Understandably so, the beachfront at Stockton University’s new campus in Atlantic City is all the rage, and it serves the important purpose of connecting the space to the outside world.

But as Chris Paladino notes, it’s also important for students to have a place to call their own.

“This is a building in a city and a university in a city,” said Paladino, president of the Atlantic City Development Corp., “but at some point, you want to come home.

“So we’ve created outdoor spaces that are open to the public and encourage the university to embrace the public along the Boardwalk,” he said, but students also have a private courtyard and other spaces inside the building, “so that it’s as homey as possible.”