20 Facts About Stockton University

Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey.

Stockton University's directed the college to adopt sustainable design and practices, and oversaw expansion during the 1990s, including construction of the Arts and Sciences Building, designed by Michael Graves.

Stockton University led Stockton's first comprehensive fundraising campaign, which exceeded its goals by raising $25.

Under his leadership, Stockton University has added new academic programs, such as a doctorate on Organizational Leadership and a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science.

Stockton University guided a major facilities expansion at the Galloway campus and strengthening the university's roots in Atlantic City, where he and other students took their first classes when Stockton opened in 1971.

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In 2010, Stockton established the Lloyd D Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, part of the Stockton School of Business in Atlantic City at Stockton's Carnegie Center.

Stockton University has built an Atlantic City campus at the Boardwalk and Albany Ave, with student residences overlooking the beach and Boardwalk.

In December 2014, Stockton University had purchased the shuttered Showboat Atlantic City hotel and casino for $18 million, with plans to develop a full-service residential campus awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees and other professional training programs.

Stockton University sold the Showboat property to Bart Blatstein in January 2016.

Stockton University is home to more than 130 official student clubs and organizations including a Student Senate.

The Stockton University yearbook is an historical record of the academic year.

Stockton University has been ranked in tier 1 among the nation's top public colleges and universities in the 2015 survey of America's Best Colleges, for the seventh year in a row.

Stockton University was cited as one of the “Best in the Northeast” in 2015 by The Princeton Review and featured in The Princeton Review's 2014 Guide to Green Colleges.

Stockton University ranked tie No 17 in Best Colleges for Veterans and No 9 in Top Public Schools in the North.

Stockton University is an environmentally friendly campus featuring a geothermal heat pump, fuel cells, and photovoltaic panels.

Stockton University achieved national LEED certification for its new sustainable design.

In 2008, Stockton University approved an agreement with Marina Energy LLC for the installation of solar panels on The Big Blue athletic center roof to generate electricity.

Stockton University paid nothing for the equipment and signed a 10-year agreement to buy the generated power.

In 2013, Stockton University received approval from the New Jersey Pinelands Commission to administer the state's first comprehensive forest management plan on public land.

Stockton University Performing Arts Center [1] offers musical and theater performances for the community, serves as a venue for student productions and performances through the School of Arts and Humanities, and hosts other campus events.