T H E R I C H A R D S T O C K T O N C O L L E G...
Transcript of T H E R I C H A R D S T O C K T O N C O L L E G...
Special points of interest:
Farina’s “Gamers” Wins Gold at
Indie Film Festival
Ummarino Creates Original
Series on SSTV
Tana Tracey Retiring from
NAMS Office
Nelson Morales Walking in
March for Babies, Helping to
Raise Funds
Stockton PD Offers Emergency
Preparedness Training
Stockton Staff do the Harlem
Shake, Getting 43,000 Views
GERO Minor Accepts Award
Volume 2, Issue 28
March 7, 2013
T H E R I C H A R D S T O C K T O N C O L L E G E O F N E W J E R S E Y
Christine Farina’s “Gamers” Wins Gold at Indie Film Festival
The film “Gamers,” by Christine Farina, associ-
ate professor of Communications in the School
of Arts and Humanities, won first place in Fea-
ture Documentary at the JamFest Indie Film Fes-
tival recently held in Louisiana. Over 450 films
competed overall.
“Gamers,” an 86-minute film, documents the
cultures and sub-cultures of the gaming lifestyle,
which includes video games, fantasy games, role-
playing games and many others. Gamers cross
every economic and social group, with Farina
estimating about 20 percent of America is in-
volved in some form of gaming.
The film examines the social hierarchy within
the gaming community, with video gamers at the
“cool” end of the spectrum and card players at the opposite end.
Farina’s film will be seen even more widely in the future. It’s entered in 20 interna-
tional film festivals and is scheduled to show in Boston at an M.I.T.-based conference
in September.
“The most exciting news is that I've been offered a contract with SNAG Films, which
is the company that released ‘Supersize Me,’ ” Farina said. “Once the contract is set-
tled, a screenings-tour will be shaped, as well as making it available at Amazon and
Netflix.” She said “Gamers” also may be screened at the Cannes Film Festival's Inde-
pendent Festival this May.
Farina’s new film will screen this June at the Conference for Consciousness Studies
in Lincoln, UK.
Christine Farina’s film has a new dis-
tributor for more screenings
Nick Ummarino Creates Original Series on SSTV
Nick Ummarino, assistant supervisor of Stockton Student Television (SSTV), has
been working with video since he was a kid making movies with friends. “I really dis-
covered my passion and honed my skills once I got to college,” Ummarino said. His
hobby has grown up and now includes an original series, “Dead Awakening.”
(Continued on Page 2)
Page 2 Volume 2, Issue 28
Tana Tracey Retiring from NAMS after 33 years at College
Tana Tracey, secretarial assistant in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is retiring
after 33 years at the College. Tracey started her career at the college in the Admissions Office in
1980. Tracey has worked in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBL), the School of Nat-
ural Sciences and Mathematics (NAMS) and Counseling Services before returning to NAMS for the
past seven years. Tracey has seen the growth and development of the college, working in various
wings and new buildings.
“It has been a grand time and I have made a full circle at Stockton,” Tracey said. “I have made
great friends and met folks from all walks of life, many of whom have also moved beyond Stock-
ton.”
“Time for some real relaxation, and fun!” Tracey said. A celebration will be held Thursday,
March 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower C/D-wing Atrium. If you wish to contribute to a gift for
Tana, contact Jennifer Marcello, ext. 4510.
Nelson Morales Walking in March for Babies, Helping to Raise Funds
Nelson Morales, assistant director of admissions, is walking on April 28 with March for
Babies in Philadelphia. The 4-mile walk is a fundraiser for March of Dimes, an organiza-
tion that strives to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature
births and infant mortality.
Morales, a member of Team Angel Baby Nico, participated in the 2012 event in Ocean
City, NJ and will be walking this year starting at the Philadelphia Art Museum. Team Angel Baby Nico is hoping to raise
$500 before the walk. Donations of any amount can be made online at the team’s March of Dimes donation page.
Anyone interested in participating in the walk can also join the team online by registering under Team Angel Baby Nico
here.
Nick Ummarino films during a fall 2012 zombie flash
mob used to promote “Dead Awakening.”
(Continued from Page 1)
Ummarino described his role as a “jack of all trades.” Ummarino is
the writer, creator, producer, director and main editor of “Dead Awak-
ening,” a six-part, SSTV-exclusive zombie series that follows the fictional
student Nick Barnes as he tries to survive a zombie outbreak on campus.
“My background in TV/Film started at Stockton,” Ummarino said. “I
was a Communications major here.” After getting a variety of editing
and technical experience in school, he graduated and got a job as the
assistant supervisor of SSTV.
SSTV premiered episode 1 of “Dead Awakening” on Jan. 31 and Feb.
2 in the Campus Center Theater. Episode 2 is currently being edited
with a screening planned for this spring.
To learn more about the series, please visit the Facebook fan page.
To view videos of the first episode, a sneak peak of the next episode,
and behind-the-scenes footage, please visit the series’ YouTube page.
Ummarino Creates Original Series, “Dead Awakening,” on SSTV
Tana Tracey
Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 28
On Feb. 21, Hammonton’s Third Thursday event was themed “Hammonton Loves Stockton.” The event featured faculty,
staff and student performances at Kramer Hall. During the event, the Noyes Museum of Art’s gallery within Kramer Hall
opened its inaugural exhibit with artwork by international artists Suzanne Reese Horvitz and Robert Roesch. The Noyes
exhibits will change quarterly and feature work by New Jersey artists and Stockton students. To visit a gallery of images
from the opening reception, visit Flickr.
Noyes Museum of Art Opens Gallery within Kramer Hall
Stockton’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a volunteer team of staff, faculty and students who would
be called upon to assist emergency personnel at critical incidents on campus. In an effort to support the welfare of the
students, faculty, staff and visitors of the College, the Stockton Police Department is preparing a campus wide crises/
emergency response support team through the CERT training.
The next CERT training program, beginning March 18, is a FEMA training program aimed preparing volunteers to help
themselves, family and community in the event of an emergency or disaster. Those who complete this program will have
the skills to help emergency responders in times of need.
CERT training takes about 20 hours to complete and signing up is free. All classes for the next CERT program will be
held in the TRLC from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays. All interested parties should contact Dennis Lepore
at (609) 652-4751 or by e-mail. The class schedule is as follows:
Monday, March 18: Unit 1- Disaster Preparedness and Unit 6- The CERT Organization
Wednesday, March 27: Unit 3 and Unit 4- Disaster Medical Operations 1 and 2
Monday, April 1: Unit 5- Light Search and Rescue and Unit 8-Terrorism and CERT
Monday, April 8: Unit 2- Fire Safety
Wednesday, April 10: Unit 7- Disaster Psychology
Wednesday, April 17: Unit 9- Course Review, Disaster Simulation and Graduation
Left: Eileen Conran-Folks, manager of instructional sites, introduces Neil Aaronson, assistant professor of physics, and the student group Stockapella,
performing at Kramer Hall. Right: Adjunct Instructor Bud Noble performs at Kramer Hall during the Hammonton Third Thursday event.
Stockton Police Offer Emergency Preparedness Training
“Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”
Send Us Your News!
We want to know about things going on in the Stockton community. Do you have an unusual hobby? Did one of
your co-workers win an award or perform outstanding public service? Births, weddings, graduations and the like are
all good things to submit to the Stockton Times.
Contact the editor at (609) 652-4950 or e-mail [email protected].
Page 4 Volume 2, Issue 28
Stockton Staff Do the Harlem Shake, Getting 43,000 Views
More than 20 members in the Office of External Affairs
and the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs sported
wigs, masks, hats and costumes on Feb. 21 for the produc-
tion of a Stockton-style “Harlem Shake” video. With props
borrowed courtesy of the School of Arts and Humanities’
collection used for in-house theater productions, staff mem-
bers quickly went from business professional to actors in
costume. Ed Cornell of Stockton Production Services filmed
and edited the video, which can viewed on YouTube.
The Harlem Shake video was uploaded to the institution-
al YouTube channel on Feb. 26 and in just over a week, the
30-second video has attracted more than 43,000 views from
people in 168 different countries. The top countries by view
count are the United States, Saudi Arabia, India, the United
Kingdom and Germany. An estimated 17,100 minutes of
viewing time has been given to the video, according to YouTube’s Analytics.
A camera suspended in the rafters captures an aerial view of the “Harlem
Shake” filming on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Gerontology Minor Program Accepts Merit Award at Annual Meeting
Stockton’s Gerontology Minor program was awarded the Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education’s (AGHE) Program of Merit designa-
tion. Stockton’s program is just the 14th program to be awarded this
honor since 1998.
Dr. Christine Ferri, associate professor of psychology and GERO coor-
dinator, Dr. Elizabeth Elmore, professor of economics and GERO mem-
ber, and Dr. David Burdick, professor of psychology and GERO member,
attended the 39th Annual AGHE Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL, on Friday,
March 1 to receive the Program of Merit plaque.
“Kudos to all who have worked so hard to ensure the distinctiveness
of our Gerontology Minor Program,” Provost Harvey Kesselman said
when the award was announced. “Special kudos to Christine and, of
course, David for his leadership throughout the years.”
Christine Ferri, Elizabeth Elmore, and David Burdick ac-
cepted the Program of Merit plaque from the Association
for Gerontology in Higher Education on Friday, March 1.