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Dr. Rosner Awarded NEH Grant to Create Game
Dr. Lisa Rosner, Distinguished Professor of History and director of the Honors Program,
was recently awarded a Digital Projects for the Public grant in the amount of $99,837
from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop a video game about
the early history of smallpox vaccination.
Dr. Rosner is working with colleagues from the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia and with Eduweb, a developer of
digital learning games, to create the educational video game The
Pox Hunter as part of the project, “A 3D Strategy Game for the
History of Medicine.” Dr. Laura Zucconi, associate professor of
History, is on the Humanities Advisory Board for the project.
Dr. Lisa Rosner
Dr. Rosner, whose research focuses on the history of vaccines and
anti-vaccination movements, said this is the first time that this
particular grant has been awarded.
“The goal of the grant is to create a prototype of The Pox Hunter that can be introduced at
the Game Night held at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia during the Philadelphia
Science Festival in April 2016,” Dr. Rosner explained. “I think it is a really exciting
moment for Stockton and I’m really proud to be part of it.”
IN THIS ISSUE
• Dr. Rosner Awarded NEH Grant
to Create Game
• Stockton Wins PRSA Pepperpot,
CASE Awards for Yield
Campaign
• Stockton, Bob Ross Honored by
Special Olympics New Jersey • 2020 Initiatives: Model UN
International Travel Team
Honored
• Dr. Vaughn’s Class Raises
Money for Music Academy in
Africa
• E
xterior Stair Renovation
Construction to Begin Monday,
Dec. 15
• J anice L. Bond Appointed to
Board of Big Brothers, Big
Sisters
• Tara Williams of Graduate
Admissions Welcomes Baby
Daughter
• Facilities and Construction
In the game, designed for upper-level
Welcomes New Staff Members
high school and college students, players
step into the shoes of a young physician who has arrived in 1802 Philadelphia
just as a smallpox epidemic erupts.
Armed only with Edward Jenner’s new vaccination technique and a will
to succeed personally and professionally, players undertake the grand
challenge of stopping the disease in its tracks by persuading patients to be
vaccinated.
Concept Art provided courtesy of Eduweb. All
Rights Reserved.
Dr. Rosner said developing the game involves a lot of research about the
social history of Philadelphia, as well as the architecture and fashions of the
time period.
“We’d like to thank Deans Lisa Honaker and Robert Gregg for their support, as well as former Grants Director Beth Olsen.
We’d also like to thank Dr. Saatkamp, Provost Kesselman, and the Board of Trustees for their continued support for these
kinds of scholarly and creative initiatives. And finally, we’d like to thank our students for all the helpful feedback they’ve
given us along the way,” Dr. Rosner said.
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Stockton Wins PRSA Pepperpot, CASE Awards for Yield Campaign
Stockton received top honors from the Public Relations Society
of America (PRSA) and two accolades from the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the 2014
Incoming Freshmen Yield Campaign.
On Dec. 2, Stockton received a Pepperpot at the Philadelphia
Chapter of PRSA’s 46th annual Pepperpot and Achievement
Awards gala in Philadelphia. The Pepperpot Awards are a staple
in the Philadelphia region, recognizing the best-in-class PR
campaigns, tactics and professionals. More than 110 entries were
judged in 38 categories ranging from feature stories to social media
campaigns and brochures to community relations.
Sarah Messina, graphic designer; Sharon Schulman,
This week, the CASE District II Accolades Awards Executive Chief Executive Officer, External Affairs & Institutional
Kent Green, senior audio visual technican; and
Committee notified Stockton that it had received a Silver Award Research;
Geoffrey Pettifer, director of Marketing Communications.
in the Marketing Programs category and an Honorable Mention
Award in the Student Recruitment: Packages category. CASE District II will acknowledge the college’s achievement at its
annual conference in Washington, D.C., in February.
The Yield Campaign was designed to assist with increasing incoming freshman enrollment. The campaign consisted of a
series of direct mail pieces, which each included a tangible item (a saltwater taffy for Campus Life; a smartphone accessory
pocket for Academic Life; and a laundry detergent packet for Residential Life), links to videos and a special website, in
order to encourage students and their parents to “Choose Stockton.” The campaign contributed to the largest incoming
freshman class in Stockton’s history, which increased 11 percent from fall 2013.
The mailers, videos and website were all designed and produced in-house. The Stockton team included Sharon Schulman,
Chief Executive Officer, External Affairs & Institutional Research; Geoffrey Pettifer, director of Marketing Communications;
Julie Bowen; supervisor, Graphics Production; David Vickery, assistant director of Web Communications; Sarah Messina,
graphic designer; and Kent Green, senior audio visual technician.
“It is an honor to be recognized among our peer institutions by these highly regarded professional associations,” Schulman
said. “I would like to acknowledge the talented team that contributed to the creative effort of producing this successful,
results-driven campaign. Their dedication and inventiveness are commendable.”
Stockton, Bob Ross Honored by Special Olympics New Jersey
Stockton has been honored with the 2014 Volunteer Group of the Year
Award from the Special Olympics New Jersey.
The Stockton volunteer group, headed by Bob Ross, assistant director of
Counseling and Health Services, was recognized for its strong advocacy
of Special Olympics NJ. Activities include hosting a track and field meet
in the spring, a floor hockey tournament, the 3K Jingle All the Way Run,
a young athlete program, and the Unified Sports basketball and soccer
programs.
Ross was cited as being instrumental in developing the Unified Sports
and Young Athletes programs, partnering with the Athletics Department
Linda Cobb, Special Olympics Area 8 committee
member, Bob Ross, assistant director of Counseling and Occupational Therapy students to work with the Special Olympians.
and Health Services, and Carmen Bannon, Special
Olympics director of Areas and Outreach.
“I am truly inspired by the cooperative effort of the entire campus
community and the culture of kindness demonstrated by so many of our students,” Ross said.
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2020 Initiatives: Model UN International Travel Team Honored
Editor’s Note: Stockton’s 2020 Initiatives, led by faculty members from various disciplines, featured events and programming
this fall, which had a college-wide impact. We will feature these ongoing initiatives periodically.
Dr. Tina Zappile, assistant professor of Political Science, and Dr. JY Zhou,
international specialist in the School of Education, recently led eight students
on Stockton’s Model United Nations international travel team, which was
established as a 2020 Initiative for the 2014-2015 academic year. The team
represented the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Holy See at the National
Model United Nations (NMUN)-Europe Conference in Rome from Nov. 22-29.
The 2020 project funded six students to participate as part of the Model U.N.
team. Provost Harvey Kesselman and Student Senate provided support for two
additional students to serve in the delegations.
Dr. Tina Zappile, assistant professor of
Madeline Seidenstricker, program advisor in the Office of Global Engagement,
and students from the existing Model U.N. student club facilitated training
sessions for the group throughout the semester.
Political Science (center front row) with
Stockton’s Model United Nations international travel team.
The team addressed various issues in their committee work, including protection of journalists in armed conflict; women,
peace and security in sexual violence conflict; achieving energy security in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and
standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners. Morgan Pyle and Angelo Bechara, students in the Political Science
program, represented the Holy See as Permanent Observers in the General Assembly, explained Dr. Zappile.
“The students were briefed by Msgr. Urbanczyk of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the U.N. in New
York City one week prior to travel,” she said. “At the conference, they advised member states regarding the Prohibition of
Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Americas and Legal Status and Protection of the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LGBT) People and authored a U.N. Declaration regarding the prohibition of arms.”
The Holy See delegation received the “Outstanding Delegation” award which is reserved for the highest tier of schools. The
team also received the “Best Delegates” award from peers in the General Assembly. The Nigerian delegation received the
“Honorable Mention Best Delegation” award. Click here to to view the list of award recipients.
Dr. Vaughn’s Class Raises Money for Music Academy in Africa
Dr. Beverly Vaughn’s class, the Music of African Americans, raised over
$300 for a music scholarship, which will pay for a student to attend the
Dhow Music Academy in Zanzibar, Tanzania for a full year. On Dec.
3, the class made a presentation via Skype, to representatives from the
music academy.
During her sabbatical in 2010, Dr. Vaughn, professor of Music, visited
African universities, including the University of Dar es Salaam in
Tanzania, where Dr. Mitchell Strumpf, director of the music academy,
Dr. Beverly Vaughn’s class sings “This Little Light of
Mine” during a skype session with a school in Africa. had worked. Strumpf gave Dr. Vaughn a tour of Dhow Music Academy.
Dr. Strumpf sent Dr. Vaughn and other friends an email at the beginning
of the semester, asking for help to support students. Dr. Vaughn shared the email with her students.
“They immediately embraced it and started raising funds. Now they have met their $300 goal, which will pay for a student
to attend the Dhow Music Academy for a full year,” Dr. Vaughn said.
This semester, two class members held three fundraising events with their fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the other
classmates raised money among themselves.
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Exterior Stair Renovation Construction to Begin Monday, Dec. 15
The exterior stairs in B, C/D and F wings will be offline for two months for renovation beginning Monday, Dec. 15.
Temporary stairs will be put in place in each wing to provide access to floors during construction. Questions can be directed
to Glenn Brown at [email protected] or ext. 4888.
Janice L. Bond Appointed to Board of Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Janice L. Bond, associate director of Stockton/Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, was appointed last week as
a member of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sister of Atlantic & Cape May Counties.
Bond has been involved in the local community for several years sitting as an active member of the
Board for the Community Partnership for Egg Harbor Township Schools, Inc. as Vice President.
At Stockton, Bond participates on the Gala Committee and Golf Committee.
Janice L. Bond
Tara Williams of Graduate Admissions Welcomes Baby Daughter
Tara Williams, assistant director of Graduate Enrollment Management, welcomed a daughter, Audrey Grace Williams, on
Nov. 14 at 10:13 a.m. Audrey weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20 inches. Big sister Brynn Olivia is head over heels
in love with her baby sister. Congratulations!
Facilities and Construction Welcomes New Staff Members
Mark Ciccotelli was named as Project Manager-Architect. Ciccotelli comes to Stockton with over 25 years of experience in
managing architectural projects, which include all phases of project development in educational, governmental, industrial,
commercial, and hospitality facilities. Ciccotelli’s expertise includes many facets of the planning design, construction,
and development of complex projects responding to requests for proposals, presentations, contracts, programming, team
building, design, contract documents, bidding, construction administration and close out for retail, restaurants, school,
community/public building just to name a few. Within these roles, Ciccotelli had the responsibility of the development
and management of multi-million dollar projects. He holds a B.S. degree in Architecture from Drexel University, and is a
registered Architect, Land Planner and Leed Accredited Professional.
Rhianon Lepree was named as manager of Real Estate Development and Property Management. Lepree recently served as
Manager of Property Management, Lease Negotiations and Compliance for New Jersey Transit. During her seven years at
New Jersey Transit, she worked on various property acquisitions in order to facilitate capital projects, including the Hudson
Bergen Light Rail in Bayonne, N.J., a bridge to grade separate 69th Street in North Bergen, N.J., and a transfer station in
Pennsauken, N.J. Lepree’s primary responsibilities will include managing the college’s real estate leases and acquisitions in
conformance with the real estate vision of the college, preparing all Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals
based on the strategic plans of the college for real estate and facilities and developing a full campus audit and use analysis
of rooms, office and program space. She holds a B.A. degree in History and Journalism from the University of Delaware.
Kymberly Romanelli was named as program assistant and will assist Charles West, director of Facilities Planning &
Construction. Romanelli attended Stockton before earning a B.S. in Business Administration from Thomas Edison State
College. During her time at Stockton, she worked for the department as a student worker and TES.
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