It didn’t take long for Stockton University to have a direct impact on Southern Ocean County when its Manahawkin location opened 10 years ago. Just a few weeks after opening its doors at 712 East Bay Ave. in 2012, the instructional site faced its first major challenge to “meet students where they live” – Superstorm Sandy. The center became a resource for communication and even supplies.

“We really hit the ground running because Sandy took us all by surprise,” said Michele Collins-Davies, director of…