Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning
SCOSA's Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning (SILL) brings the best of Stockton's
faculty to the community via short-courses (generally four 1-hour sessions) related
to their teaching, scholarship, service, and interests. Space is limited, tuition
is reasonable (free to Atlantic County residents who are 60 and older), and we hope
to continually expand this programming that let you learn from and interact with Stockton’s
accomplished faculty. For further information please contact Gina.Maguire@stockton.edu or Assistant Director Christine.Ferri@stockton.edu or call 609-652-4311 and leave a message.
Current SILL Programs:
During the summer semester, we have planned an expanded list of offerings on Zoom
and at our Galloway, Hammonton, and Atlantic City campuses. Each course meets once
a week for 4 weeks. Tuition for each 4-session SILL course is $45 (unless otherwise notified). Courses
are FREE for residents 60 years old or older who live in Atlantic County.
July & August 2024 SILL Courses:
Click Here to View Stockton's February/March SILL Press Release
July:
Rick O’Meara
Mondays July 1, 8 & 15 2024 from 11am-12:30pm
Stockton at Galloway, Room F-121
The most glaring characteristic of World War II is the sheer vastness of the tallies;
the numbers of people killed and wounded, the destruction of cities and whole states,
the leaders assassinated and convicted, the amount of equipment first created, then
destroyed in battle and ultimately abandoned as the war ended. The loss of it all-entire
generations wiped out, ethnic groups disappeared, cultures disseminated, families
separated...starvation, industrialized murder, torture, indiscriminate violence and
the infliction of pain. The size of the destruction is so great that it often causes
us to ignore it. This course helps the student to organize the information, identify
the major trends and ramifications which continue to influence and shape the way global
politics and culture operates today.
Dr. Richard M. O’Meara is a professor of History and International Security Studies who teaches at Stockton
University, Rutgers University and other venues. He is a retired trial attorney, a
general officer, USA (ret) and has taught rule of law and international security issues
in such diverse locations as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Peru, Panama,
El Salvador, Sierra Leon, Guinea, Chad, Rwanda, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon. He is the
author of Going Home for Apples and other stories, The Times of Joy, a diaspora narrative, Tales from the Trail, a book of oral poetry, and governing military technologies in the 21st century.
August:
American History: Korean War Register HERE
Rick O’Meara
Fridays August 9, 16, 23 from 11am-12:30pm
Stockton at Galloway, Room F-121
The Korean Conflict (1950-53) ended in an armistice which continues to this day. Fought
by armies as diverse as China, North Korea, South Korea, the United States, Britain,
and many others, it set the template for multiple conflicts-large and small-which
raged throughout the cold war period. The conflict was fought in the hills and valleys
of the Korean Peninsula, but its lessons set the tone for confrontations in Africa,
Central Europe, Vietnam, South America and Western Europe. This course examines the
relationship between the west and the communist nations of China, Russia, and other
communist movements as the world attempted to reorganize itself at the end of World
War II. Why did it start, who were the major players, what did they want, and how
has this conflict’s legacy influenced the contemporary world order?
Dr. Richard M. O’Meara is a professor of History and International Security Studies who teaches at Stockton
University, Rutgers University and other venues. He is a retired trial attorney, a
general officer, USA (ret) and has taught rule of law and international security issues
in such diverse locations as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Peru, Panama,
El Salvador, Sierra Leon, Guinea, Chad, Rwanda, Israel, Iraq and Lebanon. He is the
author of Going Home for Apples and other stories, The Times of Joy, a diaspora narrative, Tales from the Trail, a book of oral poetry, and governing military technologies in the 21st century.
Stockton is an Equal Opportunity Institution
