OCC Student Clubs Join Forces to Address Hunger and Homelessness
April 12, 2024Student-run clubs at Ocean County College are once again banding together to present Clubs for a Cause, an evening of food and fun intended to address hunger and homelessness in Ocean County and help eliminate the stigma surrounding these issues. This powerful, collaborative event will take place on Thursday, April 18 from 5 p.m. to.......
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Business-Savvy Students to Compete in OCC’s “Sink or Swim” Entrepreneurial Challenge
April 8, 2024The Ocean County College Entrepreneur Club, in collaboration with the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce, will host the 4th Annual “Sink or Swim” Entrepreneurial Competition on Friday, April 18 on the College’s main campus in Toms River. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Ten teams of students from four.......
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Dr. Monaco’s March 28, 2024 Report to the Board of Trustees
March 28, 2024Presentations Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a pedagogical approach that fosters cross-cultural exchanges and collaboration among students from different geographical locations through online platforms. Students can work on projects, learn about each other, watch a guest speaker together, and tutor each other. They can connect through synchronous and asynchronous communication. The first COIL project.......
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CELEBRATE LIKE IT’S 1964! OCC Kicks Off 60th Anniversary with Ceremonial First Pitch
March 19, 2024Join Ocean County College as we launch our 60th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, March 27, marking the beginning of several months of “groovy” festivities commemorating our founding in 1964! The college will officially kick off the celebration at the baseball home game when the Vikings face their conference rivals, Brookdale Community College’s Jersey Blues, on.......
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OCC Hosts 2nd Annual Environmental Science Technical Conference
March 12, 2024TOMS RIVER — Ocean County College will host the Second Annual Environmental Science Technical Conference on March 28, bringing students together with industry professionals to learn about educational and career opportunities in the field of environmental science. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grunin Center for the Arts,.......
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123 ANDRÉS BRINGS THEIR HIGH-ENERGY FAMILY SHOW TO GRUNIN CENTER
February 27, 2024TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College welcomes 123 Andrés to the Main Stage for a high-energy, interactive musical show on Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $17-$12. 123 Andrés is the husband and wife team of Andrés and Christina, teaching artists creating music, books and.......
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PRINCETON SINGERS PRESENT “LOVE IS IN THE AIR” AT THE GRUNIN CENTER
February 27, 2024TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Princeton Singers celebrate forty years of music-making this season with a performance at the Grunin Center Main Stage at Ocean County College on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Under the direction of conductor-composer Steven Sametz, The Princeton Singers has presented programs from medieval chant to Renaissance.......
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Dr. Monaco’s February 22, 2024 Report to the Board of Trustees
February 21, 2024Faculty and Staff Presentations, Publications, and Projects The Ocean County College fiscal year 2025 budget package has been prepared and is on the Board’s Finance Committee agenda for approval on Thursday. The budget was balanced by a significant reduction in expense through reorganization, and no allocation of fund balance was necessary. The TV Studio produced.......
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Blauvelt Speaker Series Presents Foreign Policy Expert Jeffrey S. Morton, Ph.D.
February 15, 2024TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County College Foundation’s acclaimed Blauvelt Speaker Series returns with a presentation by Dr. Jeffrey S. Morton, Pierrepont Comfort Chair in Political Science at Florida Atlantic University and a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, on Monday, February 26 at 12:30 p.m. on the Grunin Center Main Stage. Admission is.......
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Ocean County College Receives Federal Grant for Students’ Basic Needs
February 13, 2024U.S. Dept. of Education awards funds to improve outcomes for postsecondary students TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County College has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $949,275 to be distributed over the course of three years as part of the U.S. Education Department’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The FIPSE.......
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