices, and professional development opportunities for more than 4,000 members and is committed to building the institutional research capacity of America’s two-year institutions. Ms. Mary Troy, Assistant Director of Institutional Research, was recently nominated for a Data.......
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Dr. Larson’s Colloquium Speech Spring 2017
January 20, 2017Expanding Our Mission Jon H. Larson President Ocean County College January 20, 2017 “The really great discoveries have been made by men and women who were driven not by the desire to be useful but merely the desire to satisfy their own curiosity.” Abraham Flexner Good morning and welcome to the Spring Semester of our.......
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