Reaching 40: The Stockton Idea
Early Newsclippings

[The press clippings below were graciously provided by Joan Bjork; the editors thank her for her diligence in collecting them and her generosity in sharing them.]


Founding

 
Emphasis on Liberal Arts
 
Stockton Breaks Ground

Bjork is Chosen
Bjork Named President
Bjork Named Bank Chairman
Bjork Named College Head
Bjork Sees 7,500 Students
Bjork Sees Stockton as Force for Change
Bjork States Goals
Cahill Visits Stockton Campus Day
Call for Engineering Program
College Asks $933,000 Budget
College Named for Richard Who?
College Renamed, Site Still Issue
College Set in Galloway
College Site and Name Okayed
College-Area Relations Good
Distance from Burlington Drawback
First Class Graduates

Full Campus Projected at Stockton
Ghetto Needs Practical Answers
Harmony in Arts Achieved
Hotel/Motel Program Needed
Housing Costs Rise
Natural Look of Campus
School to Open with 1,000 Students
Smithville Salutes Stockton
Stockton Aims for 1,000 Students
Stockton an Ecologically Friendly Building
Stockton Begins Recruiting
Stockton Born in Pine Barrens
Stockton Building Model Unveiled
Stockton Convocation
Stockton Living-Learning Institution
Stockton to Emphasize "Togetherness"
Tree Planted at Groundbreaking





Mayflower Days

 
Doors Open at Mayflower  
First Day at Mayflower

Mayflower Inspected for College Use
Stockton Home Shaping Up


Students

 

 
Importance of Student Involvement

Bjork Critical of Stress on College Status
Bjork Links Unrest to Equality Concerns
Bjork Raps Campus Permissivenses
Bjork Raps Campus Permissiveness (2)
Bjork Urges Students to Fight Complacency
College Degree is "Equalizer"
Students Have Adult Status
Students Face Increased Responsibility
Student Union Suspends Strike
Students Speak Out Against College Name
University Leadership


McIntire

 

  McIntire Protests Lecture



Bjork's Successor

 

  Bjork Leaving Stockton