New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities
New Jersey State College/University
Sourcebook
Data and accomplishments of New Jersey senior
public colleges and universities benefitting the lives
of tens of thousands of students and citizens.
The College of New Jersey
Kean University
Montclair State University
New Jersey City University
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Stockton University
Thomas Edison State University
William Paterson University
The Staff
2016
Chief Executive Officer
Michael W. Klein, JD, PhD
Director, Government and Legal Affairs
Barbara Berreski, JD
Director, Budget and Administration
Patricia S. Berry
Director, Communications and Marketing
Pam Hersh, MA, MIS
Executive Administrator and Web Coordinator
Charlene R. Pipher
Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Theresa M. Toth
New Jersey Association of State Colleges & Universities
150 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
609-989-1100
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www.njascu.org
Who We Are
The New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU), based in Trenton, is a
nonpartisan, nonprofit, higher education organization, created by law in 1985 to lend support and
advocate on behalf of New Jersey’s senior public institutions of higher education.
In higher education institutional years, 31 years old is young. We like to think of NJASCU as having the
youthful energy and enthusiasm of the students attending the public institutions, plus the wisdom of
those public institutions that comes with age. We are building on the past to go forward to the future.
All members of NJASCU strive to provide an education that is affordable, accessible, and representative
of the highest standards of teaching and learning. NJASCU’s mission is to advance the missions of its
members by promoting higher education as a public good and the collective value of the public
institutions in service to the residents of New Jersey.
Landmark legislation in 1985 and 1994 transferred important fiscal and administrative authority to the
institutions from state government, with the emphasis on trustee governance and direct public
accountability. The NJASCU-member institutions are now among the most autonomous public
institutions in the country.
NJASCU is governed by a 16-member board consisting of a trustee and the president from each
institution. Rowan University, a state-designated, comprehensive public research university, is an
affiliated member of NJASCU. For more information about Rowan, please visit www.rowan.edu.
NJASCU Board Members
2016
The College of New Jersey
Kean University
Dr. R. Barbara Gitenstein, President
Dr. Robert A. Altman, Trustee
(Board Secretary)
Dr. Dawood Farahi, President
Dr. Lamont Repollet, Trustee
Montclair State University
New Jersey City University
Dr. Susan A. Cole, President
Rose C. Cali, Trustee
Dr. Sue Henderson, President
Trustee position to be filled
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Thomas Edison State University
Dr. Peter P. Mercer, President
Adam J. Sabath, Trustee
(Board Chair)
Dr. George A. Pruitt, President
Dr. Fred J. Abbate, Trustee
(Board Vice Chair)
Stockton University
William Paterson University
Dr. Harvey Kesselman, President
Madeleine Deininger, Trustee
Dr. Kathleen Waldron, President
Frederick L. Gruel, Trustee
(Immediate Past Board Chair)
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BY THE NUMBERS
Most data refer to NJASCU institutions, but when noted, additional data are provided about all senior
public institutions in New Jersey. The information in general reflects the July 1, 2015—June 20, 2016 time
frame; any exceptions are noted.
STUDENTS

81,689 — Undergraduate NJASCU students.

12,800 — Graduate/professional NJASCU students.

11.4 percent — New Jersey’s senior public institutions of higher education have one of the
greatest rates of enrollment growth in the United States. From 2009 to 2014, New Jersey had the
fifth-highest increase in FTE enrollment — 11.4 percent. (State Higher Education Executive
Officers, State Higher Education Finance, FY 2014).
New Jersey First

93 percent of first-time students at New Jersey’s public four-year institutions were residents of
New Jersey—one percentage point behind Texas and tied with Alaska for best state in the country
at enrolling home state students (College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2015).

97 percent of NJASCU students are New Jersey Residents (excluding Thomas Edison State
University, which as an online institution attracts a significant number of students living and
working out-of-state).

29,101 students — net outmigration. In the Fall of 2014, 34,813 undergraduates left
New Jersey to attend college in another state, and 5,712 students from other states attended
college in New Jersey, resulting in an outmigration of 29,101 students, the most in the nation
(National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2015). The outmigration
issue is a capacity issue. In order to enroll the almost 35,000 students who leave New Jersey,
one estimate indicates that the institutions of higher education in the state would have to
expand by 44 percent (Jeff Guo, April 8, 2015, Washington Post). Capacity—not quality of
education or cost—is the driving factor in the outmigration. In the fall of 2008, the top 10
traditional out-of-state institutions that enrolled the most New Jersey first-time undergrads were
the following: University of Delaware, Penn State, Drexel University, New York University, St.
Joseph’s University, Temple University, Syracuse University, Boston University, West Virginia
University, and Cornell University.
Student Success

67.2 percent — New Jersey’s senior public institutions have the sixth-highest six-year
graduation rate in the United States: 67.2 percent (for those students starting in 2007); the
United States average is 42.2 percent (Chronicle of Higher Education College Completion Report,
2014).
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84.9 percent — New Jersey’s senior public colleges and universities have the sixth-highest
retention rate for first-time college freshmen returning to their second year, 84.9 percent
(National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Information Center).
ALUMNI

545,571 — NJASCU alumni.

70 percent of NJASCU alumni live in New Jersey. A few schools reported that up to 90 percent of
the alumni live in New Jersey.
CAPITAL PROJECTS and STATE SUPPORT

Underinvestment — For decades, New Jersey underinvested in higher education
infrastructure. New Jersey provided no capital funding for higher education between FY 2003—FY
2014 and was one of only seven states that failed to invest in higher education capital needs
between 2012 and 2014 (National Association of State Budget Officers, State Expenditure Reports,
FY 2002-2004, FY 2012-2014).

$750 million — In 2012, New Jersey voters approved the $750 million “Building Our Future”
Bond Act for higher education construction, the first state-backed financing for higher education in
New Jersey since 1988. The bond act allotted $247.5 million to the state colleges and universities,
$300 million to the public research universities, $150 million to the county colleges, and $52.5
million to the private nonprofit institutions.

$560 million — Also, in 2012, New Jersey renewed over $560 million in revenue bonds issued
by the NJ Educational Facilities Authority (NJEFA) for projects targeting capital improvements for
facilities, plus upgrades in technology and equipment.

$330 million — The investment in capital projects at NJASCU schools since 2013, for facilities
and programs such as engineering, environmental sciences, health sciences, business, and nursing.
These projects have been financed by a combination of the programs described above, plus publicprivate partnerships; NJASCU institution funds made possible by donations coming through the
institution foundations and campus-backed investment.

$180 million — Additional state funding was made available in 2015, a combination of renewed
bond programs under NJEFA, and the unused portion of the Building Our Future bonds. NJASCU
institutions applied for support for projects geared to increasing their capacity.

Public-private partnerships have been another important way in which our institutions are
constructing facilities to benefit students and the campus communities. Projects providing
classroom and retail space, bookstores and student apartments, campus-altering residence halls,
and even brand-new campuses are being built with private financing to help our institutions streth
their resources.
For specific examples of capital projects and different sources of financing between 2013 and 2015, please
refer to the sections detailing the accomplishments of the individual colleges and universities.
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TUITION/FEES and STUDENT FISCAL IMPACT

$11,830 — The average in-state tuition among NJASCU’s members for academic year 2015-2016.
This represents an average increase of less than 2.3 percent.

Four Percent — New Jersey is tied for the fourth-lowest percentage increase (four percent)
in the nation over the past five years in average in-state tuition and required fees at public four-year
institutions. (The College Board, Trends in College Pricing, 2015)
Loans and Grants

$22.901 million — NJCLASS Program loans made to NJASCU students, FY 2014-2015.

$84.002 million — New Jersey tuition grants to full-time NJASCU students (mostly Tuition Aid
Grants—TAG, but also includes NJ STARS Grants of $815,000).

$2.342 million — Educational Opportunity Fund Awards to NJASCU students, FY 2014-2015.

$56 million — Grants/scholarships from NJASCU colleges/universities’ foundations.

$119.433 million — The amount of money by which the government and private grants to
NJASCU students exceeded the government loans taken out by NJASCU students.

In general, grant aid per full-time equivalent undergraduate student (2013-2014) was $1,250, sixthhighest in the United States (College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2015).
Indebtedness

31 percent of students who graduated in 2014 from New Jersey four-year public institutions had
zero debt.

$28,345 — Average cumulative student loan amount borrowed by graduates with student loan
debt to finance their undergraduate education at New Jersey’s public four-year institutions.
(Institute for College Access and Success, CollegeInsight)
OPERATING BUDGETS and STATE SUPPORT

$1.606 billion — The total of approved operating budgets for FY 2016 for the eight NJASCU
member institutions.

19.4 percent of the total operating budgets for NJASCU institutions represents state
appropriations. Keeping tuition affordable is linked to the state’s contributions to the operating
budgets of the senior public colleges and universities.

$34.2 million — The cut in state appropriations for operating expenses in FY 2016 to the senior
public colleges and universities. The state colleges and universities suffered a 7.3 percent loss, and
the public research institutions endured a 4.65 percent reduction.

New Jersey was one of only nine states in the nation to reduce higher education appropriations
between FY 2015 and FY 2016 (Illinois State University, Grapevine Report). State fiscal support for
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higher education in FY 2015 was $2.071 billion. This amounted to $6,350 per FTE, ranking New
jersey as 31st in the nation for state support, and below the national average by $1,032 (State
Higher Education Executive Officers, State Higher Education Finance, FY 2014).

46 percent — The New Jersey state cuts in appropriations per student over the past 25 years.
Between 1989 and 2014, educational appropriations per full-time equivalent student at public
institutions decreased over 46 percent when adjusted for inflation (State Higher Education
Executive Officers, State Higher Education Finance, FY 2014). In fact, appropriations for operating aid
to New Jersey’s state colleges and universities — not adjusted for inflation — are nearly identical to
the operating aid the colleges/universities received 25 years ago.
Total State College/University Appropriations FY 89 through
FY 16
FY16
FY15
FY14
FY13
FY12
FY11
FY10
FY09
FY08
FY07
FY06
FY05
FY04
FY03
FY02
FY01
FY00
FY99
FY98
FY97
FY96
FY95
FY94
FY93
FY92
FY91
FY90
FY89
290,000
270,000
250,000
230,000
210,000
190,000
170,000
150,000
Cost Savings Strategies
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Belt tightening strategies help keep tuition low. NJASCU institutions are containing costs in
a number of ways:
 Participating in a library consortium that enables cost sharing.
 Cutting energy costs significantly by doing such things as building cogeneration plants,
installing automated systems to conserve energy, and conducting energy audits.
 Eliminating or consolidating administrative departments.
 Using web-based data storage to reduce hardware costs.

Entrepreneurial Revenue Sources are crucial in the effort to keep tuition increases at a
minimum while maintaining the highest educational standards.
 Public-private partnerships with developers enabled construction of mixed-use projects
benefitting campuses and their neighboring communities.
 Rental income from the institution’s athletic facilities and meeting rooms during off-season,
off-peak times.
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 Continuing education programs generating revenue while providing certificates and other
credentials for career advancement.
 Significantly increased fundraising through the college/university foundations (a large
portion of the money raised through foundations is for student scholarships).
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY PRESENCE
The state’s senior public institutions of higher education have an enormous economic and lifestyle value to
their local communities and the State of New Jersey—a value that extends far beyond their primary
chartered missions of providing affordable, high-quality education that ultimately benefits everyone in
society. Based on economic impact studies that some individual NJASCU institutions have done over the
past few years, the economic impact value which is estimated in New Jersey to be $2.4 billion to the State
of New Jersey and the communities that host the colleges and universities takes into account the following
factors:
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$1.61 billion — Operating Expenditures. The NJASCU institutions estimated operating budgets
total for FY 2016.
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$330 million — Capital Expenditures. The NJASCU bond-facilitated capital projects since
2013—stimulated by the recent infusion of state bond money.

$26 million — Payroll Taxes generated by NJASCU institutions.
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14,500 — Workforce. Employees for NJASCU institutions: full-time benefits-eligible faculty
and staff—8,006; adjunct faculty—2,400; part-time staff—3,500; “mentors” at Thomas Edison State
University—751. Therefore, the total NJASCU workforce amounts to approximately 14,500
individuals spending an estimated two billion dollars annually in New Jersey (based on calculations
from economic impact studies of some NJASCU institutions).
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95,000 — Students. Approximately 104,500 undergraduate and graduate students are
spending an estimated $600 million annually in New Jersey (based on calculations from economic
impact studies of some NJASCU institutions). Ninety-seven (97) percent of NJASCU students live
in New Jersey, so they and their families are contributing to New Jersey’s economy.

70 percent — NJASCU alumni. An estimated 70 percent of NJASCU institution alumni live
in New Jersey; and many of whom are giving back in a significant way to their communities.

$10.272 million — Community Service. NJASCU schools embrace community service
among students, faculty and staff. The number of community service hours are staggering—an
estimated 400,000 hours per year. The volunteer jobs include: serving in crucial emergency
services roles (fire and first aid), tutoring/mentoring, building affordable housing, fundraising for
local charities, and implementing food and clothing drives. The New Jersey equivalent pay rate for
volunteers is $25.68 per hour—thus volunteers from NJASCU institutions contribute $10.272
million to New Jersey’s communities.
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www.tcnj.edu
Founded:
1855
Mailing Address:
2000 Pennington Road
PO Box 7718
Ewing, New Jersey 08628-0718
Main Phone: (609) 771-1855
Admissions: (609) 771-2131
Public Info: (609) 771-3070
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition
for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, the college
was the state’s first, and the nation’s ninth, teacher training school. During the years since its inception,
The College of New Jersey has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is
consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is
ranked as one of the 75 “Most Competitive” schools in the nation by Barron’s Profiles of American
Colleges and is rated the No. 5 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World
Report. Additionally, in 2015, The Princeton Review ranked the college as one of the nation’s nine “Best
Value” public colleges and universities. TCNJ was also awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, an
honor shared by fewer than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally.
A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for the wealth of degree programs offered through
TCNJ’s seven schools: Arts and Communication; Business; Humanities and Social Sciences; Education;
Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. The college is enriched by an honors
program and extensive opportunities to study abroad. Its award-winning First-Year Experience and
freshman orientation programs have helped make its retention and graduation rates among the highest
in the country.
Known for its natural beauty, TCNJ is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township. TCNJ
encourages students to expand their talents and skills through more than 150 organizations open to
students. These groups range from performing ensembles and professional and honor societies to
student publications, Greek organizations, as well as intramural and club sports.
Athletics at TCNJ have long been a source of pride and achievement. Since 1979, the college has
captured 40 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in seven different sports.
TCNJ student-athletes have claimed 49 national titles in individual events while producing 59 College
Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans. The college has also ranked among the
top 10 institutions 16 out of 20 years in the race for the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup since it
was started in 1995-1996.
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Recent Accomplishments

The Princeton Review ranked The College of New Jersey as one of the nation’s 75 “Best Value” public
colleges in 2015.

U. S. News & World Report named TCNJ the number one public and third overall school among both
public and private institutions in the Best Regional Universities category for the northern region of
the country. TCNJ has ranked as the best public college in its region in the U. S. News survey since
1993.

TCNJ students have won 24 major fellowships during the last decade, including Boren, Fulbright,
Marshall, Gates, Millennium, Goldwater, Phi Kappa Phi, Truman, and National Science Foundation
awards.

TCNJ’s Trenton Works with its satellite office in the capital city, allows faculty and staff to create a
broader range of teaching and learning opportunities that are deeper and have greater impact on
students as well as city residents.

The Princeton Review recognized TCNJ’s efforts to make college more affordable. TCNJ was named one
of the Colleges That Pay You Back: 200 Best Value Colleges and What It Takes to Get In—2015
Edition.

The United States Department of Ed released its Scorecard and recognized TCNJ as one of the 15
public schools (nationally) with high graduation rates leading to high income.

TCNJ received a federal grant of $299,039 over three years to develop comprehensive coordinated
campus and community-based approaches to prevent and respond to sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking.

TCNJ is one of 14 schools nationwide participating in CORE’s Blueprint Pilot Program. The initial
CORE assessment, which will be used to benchmark our progress, indicated that TCNJ is in
compliance and ahead of the curve with current practices.
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TCNJ celebrated the grand opening of Campus Town, a $120 million public-private partnership
project that is providing residential housing for 446 students along with 80,000 square feet of
commercial space. Phase two of the project will add living space for 166 more students.

The College of New Jersey is one of just three institutions nationally to receive the first “Campuswide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment” (AURA) from the Washington, DC-based
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). This annual award recognizes institutions that have
devised exemplary programs providing high-quality research experiences to undergraduates.

The College of New Jersey opened its doors to the TCNJ Student Evaluation Clinic, a service that
provides educational, psychological, and speech-language evaluations.

Field hockey and lacrosse coach Sharon Pfluger ’82 made NCAA history by becoming the first
collegiate coach to reach 1,000 victories by leading two programs. The Lions victory on October 1,
2015 gave her career 545 wins in field hockey to combine with her 455 wins in lacrosse.
Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives

While TCNJ already has one of the highest four-year graduation rates in the country among public
institutions, we are focused on continuing to improve it further. Graduating on-time can
significantly reduce the cost of the degree.

The college launched this year the first comprehensive campaign in its history. Half of our $40
million goal is dedicated to student support in the form of endowed scholarships and fellowships.
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Capital Projects
TCNJ engaged in several transformative capital projects since 2012, with the Campus Town project
attracting the most attention throughout the state. The initiatives are as follows:
STEM Project
Cost:
Funding source:
Construction Start Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
$75,343,017
$40million GO Bond/$1 million Higher Ed Technology Infrastructure
Fund/$34,343,017 TCNJ Bond
March, 2014
July, 2017
STEM Phase 2
Cost:
Funding Source:
Construction Start Date:
Estimate Completion Date:
$6,000,000
$6,000,000 Higher Ed Facilities Trust Fund
August, 2017
October, 2018
Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Projects
Cost:
$7,000,000
Funding Source:
$3.55 million higher ed technology infrastructure fund/
$3.55 million college match
Construction Start Date:
December, 2013
Estimated Completion Date:
January, 2017
Equipment Leasing Fund Projects
Cost:
$6,900,035
Funding Source:
$6,900,035 Equipment Leasing Fund
Construction Start Date:
February, 2014
Estimated Completion Date:
January, 2017
Campus Town – Phase 1
Cost:
Funding Source:
Construction Start Date:
Completion Date:
$90,000,000
$90 million PRC Group
December, 2013
August, 2015
Campus Town – Phase 2
Cost:
Funding Source:
Construction Start Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
$30,000,000
$30 million PRC Group
August, 2015
August 2016
Brower Student Center Renovation
Cost:
$17,000,000
Funding Source:
$17 Sodexo
Construction Start Date:
March, 2015
Estimated Completion Date:
July, 2017
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www.kean.edu
Founded:
1855
Mailing Address:
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, New Jersey 07083
Main Phone: (908) 737-KEAN (5326)
Admissions: (908) 737-7100
Public Info: (908) 737-0580
Founded in 1855, Kean University has become one of the largest metropolitan institutions of higher
education in the region, boasting a richly diverse student, faculty and staff population. Kean continues
to play a key role in the training of teachers and is a hub of educational, technological and cultural
enrichment serving nearly 15,000 students. The Nathan Weiss Graduate College offers four doctorate
degree programs and more than 60 options for graduate study leading to master’s degrees, professional
diplomas or certifications. The University’s six undergraduate colleges offer 50 undergraduate degrees
over a full range of academic subjects on campuses in Union and Toms River, New Jersey, and at
Wenzhou Kean, its 300-acre full-scale campus located in China’s Zhejiang Province.
In 2007, the university acquired the historic Liberty Hall Museum. Built in 1772, this valuable historic
resource is a venue for classes, lectures and special presentations and is available to every department
for creative learning opportunities.
The university dedicates itself to the intellectual, cultural and personal growth of all its members. In
particular, the university prepares students to think critically and creatively; to adapt to changing
social, economic and technological environments; and to serve as active and contributing members of
their communities.
Collaborative efforts with area schools, businesses and organizations provide the opportunity for Kean
University students and graduates to interact with members of the surrounding community and
effectively prepare themselves for rewarding careers, lifelong learning and fulfilling lives in a global
society. Kean University maintains a commitment to excellence and equity in enrollment, instruction
and administration.
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Recent Accomplishments

Kean University’s Michael Graves School of Architecture welcomed its first student cohort this fall.
A collaboration with one of the world’s foremost architects, the new architecture school is housed
in the award-winning Green Lane Academic Building on Kean’s Union Township campus. A
building designed by Graves will house the Michael Graves School of Architecture on Kean’s
Wenzhou China campus. The school’s curriculum will intensively utilize two major metropolitan
areas, New York City and the Wenzhou region of China, encouraging students to engage with the
discipline in a real-world context.
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Construction is underway for a new academic building at Kean University’s Union campus.
Designed by the award-winning Gruskin Group™, the firm behind Kean's stunning Green Lane
building, the 114,700 square foot mixed-use academic building will be home to the university's
health and computer science programs and will include a number of unique high-tech features, such
as a 500-seat auditorium with a Meyer Sound “Constellation” active acoustic sound system, an
interactive audience collaboration system that allows students to post content from laptops and
mobile devices onto a main screen, and a 30-foot by 7-foot, interactive iTouch wall in the lobby
which allows students to draw, research, play games, search online and collaborate with each other.
“With the high demand for health professionals, Kean University is determined to offer qualitatively
superior programs in world-class facilities. The North Avenue academic building will be such a
facility, pushing the boundaries of 21st century learning,” said Kean University President Dawood Y.
Farahi.
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Kean University recently launched Kean Online, a fully online educational program offering
community college graduates, graduate students and all adult learners in New Jersey the
opportunity to finish their degrees or take graduate level courses in Kean’s signature programs.
Kean Online’s B.S. in Global Business introduces students to international business practices and
places students on the path to viable careers in today’s global economy. Coursework emphasizes
innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Classes include International Business & Trade,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems, Business Statistics &
Applications, and Management of Corporate Finance.
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Kean University is accepting applications for its new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program,
which will launch in June 2016 at the Nathan Weiss Graduate College. Open to qualified candidates
with a bachelor’s degree, the program is designed to meet new academic requirements in the field
of physical therapy, according to Shannon Nicole Clifford, Ph.D., executive director of Kean’s new
School of Physical Therapy. The Kean DPT program’s unique curriculum will give students both
classroom and clinical experience in several tracks. After each new area of study is completed,
students will have part-time and full-time clinical rotations that directly reinforce, in real-life
clinical settings, what was learned in class. The program will draw on the talent of physical therapy
experts from throughout New Jersey and will help fill a growing need for physical therapists in the
state.
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Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives
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Kean University’s Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to outsource housekeeping and
grounds maintenance services in March 2015.
Kean University’s cost containment efforts have helped it fulfill its longstanding commitment to
making a world-class education affordable.
Kean is continually re-engineering and streamlining internal operations to operate as economically
and efficiently as possible.
Kean University’s Office of Conference and Event Services, has aggressively marketed the
university’s athletic facilities, meeting rooms, dormitories, and Liberty Hall Museum as rental sites
during off-season and off-peak times.
Capital Projects
Four vital projects at Kean University, listed below, were approved for funding from the Building Our
Future Bond issue, which voters approved in 2012, and other recently reauthorized facilities bond
programs.
 A new academic building on the university’s main campus. The building will add much-needed
instruction space as Kean University moves ahead with plans to expand enrollment to 20,000
students over the next seven years.
 Additional classroom and clinic space for the university’s widely-recognized Occupational Therapy
program.
 A new scene shop for the university’s vibrant theater program, including Premiere Stages, the
professional theater company in residence at Kean.
 A new facility in the Sussex County Highlands, which will serve as a laboratory for the university’s
innovative program in Sustainability Studies, the only one of its kind in the state
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www.montclair.edu
Founded:
1908
Mailing Address:
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(973) 655-4000
(973) 655-4444
(973) 655-4334
Montclair State University enrolled 20,465 graduate and undergraduate students in Fall 2015 in its eight
colleges and schools. Highlights include the opening of two new buildings and the naming of the
Feliciano School of Business in fall 2015. The new state-of-the art facilities are the Center for
Environmental and Life Sciences and the new home for the Feliciano School of Business. Both projects
were partially funded by the State of New Jersey with $94 million awarded from the Building Our Future
Bond Act. Two buildings add 251,000 square feet of high-tech classrooms, labs and lecture halls to the
growing, 252-acre campus.
The University’s School of Communication and Media continues to grow, breaking ground on
construction for a new building that will be completed in 2016. The School, which features an industrydriven curriculum that prepares students for career success in an evolving field, has added a Journalism
major to its offerings. Its groundbreaking Center for Cooperative Media helps Montclair State bolster
news coverage for New Jersey residents and provide students with pre-professional training.
Renovations to Partridge Hall are scheduled for completion in late 2016, providing a future home for
The Graduate School and the new School of Nursing, which is being launched to address both a regional
and national shortage of qualified nurses in a health care environment that is undergoing radical
changes. The School of Nursing will start with an RN to BSN degree program in fall 2016 and a full BSN
program in fall 2017, to be eventually followed by an MSN, a five-year BSN-MSN and a Doctor of Nursing
Practice (DNP).
The Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy, with its own faculty and professional
staff, is now a fully functioning academic unit of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It
oversees groundbreaking interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate degree programs, as well as
public service initiatives for children and families of New Jersey and the agencies that serve them.
The University’s Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health, which serves as the New Jersey
Autism Center of Excellence, coordinates all statewide autism research and treatment funded by the
Governor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism and held the state’s first Autism
Summit on campus in 2015.
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Montclair State received substantial grants in FY 2015, including awards from the National Science
Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Education,
the RAND Corporation and the State of New Jersey.
The University continues to receive national recognition for excellence. The Carnegie Foundation
designated Montclair State as a Community Engaged Campus, and U.S. News & World Report ranks the
University’s elementary education program among the nation’s top 20 and ranks the University overall
among the top 35 best regional universities. For the 17 th year in a row, Hispanic Outlook in Higher
Education placed Montclair State on its national “Top 544 Colleges for Hispanics.” In 2015, Montclair State
was included in the Campus Pride Top 25 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list and Money
magazine named the University to its list of the nation’s “50 Colleges that Add the Most Value.” In
addition, the Feliciano School of Business was included in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review’s
Guide to the Best 295 Business Schools, while its 2015 Guide to 332 Green Campuses included Montclair
State in its rankings of America’s greenest campuses.
Recent Accomplishments
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As the first public university in the state to adopt an SAT/ACT test-optional policy, based on data
showing that high school performance and GPA are better predictors of student success, Montclair
State has seen an increase in the average GPA of accepted students.
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Montclair State’s School of Communication and Media added a Journalism major to its existing
programs.
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The University renamed the School of Business in honor of dedicated supporters Mimi and Edwin
Feliciano.
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The Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship at the School of Business offers an innovative certificate
of entrepreneurship to students from all disciplines.
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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences now offers a graduate certificate program in Forensic
Psychology and a master’s in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Forensic Psychology.
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A fully online platform for master’s degree programs in Child Advocacy and Policy and Educational
Leadership is a model for the planned roll out of additional online programs.
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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences now offers the state’s only PhD in Communication
Sciences and Disorders.
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The Carnegie Foundation designated Montclair State as a Community Engaged Campus, recognizing
that the University is effectively addressing issues of public concern as part of its educational
mission.
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In 2015, the Service-Learning Program became the Center for Community Engagement and works
to maximize the University’s potential as a community-engaged campus.
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The College of Science and Mathematics has entered into new partnerships that expand educational
opportunities for students in areas such as engineering, nursing, ecology and optometry. Partner
institutions include NJIT, Seton Hall University, the Essex County Environmental Center, Saint
Peter’s University and the SUNY College of Optometry.
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During FY 2014 and FY 2015 the University received nearly $16 million in new and continuing
grant awards from the National Science Foundation; NASA; the United States Departments of
Defense, Education, and Health and Human Services; the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and the
State of New Jersey.
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The Feliciano School of Business received a $20 million anonymous gift for program support, the
largest in school history.
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Montclair State was awarded a five-year $6.2 million United States Department of Education
grant—the largest in the state—to support its Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher Residency
Program. The University is one of only 24 universities that received a total of $35 million in Teacher
Quality Partnership Grants.
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The Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health received an additional $1.2 million state
grant to support its work coordinating statewide research and treatment efforts for the NJ Autism
Center of Excellence.
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In 2015, Montclair State University ranked among the top 30 percent of the nation’s education
schools by U.S. News & World Report, one of only two institutions in New Jersey to be nationally
ranked. In the magazine’s 2016 edition of America’s Best Colleges, Montclair State is ranked No. 34
among the best regional universities in the North.
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The School of Business was included in 2016 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to the Best
295 Business Schools.
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In 2015, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine placed the university on the list of
“Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics” for the 17th year.
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For six straight years, Montclair State was selected by G.I. Jobs magazine as a “Military Friendly
School.”
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The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and The Princeton Review Guide to 332 Green
Campuses: 2015 Edition both recognize Montclair State for its “green” initiatives.
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In 2015, the Montclair State women’s basketball team made it to the NCAA Division III Final Four. In
recent years, Montclair State’s field hockey, softball, women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams
have made it to the NCAA Division III Elite 8 or Final Four playoffs. The women’s soccer team made
it recently to the Division III “Sweet 16” post-season tournament round.
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RateMyProfessor.com listed Timothy Purnell, adjunct professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences, as
the “best college professor in the nation” for the 2014-15 academic year.
Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives
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The State of New Jersey designated nearly $94 million to Montclair State from the “Building Our
Future” Bond Act. The buildings opened in the fall 2015 with a cutting-edge 107,500-square-foot
Center for Environmental and Life Sciences and a new, 143,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art
Feliciano School of Business building.
Technology has provided cost-effective opportunities and alternatives to costly on-site programs by
facilitating online initiatives and classroom collaborations with overseas partner institutions such
as Bilkent University in Turkey, Israel’s Kibbutzim College, China’s Shanghai Normal University and
the University of Rijeka in Croatia.
Through a public-private construction partnership under the Economic Stimulus Act in 2013,
Montclair State added a new combined heating, cooling and power plant, which continues to
provide more cost-effective, efficient and reliable environmentally friendly heating, cooling and
electrical services to campus buildings.
More than 20 accelerated five-year combined bachelor’s/master’s degree programs give students
the opportunity to earn a master’s degree quickly and cost-effectively.
Montclair State enjoys technology savings such as Internet circuit provisioning and reduced
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VMWare consortium-based licensing costs through its membership in NJEDge. It also purchases
bundle services from NJEDge for NJVID media archiving and streaming services, as well as Vidyo
Video Conferencing at a significant discount. The University receives its Microsoft Campus
Agreement through NJEDge pricing, which allows it to maximize the amount of available services.
Its partnership with Cumberland County College includes a new four-year degree completion
program via distance and onsite delivery and its collaboration with Bergen Community College lets
associate degree STEM students transfer to Montclair State without the loss of time or credit.
In 2014-15, 78.2 percent of students receive some form of financial assistance.
Montclair State received $2.6 million in grant funding to build solar energy facilities at its NJ School
of Conservation and Little Falls campus that will produce extra solar renewal energy credits that
can be sold.
The University also partnered with UMM Energy Partners, LLC in a $90-million project to bring
clean, cost-effective and energy-efficient thermal services to the campus.
Capital Projects
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Montclair State University opened two buildings in fall 2015 that represent a combined investment
of $121 million in new academic facilities—$94 million of which is being funded by the state’s
“Building Our Future” Bond Act along with improvements to the campus’ overall technology
infrastructure.
The $55 million, 107,500-square-foot Center for Environmental and Life Sciences has expanded the
University’s science research infrastructure by 50 percent with state-of-the-art classrooms, labs
and collaborative research space to keep pace with its rapidly growing programs in environmental
sustainability, pharmaceutical biochemistry and medicinal chemistry.
The 143,000-square-foot Feliciano School of Business building provides students with a $66 million
high-tech learning environment featuring a Financial Resource Center; 12 Bloomberg terminals; a
3D printing innovation lab with 35 3D printers; interview rooms for corporate recruiting; state-ofthe-art classrooms and computer labs; a 150-seat lecture hall that will be used for executive
speaker presentations and public events; and collaborative spaces for business networking, team
building and group study.
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www.njcu.edu
Founded:
1929
Mailing Address:
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(201) 200-2000
(201) 200-3234
(888) 441-6528
(201) 200-3426
Situated on a beautifully landscaped campus in a vibrant urban community, New Jersey City University
(NJCU) provides top-quality education to approximately 8,200 students who reflect the dynamism of the
University’s metropolitan Jersey City location.
As the safest public university campus in New Jersey and one of the most diverse in the nation, NJCU
prepares students to be leaders in a global society within the comforts of an intimate community. It is a
place to think and grow by interacting with culturally and ethnically diverse classmates and faculty from
countries worldwide.
NJCU provides an affordable educational experience that helps prepare students for career success.
NJCU tuition is the least expensive of the public, four-year institutions in New Jersey, and debt burden
for graduates is the lowest.
NJCU offers 43 undergraduate and 28 graduate degree programs, and two outstanding doctoral
programs: the D.Sc. Program in Civil Security Leadership, Management and Policy, and the Ed.D. in
Educational Technology Leadership Program.
Students prepare for success by engaging in rigorous applied-learning experiences that include
laboratory research, field studies, performances, exhibitions, studio work, cooperative education
internships, community service, and study opportunities for all on campus, around the state, and
abroad.
In September 2015, the NJCU School of Business moved to a 68,348 square-foot location at Harborside
Plaza 2 in the heart of New Jersey’s financial district on the Jersey City waterfront. A 425-bed residence
hall will open in spring 2016 on the NJCU West Campus. In addition, NJCU offers a wide array of courses
at Communiversity on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Wall Township.
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Recent Accomplishments
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In fall 2015, NJCU moved its School of Business to the bustling Jersey City waterfront. With a
robust 68,348 square-foot presence in the heart of New Jersey’s financial district, the NJCU School
of Business is becoming a leader in finance, data science, logistics/supply chain management,
entrepreneurial studies, and other traditional business studies. NJCU’s School of Business now
offers New Jersey’s first undergraduate Honors Program in Finance.
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The future NJCU West Campus, an award-winning 21-acre redevelopment project, which will
generate new opportunities for the University, the region, and state, is another step closer to
reality. A $350-million plan 10 years in the making, the West Campus will ultimately be a fully
integrated, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development. Construction is nearing completion on a
425-bed residence hall which will open on NJCU’s West Campus in spring 2016. The residence hall
construction was accomplished thanks to P3 funding.
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NJCU’s National Security Studies Program was designated as a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Defense by the Department of Homeland Security and National Security
Agency. In May 2015, NJCU graduated its first doctoral students (10) with a D.Sc. in Civil Security
Leadership, Management and Policy.
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The Confucius Institute was launched in 2015, in partnership with Jilin Huaqiao University of
Foreign Languages, one of the top 10 private universities in China. The Institute will teach Chinese
language and culture to the NJCU and the Jersey City community.
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NJCU established the NJCU School of Business Institute for Dispute Resolution (IDR), which will
promote international negotiation and mediation techniques used to manage disputes in cross
border commercial, investor-state, and general conflict resolution forums. The IDR held its
inaugural event on March 30, 2015 with a jointly sponsored special event, “Ethical Issues in
Business Mediation and Navigating your Client’s Concerns” at the Brennan Courthouse Courtroom
of the Hon. Mary K. Costello in Jersey City. The Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program was cosponsored by the Hudson County Bar Association and Foundation, Justice Marie L. Garibaldi, New
Jersey Hispanic Bar Association, and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services International
(JAMS). Approximately 100 attorneys and former local, county, and state judges earned two NJ/NY
CLE ethics credits in an interactive program with top instructors.
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Participation in international travel programs and global competitions has grown over the past
year. NJCU was selected as one of two American teams to compete in a prestigious international
mediation and negotiation competition in Vienna, July 1-4, 2015. Only16 teams from around the
globe were selected to negotiate as teams of council and client at “CDRC Vienna – The IBA-VIAC
Mediation and Negotiation Competition.” The Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition (CDRC)
in Vienna is a renowned event sponsored annually by the International Bar Association (IBA) and
the Vienna International Arbitral Centre with The European Law Students’ Association. In
December, five NJCU seniors from New Jersey studying at NJCU’s School of Business traveled to
Mumbai, India to present at the XXIII International Economics Convention, which was hosted by HR
College of Commerce and Economics. Institutions competing included colleges from India, the UK,
and Hong Kong.
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Convention organizers challenged students from around the globe to research the Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) efforts of an assigned country, prepare a 35-page paper about those efforts,
and present outcomes to Convention attendees.
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According to Federal Clery statistics, NJCU rates first in New Jersey for campus safety among all
public colleges and universities.
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According to rankings by U.S. News & World Report, NJCU students graduate with the lowest debt
burden among all public colleges and universities in New Jersey. According to the 2015 College
Scorecard, NJCU students graduate with an average of $10,666 in debt—35 percent lower than the
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national average. NJCU continues to have the lowest tuition and fees of all of the public four-year
colleges and universities in New Jersey, and 10 years after graduation, they earn 22 percent more
than the national average income.
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Washington Monthly, one of the most prestigious publications that measures universities, ranked NJCU
as one of the Top 10 “Best Bang for the Buck” schools in the northeast, and No. 2 in New Jersey for
serving students in need.
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NJCU was selected as a “Top School” in the 2016 Military Advanced Education & Transition Guide to
Colleges & Universities. NJCU was also named to the 2016 Military Friendly Schools® list of G.I. Jobs
magazine.
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Through an innovative, collaborative effort, NJCU has established the Kuehne & Nagel Supply Chain
and Logistics Program in which NJCU students apply for apprentice positions working 20 hours per
week. In turn, the company covers the cost of tuition, and ideally, these apprenticeships are
designed to lead to full-time employment.
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Through a $213,000 grant, and in partnership with New Jersey Youth Core at NJCU, the Jersey City
Employment Training Program, and the City of Jersey City, the NJCU Working Scholars Program is
assisting at-risk individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who do not hold a high school diploma
and are not enrolled in school. Priority is given to youth who are homeless or runaway, pregnant or
parenting, or involved in the juvenile or adult justice system, and to individuals with limited
disabilities.
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NJCU provided professional development sessions for members of the community, one of which
was a Workshop on Customer Service for Public Employees at City Hall, in which 100 front-line
employees participated and received continuing education units and a certificate of completion
from both the City of Jersey City and NJCU. NJCU also held a series of job fairs, hiring events, and
lectures open to the public, all designed to foster knowledge and targeted skills.
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NJCU’s engagement with area schools was strong in 2015. Collaboration with Innovation High
School in Jersey City enables NJCU faculty to equip high school students with knowledge in STEMrelated programs including robotics, drones, and augmented reality applications. The Bayonne
High School Academy of Professional Studies, which began in fall 2015, is a collaboration between
NJCU and the Bayonne Public Schools. Students qualify for the BHS Academy, attend NJCU School of
Business classes, and receive college credit. Students interact with NJCU faculty and students and
participate in the Bayonne High School Stock Market Club and NJCU Student Investment
Management Group (SIM). NJCU hosted the Proyecto Science Program for the 17 th year, serving
more than 800 students. The program introduces young people from within the local community to
the sciences. Novartis is the lead corporate sponsor for Proyecto Science.
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NJCU hosted the Summer Sounds Series, four free concerts co-sponsored with the City of Jersey City
that are open to the public. Concerts last summer featured a range of local, national, and
internationally renowned musicians, including A Tribute to Clark Terry featuring the legendary
guest artist Wynton Marsalis along with the NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band at Grundy Pier, bluegrass at
City Hall Plaza, Latin music at Washington Park, and a jazz concert at Lincoln Park, On average, each
event draws approximately 500 attendees.
Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives
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For the fiscal year 2016 budget cycle, NJCU reallocated approximately $4.4 million in salary and
non-salary operating budgets to fund high-priority initiatives, including construction of portions of
a new business school on the Jersey City waterfront, tools to enhance and grow enrollment and
retention, and hiring new faculty.
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Refinanced approximately $2.1 million in existing bonds to reduce interest rate and associated
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Increased effort to expand international program and recruiting. Signed agreement with Confucius
Institute to increase the number of Chinese students attending NJCU.
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Planned sale of obsolete dormitory building to reallocate funds to new capital initiatives
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Secured a P3 partnership to construct new dormitories on the West Campus. This and other
development projects on the West Campus site are expected to generate ground lease payments
which will provide additional revenues to the University.
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Staffing has been reorganized to better address the university’s pursuit of philanthropic support.
New staff support has been added or directed in Major gift fundraising, corporate and foundation
relations, advancement services and annual fund.
Capital Projects
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NJCU obtained tax-exempt bonds to renovate approximately 60,000 square-feet of the Harborside
Plaza 2 space leased from Mack Cali for its School of Business. The relocated School of Business
features: a 30-seat trading room, a data science lab, research lab, 216-seat lecture hall, an event
space with a view of the Wall Street and the New York skyline at a capacity minimum of 233 seats
and a maximum of 293 seats when adjacent classes are not in use, 18 classrooms, an honors/
graduate studies lounge, a private entrance at 160 Hudson Street, a grand lobby space with two
elevators, and "Main Street" student hubs for group work and gatherings.
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NJCU obtained tax-exempt bonds to renovate and relocate the Public Safety Department from Vodra
Hall to a 1,500-square-foot space on the first floor of Rossey Hall. The new location includes a new
command center, three private offices, two open reception areas, a break/shift room, and four
storage closets.
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NJCU renovated 3,282 square-feet of space in the Professional Studies building to host operations
for the new arrival of the Confucius Institute. The space includes eight offices, one general
classroom, two administrative cubicles, two testing rooms, a library and a conference room.
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NJCU obtained tax-exempt bonds to renovate the HVAC systems at the John J. Moore Athletics and
Fitness Center. The work included the removal of the existing heating units for the gym (basketball
courts) and installation of a new heating and air conditioning unit to provide air conditioning which
had not been available.
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NJCU obtained tax-exempt bonds to construct portions of the West Campus roadway project which
provides an "L-shape" roadway from West Side Avenue and Stegman Parkway to Stegman Parkway
and Mallory Avenue West. This roadway includes utilities infrastructure for storm water, sewer
and electrical conduit, and power for PSE&G roadway lighting, traffic signals at the intersection of
Stegman Parkway and Mallory West, and pedestrian signals at the roadway intersection. The hardscape
includes pavers, benches, bollards, and trash containers; the landscape includes trees and shrubs.
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www.ramapo.edu
Founded:
1969
Mailing Address:
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(201) 684-7500
(201) 684-7300
(201) 684-6844
Ranked by U. S. News & World Report fifth in the Best Regional Public Universities North category,
Ramapo College of New Jersey is sometimes mistaken for a private college. This is, in part, due to its
unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of 6,026 students, and its pastoral setting in the
foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey/New York border.
Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social
sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, including nursing and social work. Ramapo
College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. Ramapo
offers eight graduate programs as well as articulated degree programs with the School of Health Related
Professions at Rutgers University and also with New York Chiropractic College.
Undergraduate students choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools within more than 570
course offerings and 40 academic programs.
The college’s mission is focused on four essential “pillars” of education: international, intercultural,
interdisciplinary and experiential learning. As a member of the New Jersey State Consortium for
International Studies (NJCIS), its international mission includes a wide range of study abroad and
student exchange links with institutions all over the world. Additional experiential programs include
internships, co-op, and service learning.
Dr. Peter P. Mercer became the college’s fourth president in July 2005. The college, like all the state
colleges and universities in New Jersey, is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the governor.
George C. Ruotolo, Jr. is chair of the board.
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Recent Accomplishments
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The College received the most applications in its history for the Class of 2019 and welcomed more than
900 to its freshmen class in Fall 2015.
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The Ramapo College Capital Campaign: Further Our Promise with an original goal of $40 million, which
was raised to $50 million in 2013, just concluded, securing $56.1 million from 13,500 donors.
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Ramapo continued to receive accolades from numerous ranking organizations in 2015. The College was
cited in U.S. News & World Report in its Best Regional Public Universities North category for public
institutions, listed by Affordable Colleges Online as one of Top 10 New Jersey Colleges for return on
investment, in Kiplinger’s 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, in Princeton Review.com’s Best Colleges
Region by Region (Best in Northeast section), and in EducationQuest.com’s Public Ivy 2014-2015 list,
among other publications.
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The Adler Center for Nursing Excellence was opened as scheduled in 2015, ushering in another new
chapter in Ramapo’s history. Funded in part by a $2 million gift from long-time benefactors Myron and
Elaine Adler, the Center will transform the experience of nursing and biology students (two of the top
majors) on campus. Funds from the 2012 Building Our Future Bond referendum are also helping to
create the new state-of-the-art facility. The Adler Center will greatly expand classroom, student research
and laboratory space.
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Implemented Master’s in Social Work in Fall 2015.
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Commerce Magazine recognized Ramapo College in its Best Practices Guide for 6459-2016. Ramapo was
named for its robust and ongoing development program for its Board of trustees. The multi-faceted
program aims to ensure that all are prepared for engaged in their fiduciary responsibilities as board
members.
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The Cahill Pathways Program is a unique initiative created to help students, in each of the College’s five
schools, develop a rich understanding of the career development process using resources and tools to
embrace future possibilities. Tailored specifically to a student’s major, Pathways helps students become
better prepared to successfully navigate the career landscape before entering the workforce.
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Ramapo College of New Jersey is one of only 24 recipients nationwide – and the only one in New Jersey –
of a grant from EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education
through the use of information technology. The EDUCAUSE program, Integrated Planning & Advising for
Student Success (iPASS) in higher education, awarded Ramapo $225,000 over three years. Ramapo’s
award is earmarked for its Connect Program, which provides an early warning system to identify
students at risk of academic difficulty as well as other functions to promote student success. The Connect
project is a joint effort between Enrollment Management, the Center for Student Success, the Office of
the Provost, Institutional Research and Information Technology Services. Created with funding from the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the initiative
will help two- and four-year higher education institutions launch comprehensive iPASS technologies by
2018.
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Now in its second year, Ramapo College’s Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living
continues to support faculty, staff, and students while also serving the greater community as a
distinctive center for learning and research in contemplative and mindfulness practices. The Center
especially supports Ramapo’s overall mission of promoting experiential and interdisciplinary learning,
and intercultural understanding.
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Tuition and fees were increased by 2.7 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Tuition and fees for the 2014-2015 academic year were flat, with no increase. Ramapo was the only
state college or university not to increase tuition for 2014-2015.
In 2014, the college paid down two outstanding bond issues totaling $26 million. The college will
realize annual debt service savings of approximately $3.5 million per year for the next 10-15 years.
The college recently entered into an agreement with an energy provider to utilize solar panels for
campus energy needs. Implementation of this public/private partnership took place in 2015, with
the system expected to be operational in 2016.
Capital Projects
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Reauthorized state bond programs administered by the NJ Educational Facilities Authority
provided $18 million for capital improvements at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Work has been
completed for renovations to the college’s G-Wing, which houses the School of Theoretical and
Applied Science and the School of Social Science and Human Services. The bond monies funded, in
part, the $60 million renovation and expansion of the building. Supporting the state’s goals of
funding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) projects, this facility houses the college’s
science programs. The entire G-Wing was available for classes in fall 2015.
Recently completed projects include:
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Baseball and Softball Field Scoreboards; New Flagpole
Phase II Housing (College Park Apartments) -- Exterior Renovations, Heating and Cooling System
Replacement
Phase I Academic Building, Wings A and B -- Second Floor Renovations
Phase III Academic Building (Wing G) -- Entire STEM Building Renovated
Les Paul Sound Studio (Wing H)
Re-Roofing -- Academic Buildings, Phase IV Housing (Linden Hall)
Alterations on Library Fourth Floor for Archives
Interior Renovations, Phase I Residences (Buckeye Hall, Holly Hall)
Student Center – Renovation of Retail Servery and Dining Area
Sports & Recreation Center -- Boiler Installation (4) (abandoned steam line)
Main Administration Building – Replaced Three (3) Boilers
Student Center HVAC Replacement
Student Center – Interior Finishes Upgrade, Furniture Replacement
Center for Nursing Excellence (35000 GSF)
Central Heating & Cooling Plant – Replaced One Main Chiller and One Boiler
Projects Currently Planned or In-Progress:
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5-Megawatt Photovoltaic System -- Parking Lot Canopies, Ground-Mount, and Roof- Mounted Solar
Panels
Student Center Food Servery Alterations and Expansion for Board Dining (Phase II)
Phase I Academic Building Core Restrooms/ Ceiling/Lighting Renovations/Door Replacement
Main Administration Building (Mansion) -- Replacement of Entry Steps and Ramp
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Main Administration Building – Renovations of Offices for Senior Administrative Staff
Phase I & II Housing (College Park Apartments) -- Interior Renovations, Laundry Room Exterior
Renovations, Site Upgrade
Conversion of Stone Carriage House Into a College Commons
Athletic Field Site Lighting
Campus-wide Fiber Infrastructure Upgrade
Construction Documents Record Retention and Retrieval System
Campus-wide Fire Alarm Monitoring and Network Upgrade
Central Heating and Cooling Plant – Replacement of Second Main Boiler
Replacement of Door Hardware in Classrooms and Offices for Lockdowns
The Board of Trustees of the Public College approved a long-range Campus Facilities Master Plan that
will serve as a blueprint for future development. The Public College is a signatory to the American
College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. All new buildings are designed to meet LEED
Silver or better standards.
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www.stockton.edu
Founded:
1969
Mailing Address:
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, New Jersey 08205
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(609) 652-1776
(609) 652-4261
(609) 652-4593
Stockton University, New Jersey’s Distinctive Public University, offers an outstanding interdisciplinary
approach to graduate and undergraduate education in arts and sciences, professional studies, the health
sciences and graduate and continuing studies.
Stockton was selected among the first 300 institutions nationwide for Carnegie Foundation classification in
Community Engagement, in recognition of its many civic and community engagement initiatives.
Stockton is among the Top 15 public Regional Universities of the North, ranked at No. 12 by U.S. News &
World Report in its 2016 edition of “America’s Best Colleges." Stockton also was ranked overall at No. 53 out
of 138 public and private “Northern universities” by U.S. News & World Report, one of the nation’s top
sources of information on higher education.
Stockton was named a “Best in the Northeast” college by The Princeton Review, which also recognized it as
one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada in its “Guide to 353
Green Colleges.”
Military Times rated Stockton highly in its “Best for Vets: Colleges 2016” listing, placing the university at No. 6
among 100 four-year schools. Stockton student veterans lead the region with veteran graduation rates at
over 94 percent. U.S. News & World Report also cited Stockton as “Best for Vets.”
The university offers graduate programs in education, instructional technology, business administration,
communication disorders, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, criminal justice, American studies,
social work; the nation’s first Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies; and the state’s first
Professional Science Master’s program in environmental science. Stockton also offers doctoral programs in
physical therapy and organizational leadership.
The institution became Stockton University in February 2015, after the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of
Higher Education approved its designation as a university. Stockton had met all the requirements for such a
classification for five years prior to its designation.
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Stockton achieved university status and was named Stockton University in February 2015. The change
highlights Stockton’s growing graduate programs, national recognition for academic achievements, and
world-class new facilities.
The university’s current geographic reach includes instructional sites in Hammonton, Atlantic County
and Woodbine, Cape May County, both of which opened in 2013. These facilities provide additional
flexibility for students and host community events, in addition to the instructional site in Manahawkin,
Ocean County, the Carnegie Center in Atlantic City and the main Galloway, NJ campus.
The university is exploring public-private partnerships with the intention of expanding its facilities in
Atlantic City.
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Construction will begin on the Unified Science Center 2, a 59,843-square-foot expansion of the $39.5
million Unified Science Center which opened in September 2013. The 66,350-square-foot, three-story
facility expands Stockton’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NAMS), which graduates 22
percent of all science and math majors throughout the senior state public colleges and universities.
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Stockton signed a new agreement in 2014 with The Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, NJ, to expand the
two institutions’ collaboration in research and education. The university and the institute will share
facilities and work together to expand undergraduate and graduate degree programs and professional
training courses, seminars, student teaching opportunities and internships.
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The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy continues to expand its civic engagement mission and
“serves as a catalyst for research on public policy and economic issues.” The Hughes Center focuses on
the importance of civility in government as a way to bridge partisan differences and make government
work. The Hughes Center promotes the civic life of our community through engagement, education and
research.
The Stockton Polling Institute, part of the Hughes Center, conducts independent public opinion polling
on elections and issues of importance across the state and the region.
The Legislator-in-Residence program brings state legislators to the Stockton campus, allowing students
to learn about state issues important to our region and introducing lawmakers to what makes Stockton
so distinctive. Past participants include Senate President Steve Sweeney, General Assembly Speaker
Sheila Oliver, Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, State Senators Chris Connors, Joseph Kyrillos, and Jim
Whelan, and Assembly members David Wolfe, Brian Rumpf, and DiAnne Gove.
The Hughes Center includes the Higher Education Strategic Information and Governance (HESIG)
center—which is committed to enhancing college access, affordability, college completion,
accountability, and public trust in higher education.
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The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism, established within Stockton’s School
of Business, provides research and a forum for public policy discussions regarding the gaming,
hospitality and tourism industries in New Jersey.
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Atlantic, Cape May & Cumberland Counties, part of a
partnership between state and federal government, the private sector, and higher education. The
program is designed to provide the highest quality business assistance services to establish new
enterprises and promising start-ups, with the objective of increased economic activity.
The Coastal Research Center (CRC) originated in 1981 to assist local municipalities with coastal
environmental issues related to recurring storm damage and shoreline retreat. Since then, the CRC has
been working on shoreline monitoring and assessment programs with the State of New Jersey and
various municipalities, and has grown into a nationally known organization. The CRC also utilizes
Stockton’s Marine Science and Environmental Field Station, which includes the use of Stockton’s fleet of
research vessels for various projects.
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Stockton Center for Community Engagement offers community partnerships, faculty research and
fellowship opportunities for students. Among its many activities are the Campus Kitchen based at
Atlantic City High School, which feeds over 2,500 families each year while teaching students to cook
nutritious meals with readily available ingredients. An after-school homework completion
program and community gardens are other examples of the center’s work.
The Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center offers workshops, seminars and programs on a
regular basis for students, educators and the community. Its mission includes commemorating the
Holocaust and developing sensitivity and understanding; paying tribute to survivors, liberators,
and eyewitnesses; fostering academic research and serving as a repository for Holocaust materials
including oral histories. The center works to educate future generations through exhibits,
workshops and seminars and through training those teaching the Holocaust. Above its entrance,
railroad tracks provide powerful testimony to the center’s mission. The authentic tracks were
brought to Stockton from Bialystok, Poland, a central point in the network of rail lines moving
victims to the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Theresienstadt and Majdanek concentration camps.
Southern Regional Institute (SRI) and the Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) provide
professional development opportunities for pre K-12 educators, technology coordinators, school
administrators, and other professionals who offer support services to schools. The overall goals of
the SRI are to improve student academic achievement, organization effectiveness, employee
performance and user satisfaction. The ETTC offers technology training and technology services to
southern New Jersey school districts to enhance the education available to students through the
creative use of educational technologies in the classroom.
The Southern Regional Institute & ETTC Consortium is comprised of school districts and other
regional organizations in Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Cape May, Ocean and Burlington counties.
The consortium represents approximately 90,000 pre K-12 students and more than 24,000
educators.
Stockton Center of Successful Aging (SCOSA) promotes education, research, and services to respond
to local, regional, and statewide needs related to population aging. The center’s core mission is to
encourage older residents to “age successfully” through vital involvements and engagement in their
community. SCOSA collaborates with various organizations, including the Society on Aging of New
Jersey, the Seashore Gardens Living Center, Galloway Township Senior Services and the Family
Services Association.
Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives
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The university plans to complete a number of energy-efficient improvements in various facilities in
2016, including renovating three substations, interior and exterior lighting retrofit, replacing airhandling units in the Performing Arts Center, upgrading the air conditioning at the Carnegie Center
and replacing heat pumps and rooftop units on Housing 2 and 4.
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Stockton incorporated “green” building practices in the construction of its Campus Center, which
opened in 2011. The United States Green Building Council awarded the center a Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification in recognition of responsible energy
use, lighting, water consumption and materials used, all of which save money on utilities over time.
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In partnership with its local utility provider, the university voluntarily reduces its electrical
consumption with periodic shutdowns, education and awareness programs and campus-wide
“Energy Alert” e-mails encouraging turning off lights and shutting down electronics during peak
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The Stockton University Foundation’s net assets continue to grow. Audited financial reports for the
Foundation as of June 30, 2015 show total net assets of nearly $29.3 million, up from $28 million in
2014 and $22.9 million in 2013. Endowed funds are $25.4 million as of June 30, 2015, up from $24
million in 2014.
The Offices of Graduate Studies and Continuing Studies are dedicated to enrollment and revenue
growth for the university. Graduate Studies and Continuing Studies were involved with over 3,800
learners in the last academic year. These learners participated in professional training programs as
well as graduate degree programs. Graduate enrollment for Fall 2015 reached 866 students, about
10 percent of the university’s total enrollment.
Stockton Affiliated Services, Inc., an auxiliary organization for the university, has increased the
amount off-campus housing rentals available for graduate students for 2015-16.
A unique feature of Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club, which is home to 222 students, is that
students can order food online and have room service from a four-star hotel. Feedback regarding
this option is very positive and many students are now requesting this complex as their first choice
in housing.
Stockton’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, “You Make the Difference: The
Campaign for Stockton College,” generated donations and gifts of $25,363,687, exceeding the initial
goal by more than $5 million.
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Stockton is in the process of drafting an application for funding from the recently released NJ State
Higher Education Capital Facilities Program. The first application is for the Building Our Future
Bond Act (GO Bond Act), for a project named: “Health Sciences Addition to Classroom Building.”
The project is for the addition of health science academic facilities in the new classroom building on
the Galloway Campus for a total project cost of $994,203. The second application is for the Higher
Education Capital Improvement Fund project, “Renewal, Renovation & Reconstruction of Existing
Campus Wide Academic Facilities and Infrastructure.” The project is for a variety of facility-based
renovations, primarily in response to academic facility needs on the Galloway Campus. The total
project cost is $39,122,481.
A $28.6 million expansion of Stockton’s Unified Science Center will be supported by $21.465
million in funding from the Building Our Future Bond Act approved by voters in 2012. The
expansion will include labs for teaching and research, a greenhouse, computer labs, faculty offices
and a vivarium.
An $18 million additional classroom building will receive $13.5 million in funding from the bond
issue. It would house 24 classrooms, 20 offices and teaching space for the Schools of Business,
Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arts and Humanities, General Studies, Health Sciences
and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
Additional Stockton projects slated to receive bond funding are:
 $6.4 million for an energy management project which will modernize equipment and infrastructure,
including upgrades to the university’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems;
 $4.2 million to renovate the Arts and Sciences building, including exterior repairs and
improvements in energy efficiency;
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$1.195 million to upgrade education technology, including upgrading equipment used by faculty in
lectures in electronic classrooms and computer labs; development of virtualized computer labs to
support student-owned mobile devices such as tablets and desktop computers; and
$1.5 million (of which $775,000 is state bond funded) for an educational technology infrastructure
project will receive $775,000 in funding from the bond issue to improve high-speed voice, video and
data fiber structure, high-capacity Internet access, and upgrades to the core high-speed 10G
network and wireless infrastructures on campus
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www.tesu.edu
Founded:
1972
Mailing Address:
111 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608-1176
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(609) 984-1100
(888) 442-8372
(609) 984-1150
(609) 777-3083
Thomas Edison State University provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for selfdirected adults. One of New Jersey’s 11 senior public institutions of higher education and the only
institution in New Jersey dedicated exclusively to adults, the University offers associate, bachelor,
master and doctoral degree programs in more than 100 areas of study. The university also offers
undergraduate, graduate and noncredit professional certificates.
For more than 40 years, the university has pioneered the use of the latest technologies to develop
flexible, high-quality educational programs for adults, and has served as a national leader in the
assessment of adult learning. New York Times called Thomas Edison “the college that paved the way for
flexibility.”
The entire academic program at the university revolves around the needs of adults, removing the
barriers that limit many adult students who cannot sacrifice their personal and professional
responsibilities to pursue their education. Students earn credit through a variety of methods designed
exclusively for adult learners, including online courses, guided independent study, examination
programs, courses delivered via mobile devices, as well as by maximizing the transfer of credits earned
from other regionally accredited institutions, earning credit for professional and/or military training,
and demonstrating college-level knowledge acquired outside a traditional classroom through prior
learning assessment.
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In December, the State of New Jersey granted the institution’s petition for university status. At its
December 2015 meeting, the Board of Trustees officially changed the school’s name to Thomas
Edison State University. The change was effective on Dec. 21. Being known as a university more
accurately describes the type of institution Thomas Edison is today, especially in the minds of
prospective students, potential donors and the general public. It also reflects the success the school has
had in expanding graduate programs and its plans to develop new degrees in the coming years.
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The W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing launched the university’s first doctoral program in January, a
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a specialization in Systems-Level Leadership. The decision to
create the program was driven by student and alumni interest and the fact that numerous professional
organizations have completed studies recognizing the need for DNP programs, including the landmark
2010 study by the Institute of Medicine, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which
called for a push to double the number of nurses with a doctorate by the year 2020. The program is
available completely online and prepares nurse leaders with competencies in advanced nursing practice,
organizational leadership, economics and finance, healthcare policy and technology.
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Thomas Edison State University partnered with Comcast, Vietnam Veterans of America and the National
Veteran Business Development Council in 2015 to produce two public service announcements (PSAs)
aimed at helping veterans learn how to earn credit for military training and complete a college degree.
Production of the PSAs was made possible through a grant from the Comcast Foundation. The PSAs aired
nationally on television networks carried by Comcast during five-week flights throughout the year. The
broadcast equivalent of the PSA campaign is estimated to be approximately $3 million.
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Thomas Edison State University partnered with the Utilities Telecom Council, a global trade association
representing utilities and critical infrastructure companies in the electric, gas and water industries, to
develop an online graduate certificate in Cybersecurity – Critical Infrastructure. The program is designed
to help close a growing cybersecurity skills gap, help utility employees advance as cybersecurity
professionals and prepare information technology (IT) professionals to transition into the utility
industry as cybersecurity specialists.
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The New Jersey Board of Nursing reported in 2015 that 2014 graduates of the school’s Accelerated
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council
Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
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In June, the institution was honored by New Jersey Future with a 2015 Smart Growth Award for the
school’s campus expansion project and the project’s role in revitalizing New Jersey’s capital city. The
expansion includes the new Center for Learning and Technology at 102 West State Street in Trenton,
renovation of the landmark Kelsey Building at 101 West State Street in Trenton and development of the
Nursing Education Center, which is transforming the corner of West State and Calhoun streets in
Trenton.
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Thomas Edison State University launched several new graduate programs in 2015, including a Master of
Science in Information Technology with areas of study in Cybersecurity - Critical Infrastructure, Data
Management and Analytics, Health Information Technology, Information Assurance, Network
Management, and Software Engineering; a Master of Science in Hospitality Management; a Master of
Science in International Business Finance; and three new areas of study offered under the Master of Arts
in Liberal Studies, including Digital Humanities, Geropsychology and Industrial-Organizational
Psychology, which are also available as online graduate certificates
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In June, Operation College Promise, a national policy, research and education program that supports the
transition and postsecondary advancement of United States veterans, became part of Thomas Edison
State University, the largest provider of collegiate programs for active duty service members and
veterans in New Jersey. Operation College Promise, which was established by the New Jersey Association
of State Colleges and Universities, is located within the university's Office of Military and Veteran
Education.
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The elimination of leased office space located at 50 West State Street, for an annual savings of
$80,000. The university conducted a facility space planning review and realigned work areas to
better utilize office space. In addition, the University re-used the existing furniture for these
departmental moves, for additional savings.
The university and the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) have created significant cost savings by
merging the previously independent information technology departments. The savings are a result
of collapsing the network infrastructure, combining the internet access carriers (both primary and
secondary), linking the help desk ticketing systems, combining training and utilizing a shared
staffing model. In addition, the NJSL was able to utilize the University data center to locate crucial
servers and network infrastructure. This resulted in significant savings by allowing the NJSL to
eliminate one of its co-location facilities.
The university has realized savings by eliminating desktop printers and replacing them with shared
network printers. The network printers use less ink per impression, require less maintenance, and
provide more affordable ink costs. This also lessens the environmental impact from the number of
“disposable” desktop printers.
The university continues to move toward becoming an electronic institution. This past year, the
forms used for Human Resources, including the online orientation, were converted to electronic
forms.
The university has contracted with Lawroom to provide courses, which include mandatory annual
training. Supervisors can assign staff online courses throughout the year, reducing the cost of
external training.
Mail operations achieved $335,948 in postal savings by taking advantage of less costly bulk mailing
rates.
Students have saved almost $3 million by taking 2,350 Thomas Edison College Examination
Program (TECEP) examination credits, as opposed to paying for courses.
The university completed the installation of motion-activated, infrared sensing technology with LED
illumination. The devices detect the movement of room occupants, turning off lights in unoccupied
areas and turning them back on when occupants return and motion is detected. LED bulbs consume
less energy than their incandescent counterparts. The ROI is high, due to increased lifetime and
lower electricity consumption.
The university completed the repair of historic windows in the Kelsey building that will result in
increased energy efficiency. The Kelsey and Townhouse complex HVAC systems have been
upgraded and automated. Building automation systems typically save 15 percent of operating costs
of the equipment.
The university engages in and encourages purchasing through state and other cooperative
contracts. This practice provides both cost avoidance and cost savings, depending on the specific
goods or services being procured.
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The university continues its successful Smart Buy Program and its best practice efforts to reduce
non-personnel costs and improve business operations, which generated over $400,000 in savings
during FY2015. The difference between the highest quotation and the low cost quotation that was
used is recorded as the Smart Buy savings. In addition, the university continues to develop
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and negotiate the lowest possible prices, which resulted in $3.6
million in savings.
The Nicholson Foundation awarded a $167,000 grant to the Thomas Edison State University
Foundation that supports the New Jersey Cultural Competency and English Language Learners
Summer Institute and Mentoring Program – an initiative of the John S. Watson Institute for Public
Policy at Thomas Edison State University.
The PSEG Foundation awarded two grants to the Thomas Edison State University Foundation: a
$70,000 grant that has supported the development of the Military and Veteran Portal – an initiative
of the university’s Office of Military and Veteran Education; and a $40,000 that supports the
creation of the Librarian’s Disaster Planning and Community Resiliency Toolkit at the New Jersey
State Library, an affiliate of the university.
Bristol-Myers Squibb awarded a $50,000 grant to the Thomas Edison State University Foundation
that supports the continued development and expansion of virtual clinical simulation into the
curriculum of the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing degree programs.
In 2015, the university received a $248,000 grant from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce
Development for the Skills4New Jersey Initiative. The grant is focused on provided customized
training designed to increase the productivity and skills of New Jersey’s workers and assist
businesses to compete in the global economy.
Capital Projects
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Nursing Education Center ($12.726 million): Construction on the Nursing Education Center is
scheduled to be completed in spring 2016. The project is transforming the blighted Glen Cairn Arms
site at Calhoun and West State Streets in Trenton. Demolition of the Glen Cairn Arms was
completed in November 2013. The 34,700 square foot building will include a new nursing
simulation laboratory, lecture halls, conference rooms, testing center and two-level parking garage.
The center is supported by the Building Our Future Bond Act approved by New Jersey voters in
November 2012.
Kelsey Building and Townhouse Upgrades ($1.913 million): Completed in Feb. 2015, this project
included the upgrade and renovation of TESU’s landmark Kelsey Building and Townhouse complex,
including the reconfiguration of existing offices to maximize space and create new resources and
replace the roof and mechanical systems.
102-104 West State Street/Center for Learning and Technology ($1.4 million): Completed in
November 2014, this project is now home to the University’s Center for Learning and Technology.
The 12,500 square foot building, located across the street from the college’s main campus building,
features two conference rooms, a media production studio and 23 offices and workstations.
Instructional Nursing Equipment ($585,000): This funding will be used to purchase instructional
equipment for the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing to support educational technology in the nursing
simulation lab and other technical aspects of the program.
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www.wpunj.edu
Founded:
1855
Mailing Address:
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Main Phone:
Admissions:
Public Info:
(973) 720-2000
(973) 720-2125
(973) 720-2971
William Paterson University, located on 370 wooded hilltop acres in suburban Wayne, provides a
challenging, supportive, intellectual environment for nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate
students from 33 states and 43 countries. Founded in 1855, William Paterson offers undergraduate and
graduate academic programs, ranging from liberal arts and sciences to pre-professional and
professional programs, through five academic colleges: Arts and Communication, Cotsakos College of
Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. The university awarded
its first doctorates to 11 graduates of its doctor of nursing practice program in May 2014, and launched
its second doctoral program, the doctor of psychology, in Fall 2015.
Recently designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, William Paterson has a distinguished resident
faculty that includes 41 Fulbright scholars, as well as internationally recognized musicians, artists and
scholars. Students benefit from individualized attention from faculty mentors, small class sizes, and
numerous research, internship, and clinical experiences. The university has been nationally recognized
for its leadership in the American Democracy Project and is a founding member of the New Jersey
Campus Compact. It has been honored as a “Military Friendly School” by militaryfriendlyschools.com, and
was among the first higher education institutions in the state to collaborate with Choose New Jersey .
The university provides students with a variety of opportunities for real-world experience and hands-on
learning in a range of disciplines. Programs in nursing, communication disorders, and public health will
benefit from a brand-new $40 million academic building, University Hall, with specialized classrooms
and clinical spaces for the health sciences, including the Nel Bolger, RN, Nursing Laboratory. Students in
the sciences collaborate with faculty on numerous research projects supported by a state-of-the-art
Science Complex with nearly 100 research labs and 50 teaching labs. The university’s nationally
recognized programs in professional sales and financial planning in the Cotsakos College of Business
feature access to the Russ Berrie Professional Sales Laboratory and the Financial Learning Center, a
simulated trading room.
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University Hall, William Paterson’s new academic building, opened in January 2016 for the start of
the spring 2016 semester, six months ahead of schedule. The $40 million facility, partially funded by
the state’s Building Our Future Bond Act, includes general-use classrooms as well as specialized
classrooms and clinical spaces for nursing, communication disorders, and public health.
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation awarded $1 million to establish the Henry Taub Scholars
Program. The donation marks the largest single gift specifically for scholarships in William
Paterson University history. The award will provide $250,000 per year for four years for
scholarships covering tuition and fees for students with financial need, providing critical support
for between 30 and 50 students. The first scholarships have been awarded to members of the fall
2015 freshman class.
A state-of-the-art, large-scale robot system that combines computer modeling and animation
programs with computer-aided manufacturing software to sculpt 3D objects is now being used by
students at the Center for New Art in William Paterson’s College of the Arts and Communication
thanks to a $270,100 gift from an anonymous donor. The robot is only one of its kind at a college or
university in New Jersey.
President Kathleen Waldron received the Michael and Yolanda Simonelli Community Award at the
2015 St. Joseph’s Hospital Wayne Charity Ball in honor of her commitment to engaging the
University with its community and for recognizing and developing programs to meet the needs of a
wide range of people from children to adults.
A nearly $2 million Turnaround School Leaders Program Grant from the United States Department
of Education to William Paterson University will support the development of leadership programs
at four public schools in Paterson and, in cooperation with Kean University, at several schools in
Plainfield.
The University has been awarded a five-year $1,049,996 grant from the National Science
Foundation to recruit and train undergraduate science and math majors to teach in high-need
school districts. William Paterson will collaborate on the grant project with Mercer County
Community College and the Paterson Public Schools.
William Paterson University was recently named a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a designation
granted by the United States Department of Education when a student body reaches 25 percent or
more of Hispanic students. The designation was featured in a cover story in the October 2015 issue
of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. The University was also featured in Hispanic Outlook in
Higher Education’s list of Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics (May 2015).
The University has been honored as a “Military Friendly School” by militaryfriendlyschools.com and
has been included in their Guide to Military Friendly Schools each year since 2011.
Bill Charlap, the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and new director of the Jazz Studies Program,
was nominated in 2015 for the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal album for The
Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, a collaboration with Tony Bennett. (On February 15, 2016,
Mr. Charlap and Mr. Bennett won the Grammy Award.)
The university’s student-run radio station, WPSC-FM, was one of five finalists in the national
nominated for the Marconi Award for “Noncommercial Station of the Year” by the National
Association of Broadcasters. The station won the 2015 “Best College Radio Station Award” from the
New Jersey Broadcasters Association. The station also won the “Best Station in the Nation” award
from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) in 2012 and 2013, and was a finalist for the
award in 2014.
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Eleven William Paterson graduate students pursuing an MBA in the university’s Cotsakos College of
Business traveled in November 2015 to Nebraska to meet billionaire investor Warren Buffett in
person and ask him questions. The meeting was arranged by Susan Lisovicz, ‘78, a former CNN
business reporter and current adjunct professor in the University’s communication department.
The Cotsakos College of Business is recognized in the Sales Education Foundation’s 2015 list of Top
University Sales Programs for its Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales. Financial Planning
Magazine has cited William Paterson University as one of the nation’s top schools for financial
planners.
William Paterson received a $130,000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to continue a
project in the Paterson Public Schools that promotes the interrelationships among disciplines in the
arts and sciences.
During the past academic year, William Paterson’s more than 400 faculty demonstrated their
scholarly achievement through more than 525 publications, more than 230 artistic performances,
productions and exhibitions, and nearly 1,200 lectures, presentations and workshops.
The Roundabout, a student-produced television talk show, was the recipient of a 2015 Gracie Award,
presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation.
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The Cotsakos College of Business is included in the 2016 edition of the Princeton Review’s Best 252 Business
Schools, an annual guide to graduate business schools, for the eighth consecutive year.
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Five charging stations for electric vehicles are now available on campus through support from Public Service
Electric & Gas. The university’s solar panel installation continues to rank among the 10 largest university
installations in the United States, supplying 15 percent of the institution’s energy needs, for a savings of $10
million over 15 years.
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The university continues to expand its academic offerings for students. At the undergraduate level, a new
bachelor of science in computer information technology begins in spring 2016. New multidisciplinary minors
also were approved in American studies, Italian and Italian American studies, public policy and administration,
religious studies, Spanish for the professions, and world literature.
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William Paterson has submitted its first provisional patent application for Emmanuel Onaivi, professor of
biology, for the creation of a new mouse model for studying substance abuse and other conditions. A highly
respected scholar, Dr. Onaivi recently spent a year Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, where he lectured and
conducted research as a Fulbright Scholar. His work is currently funded by a three-year, $350,000 grant from
the National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.
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In recognition of its expanding enrollment, offerings, and outreach to New Jersey’s business and education
sectors, William Paterson’s Center for Continuing and Professional Education has been designated the William
Paterson University School of Continuing and Professional Education, effective January 1, 2016.
Cost Containment and Revenue Enhancement Initiatives
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William Paterson University’s many cost containment efforts enabled the institution to limit
undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees increases to one percent. This is part of the
university’s strategic commitment to providing an outstanding and affordable public higher
education for its students.
Planned use of the university’s water tower for a microwave link between William Paterson and
Montclair State University’s dedicated fiber to NJEDge will reduce costs by not needing a leased
connection.
Instituted DegreeWorks, a new system for student advising, helping to keep students on track to
finish their degrees in four years.
The university has incorporated “green” building practices in the construction of University Hall, its
new academic building, which will result in significant savings on energy costs. The university plans
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to see LEED Gold certification for this project.
The university’s solar panel installation has generated a savings of $1.5 million in energy costs since
2010.
The university instituted ACH vendor payments and paperless, direct deposit of employee
reimbursements to reduce paperwork and cost to process these payments.
The university switched to voice over IP telephony, replacing expensive to operate telephone
switches and inter-building copper cable infrastructure.
William Paterson participated in the state contract for electric and gas, reducing the current cost for
utilities.
The university refinanced a portion of the institution’s outstanding debt, realizing a net present
value savings of $2.8 million and a reduction in its annual debt service payments by $300,000 to
$500,000 per year over the next 15 years.
The university has joined additional cooperative purchasing consortiums within the state that help
reduce the cost of purchasing goods and services.
William Paterson performed a second round of Local Government Energy Audits on 10 additional
buildings. With the first phase of LGEA audits completed on 10 buildings, the University is
currently executing a phased approach to upgrade the systems in the buildings in anticipation of
saving approximately $1.5 million dollars a year in energy costs.
The university added new master’s degrees in middle level education and higher education
administration.
The university has generated revenue by leasing residence hall roof space and on the campus water
tower to corporations for microwave communications.
William Paterson’s Global Business and Finance Institute offered custom-designed workshops for
visiting Chinese higher education administrators and faculty on a wide range of student
development and enrollment management processes.
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University Hall, a new academic building opened in January 2016. The first step in a long-range plan
to modernize facilities in the main academic core of the campus, the $40 million project was funded
in part by $30 million from the “Building Our Future” Bond Act. The 78,000-square-foot teaching
and research facility houses 16 general-use classrooms that will serve a minimum of 4,000 students
per semester. It also features specialized classrooms and clinical spaces for the university’s wellestablished and expanding programs in nursing, communication disorders, and public health,
including an expanded Nel Bolger, RN Nursing Laboratory and the university’s Speech and Hearing
Clinic, which provides the community with a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for
communication disorders. In line with the university’s commitment to sustainability, the building
has been designed for efficiency, and the university will seek LEED Gold certification from the
United States Green Building Council.
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The university is leveraging existing campus fiber Ethernet and the Internet to combine video,
voice, and data over an Internet Protocol (IP) fiber backbone in a resilient, reliable manner to
support learning, research and technical academic support. The university is utilizing HETI and ELF
funding to deliver content, regardless of format, on and off campus, to a diverse population in an
easy-to-use environment that complements the convergence of what is currently envisioned by
some people as phone, television, and computing.
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State College/University Presidents
The following presidents are members of the NJASCU Board and the NJASCU Council of Presidents.
Dr. Susan A. Cole
Montclair state university
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Assumed office in September 1998 as the eighth president of Montclair State University.
Served as President of Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota from 1993
to 1998 and, prior to that, as Vice President for University Administration and Personnel at Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey; Associate University Dean for Academic Affairs at Antioch
University; and a faculty member at The City University of New York.
Currently serves on the boards of the Liberty Science Center, the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities-Pension Center for Professional Development, Peapack-Gladstone Bank,
the Montclair Art Museum and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Council of Trustees.
Appointed by Governor Christie as New Jersey’s representative to the Education Commission of the
States, and by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to the Paterson Great Falls National
Historical Park Advisory Commission. Served on Governor Christie’s Executive Transition Team and
chaired his Education Subcommittee. Served as co-chair of Governor McGreevey’s Higher Education
Transition Team and on his Education Cabinet.
Earned three degrees in English and American literature: a BA degree from Barnard College,
Columbia University, and an MA and a PhD from Brandeis University.
Writes and speaks extensively about current issues in American higher education.
Named Educator of the Year by the Research and Development Council of New Jersey.
Featured on the March 2015 cover of NJBiz addressing the “The Confidence Gap” between college
women and men.
Dr. Dawood Farahi
kean university
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Was selected the 17th president of Kean University at a special meeting of the board of trustees on
February 24, 2003.
Has spent more than 20 years of his career at Kean University, where he has served as a professor,
chair of the Department of Public Administration, and special assistant to the president for
operations.
Formerly served as chair of the faculty senate, special assistant to the president for technology, and
special assistant for enrollment services.
Dr. Farahi was selected Kean University’s “Teacher of the Year” in 1996, and “Graduate Teacher of
the Year” in 1993.
Earned a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, where he was a Fulbright scholar.
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Dr. R. Barbara Gitenstein
the college of new jersey
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Has more than 30 years of experience as a college professor and administrator in both the public
and private sectors.
Came to The College of New Jersey in 1999 from Drake University, where she served as provost and
vice president.
Is the first female president of TCNJ in its 160-year history.
Is the immediate past chair of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and was a
member of the American Council on Education’s Task Force on Accreditation.
Serves as an officer for the New Jersey Presidents’ Council and Chair of the Nominating Committee
for AASCU.
Presents regularly at national conferences and in the community on issues related to governance
and leadership.
Has received numerous awards including the 2009 Women’s Caucus of New Jersey Woman of
Achievement, the 2007 KidsBridge Children’s Museum Humanitarian award, and in 2003 was
recognized by the YWCA of Princeton at their Tribute to Women for her outstanding achievements,
contributions to the community, and model character.
Received a BA with honors in English from Duke University, and a PhD in English and American
Literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Sue Henderson
new jersey city university
 In 2012, became the twelfth president and first woman to become President at New Jersey City
University.
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Now in her fourth year, she has accomplished a range of transformational initiatives.
Created NJCU School of Business and relocation to 68,348 square foot, state-of-the-art facility in Jersey
City’s financial district.
Spearheaded the implementation of a $350 million West Campus plan which features a fully integrated,
pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development for a student residence hall, academic building and
performance arts center, a fitness center, supermarket, and shops and restaurants.
Hired one quarter of the faculty within the past three years in areas identified as critical to meeting
academic needs in high-demand fields of study: nursing, STEM areas, business, counseling, and pre-law.
Globalized curriculum including dramatic expansion of study abroad opportunities, scholarships for
travel for students in need; increased the number and variety of international universities partnering
with NJCU (six in China; four in India; several in the Middle East); created a Confucius Institute with a
partner university in China, Jilin Huaqiao University of Foreign Languages in Jilin Province, one of the
largest private universities in China.
Ensured that tuition and fees remain at the lowest of all the public 4-year colleges and universities in NJ,
and Washington Monthly magazine ranked NJCU a top 10 “Best Bang for the Buck” in the Northeast, and
No. 2 in New Jersey for serving students in need.
Prior to arriving at NJCU, served Queens College of The City University of New York as both Chief
Operating Officer and Vice President of Institutional Advancement, where she spearheaded the
development of a first-ever residential housing project and international programming for students and
faculty. Coordinated and completed a successful $100 million comprehensive campaign at Queens
College.
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Served previously as provost and chief operating officer of Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville
Campus.
Experienced as an educator, having taught mathematics at the collegiate and secondary levels for over 37
years and been involved in the calculus reform movement that stressed active learning, multiple
approaches, and the effective use of technology in the classroom.
Member of the inaugural class of the American Council on Education’s New Presidents Institute and a
graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management.
Serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and
co-chairs its International Committee; is a member of the Board of Directors of the International
Commission on Education of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the
Commission for Internationalization and Global Engagement of the American Council on Education (ACE)
and is a member of ACE Women’s Network for which she speaks nationally.
Serves as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Society for College and University Planners Academic
Council and serves on International Women’s Forum.
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Appointed vice-chair of the Committee on International Education of the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
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Member of the Board of Directors of One to World, an affiliate of the Fulbright Scholars Program.
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Chairs the Presidents’ Council of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU).
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Appointed to the Board of Directors of NJTV and is a member of the Advisory Board of the New Jersey
Energy Coalition.
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Higher Education Advocate on the Board of Directors of Choose New Jersey.
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Member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematical Association of America,
and the NJ Business and Industry Association’s Education and Workforce Development Committee.
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Received the “Living United Heroes Award” from the United Way of Hudson County in fall 2014.
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Received numerous awards for her work as an educator and administrator, and has been recognized by
community and professional organizations, including the Queens Chamber of Commerce, which named
her one of the top 10 businesswomen in Queens in 2007.
Earned a Ph.D. in higher education from the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia
and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math education from Georgia State University. She received the
Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Georgia in fall 2014.
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Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Directors of NJEDge.net, and the “Big Brothers/Big Sisters” Advisory Board.
Co-chairs the Hudson County Alliance for Action and serves on the Task Force on the Alignment of Higher
Education Programs and Workforce Development.
Appointed to the President’s Advisory group of the NJCA of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic
Association).
Presents frequently at professional conferences nationwide and has published on effective teaching
practices in the collegiate mathematics classroom, organizational change, and strategic planning.
Dr. Harvey Kesselman
stockton university
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An alumnus who was a member of Stockton University’s first class in the Mayflower Hotel on the
Boardwalk in Atlantic City in 1971, Dr. Kesselman has more than 35 years of experience in higher
education.
Before becoming the university’s 5th president in 2015, he served Stockton in many leadership roles,
including as provost and executive vice president, dean of the School of Education, interim vice president
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for Administration and Finance, CEO of the Southern Regional Institute (SRI) and Educational
Technology Training Center (ETTC), and vice president for Student Affairs.
Implemented Stockton’s Essential Learning Outcomes initiative, extended the community partnerships
and global research of the institution, and supported faculty initiatives and scholarly innovation through
the university’s 2020 strategic planning process.
Has been appointed by New Jersey governors and state education leaders to serve as the senior college
representative on a number of authorities, committees and task forces. Served on the Executive
Committee of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), which oversees New Jersey’s
$1 billion student financial aid program.
Involved in many national academic organizations. He is a frequent presenter at the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE), and
the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). He also serves as a reviewer for the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Served on the Governor’s Task Force to improve the NJ STARS program; participated on the New Jersey
College and Career Readiness Task Force; advised the New Jersey State College and University
Presidents’ Council regarding accountability and assessment; represented the senior public colleges and
universities in the NJ Committee of Experts on Campus Sexual Assault Issues; served as one of six
representatives appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education to author and develop the NJ Student
Unit Record Enrollment (SURE) statewide data and monitoring system; and founded and chaired the SRI
& ETTC Consortium, which includes more than 90 school districts throughout New Jersey.
Serves as the senior public college representative on the New Jersey Higher Education Leadership Team
(HELT), which considers policy questions and recommends strategies regarding implementation of the
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).
Serves as Board of Directors co-chair of New Jersey Campus Compact.
Active in his community, including past service as a Hamilton Township committeeman and a member of
the township Board of Education.
Received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stockton, his master’s degree in Student
Personnel Services/Counseling from Rowan University, and his doctorate in Higher Education
Administration from Widener University.
Dr. Peter P. Mercer
ramapo college of new jersey
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Became Ramapo College’s fourth president on July 1, 2005. He previously served as dean of the law
school and then as vice president (administration) and general counsel at the University of Western
Ontario, where he was a professor of law.
A former visiting research scholar at the University of Michigan, he has also been a faculty member
at the University of Calgary, the University of Detroit and the University of Windsor. In 2005,
Rotary International appointed Dr. Mercer a Paul Harris Fellow. He has received Teacher of the
Year awards from the University of Calgary and the University of Western Ontario and the
Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of University Business Officers.
He has authored, co-authored and edited two books, numerous articles, book chapters and reviews.
His recent publications have focused on the legal profession and professional standards as well as
the unique features of higher education administration.
He earned his LLM and PhD from the University of Cambridge, and a JD from the University of
Western Ontario. For nearly two years, he has also served as principal instructor in the Senior
University Administrators Course held at the Banff Center, Banff Alberta each June and he is a
member of the faculty of the Harvard University Seminar for New Presidents held every July.
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Dr. Mercer is past chair of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities Presidents’
Council. Under his leadership, the NJASCU launched the New Jersey College Promise Action
Network, a resource which linked over 9,000 people who care about the nine state colleges and
universities with those in a position to make these institutions a higher priority — including the
New Jersey Governor and Legislature. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the New
Jersey Presidents’ Council.
Nationally, Dr. Mercer is a member of the President’s Working Group of the NIH’s National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), an entity focused on combating high-risk drinking
behavior on campuses around the country.
In addition to the higher education sector, Dr. Mercer’s service also includes membership on the
Board of Directors of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey and the Meadowlands
Regional Chamber of Commerce.
During Dr. Mercer’s time at Ramapo College, the college has been increasingly regarded as a great
value and a superior institution. Ramapo College has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report
as among the “Best Regional Universities in the North,” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
as one of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges,” and by The Princeton Review as a member of its
“The Best Northeastern Colleges” list. During the same period, Ramapo College has also benefitted
from implementing sound financial practices yielding an “A Stable” bond rating from Standard &
Poor’s. In addition, the college’s comprehensive capital campaign, “Further Our Promise,”
surpassed its $40 million goal, raising more than $56 million.
Over the past several years, Dr. Mercer has led Ramapo College through an ambitious and
transformative campus-wide building program that has resulted in the completion of the Anisfeld
School of Business, the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center, the Overlook and Laurel
residence halls, the Sharp Sustainability Education Center and the Salameno Spirituality Center. A
comprehensive renovation of the academic complex has yielded the College state-of-the-art science
and research laboratories and additional instructional and social space. Finally, the Adler Center
for Nursing Excellence opened in 2015. It will greatly expand classroom, student research and
laboratory space.
Dr. George A. Pruitt
thomas edison state university
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Became president of Thomas Edison State University in 1982. Prior to that, served as executive
vice president for the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in Columbia, Maryland.
Earlier, served in executive leadership positions at Illinois State University, Towson State
University, Morgan State University, and Tennessee State University.
Holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Illinois State University and a doctorate from The
Union Institute and University in Cincinnati.
Currently serves as chair of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a voluntary,
nongovernmental membership association that is dedicated to quality assurance and improvement
through accreditation via peer evaluation.
Serves as chair of the board of directors of Structured Employment Economic Development
Corporation (SEEDCO), chair of the board of directors of Capital City Partnership, a member of the
board of directors for the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and member, board
of directors of the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce.
Served on the Governor’s New Jersey Higher Education Task Force, the board of directors of the
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the board of directors of Sun
National Bank, the board of trustees of Rider University, the board of directors of Trenton Savings
Bank, the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the board of trustees of
the Union Institute and University, as past chair of the board of directors of the Mercer County
Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional
Quality and Integrity of the U.S. Department of Education.
Was identified by the Exxon Education Foundation as one of the nation’s most effective college
presidents.
Served as a consultant to the University of Transkei in Umtate, South Africa, for the American
Council on Education’s South Africa Project; also lectured at the Salzburg Seminar in Austria.
Was cited as Mercer County’s “Citizen of the Year” in 1997, and was also named Illinois State
University’s “Distinguished Alumnus” and inducted into the University’s College of Education Hall of
Fame.
Was recognized as one of the nation’s most entrepreneurial college presidents in a study funded by
the Kauffman Foundation.
Under his leadership, Thomas Edison State University developed and implemented a new Strategic
Vision Plan focused on transforming academics, quality assurance, asset development and
stewardship in public policy and on securing the college’s position as a worldwide leader in higher
education for adults.
Was honored by New Jersey State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) in 2011 with the Distinguished Educator Award.
Earned the New Jersey State Nurses Association’s 2009 President’s Award for his work as a
champion for the nursing profession.
Was honored by the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) with the
2012 Education Award.
Was honored by New Jersey Future in 2015 for his leadership in revitalizing the City of Trenton.
Dr. Kathleen Waldron
william paterson university
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Is the president of William Paterson University, a public institution in northern New Jersey serving
nearly 11,000 students. Under her leadership, the University has increased the number of full-time
faculty, revitalized student support, completed the Strategic Plan 2012-2022, and developed several
zone master facility plans to renovate and construct new facilities. While keeping education
affordable with historically low increases in tuition, she has led strategic investment in student/
faculty research, increased alumni relations and philanthropy, and enhanced outside support for
the institution.
Previously served as president of Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY) from
2004 to 2009, and as dean of the School of Business, Public Administration, and Information
Sciences at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus from 1998 to 2004.
Prior to that, served for 14 years in several executive positions at Citigroup, including president of
Citibank International in Miami and vice president for Citibank Global Private Bank.
Currently serves on the boards of The Tinker Foundation, the Commerce and Industry Association
of New Jersey, the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, and NJEDge.net; is one of the founding
members of the New Jersey Campus Compact; and serves on the Council of Presidents, the New
Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the Executive Committee of the Council of
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Presidents; and has served as a member of the U.S. Presidential Committee on the Fulbright
Program.
She was honored by the North Jersey Federal Credit Union as the first recipient of the Annual
Women History Makers in North Jersey Award, received the West Bergen Mental Healthcare
Distinguished Service Award, the Executive Women of New Jersey Salute to Policy Makers Award,
the Greater Paterson Chamber of Commerce Faith in Paterson Award, the 2013 Garden State Green
Award, and the St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital Michael and Yolanda Simonelli Community Award and
was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women in New Jersey by NJBIZ.
Earned B.A. in history from Stony Brook University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Latin American history
from Indiana University.
Served as a Fulbright Fellow at the Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981.
Has published several articles on Venezuelan history, and was an editor of the Handbook of Latin
American Studies.
Has spoken at various professional meetings about diversity in higher education and leadership and
speaks extensively about leadership and higher education.
Please note: Dr. Ali Houshmand is the president of Rowan University, an affiliated member of the New
Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.
NJASCU Trustee Representatives
The following are individuals are current 2016 NJASCU Board Trustees .
Dr. Fred J. Abbate
thomas edison state university
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Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA), a
position he held from 1995 to July 2006.
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Holds a PhD from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Boston College, and an AB from
Fairfield University.
Prior to joining NJUA, he held numerous executive and managerial positions for Atlantic Energy. As
a loaned executive from the Utility in 1993-1994, he served as Director of Leadership New Jersey,
the state’s best known public policy leadership program.
Chaired the New Jersey Utility Education Committee, charged with designing and implementing the
state’s $40 million education program on energy deregulation.
Former Chairman of the New Jersey Department of Labor’s Employer Council.
Served on the Governor’s Commission on Quality Education, and the Arts Task Force on Core
Curriculum Standards.
Also served as Vice Chairperson of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and on the Board of
Advisors of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
Teaches at the Pennoni Honors College of Drexel University and is a senior consultant with the
Performance Excellence Group, LLC.
Mr. Abbate currently serves as Vice Chair of NJASCU.
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Dr. Robert A. Altman
the college of new jersey
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A member of the Board of Trustees of The College of New Jersey since 2006, has over 30 years’
experience serving New Jersey higher education through board service in the public sector.
Has been a member, and chair, of the Board of Trustees of Mercer County Community College, of
Montclair State University, and of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities
(NJASCU).
When he was chair of NJASCU Board, he served ex officio as a member of the New Jersey Board of
Higher Education, and was a member of Governor Whitman’s Task Force on Restructuring Higher
Education in New Jersey.
Between 1980 and 1995, as Vice President of ETS, he supervised the on-going test development,
statistics, research for, and operation of various programs, and led the expansion of ETS’s
international activities, including those in China, Japan, Korea, and the former Soviet Union.
Is involved in Princeton Adult School (where he serves as Treasurer) and the AARP/IRS Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance program, where he serves as a volunteer tax preparer and site coordinator
in Princeton and Lawrence.
Earned an AB at Harvard College and a MA and PhD at Columbia University.
Rose Cali
montclair state university
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Born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, but has been a resident of New Jersey since 1974.
1980 graduate of Montclair State University (magna cum laude), she devotes her available time as a
volunteer in leadership and philanthropic roles primarily in education, arts and human services.
Has been a member of the Montclair State University Board of Trustees since 1991 and in 1994
became co-chair of the university’s first capital campaign, which exceeded its goal of $8 million by
25%, raising $10 million. She also served on the committee of a Second Century capital campaign
for the university, which raised $60 million, having exceeded its goal by 20%.
In 1997, she founded and became the first CEO of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center.
Previous career experiences include historical site research, volunteer services coordination, and
public relations.
Recent volunteer involvement includes participation on the boards of the Liberty Science Center
and the Montclair Public Library Foundation Advisory Board, leadership of the board of Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties, and the role of co-chair of a $2.5 million
capital campaign for the library. Mrs. Cali also serves on the Arts Education Committee of New
Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Madeleine Deininger
stockton university
 Madeleine (Mady) Deininger has been a member of the Board of Trustees at Stockton University
since 2007 and is currently Chairperson of the Board and Executive Committee.
 Founder and President of the Sonoma, California-based Kismet Wines, Inc. where she has developed
a highly successful national marketing and sales program for California and European fine wines.
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Wine Company, Turley, Carlisle, Biale, Robert Mondavi, Franciscan and Simi wineries in Sonoma
and Napa counties.
A 1980 alumna of Stockton, where she received her Baccalaureate in Liberal Studies.
After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1985 with a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies, she
worked as a freelance photographer, writer and editor, and later co-founded a wine import and
brokerage company based in Princeton, New Jersey.
Recipient of an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters from Stockton.
She and her husband, Joel Peterson, sponsor the annual Ravenswood Poetry Reading Series at
Stockton University.
Deininger and her family reside in Sonoma, California and Margate, New Jersey.
Dr. Frederick L. Gruel
william paterson university
 Retired in 2013 as President and CEO of AAA New Jersey Auto Club.
 Previously, Mr. Gruel held several positions in higher education including Vice President of
Administration and Finance at Thomas Edison State University, and Assistant Director, Office of
Community College Programs for the State of New Jersey, Department of Higher Education.
 Earned a BS from Fordham University and an MBA from Florida State University.
 Appointed to the William Paterson University Board in 1992. He has served as its Chair since 2012,
and previously served as Chair from 1996-2000 and Vice Chair from 2000-2004. He has also
chaired several Board committees including Finance and Audit and Institutional Development.
Dr. Lamont Repollet
kean university
 Dr. Repollet was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Kean University in December 2011. A Kean
alumnus, he earned his graduate degree from the university in 2000. He currently serves as
Superintendent of Asbury Park School District. His schools have garnered national recognition,
earning a reputation of “decreasing the achievement gap in education amongst economically
disadvantaged students and non-economically disadvantaged students.” (2006 Standard & Poor’s
SchoolMatters: NCLP recognition, and 2009, 2011 U.S. News & World Report Bronze Medal).
 Along with his achievement in public education, Dr. Repollet has established two organizations:
Repollet Community Development Corporation (RepCDC), a 501c(3) educational nonprofit
organization and Repollet Group, LLC an educational consulting group comprised of experienced
educators specializing in instructional and organizational design. These organizations complement
his position as a school administrator and create a triangular approach to addressing the problems
and challenges of urban education.
 Dr. Repollet received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from The College of New Jersey, a
Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Kean University, and Doctorate in Education
Leadership from Nova South Eastern University. He resides in Somerset, NJ with his wife Darlene
and their daughters Lauryn and Taylor.
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Adam J. Sabath
ramapo college of new jersey
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Is the immediate past chair of Ramapo College’s Board of Trustees, having served as chair from
2009 to 2012 and as vice chair from 2007-2009. He joined the board in 2005.
Is owner of the Advocacy Group, LLC, a lobbying and government affairs firm.
Received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Ramapo College.
Previously worked as the chief of staff to Senate President Richard J. Codey, and prior to that served
as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Mr. Sabath is currently chair of the NJASCU Board.
THANK YOU
The First Annual NJASCU Higher Education Symposium will take place in
October 2016, with Former Governor Thomas Kean scheduled as keynote
speaker. For more information on our symposium, visit:
www.njascu.org/symposium.html
NJASCU thanks its sponsors—Spencer Savings Bank as a Collegiate Sponsor and
Aramark as a Scholar Sponsor—for supporting the goals of NJASCU’s member
institutions
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