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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New Scholarship Established in Name of Late-New Jersey Senator
April 6, 2018The Senator John F. Russo Scholarship to award Ocean County College students The Ocean County College Foundation has formally established the Senator John F. Russo Scholarship, which celebrates the life and dedication of the late-New Jersey senator to public service and his contributions to integrity in politics, by-partisanship, cultural diversity, civility, and tolerance. The endowment.......
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Dr. Larson’s Spring 2018 Colloquium Speech
January 19, 2018Spring 2018 Colloquium Advancing the Vision Jon H. Larson President, Ocean County College January 19, 2018 “Ocean County College will be the boldest, most creative, most innovative student-centered college in America and, by pioneering community college education internationally, will be a new prototype for global education.” – OCC Vision Statement, 2018 Good morning and welcome.......
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Dr. Larson’s December 2017 Report to the Board of Trustees
December 7, 2017Finance and Administration On November 15, 2017, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted a resolution authorizing the execution of a funding agreement with Ocean County College and the Ocean County Vocational Technical School relating to the construction of a Performing Arts Academy on the College campus. The resolution formally approved the funding arrangement.......
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