This dinner has occurred for 27 years now, and it brings all of the students, faculty, and staff who attend closer together. This was held on November 17 in the Campus Center Event Room and was sponsored by Student Development.

This dinner included an opening done by none other than Stockton’s all female A Capella group, Stockata. They opened with “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys in their own unique A Capella style. There was also a solo done A Capella by a student from the Gospel Choir. Utilizing both students and faculty to open the dinner made for a very fun and cohesive atmosphere.

Eventually after the singing and several speeches, Bill Daly was honored with an award for being such an amazing teacher to many Stockton students and changing their lives dramatically. After his award, the dinner began, and everyone was free to mingle and speak with the faculty they brought or some they did not.

I personally loved this event. As a member of Stockata, it was great to sing one of our songs for everyone that we had worked so hard on. We even got invited to stay and eat at our own table, all 14 of us! I liked listening to the speeches of the faculty, and even saw some great teachers I plan to have classes with some day. Though none of my professors were available due to prior engagements or because they were already invited by someone else, this event was a good one. People need to realize that it is not just students, faculty, and staff at this college. This dinner was able to show me and many others that this college is made up of the relationships between these groups of people, and that makes all the difference.