Dr. Larson’s Fall 2021 Colloquium Remarks
September 3, 2021Good Morning! Welcome to the Fall Semester, 2021! I am delighted to see all of you here today, back on campus and ready to resume in-person teaching and services. Thank you, Dr. Clay, for opening our program, as usual, with charm, good humor, and elegance. Please also acknowledge our interpreters, Kathy Crawford and.......
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Dr. Larson’s August 2021 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
August 25, 2021Return to Campus Committee On August 12, 2021, the OCC website was updated with information, protocols, and procedures applicable to the reopening of the campus for the Fall semester. The webpage details the indoor masking requirement as well as the protocols for reporting positive COVID-19 cases and related quarantining requirements. Information will continue to be.......
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Dr. Larson’s July 2021 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
July 21, 2021New Jersey Council of County Colleges At the September 20, 2021, meeting of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, Ocean County College Board of Trustees Chair Carl V. Thulin, Jr., will receive the Trustee Spotlight award during its remote meeting. The Council recognizes and honors community college trustees who have provided trustee leadership to.......
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New Executive and Artistic Director Hired at Ocean County College
July 20, 2021TOMS RIVER — The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts and the Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College are pleased to announce that Shannon Mayers has been hired as Executive and Artistic Director after a national executive search guided by Arts Consulting Group. Mayers began her new position at OCC on.......
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OCC Foundation Holds Successful Scholarship Celebration
July 7, 2021TOMS RIVER — The annual Scholarship Celebration sponsored by the Ocean County College Foundation was held in person on OCC’s Campus Mall on June 18. More than 220 supporters joined to honor Dr. Henry A. Jackson, Dr. Teresa (Tracy) Walsh and the 200 Club of Ocean County, and raised more than $175,000 to benefit the.......
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OCC will launch Men’s Volleyball in Spring 2023
June 30, 2021Toms River, New Jersey — The Ocean County College Athletics Department has been awarded a grant from the NJCAA Foundation and First Point Volleyball Foundation to launch a men’s volleyball program. The grant will support the addition of men’s volleyball to the Vikings’ sports programs, beginning in the spring of 2023. “We’re very excited to.......
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OCC Officially Opens NEW Student Enrollment Building
June 29, 2021TOMS RIVER — A 16,000-square-foot contemporary-style building has been completed on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Thursday, June 24. The new Student Enrollment Building provides a one-stop-shop for all services related to student enrollment: Enrollment Services, Student Advising, Registration and Records, Financial Aid, and technology.......
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Dr. Larson’s June 2021 Report to the OCC Board of Trustees
June 23, 2021Return to Campus Update Governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation and Executive Order 244, ending the state’s public health emergency due to COVID-19. This means that, after more than a year of virtual learning and teaching, of remote interactions and restrictions on gatherings, Ocean County College is now able to move forward with reopening plans. .......
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Ocean County College Expands Cybersecurity Program with New Courses
June 11, 2021TOMS RIVER — The Ocean County College (OCC) Cybersecurity curriculum has adopted two partner courses for the fall 2021 semester. Each is designed to prepare OCC students for valuable industry certifications. The first is CompTIA’s Security+ (SY0-601) course, which is delivered via their CertMaster Learn™ System and includes lab exercises. It will be complemented by.......
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OCC Celebrates the Class of 2021
June 1, 2021TOMS RIVER — Members of the Ocean County College community gathered in person Thursday to celebrate the Class of 2021 with commencement ceremonies on the campus’s Gateway Building Mall. During a long year of remote learning, OCC’s faculty, staff, administration and students all gave more than 100 percent, using their creativity and ingenuity to continue.......
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