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SUMMARY:The Free School
DESCRIPTION:The Free School\nThe Faces of Faiths: A Journey through World Religions\nMondays 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.\n11/2\, 11/9\, 11/16\, 11/23\nInstructional Building #5\, Room 114 \nBUDDHISM\nThis fall\, The Free School continues The Faces of Faiths: A Journey through World Religions with an in-depth exploration of one of the world’s most influential and diverse religious traditions: Buddhism. What does it mean to be a Buddhist? What can Buddhism teach us about suffering\, compassion\, wisdom\, and the possibility of human transformation? And how have Buddhist teachings taken different forms as they have traveled across cultures and generations? \nRather than approaching Buddhism as a single\, uniform tradition\, this series will introduce participants to several of its vibrant living expressions. Over the course of the series\, representatives from Theravāda\, Mahāyāna \, and Zen Buddhism will guide us through the distinctive teachings\, practices\, histories\, and communities that shape their traditions. Along the way\, we will explore both what these traditions share and the fascinating ways they differ in their understandings of Buddhist philosophy and practice. \nDesigned for the curious rather than the expert\, the series invites participants into a respectful conversation with living Buddhist traditions. Whether you are interested in religion\, philosophy\, meditation\, history\, or simply in how other people understand the world\, join us as we explore the many paths of Buddhism and consider what their ancient teachings might have to say to our lives today. \nNovember 2: Introduction to Buddhism (featuring TBD)\nWe’ll explore the origins of a tradition that would transform the religious and philosophical landscape of Asia and eventually the world. This opening session introduces Siddhartha Gautama\, the historical and cultural world in which Buddhism emerged\, and the teachings that became the foundation of Buddhist thought and practice. We will explore the Four Noble Truths\, the Eightfold Path\, karma\, rebirth\, impermanence\, and nirvana\, while tracing how an ancient Indian path of liberation developed into a remarkably diverse global tradition. \nNovember 9: Mahāyāna Buddhism (featuring Dr. Jongbok Yi)\nIn Session Two\, we’ll enter the extraordinarily diverse world of Mahāyāna Buddhism\, a tradition that transformed Buddhist thought through a bold expansion of the meaning of enlightenment itself. At its center stands the bodhisattva\, the figure who joins wisdom with radical compassion and seeks awakening for the benefit of all beings. Through ideas such as emptiness\, interdependence\, and Buddha-nature\, Mahāyāna traditions developed some of Buddhism’s most sophisticated philosophical reflections on the nature of reality\, the self\, and our obligations to one another. \nNovember 16: Theravāda Buddhism (featuring Bhante Revatha)\nNext\, we’ll learn about a living Buddhist tradition deeply rooted in the teachings preserved in the Pali Canon\, the oldest complete Buddhist canon still in existence. TheravādaBuddhism offers a rigorous path of ethical discipline\, meditation\, and wisdom directed toward seeing reality more clearly and attaining liberation from suffering. Its teachings on impermanence\, craving\, mindfulness\, and the absence of a permanent self have shaped Buddhist communities for centuries and continue to influence contemporary conversations about meditation and the cultivation of the mind. \nNovember 23: Zen Buddhism (featuring Kevin LeBlanc)\nOur series concludes by having us journey with one of Buddhism’s most distinctive and influential traditions. Zen places meditation and direct experience at the center of Buddhist practice\, challenging practitioners to move beyond habitual ways of thinking and encounter reality with greater clarity. From zazen and koans to the cultivation of attention in ordinary activities\, Zen brings Buddhist philosophy into the texture of everyday life and offers a striking vision of awakening not as an escape from the world\, but as a different way of being fully present within it. \nRegistration is free\, but space is limited. For more information\, please email Dr. Mark William Westmoreland at mwestmoreland@ocean.edu\nDr. Christopher Ruth and Dr. Mark William Westmoreland founded The Free School out of a desire to serve Ocean County beyond what happens in our classrooms. This is a community-focused personal enrichment program. There are no assignments and no grades; rather\, each session is a lively conversation facilitated by a faculty expert.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/the-free-school/2026-11-09/
LOCATION:Instructional Lecture Hall #114
CATEGORIES:Campus Events,Foundation
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SUMMARY:The Free School
DESCRIPTION:The Free School\nThe Faces of Faiths: A Journey through World Religions\nMondays 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.\n11/2\, 11/9\, 11/16\, 11/23\nInstructional Building #5\, Room 114 \nBUDDHISM\nThis fall\, The Free School continues The Faces of Faiths: A Journey through World Religions with an in-depth exploration of one of the world’s most influential and diverse religious traditions: Buddhism. What does it mean to be a Buddhist? What can Buddhism teach us about suffering\, compassion\, wisdom\, and the possibility of human transformation? And how have Buddhist teachings taken different forms as they have traveled across cultures and generations? \nRather than approaching Buddhism as a single\, uniform tradition\, this series will introduce participants to several of its vibrant living expressions. Over the course of the series\, representatives from Theravāda\, Mahāyāna \, and Zen Buddhism will guide us through the distinctive teachings\, practices\, histories\, and communities that shape their traditions. Along the way\, we will explore both what these traditions share and the fascinating ways they differ in their understandings of Buddhist philosophy and practice. \nDesigned for the curious rather than the expert\, the series invites participants into a respectful conversation with living Buddhist traditions. Whether you are interested in religion\, philosophy\, meditation\, history\, or simply in how other people understand the world\, join us as we explore the many paths of Buddhism and consider what their ancient teachings might have to say to our lives today. \nNovember 2: Introduction to Buddhism (featuring TBD)\nWe’ll explore the origins of a tradition that would transform the religious and philosophical landscape of Asia and eventually the world. This opening session introduces Siddhartha Gautama\, the historical and cultural world in which Buddhism emerged\, and the teachings that became the foundation of Buddhist thought and practice. We will explore the Four Noble Truths\, the Eightfold Path\, karma\, rebirth\, impermanence\, and nirvana\, while tracing how an ancient Indian path of liberation developed into a remarkably diverse global tradition. \nNovember 9: Mahāyāna Buddhism (featuring Dr. Jongbok Yi)\nIn Session Two\, we’ll enter the extraordinarily diverse world of Mahāyāna Buddhism\, a tradition that transformed Buddhist thought through a bold expansion of the meaning of enlightenment itself. At its center stands the bodhisattva\, the figure who joins wisdom with radical compassion and seeks awakening for the benefit of all beings. Through ideas such as emptiness\, interdependence\, and Buddha-nature\, Mahāyāna traditions developed some of Buddhism’s most sophisticated philosophical reflections on the nature of reality\, the self\, and our obligations to one another. \nNovember 16: Theravāda Buddhism (featuring Bhante Revatha)\nNext\, we’ll learn about a living Buddhist tradition deeply rooted in the teachings preserved in the Pali Canon\, the oldest complete Buddhist canon still in existence. TheravādaBuddhism offers a rigorous path of ethical discipline\, meditation\, and wisdom directed toward seeing reality more clearly and attaining liberation from suffering. Its teachings on impermanence\, craving\, mindfulness\, and the absence of a permanent self have shaped Buddhist communities for centuries and continue to influence contemporary conversations about meditation and the cultivation of the mind. \nNovember 23: Zen Buddhism (featuring Kevin LeBlanc)\nOur series concludes by having us journey with one of Buddhism’s most distinctive and influential traditions. Zen places meditation and direct experience at the center of Buddhist practice\, challenging practitioners to move beyond habitual ways of thinking and encounter reality with greater clarity. From zazen and koans to the cultivation of attention in ordinary activities\, Zen brings Buddhist philosophy into the texture of everyday life and offers a striking vision of awakening not as an escape from the world\, but as a different way of being fully present within it. \nRegistration is free\, but space is limited. For more information\, please email Dr. Mark William Westmoreland at mwestmoreland@ocean.edu\nDr. Christopher Ruth and Dr. Mark William Westmoreland founded The Free School out of a desire to serve Ocean County beyond what happens in our classrooms. This is a community-focused personal enrichment program. There are no assignments and no grades; rather\, each session is a lively conversation facilitated by a faculty expert.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/the-free-school/2026-11-02/
LOCATION:Instructional Lecture Hall #114
CATEGORIES:Campus Events,Foundation
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SUMMARY:OCC Foundation Concert Event: Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \n  \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nOrchestra $104\, Mezzanine $84 \nPre-Show OCC Foundation\nReception at B2Bistro $75 \nPost-show VIP Packages\navailable at chrisbotti.com.\n \nAbout the OCC Foundation Concert Event\n \nSince 1965\, the OCC Foundation has proudly served the Ocean County College community\, supporting thousands of deserving students. Over the past 60 years\, we’ve awarded over $22 million in scholarships and special program funding. Your generosity continues to make a lasting impact\, supporting initiatives like the Helping Hands Food Pantry\, the Blauvelt Speaker Series\, the Global Travel Experience\, select programming at the Grunin Center for the Arts\, the Robert J. Novins Planetarium\, and the Veteran & Military Resource Center (VMRC)\, resources for Athletic programs\, and support for many other college and student-led programs. \nAbout Chris Botti\nGRAMMY-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet\, including Sting\, Paul Simon\, Barbra Streisand\, Lady Gaga\, Tony Bennett\, Frank Sinatra\, Aretha Franklin\, Bette Midler\, Joni Mitchell\, Steven Tyler\, Andrea Bocelli\, Herbie Hancock\, Yo-Yo Ma\, and others; he’s topped the jazz charts with numerous albums\, earned multiple Gold and Platinum records\, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House. \nIn short\, Chris Botti really needs no introduction. Yet with his Blue Note Records debut\, he’s offering one anyway. Vol.1 is in many ways a fresh start for the trumpeter. Having successfully crossed over from jazz renown to pop stardom\, Botti’s first album in more than a decade finds him crossing back\, with a small group project focused on acoustic jazz and classic standards. \n“I turned 60 in 2022\, at a time that seemed like a restart for so many things in the world\,” Botti says. “I wanted to strip away all the orchestral arrangements and special guests and focus more on my playing\, the playing of my band\, and these jazz classics that we always love playing on stage.” \nWhile Botti could boast of the major names with whom he’s shared stages\, this project allows him to share his enthusiasm for the jazz greats past and present that excite him – his conversation is peppered with references to everyone from Miles Davis to Keith Jarrett to Pat Metheny to Brad Mehldau. He points to landmark albums like Davis’ Kind of Blue\, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman\, or Metheny’s duo outing with Charlie Haden\, Beyond the Missouri Sky as models for the kind of “lifestyle” music he set out to make – music that is exquisite on its own but can also set the scene for a coffee shop or hotel lounge\, instantly generating a sophisticated mood. \nOf course\, Botti couldn’t have found a more ideal home for this artistic rebirth. Blue Note has been a standard-bearer of jazz throughout its storied history\, and the trumpeter found a receptive partner in label president Don Was. “Anyone that’s lucky enough to say they’re on Blue Note Records should be pinching themselves\,” Botti says. “It’s a fantastic honor. I had great runs on Verve and Columbia\, so it’s amazing to now arrive on the most famous traditional jazz record label.” \nSponsors\nEvent sponsorships are available through the OCC Foundation.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/occ-foundation-concert-event-chris-botti/
LOCATION:Grunin Center Theater
CATEGORIES:Foundation,Grunin Center
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SUMMARY:Basil Camu
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage (Building 11A)\nIn-person tickets Free\nLivestream Free\, Advanced Registration Required \n \n  \nIf livestream viewing is interrupted due to technical difficulties\, a recording of the event will be emailed to Livestream registrants within two business days following the event\, and will be viewable for 48 hours once received. \nAbout Basil Camu\nWhen you ask Basil what he thinks about himself\, he’ll tell you he is incredibly lucky. He\nhas family he loves dearly\, friends and colleagues who inspire him\, and every day he gets to care for trees\, soil\, and flowers. He pursues his purpose and passions as the co-founder of Leaf & Limb\, a tree care company in Raleigh\, NC\, and Project Pando\, a non-profit that aims to connect people to trees. He is a Treecologist\, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist\, Duke graduate\, Wizard of Things\, and author of the book From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape. His work has been featured in the New York Times\, Seattle Times\, Forbes\, Gardenista\, The Joe Gardener Show\, and a number of other publications and podcasts. When he’s not having fun at work\, he likes to pull invasive plants from his pocket forests\, contemplate on his front porch\, and go hiking with his family. \nThe sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series have generously underwritten the cost of tickets for this program.  \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation. This year’s 2025-2026 additional sponsors include Carluccio\, Leone\, Dimon\, Doyle\, Gutman & Petro\, LLC\, Arlene and Frank Dupignac\, Jr.\, and Novins\, York\, Jacobus & Dooley\, P.A.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/basil-camu/
LOCATION:Grunin Center Theater
CATEGORIES:Foundation,Grunin Center
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251014T150000
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SUMMARY:24th Annual Golf Classic
DESCRIPTION:This event is held annually to assist the Foundation in its mission to make higher education more accessible to Ocean County residents through scholarships and awards. We are offering various levels of sponsorship and participation\, and we hope you will join us!
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/24th-annual-golf-classic/
LOCATION:Pine Barrens Golf Club\, 540 S. Hope Chapel Rd.\, Jackson Township\, NJ\, 08527
CATEGORIES:Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
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SUMMARY:Admiral James Stavridis
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage (Building 11A)\nIn-person tickets $20\nLivestream Free\, Advanced Registration Required \n \n  \nIf livestream viewing is interrupted due to technical difficulties\, a recording of the event will be emailed to Livestream registrants within two business days following the event\, and will be viewable for 48 hours once received. \nAbout Admiral James Stavridis\nA Florida native\, Jim Stavridis attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis\, and spent 37 years in the Navy\, rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. Among his many commands were four years as the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO\, where he oversaw operations in Afghanistan\, Libya\, Syria\, the Balkans\, and counter piracy off the coast of Africa. He also commanded US Southern Command in Miami\, charged with military operations through Latin America for nearly three years. He was the longest-serving Combatant Commander in recent US history. Following his military career\, he served for five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. \nIn the course of his career in the Navy\, he served as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense. He led the Navy’s premier operational think tank for innovation\, Deep Blue\, immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Admiral Stavridis was promoted directly from 1-star rank to 3- star rank in 2004. \nHe won the Battenberg Cup for commanding the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational leadership\, along with more than 50 US and international medals and decorations\, including 28 from foreign nations. He also commanded a Destroyer Squadron and a Carrier Strike Group\, both in combat. \nIn 2016\, he was vetted for Vice President by Secretary Hillary Clinton\, and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position with President Donald Trump. \nHe earned a PhD from The Fletcher School at Tufts\, winning the Gullion prize as outstanding student in his class in 1983\, as well as academic honors from the National and Naval War Colleges as a distinguished student. He speaks Spanish and French. \nAdmiral Stavridis has published thirteen books on leadership\, character\, risk\, the oceans\, maritime affairs\, and Latin America\, as well as hundreds of articles in leading journals. An active user of social networks\, he has tens of thousands of connections. His TED talk on 21st century security in 2012 has close to one million views. He tweeted the end of combat operations in the Libyan NATO intervention. Two of his most popular books are the novel 2034: A Novel of the Next World War which was a New York Times bestseller and is being published in 22 languages; and To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and The Crucible of Decision. His most recent book\, The Admiral’s Bookshelf\, highlights twenty-five essential leadership lessons drawn from classic works of literature. \nAdmiral Stavridis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News. \nHe is happily married to Laura\, and they have two daughters – one working at Google and the other a Nurse Practitioner and former naval officer\, both married to physicians. \nThe sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series have generously underwritten the cost of tickets for this program.  \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/admiral-james-stavridis/
LOCATION:Grunin Center Theater
CATEGORIES:Foundation,Grunin Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Grunin Center for the Arts":MAILTO:grunincenter@ocean.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T180000
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SUMMARY:Maureen Dowd
DESCRIPTION:Get Tickets \n  \nMain Stage (Building 11A)\nIn-person tickets $20\nLivestream Free\, Advanced Registration Required \n \n  \nIf livestream viewing is interrupted due to technical difficulties\, a recording of the event will be emailed to Livestream registrants within two business days following the event\, and will be viewable for 48 hours once received. \nAbout Maureen Dowd\nMaureen Dowd is a columnist for The New York Times Opinion Pages and a feature writer for The Times’s Styles and Arts & Leisure sections. Ms. Dowd won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999\, in the commentary category\, for her “unsparing columns on the hypocrisies involved in the Lewinsky affair and the effort to impeach President Clinton.” Ms. Dowd was appointed a columnist for the Op-Ed page of The New York Times in January 1995 and has covered ten presidential campaigns. She served as White House correspondent during the first Bush and the Clinton administrations\, gaining a wide following of admirers and imitators for her witty\, incisive\, and acerbic portraits of the powerful. \nMs. Dowd joined The Times as a metropolitan reporter in October 1983. She began her career in 1974 as an editorial assistant for The Washington Star\, later becoming a sports columnist\, metropolitan reporter\, and feature writer. When The Star closed in 1981\, she went to Time magazine. \nA 1992 Pulitzer Prize finalist in national reporting for her coverage of the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings\, Ms. Dowd received the Breakthrough Award from Women\, Men and Media at Columbia University in 1991 and a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications in 1994. She was named one of Glamour’s Women of the Year for 1996 and won the Damon Runyon Award in 2000 for outstanding contributions to journalism. In 2017\, she received the Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. In 2024\, she received the Excellence in Journalism Award from the American News Women’s Club. She has written three best-selling books — Bushworld\, Are Men Necessary? and most recently The Year of Voting Dangerously — plus Good Cop\, a short story about her dad\, a police officer in the U.S. Senate. Her latest book\, Notorious\, a captivating collection of her most compelling celebrity profiles\, was released in March 2025. \nBorn in Washington\, D.C.\, she received a B.A. degree in English literature from Catholic University in Washington\, D.C. in 1973 and honorary doctorates from Manhattanville College in Purchase\, N.Y.\, and the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. In 2012\, she received an honorary doctorate from National University of Ireland\, Galway. She received her master’s degree in English literature from Columbia University in 2023. \nThe sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series have generously underwritten the cost of tickets for this program.  \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/maureen-dowd/
LOCATION:Grunin Center Theater
CATEGORIES:Foundation,Grunin Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Grunin Center for the Arts":MAILTO:grunincenter@ocean.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T170000
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SUMMARY:2025 SUP the River
DESCRIPTION:Make a splash for Ocean County College! Join OCC and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Toms River at the Toms River Yacht Club. Awards to the top three finishers in each category and gender\, and a kid-friendly short course to wrap up the races! This competition is open to all levels. \nCheck-In starts at 7:30AM\n9:00AM Start\nToms River Yacht Club
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/2025-sup-the-river/
CATEGORIES:Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T120000
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SUMMARY:Annual OCC Viking 5K and Fun Run
DESCRIPTION:Lace up your running shoes in support of Ocean County College! This event is an annual tradition aimed at supporting the Foundation’s mission of enhancing access to higher education for Ocean County residents through scholarships and awards.\nRace Registration 7:30AM\n9:00AM 5K \nHosted by The Ocean County College Foundation & Ocean County College Athletics
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/annual-occ-viking-5k-and-fun-run/
LOCATION:Campus Mall
CATEGORIES:Athletics,Campus Events,Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250627T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250627T220000
DTSTAMP:20250327T131205Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Scholarship Celebration
DESCRIPTION:https://occfoundation.org/event/annual-scholarship-celebration/ \nJoin us for this year’s Annual Scholarship Celebration! This is a wonderful opportunity to support a great cause while helping to raise crucial funds for student scholarships. Your support helps provide bright futures for deserving students.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/2025-scholarship-celebration/
LOCATION:Campus Mall
CATEGORIES:Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250605T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250605T190000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Tiki Barber
DESCRIPTION:Tiki Barber is a national media personality\, serving as a color analyst for the NFL on CBS. He is also the afternoon drive co-host of Evan and Tiki on WFAN in New York. Barber co-hosted Tiki and Tierney for over ten years at both CBS Sports Radio and WFAN. He was a correspondent for NBC’s The Today Show\, as well as an analyst on NBC’s Football Night in America. During Barber’s NBC tenure\, he contributed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Over the years\, Tiki has appeared on a variety of entertainment-related shows. \nGet Tickets \nGateway Lecture Hall (Building #101)\nIn Person tickets $19\nLivestream Free\nAdvanced Registration Required \nDuring his 10-year NFL career with the New York Giants\, Barber was a three-time Pro Bowler and a First-Team All-Pro. His 10\,449 yards leaves him as the team’s all-time leading rusher and a member of the organization’s Ring of Honor. \nBarber’s 2005 season with 2\,390 yards from scrimmage ranks fourth all-time in NFL history\, as does his five career 200-yard rushing games. \nTiki ranks 6th all-time in receptions by a running back with 586 and is one of three players in NFL history to accumulate 10\,000 rushing yards and 5\,000 receiving yards. \nThe sponsors of the Blauvelt Speaker Series have generously underwritten the cost of tickets for this program. \nThe Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation. This year’s 2024-2025 additional sponsors include Carluccio\, Leone\, Dimon\, Doyle & Sacks\, LLC\, Arlene and Frank Dupignac\, Jr.\, Georgian Court University\, Kean Ocean\, Stella and Marshall Kern\, Kiwanis of Greater Toms River\, Leone & Daughters\, New Jersey Natural Gas\, and OCVTS.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/tiki-barber/
LOCATION:Gateway Lecture Hall #104
CATEGORIES:Foundation,Grunin Center
ORGANIZER;CN="grunincenter@ocean.edu":MAILTO:grunincenter@ocean.edu
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250327T120000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with David Hogg
DESCRIPTION:Blauvelt Speaker Series \nThrust into the world of activism by the largest school shooting in American history\, Parkland survivor David Hogg has become one of the most compelling voices of his generation. His call to “get over politics and get something done” challenges Americans to stand up\, speak out and work to elect morally just leaders\, regardless of party affiliation. Passionate in his advocacy to end gun violence\, David’s mission of increasing voter participation\, civic engagement and activism embraces a range of issues.
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/david-hogg/
LOCATION:Gateway Lecture Hall #104
CATEGORIES:Foundation
ORGANIZER;CN="grunincenter@ocean.edu":MAILTO:grunincenter@ocean.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250110T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250110T210000
DTSTAMP:20250110T005654Z
CREATED:20241201T205644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T005654Z
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SUMMARY:Miniature Golf Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Community Medical Center Foundation and Ocean County College Foundation \nFriday\, January 10\, 2025 \nOcean County College\n1 College Drive\, Toms River\, NJ 08753 \n6:00 pm – 11:00 pm \nRegister \n 
URL:https://www.ocean.edu/event/miniature-golf-tournament/
LOCATION:Larson Student Center
CATEGORIES:Foundation
ORGANIZER;CN="foundation@ocean.edu":MAILTO:foundation@ocean.edu
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