米兰体育 News - May 14, 2021
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
Perseverance, Optimism Define Class of 2021
Perseverance, resilience and optimism were the themes of the 米兰体育 ceremonies held May 11-13.
鈥淚n the last year you have experienced challenges in our world that have baffled minds and broken hearts,鈥 President Harvey Kesselman said. 鈥淏ut, to our amazement, these same challenges have sparked new ways of thinking and generated faith in causes bigger than ourselves.鈥
Area philanthropist and businessman Michael Azeez was awarded an honorary doctorate for his community work and support of 米兰体育.
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米兰体育 Welcomes Four New Trustees
米兰体育 welcomed to its Board of Trustees at the May 5 board meeting. The addition of Rev. Collins A. Days, Sonia Gonsalves, Michelle Keates and Jose Lozano represents a historic expansion of the board, from 12 members to 15.
Four Nurse Practitioners Earn Doctoral Degrees 
As nurse practitioners, Holly Ann Donald, Lisa Mason and Shawn and Kelsey Denning are used to patients asking if they are doctors.
They can now say yes.
The four are of the 米兰体育 Doctor of Nursing Practice program. They received their diplomas at the May 12 Commencement.
First Master's in Counseling Cohort Graduates
Abe Velasquez wants to help underserved communities in his hometown of Atlantic City.
Joseph Black of Mullica Township is a Marine Corps veteran who served two deployments to Afghanistan and came home realizing the need for for veterans in South Jersey.
Nurses Pinned on National Nurses Day 
Graduates of 米兰体育鈥檚 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Class of 2021 and took the Nightingale Pledge on May 6, National Nurses Day.
Terrapins Get a Head Start at 米兰体育 鈥 and People Are Talking About It Worldwide
With so much of the news focusing on serious and dire issues, 826 Diamondback terrapin hatchlings at 米兰体育鈥檚 Vivarium seemed to be the story that everyone needed, Jimmy Fallon included.
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Jersey Shorecast Panel Predicts Successful Summer
The Jersey Shore is rebounding from COVID-19 restrictions and the availability of ample outdoor activities should help make the summer of 2021 a good season, if not quite yet a full recovery panelists said at the sponsored by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT) and held via Zoom on May 12.
They said while people may be back, convention business will recover more slowly. The job loss during the pandemic has created a new hiring dynamic that will take some time to level out.
FRAME-WORTHY: #PhightLikeChad
Chad is the son of a member of the Division of Administration & Finance (A&F) who
has been sick and fighting for his life in the cardiac unit of the Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia (CHOP) since March.
Members of the division are pictured wearing Philadelphia sports teams' jerseys and shirts for Chad, who loves Philly sports. The A&F Family embraces the motto, "#PHIGHTLIKECHAD" to show its support.
WHAT'S TRENDING @ #STOCKTONU
: 鈥淭his is your time to stand up and stand firm in your excellence,鈥 said Darius Edwards, coordinator for Inclusive Communities & Social Justice Education, at the 2021 Rite
of Passage eCeremony.
Dear younger self, Thank you for believing in yourself. Life has been a long rollercoaster; you鈥檝e made mistakes, you鈥檝e fell, but always rose back up.
FROM THE SIDELINES
米兰体育 Varsity Eight Wins Gold at Dad Vail Regatta
米兰体育 finished third or higher to in all three events in which the Ospreys competed at the famous Dad Vail Regatta on May 8, highlighted by a history-making gold medal for first place in the varsity eight. Now in its 82nd year, the Dad Vail Regatta is the largest collegiate regatta in North America.
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Foley Receives NJAC Field Award; 13 Ospreys All-Conference 
Thirteen 米兰体育 student-athletes earned NJAC All