Name: WEBINAR – Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Start: 2025-06-27T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-27T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Online

April 2025

April 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

WEBINAR – Understanding Your Pension Benefits for PERS Members

Online

Whether you are a new hire or have been a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) for a while, this class will give you a basic understanding of your pension benefits. Topics covered are enrollment criteria, membership tiers, the Member Benefits Online System (MBOS), beneficiary designation, group life insurance coverage, purchasing service credit,… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Understanding Your Pension Benefits for PERS Members"
April 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Listen More, Talk Less: A Key to Career Success

Online

Too often people fret that they either do not know how to start a networking conversation or cannot remember the people they spoke to. In most cases, being better listeners make both these concerns disappear. This interactive workshop will allow participants to practice new or existing listening skills. Perfect 3 types of listening – Intentional,… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Listen More, Talk Less: A Key to Career Success"
April 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Coping with Deer

What is the biggest nuisance when it comes gardening? Many people will respond with pests, particularly deer. White-tailed deer were virtually extinct in the late 1800s in NJ, but through conservation efforts, in can seem like they are everywhere. Please join us as Rutgers Master Gardener Jean Miller discusses the reasons for their current population… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Coping with Deer"

May 2025

May 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms

Online

New Jersey is the Garden State and as the name implies, we have a rich history of agriculture that has helped define our state. An important group of people who contributed to this history were European Jews who emigrated here during the Twentieth Century, particularly Holocaust survivors after World War 2. In celebration of Jewish… Continue reading "VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms"
May 8 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – The Truth About Arthritis

Online

As we age, our bodies change and parts start to deteriorate, causing a variety of health problems that can impact our quality of life. In fact, 1 in 5 adults will develop arthritis, which is the leading cause of work disability of adults in the United States. In honor of National Arthritis Awareness Month, please… Continue reading "WEBINAR – The Truth About Arthritis"
May 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Unforgotten Valor: How the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Supports NJ’s Veterans

Online

Military service members make a unique and sometimes deadly commitment to serve in the defense and overall protection of our nation. This can lead to a host of special opportunities as well as dire consequences during and after their service. Veterans in particular can face many challenges after leaving active duty, including financial hardship, mental… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Unforgotten Valor: How the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Supports NJ’s Veterans"
May 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Financial Side of College Graduation

Online

As graduation dates creep ever closer, the NJ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority is committed to arming students and parents with the information necessary to understand repaying student loans and how to pay for graduate school. The feelings of joy and accomplishment after graduation can quickly fade as the real world of financial obligations start… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Financial Side of College Graduation"

June 2025

June 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

WEBINAR – Deferred Compensation (NJSEDCP) Plan Overview for State of NJ Employees

Online

This webinar is for State Employees (employed by a NJ State Department, State Agency, State Institution or a NJ State College/University). Sessions are presented by an Empower retirement counselor for the New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan. It's often also referred to as simply, "Deferred Comp." Learn more about the NJ State Employees Deferred… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Deferred Compensation (NJSEDCP) Plan Overview for State of NJ Employees"
June 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Ancestors

Online

Vital records are a critical resource for any genealogist, but they are not always easy to find, especially as your travel farther up your family tree. May 1848 marks the start of New Jersey’s State Vital Records (birth, marriage, and death) collections, the most authoritative source of personal information about your ancestors. So, how do… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Ancestors"
June 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey

Online

Southern New Jersey was a hotbed of slave fugitives, freedmen and abolitionists in the Civil War era. Activists such as Harriet Tubman, Abigail Goodwin and Benjamin Sheppard assisted runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad in daring flights at night in the forests of the Pine Barrens. Abolitionists flashed lights from their boats in the marshlands… Continue reading "VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey"
June 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – The Talking Book and Braille Center: Resources and Services for the Print Disabled

Online

Founded in 1967, the NJ State Library's Talking Book and Braille Center provides no-cost, home-delivered services on behalf of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Their services support New Jersey children, teens, and adults who have difficulty reading standard print or holding a book due to physical impairment, a reading disability,… Continue reading "WEBINAR – The Talking Book and Braille Center: Resources and Services for the Print Disabled"
June 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

WEBINAR – Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Online

Most of us will experience at least one trauma in our lifetime that could lead to PTSD. In fact, about 6 out of every 100 people (or 6% of the U.S. population) will have PTSD at some point in their lives. In honor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, please join us as Honor Hannah,… Continue reading "WEBINAR – Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"