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S T O C K T O N U N I V E R S I T Y

•Stockton University Ranked in Top 15 Public Regional Universities of the North

• Stockton University Receives Best Practices in Leadership Award

• Stockton to Kick Off NJECC; Kesselman Named Statewide Co-Chair

• Stockton University’s Day of Service Draws Over 500 Volunteers

• Beverly Vaughn Presents on African American Gospel Music

• First Exercise Science Class Held

• School of Business Welcomes New Faculty Members

• Save the Dates: Stockton Golf Classic; Constitution Day 2016; Presidential Inauguration

• Reminder: Register for Parking Permit

IN THIS ISSUEStockton University Ranked in Top 15

Stockton University is in the Top 15 public Regional Universities of the North, ranked by U.S. News & World Report in its 2017 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” released on Sept. 13.

Stockton was ranked at #14 in northern public regional universities and ranked overall at #51 out of 137 public and private northern universities by U.S. News & World Report, one of the nation’s top sources of information on higher education.

Stockton is ranked with universities offering both undergraduate and master’s programs in the northern region of the United States. The University offers a total of 14 master’s and doctoral programs.

The annual report considers factors such as graduation and retention rates, assessment by peers, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.

Stockton’s graduation and retention rates have been rising impressively, with 87 percent of the freshmen who started in 2014 returning in 2015, the most recent year for which figures are available. The four-year graduation rate for Stockton students is 56 percent, while statewide, only about 40 percent of students graduate in four years.

Stockton has a student-faculty ratio of 17:1, with 93 percent of the 319 full-time faculty members holding the highest degree available in their fields.

The University was also recognized as one of the “Best Colleges for Veterans” by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked it as #29 out of the schools ranked in the Regional Universities of the North. Stockton’s veterans program rose 10 places from the previous year, while at the same time the ranking system became more selective. This year, an institution had to be in the top half of its Best Colleges ranking category to qualify for the veterans ranking, while last year it qualified if it was in the top 75 percent.

Public Regional Universities of the North

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Stockton University Receives Best Practices in Leadership AwardStockton University and President Harvey Kesselman were honored with a Best Practices in Leadership award from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and its partner, COMMERCE Magazine this week.

As part of the salute to leadership, COMMERCE Magazine Editor Miles Epstein asked business executives to share thoughts on the subject for the magazine’s annual Best Practices Guide. This year’s edition featured advice from 100 chief executive officers, managing partners and business owners.

Stockton was recognized for its practices of seeking input from stakeholders, collaboration and open communications. Susan Davenport, executive vice president and chief of staff, accepted the award on Kesselman’s behalf.

Stockton to Kick Off NJECC; Kesselman Named Statewide Co-Chair Stockton begins another year of giving back to the community by participating in the annual New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign (NJECC).

President Harvey Kesselman was selected to serve as a statewide co-chair for the 2016 NJECC, along with Richard Hammer, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Kesselman and staff from Stockton attended the kickoff event for the NJECC on Sept. 8 in Trenton, N.J.

Last year, the NJECC raised over $650,000 for service agencies, charities and volunteer groups that work with children and the elderly, protect the environment, and support those in need.

“This year’s statewide campaign has set an ambitious yet achievable goal of $750,000 in donations,” Kesselman wrote in an email to faculty and staff.

In 2015, Stockton achieved its highest pledge amount ever: $52,450, which represented a 27 percent increase over 2014 donations. This year, Stockton aims to raise a total pledged amount of $55,555.

Faculty and staff are invited to launch another successful giving year by attending the annual NJECC Kickoff Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 6:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Event Room. Breakfast will be provided by Chartwells Dining Services.

The statewide campaign runs through Dec. 31. For more information and to make an online pledge, visit the NJECC online pledging system. Stockton employees who wish to donate to The Stockton University Foundation via the NJ-ECC can do so by entering code #6733 on their online or paper pledge form. To request a paper pledge, please email Peter Baratta, chief planning officer, and return completed pledges to Baratta in the President’s Office, K-203.

Members of Stockton’s NJECC planning team include Baratta; Tom Chester, director of Human Resources; Lydia Fecteau, adjunct instructor in General Studies; Cindy Gove, project coordinator; Brian Jackson, chief operating officer, Atlantic City Campus; Jessica Kay, data analyst & assistant to the chief planning officer; Ayisha Lee, professional services specialist; Carole LoBue, associate supervisor; Michelle McDonald, assistant provost; Nick Sena, director of engagement; and Lolita Treadwell, deputy chief of staff. More details about this year’s campaign will be sent in an email from the planning team and be featured in The Stockton Times.

President Harvey Kesselman and staff from Stockton attended the kickoff event for the New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign on Sept. 8 in Trenton, N.J.

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Beverly Vaughn Presents on African American Gospel MusicBeverly Vaughn, professor of Music, shared her expertise on African American gospel music at two workshops this summer. Vaughn submitted a proposal and was accepted to attend The New Jersey Music Teachers workshop at The College of New Jersey in July. She presented on “innovative tools the K-12 music teacher can use from African American gospel music.”

“It was the first time Stockton was represented during this one-day workshop which attracts music teachers throughout the state,” she said.

Vaughn also taught the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Birmingham, Ala. Charles Reese, dean of the academic faculty for the organization, asked Vaughn to attend. “I was so excited to return to the GMWA and was thrilled to teach at the NJMEA summer workshop,” said Vaughn, who has taught in the conference’s academic section since 2004.

Vaughn said what she took away from the experience was the “utter joy and thrill everyone in the workshop experiences as we discover the surprising ideas music teachers can utilize from this genre.” “The workshop offers a plethora of historical and cultural information and sources for the participants to employ,” Vaughn said.

Over 500 students, faculty and staff on Sept. 10 worked with community partners to combat hunger globally and locally, provide food and crafts for hospitalized children and retirees, provide emergency cords for members of the U.S. military, and to educate students on suicide prevention, drug addiction, administering CPR and registering to vote. View photos from the Day of Service.

“Service is a principal part of our mission,” said Susan Davenport, executive vice president and chief of staff, in welcoming volunteers to Stockton’s 13th Annual Fall Day of Service on the main Galloway campus. She said the “takeaway” from the event is expressed in a quote attributed to Winston Churchill: “‘We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.’”

Merydawilda Colon, executive director of the Stockton Center for Community Engagement, spoke to students about various ways of getting involved, including helping students complete their homework in after-school programs at Stanley Holmes Village and Buzby Village in Atlantic City, and a new program at the A.C. Police Athletic League.

“I’m very excited to work with students who are willing to give up this first Saturday after classes began to learn not only about service, but to actively work hard to make the world a better place,” said Jeff Wakemen, director of Student Development, who helped organize the events along with the Office of Service-Learning and other University partners.

Stockton University’s Day of Service Draws Over 500 Volunteers

Student Caroline Fanning; Lauren Wilson, assistant director of Student Development; Diana Strelczyk, program assistant in the Office of Service Learning; Jennifer Forestal, assistant professor of Political Science; and Jessie Finch, assistant professor of Sociology, give out voter buttons during a civics education event at the Day of Service.

Kelly Dougherty, assistant professor of Exercise Science, andprogram coordinator of Exercise Science, taught the first Exercise Science class “in the history of Stockton University” on Sept. 6. Dougherty is teaching two sections of EXSC 1101: Principles of Health Behaviors this semester. Dougherty and her students from both sections took selfies to capture the historic occasion.

The sections are made up of the eight students in the inaugural class of the Exercise Science program, as well as Health Science students, who are taking the course as a cognate.

First Exercise Science Class Held

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School of Business Welcomes New Faculty MembersEditor’s note: We will feature new faculty and staff members as more information becomes available. Welcome!

W. Clifton Baldwin joins as a visiting assistant professor of Computer Science and Information Systems. Baldwin teaches database systems, systems engineering, web development and e-commerce. He received a Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, an M.S. from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from the University of Rutgers. Baldwin co-authored, “Revisiting ‘The meaning of Of’ As a Theory for Collaborative System of Systems” in 2015.

Carla Cabarle joins as an assistant professor of Business Studies and Accounting. She received an M.B.A from Colorado State University and a B.S. from Georgian Court University. Cabarle teaches taxation, financial management and accounting. Her research focus includes taxation, controllership and managerial accounting. Cabarle published “Preparing Students for a Career in Controllership,” in Academy of Business Research Conference Proceedings in 2014.

Leo Previti joins as an assistant professor of Business Studies and Accounting. Previti received a J.D. from Rutgers Camden School of Law, an M.B.A. from Drexel University and a B.A. from Rutgers University-Camden. He teaches and researches taxation and ethics, and also studies corporate finance. Previti co-authored, “Accounting Ethics: Post Conventional Moral Development and Non-Mandatory; Making a Case for Ethics Training in the Undergraduate Program” in the Journal of Theoretical Accounting Research in 2016.

Michael Seda joins as an assistant professor of Business Studies and Accounting. Seda teaches financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting and taxation. Seda received a D.B.A. from Argosy University in Sarasota, Fla. and a Ph.D. from New York University. He also earned an M.B.A. and a B.S. from St. Johns University in Jamaica, N.Y. He published “A Review of Forensic Accounting and Financial Fraud Investigations (FAI/FFI): Educational Models and Related Professional Certifications” in the American Accounting Association Conference Proceedings in 2015. Seda also wrote “Practitioners and Educators Views on Forensic Accounting Education,” which will be published in the Accounting Research Journal.

Jinghua (Carolyn) Wang joins as an assistant professor of Business Studies and Finance. Wang received a Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, an M.A. from the London Metropolitan University and a B.S. from the University of Heilongjiang in Harbin, China. She teaches and researchs corporate, investment and international finance. Wang wrote “Why do we go to the International Bond Markets?” which is under review with the World Finance and Banking Symposium Journal and the Midwest Finance Conference Journal.

W. Clifton Baldwin Carla Cabarle

Leo Previti Michael Seda

Jinghua (Carolyn) Wang

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Save the DatesTuesday, Sept. 20: Stockton Golf ClassicWednesday, Sept. 21: Constitution Day 2016 Friday, Sept. 23: Presidential Inauguration