Stockton’s simulation labs got an extra heavy workout this year as students could not spend as much time in real clinical settings due to COVID-19 restrictions at hospitals. The faculty instead created simulations of real-life situations using the advanced “patient” that can talk, breathe, bleed, and even deliver a baby. The students spent the morning with the patient as they were prepared for surgery, then returned in the afternoon to monitor the patient’s post-op care, which included some complications. The John F. Scarpa Health Sciences Center has three simulation suites plus exam rooms where real students (often theater majors) play the patients.

Dance students sought alternative performance venues throughout the pandemic across the Galloway campus and on the Boardwalk in front of Stockton Atlantic City. “After a year of isolation, the spring has brought a sense of hope, especially as the vaccines are being rolled out. I wanted to create something that is an event and a performance to showcase this feeling of hope,” said Associate Professor of Dance Rain Ross.

Stockton welcomed prospective students back to campus in May, with it’s first in-person recruitment event in more than a year. Experience Stockton Day featured campus tours, outdoor games, entertainment and sessions with Admissions and Financial Aid representatives. A full schedule of tours, open houses and instant decisions days are planned to welcome the newest Ospreys.

Over the course of a couple hours in January, Steve Evert, director of the Stockton Marine Field Station, watched the ocean engulf three boats. Over the coming months, he along with students and other faculty would monitor the marine life that is attracted to the reef habitat. “By providing student training, this project is a workforce development tool of our hydrography program that uses marine technology deployed from the University’s R/V Petrel to survey and map our coastal region,” he said.

Students, parents and alumni marked University Weekend 2020 with music at The Oasis, backyard games and canoes on Lake Fred. Stay tuned for more details about this year’s University Weekend, Oct.7 -10.