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2014 Stockton’s Manahawkin Instructional Site Annual Report
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2014

Stockton’s Manahawkin Instructional Site

Annual Report

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Introduction:

The Manahawkin Instructional Site is an integral part of the Ocean County community. Students

in the region seek to take courses at our site, which is convenient to home and work

activities. Of the 5,610 commuter students who were registered in the Fall of 2014, 20.4% reside

in Ocean County and 3.6% reside in neighboring Monmouth County, which means that one-

quarter of all of Stockton’s commuting students could easily take classes in Manahawkin. Our

students are engaged in a number service learning projects with non-profit and community

organizations, including food and clothing collection initiatives. The faculty enjoys both the

convenience of our location, and the administrative and technical support available on site.

The Manahawkin staff works diligently to capitalize on the limited physical space of this site,

two classrooms, to accommodate the growing number of academic courses and increased

demand for educational, cultural and co-curricular programming. This is achieved in part

through creative scheduling of classes. Our attendance at programs continues to increase

steadily, particularly SCOSA programs and the “Lunch and Learn Series,” co-sponsored with

Atlanticare and the Rothman Institute. Our mission includes serving the community in addition

to offering programming for Stockton students. Our students utilize the academic advising,

computer stations and technical support available on site. We are pleased to see the steady

growth of all programs, both academic and co-curricular at our site.

Stockton College Manahawkin Instructional Site

712 East Bay Avenue

Manahawkin, New Jersey 08050

609-626-3883

[email protected]

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Manahawkin Staff

Michele Collins-Davies, Operations Manager

Nicole Heinrich, Program Assistant

Mark Pezzotta, Program Assistant -60%

Maria Giunta, Administrative Support, TES

Jim Earle, Security Personnel

Mark Burns, Security Personnel, TES

Facility

Our site offers two 35 seat smart classrooms each complete with lap top carts. The facility has

student computer stations in the lobby and an administrative office.

The facility’s location, generous course offerings and ample parking make it a convenient

location for students to begin or continue their Stockton education. It also provides an

opportunity for students and the community to participate in many of our programs and

workshops throughout the year.

Highlighted Accomplishments The Manahawkin Instructional Site has offered 75 undergraduate and one graduate course since

opening in the fall of 2012, enrolling a total of 1,314 students. For the past three years, our

enrollment has grown by more than 100 students each fall semester and over 50 each spring

semester. The average number of students per class is 17.52, which is exceeds with the college’s

student to faculty ratio of 17.2.

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Our faculty offer meaningful workshops and programs on a wide range of topics. We

provide ongoing volunteer services in support of several programs and events sponsored

by various non-profit organizations in the region.

The site co-sponsors a variety of student centered programs each semester including;

academic advising days, commuter receptions, financial aid workshops, transfer freshman

and graduate Admissions days, Re-Enrolling Adult Learners (R.E.A.L.) informational

sessions, Dean of Students “Meet and Greet”, Wellness Center programs, workshops

presented by the School of Business, General Studies and Social and Behavioral Science

faculty.

We continue to partner with SCOSA, Stockton Center on Successful Aging, to offer

educational, social and cultural programming resulting in a significant increase in events

and participation.

Since opening in September 2012, we have hosted 173 programs with a total of 4,643

attendees.

Professional staff was trained to utilize the software X-25, a scheduling and reporting

tool, to generate reports to assist our academic partners with the coordination and

planning of our 2015 academic schedule.

Developed the template to be used College-wide for a comprehensive financial and

facility usage report for all off-campus sites. This report included an analysis of data

relative to our facilities usage as well as the expenses and revenues associated with our

operation.

Collaborated with professional staff from the Provost’s Office, External Affairs, Human

Resources and Computer Services to offer professional development trainings and

retreats on relevant academic support services.

Assisted Campus Police with the development of security standards for Stockton’s off-

campus sites including: hiring criterion, emergency response training, and general

orientation programs, coordinating off-campus security staff schedules, reviewing safety

and security guidelines and documentation and reporting protocols

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Mission

To offer students a quality Stockton education, as well as the opportunity to participate in

meaningful community and service learning projects.

Objectives

Learning

Students are enrolled in a variety of academic courses across the curriculum. Offering courses at

our off-campus site will provide students with the opportunity to continue to make progress

towards completing their degrees.

Engagement

The Manahawkin Instructional Site provides a variety of opportunities for students to foster

partnerships with local non-profit and for profit agencies through our volunteer and service

learning programs. We are active members of The Southern Ocean County Chamber, which

allows us to be vital in our community and assist with local projects to promote our town and the

region.

Global Perspective

Our diverse course offerings are taught by professors who possess rich educational backgrounds

which provide our students with a global perspective within their academic courses.

Sustainability

The Manahawkin Instructional Site actively participates in recycling programs and other

environmentally oriented community initiates including annual beach clean ups.

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Enrollment Information:

** Others include Warren, Union, Sussex, Salem, Morris, Mercer, Hunterdon & Hudson Counties

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Site Assessment:

A survey was developed and distributed to students enrolled at The Manahawkin Instructional

Site in 2014. The following data represents their responses to the questions.

Academic Advising33%

Counseling13%Career Services

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Tutoring/Skills Center

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Financial Aid13%

Other: Shuttle

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Other: Wellness1%

Other: More Computers

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Which services from main campus would you like to see in Manahawkin?

No8%

Yes92%

Would you take another course in Manahawkin?

Morning26%

Afternoon31%

Evening39%

Weekend4%

For scheduling purposes, when are you most interested in taking

courses in Manahawkin?

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Commuter Survey

This data was compiled from surveys distributed to commuter students registered for courses

during the Fall 2014 semester from Ocean, Monmouth and Burlington counties.

Of the 368 responses, 291 students are interested

in taking at least one course in Manahawkin

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Staff Retreats

Academic Advising Overview

Enrollment Management Overview

College of the Future; “Who are our

Students”

External Affairs: Overview & Support

Emergency Response-Off Campus Sites

Maximize promotional efforts via Social

Media

Software: X 25 Overview and

Demonstration

Enrollment Management Overview

Marketing and Messaging

Summary of Staff Professional Development Activity

Human Resources “Interviewing for Success: The Hiring

Manager’s Perspective”

“Who are our customers?”

Undergraduate Degree Computer Science

Graduate Degree Student Affairs and College Counseling

First Aid Blood Borne Pathogens Training

CPR/AED Training Certified

Payroll Time Sheet Proxy Review Session

I-9 Form Preparations Review

Professional Staff Development Mid-Atlantic Multi-State American

Council on Education Women’s

Network Conference, NYIT, NY

Completed NCBI “Leadership for

Diversity Certification”

“Train the Trainer Workshop”

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Programming Statistics:

New Partnerships 2014

The Long Beach Island Foundation of The Arts & Sciences

The Foundation promotes the arts and sciences on Long Beach Island and in the

surrounding communities by enlightening, educating, and stimulating thought and

discussion about current trends in the arts and sciences and by providing broad

educational and cultural programs for all ages. We partnered with the Long Beach

Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences to host SELFIE, an empowerment

program for young women.

Alliance For A Living Ocean

Works to save New Jersey's beaches. The mission is to promote and maintain clean

water and a healthy coastal environment through education and research. As part of the

course curriculums, our students participate in ongoing beach clean-up projects.

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Soroptimist of Long Beach Island

Soroptimist International is the world's largest classified service organization for

executive and professional business women. They donate money, clothing and other

amenities to the local community. We support this initiative by collecting business

clothing from the college community and hosted a service project for MLK Day.

Ongoing Partnerships

Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce

Rothman Institute

AtlantiCare

Stafford Township Police Department

Bay Avenue Business Association

Lighthouse International Film Festival

Ocean County College

SCORE

Meridian Health

US Small Business Administration

Surflight Theatre

Jetty Rock Foundation

Tuckerton Seaport

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Marketing Initiatives:

We collaborated with the office of External Affairs to promote awareness of the instructional site

in the region. There was a 19% increase in total visits to the site website from FY13 to FY14

(7,680 to 9,141) and a 62% increase in average visit duration from FY13 to FY14 (3:08 minutes

to 5:05 minutes). Additionally, there was a 73% increase in visitors who visited more than once

(599 to 1038). Below are samples of advertising that was utilized.

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This ad was placed in the Argo,

channel 2 TV’s on main campus and

on the LED billboards on College

Drive.

This postcard was sent to

incoming freshmen and transfer

students in the fall of 2014 that

live in Ocean, Monmouth and

Burlington Counties.

**Tan area depicts time when ads were out

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Billboards Toms River &

Manahawkin

Published in The Sandpaper, Leader,

Observer, Beach Haven Times and LBI

Guide

Table-tent placed on every

computer station during

Summer Registration days.

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Manahawkin Goals for the Future

Goal 1:

Cultivate relationships across the college to infuse

innovative academic and experiential learning

opportunities for our students.

Goal 2:

Identify additional partnership opportunities for

students and staff from the Manahawkin

Instructional site to work with local non-profit

agencies, businesses, and service-related providers

on meaningful projects.

Goal 3:

Continue to expand our marketing campaign to

encourage perspective students and organizations

to utilize Manahawkin Instructional Site for

academic classes and training.

Look Ahead

The opportunities for continued growth in Ocean County are vast. If we consider the high

percentage of senior citizens in Ocean County, coupled with the recent growth in families with

young children, we find ourselves on the precipice of potentially rapid growth of adult students.

With high quality Stockton classes and a growing student body, it is our responsibility to meet

the demands of our site, to fill the need for undergraduate and graduate education where little

exists.

Our focus remains on enhancing the academic and co-curricular experiences for both our

students and faculty. We welcome the opportunity to explore new ways to interact with our

faculty and engage with students enrolled in Manahawkin thorough a variety of service learning,

volunteer and co-curricular programming efforts. We will continue to forge partnerships with

community partners, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, area businesses and

local townships.


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