Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning
Understanding Cannabis from Past to Present
Tuesdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24
Tuesday,
June 3,
2025
| 12
- 1 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
The history of cannabis is long, complex, and fascinating. While it has been used
in a variety of ways by humans for many years, we have a complicated relationship
with the plant today. To understand more about this controversial flowering herb,
we can look to major historical events, public policy and public opinion, and marijuana
messaging over the last century to gain insight about the continued federal prohibition,
despite state-by-state legalization.
Professor Angela Speakman is a member of the teaching staff for the Hemp and Cannabis Business Management degree program at Stockton University. Also, she is the Founder/CEO of Elucidation Strategies, a cannabis education and planning agency.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.
Conversational French for Adults (Part 1)
Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19, & 26
Thursday,
June 5,
2025
| 4
- 5 p.m.
Location: Stockton Galloway Campus Room G-138
Using dual French and English, Session I includes special techniques for adult learners,
beginners or intermediates. Included are class exercises with French words and phrases
recognizable in English, expressions useful for personal needs (travel, business or
simply friendship and cultural interests). Scholars claim that language learning creates
new neural pathways in the adult brain, keeping it active and healthy.
Professor Jacques Press is an experienced instructor with an international background who spent many years at Stockton University. Fluent in French and English, he has conducted several conversation classes to local adults, under the direction of Stockton’s Office on Continuing Studies. Currently, he facilitates regular French online weekly meetings to a wider community of interest.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.
Conversational French for Adults (Part 2)
Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24 & 31
Thursday,
July 10,
2025
| 4
- 5 p.m.
Location: Galloway (Room TBD)
This session extends Part I French Conversation by encouraging discussion using a
variety of French contexts (culture, gastronomy, history, music, regional geography,
lifestyles, etc.) Several interesting visual examples will be presented.
Jacques Press is an experienced instructor with an international background who spent
many years at Stockton University. Fluent in French and English, he has conducted
several conversation classes to local adults, under the direction of Stockton’s Office
on Continuing Studies. Currently, he facilitates regular French online weekly meetings
to a wider community of interest.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.
Declaring Independence to Establishing Rights: Connecting the Declaration of Independence
to American governance
Tuesdays, August 5, 12 & 19
Tuesday,
August 5,
2025
| 10
- 11:30 a.m.
Location: Stockton at Hammonton
In this session, we will cover the history of the "complaints" listed in the Declaration
of Independence and how these informed the development of the Articles of Confederation
and, ultimately, the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
Dr. Jess Bonnan-White is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Stockton University and
an affiliated faculty member of the MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program.
She studies homeland security and policing and is currently engaged in a long-term
research project on policing in Northern Ireland. She has a BA in Archaeology (Washington
University - St. Louis), an MA in Anthropology (Northern Illinois University), and
a PhD in Anthropology (University of Iowa). Dr. Bonnan-White is a resident of Hammonton
and is active in humanitarian work as a volunteer with the New Jersey Region of the
American Red Cross.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.
Click on the event title to register. Tuition for each four-session SILL course is $45. Courses are FREE for residents age 60+ who live in Atlantic County.