The Nest: December 2025

The monthly newsletter for alumni and friends of Stockton University

Look Back at Stockton University's 2025

As we close out 2025, we reflect on a year of celebrations, milestones and expansion at Stockton University.

View highlights from the past 12 months

Worth a Watch 📽️

Watch Osprey Journeys: Stories of Alumni Success Featuring Whim's Brewery Owners Dorien Saunders '12 and Lance Saunders '93 >>

Watch the 2025 Stockton Holiday Video >>

#OspreysEverywhere

Corinne Molineaux '12 rocking Stockton gear and displaying her alumni bandana as decor for her classroom 👩‍🏫

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Three Receive Fall 2025 Board of Trustees Fellowships

The three recipients selected to receive the fall Board of Trustees Fellowship for Distinguished Students were announced at the Dec. 3 meeting.

The students’ projects range from physics to gardening to geology, and they will each receive a $1,000 award to support their projects.

University Welcomes New Deans of General Studies, Graduate Studies

Stockton University welcomed two new deans to campus in the fall semester.

On Aug. 25, Elizabeth Throesch started as the Dean of the William T. Daly School of General Studies, and on Nov. 3, Naima Hall began a new position as the Dean of the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies.

Learn about Stockton's newest deans

More headlines:

Faculty Present at GSA Conference

Stockton Board Approves New Contract for President

E-Book Published on Former State Sen. William Gormley

New Partnership Will Revitalize Ocean Research Off Jersey Shore

All are welcome to these upcoming events:

Stockton vs. Rowan Alumni Basketball Reception

Wednesday, Jan. 14

MLK Day of Service

Monday, Jan. 19

Faculty Forum: Atom, Man, Universe with Yitzhak Sharon

Monday, Feb. 9

See all upcoming alumni events here.

Bird's Eye View: Satya Allen '24

"I wrote a book and published it shortly after graduating! In its pages, it holds memories of me writing at every point I could: in my dorm rooms in Housing 2, 4, and 1, in the library, in N wing, Alton, the Campus Center—literally anywhere I was able to bring my laptop."

Read Satya's Feature on our Class Notes page under Bird's Eye View!

Class Note: Dr. Brett Monia '84

Dr. Brett Monia '84 was awarded the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS), a nonprofit organization that fosters academia and industry-based research and development of therapeutics.

Alumni Business Directory Highlight:

Flying Fisch Photography

Alumni Owner: Gregory Fischer '20, '21

Flying Fisch Photography offers photo, video and orthoimagery services for real estate, construction, architecture and advertising, as well as nature photography.