New Jersey Association of State Colleges & Universities

Dear Friends and Colleagues: Happy birthday to the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU) on the occasion of turning 30 years old. In higher education institutional years, three decades 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. Key to this effort is NJASCU’s strategic plan, adopted early in 2015, that gives shape and focus to the Association’s goals. Our core mission—part of our DNA from the first day we were born in July 1985—remains unchanged. All university and college members of NJASCU strive to provide an education that is affordable, accessible, and reflecting the highest standards of teaching and learning. NJASCU exists to support our member institutions through information, communication and advocacy. For almost all of our decades, our Director of Marketing and Communications Paul Shelly kept us on message. We are very sad that Paul, a key member of the NJASCU team for 26 years, passed away in June, 2015. This remarkable gentleman touched all of our lives through his wisdom, thoughtfulness, conscientiousness, and empathy. We will miss him greatly, but his legacy will inspire us indefinitely. Paul, both professionally and personally, lived by the principle that it is always the right time to do the right thing.

Adam J. Sabath NJASCU Chair

Fred L. Gruel NJASCU Past Chair

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Michael W. Klein, JD, PhD NJASCU CEO

The Staff 2014-2015 Chief Executive Officer Michael W. Klein, JD, PhD Directors

Barbara A. Berreski, Esq. Government & Legal Affairs Wendy A. Lang Program and Policy Initiatives Paul R. Shelly Communications & Marketing Patricia A. Stearman Berry Budget & Administration Administrative Staff Charlene R. Pipher Executive Assistant/Web Coordinator Theresa M. Toth Secretary Pam Hersh, MIS Administrative Assistant/Communications & Marketing

New Jersey Association of State Colleges & Universities 150 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08608 609-989-1100 https://www.facebook.com/NJASCUorg www.njascu.org

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NJASCU Board Members 2014-2015 The College of New Jersey

Kean University

Dr. R. Barbara Gitenstein, President Dr. Robert A. Altman, Trustee

Dr. Dawood Farahi, President Dr. Lamont Repollet, Trustee

Montclair State University

New Jersey City University

Dr. Susan A. Cole, President Rose Cali, Trustee

Dr. Sue Henderson, President Dr. Henry Coleman, Trustee

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Rowan University

Dr. Peter Mercer, President Dr. Ali Houshmand, President Adam J. Sabath, Trustee (Vice Chair) Linda Rohrer, Trustee Stockton University

Thomas Edison State University

Dr. Herman J. Saatkamp, President Emma N. Byrne, Trustee

Dr. George Pruitt, President Dr. Fred J. Abbate, Trustee (Secy.)

William Paterson University Dr. Kathleen Waldron, President Frederick L. Gruel, Trustee (Chair)

The 2014-2015 Audited Financial Report: www.njascu.org/2014-2015-Audit.pdf (available after the January 12, 2016 Board approval)

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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 on behalf of New Jersey’s senior public institutions of higher education. 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 1986 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 has one associate member— Rowan University, which transitioned from full NJASCU membership to associate membership when it became a state-designated, comprehensive public research university. For more information about Rowan, please visit www.Rowan.edu.

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Highlights 2014-2015 Legislative 

Dual-enrollment Programs—Supported legislation signed into law that requires public colleges and universities to establish dualenrollment programs with public high schools.

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College Affordability Study Commission—Closely monitored legislation that was eventually signed into law, creating the College Affordability Study Commission. Two Association members, Dr. Ali Houshmand of Rowan University and Dr. Peter Mercer of Ramapo College of New Jersey, were appointed to the commission, which will examine issues and develop recommendations to increase the affordability of higher education in New Jersey.

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Red Tape Review Commission—Presented—at the invitation of the New Jersey Red Tape Review Commission—initiatives to eliminate bureaucratic barriers to efficient operation of state colleges and universities, particularly regarding procurement and construction.

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Adjunct Faculty and Affordable Care Act—Worked closely with New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits to determine eligibility of adjunct faculty for employer-provided health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The Division confirmed that it considers each state college and university to be an employer and will be responsible for adhering to the ACA guidelines, including tracking workers’ hours to determine “full-time employee” benefits.

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Public-Private Partnerships—Advocated for extension of the current provisions of public-private partnership legislation beyond the sunset date of August 1, 2015, highlighting to leaders in Trenton, and the general public, the broad array of economic benefits that have already occurred because of this legislation and its continued potential to benefit students and communities.

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Strategic Plan—Adopted a strategic plan and legislative goals focused on equitable and rational operating aid from the state, adjustments to the state’s financial aid programs to maximize support for students at public institutions, revisions to statutes that constrict the mission and programs at the state colleges and universities, and 5

elimination of bureaucratic and anachronistic laws hampering efficiency and effectiveness of institutional operations. 

FY 2016 State Budget—Responded to the governor’s proposed FY 2016 state budget in print and online media sources; explained to legislators and the media the economic and academic consequences of the proposed cut of $37.8 million from direct operating aid to the senior public colleges and universities in order to pay for estimated increases in fringe benefit costs; and voiced the importance of a more robust and systematic state investment in higher education. The budget—and the allocation for the senior public colleges and universities—then went through a rollercoaster process. The Legislature passed a budget that included increased spending— including more money allocated for public colleges and universities. However, since this increased spending would have been fueled by an increase in taxes, Governor Christie vetoed most of the increases in spending. Under the final FY 2016 budget, the operating support for each state college and university was cut between 7.1 percent and 7.3 percent, largely as a result of vigorous advocacy by state college and university presidents. The final budget largely flattens out the inequitable cuts—ranging from 7.1 percent to 14.3 percent—among the eight state colleges and universities that were proposed under the governor’s initial budget.

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Sexual Assault Legislation—Took the lead in legislative testimony to call for provisions that would do the following: support coordination with individual campus efforts and reporting protocols; protect victims’ rights to privacy; and implement an approach that supports victims, protects the right of the accused, and is consistent with national best practices.

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Facilities Programs and the Building Our Future Bond Act— Continued to monitor progress that institutions have made in construction of new academic facilities and renovation of campus buildings made possible by the Building Our Future Bond Act and recently reauthorized state facilities funding programs.

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“Buy America” Bill—Opposed legislation which was vetoed by the governor that would have limited the purchasing options of the state colleges and universities and would have driven up operating costs. 6

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Higher Education Funding Formula Commission—Supported legislation that would create a Higher Education Funding Formula Commission to address the need for a more rational and predictable approach to state funding of public colleges and universities’ operations, calling for a comprehensive data system to provide a basis for allocations.

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Tuition Freeze—Opposed legislation which would have forced institutions to freeze the tuition of newly-enrolled students for nine continuing semester, a step which would have adverse effects on institutions’ bond ratings and ability to manage their budget in uncertain times.

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NJ State Assembly Package of 21 Bills—NJASCU coordinated responses from our institutions to oppose a 21-bill package introduced in 2014 by Assembly members Cryan and Riley that addressed issues including college costs, completion, and accountability. The mandates outlined by the legislation would have jeopardized our institutions’ viability. We prepared and delivered testimony on each bill, which can be accessed on our website at: www.njascu.org/legislative-testimony.html. Several of the bills passed the Assembly, but none passed the Senate. For example, one proposal mandated freezing tuition of newly-enrolled students for nine continuing semesters, a step which would have adverse effects on institutions’ bond ratings and ability to manage their budget in uncertain times.

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Tenure—Coordinated the state colleges and universities’ response to a grievance filed by the New Jersey Council of State College Locals AFT, and subsequently denied by the hearing officer, challenging implementation of legislation permitting institutions to grant tenure, upon hire, to faculty already tenured at another institution.

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Collaboration with China—Met with a delegation of representatives from the Henan Institute of Engineering in China, through the USChina Business Training Center, to discuss the development of science and engineering majors and departments, and how teaching quality is ensured, through evaluation, teacher preparation, and other means. Representatives from The College of New Jersey and Rowan University provided expert perspectives. 7

Staff Accomplishments Operation College Promise (OCP) — OCP, led by NJASCU Director Wendy Lang since its inception in 2008, experienced remarkable growth and attained national recognition for serving the higher education needs of the nation’s veterans. Because of its outstanding success, OCP transitioned to Thomas Edison State University’s Office of Military and Veteran Education, a national leader in veterans’ education.

Papers “Settling a U.S. Senatorial Debate: Understanding Declines in State Higher Education Funding,” by Executive Director Michael W. Klein. Dr. Klein presented at the Symposium on the Financing of Education, hosted by the Journal of Education Finance at the Oxford Union, Oxford, England, 9 December, 2014; publication of the article in the Journal of Education Finance in the summer of 2015. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on July 24, 2014 on the role of state governments in higher education. The paper examines the debate during that hearing over the reasons why state governments have decreased funding for higher education. Is it because federal mandates on states to pay for Medicaid have forced them to reduce spending on higher education, as senators such as Lamar Alexander believe? This study finds that important factors regarding revenues and spending are missing from the Senate’s debate. Revenues decline for a number of reasons, including unemployment. Court decisions have required many states to increase spending on K-12 education. As a policy priority, higher education is disadvantaged, in part because lawmakers understand, and perhaps accept, that institutions may increase tuition to replace cuts in appropriations. This acceptance is part of a “grand paradox” between what lawmakers say and what they do regarding higher education. Ultimately, leadership determines states’ spending. If governors and legislators have the political will, they can make funding for higher education a priority. “What Counts: The policy and politics of the proposed college rating system in the United States,” by Executive Director Michael W. Klein. 8

Dr. Klein wrote the paper for the Higher Education Forum (Volume 12, March 2015) of the Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University. The Higher Education Forum, published annually, aims to collect articles on topics of international significance from leading scholars in the field of higher education. In August 2013, President Barack Obama proposed a rating system for colleges and universities in the United States. Several policy issues drove the introduction of this initiative, including: the slippage by the United States in global rankings for postsecondary attainment, especially among young adults; mounting student debt; growing skepticism about the quality of learning at colleges and universities; and overall doubts about the value of a college degree. The President carefully distinguished the proposed ratings from rankings, such as those published by U.S. News & World Report and others. The proposed ratings would consist of 11 metrics, including the percentage of an institution’s students who receive federal Pell Grants; average net price; graduation rates; and graduates’ success in the labor market. Higher education advocates and researchers noted several flaws in many of the metrics. Ultimately, the politics of the United States Congress put the future of the rating system in doubt. As a postscript, on September 12, 2015, President Obama announced he had abandoned the effort to rate the quality of colleges and universities, and instead expanded the existing Department of Education’s “College Scorecard website (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/) to provide information to prospective students and their parents about each institution’s annual costs, graduation rates and salaries after graduation. “The (Planned) Death of a Nonprofit: The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education,” by Director of Government and Legal Affairs Barbara B. Berreski. Ms. Berreski wrote the paper for her Master’s Degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Non-Profit Management and it was published in The Nonprofit Quarterly, Winter, 2014. It was one case study among five case studies describing nonprofits that succumbed to external violence or internal mismanagement, committed suicide, planned to commit suicide, faced death but refused to go “gentle into that good night,” or expired but subsequently rose from the dead—all evidence that organizations never simply die.

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NJASCU Institutions 2014-2015 “Bragging Rights” The College of New Jersey www.tcnj.edu Founded 1855, Ewing Township

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence.

Campus Town During the 2014-2015 year, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) came close to completing the first phase of Campus Town, with major elements being completed. The actual openings took place in August 2015. TCNJ partnered with The PRC Group, located in West Long Branch, on a mixeduse development named “Campus Town.” Utilizing the public-private partnership provision contained in the New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, the Campus Town project will include the development of approximately 12 acres of property adjacent to TCNJ’s Ewing campus along Pennington Road. It will create approximately 278,000 square feet of housing and amenities, including approximately 195,000 square feet of living quarters with the capacity to house 446 students. In addition to augmenting and enhancing the living-learning environment TCNJ provides for students, Campus Town will deliver amenities that will appeal to the broader college and Ewing communities, such as retail stores and restaurants. Campus Town is envisioned to be a sustainable, walkable and environmentally responsible complex located on the edge of TCNJ’s campus. 10

Kean University www.kean.edu Founded 1855, Union Township With campuses in Union and Toms River, NJ and in Wenzhou, China, Kean University’s six colleges offer graduate and undergraduate students a world class education in architecture and design; business and public management; education; humanities and social sciences; natural, applied and health sciences; and visual and performing arts.

Architecture Program Kean University announced plans to open a new architecture school based on the design philosophy of Michael Graves. Following the footsteps of a man who lamented the “loss of drawing,” the new Michael Graves School of Architecture will prioritize hand drawings as a key to design process.

“In our technology savvy world, to this day, Michael Graves’ philosophy is to draw by hand first so that the students see, ‘feel,’ and experience the new building spatially. Then, only after the drawing is complete will the students transfer the design to a computer so that the computer becomes an execution tool, not an ideation tool,” said David Mahoney, acting dean and former student of Mr. Graves.

Bragging Rights continued on page 14.

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In Memory of Paul Shelly

The members of the NJASCU family, along with hundreds of other friends, family and fans of Paul Shelly, still are mourning the June 2, 2015 loss of Paul, who served as NJASCU’s Director of Communications and Marketing for the past 26 years—actually the first director of communications and marketing upon the association’s founding. Paul was loved and respected not only for his wisdom, ethics and work excellence, but also for his extraordinarily kind and humanitarian approach to everyone with whom he interacted. He never had a bad word to say about anyone, and his volunteer efforts in the community were devoted to helping those far less fortunate than he was.

Paul and his wife, Susan, are pictured shortly after they were married.

At work, we all knew Paul as someone who did his job with unfailing reliability, skill—and likeability. The state and national media respected Paul’s insights and frequently sought his comments on higher education issues. Paul made his colleagues smile, whenever he gave them a hand-picked newspaper cartoon, a New Jersey trivia quiz, or an original song, apt for the recipient and the occasion. He offered support for any task, no matter how mundane or complicated.

We are all better human beings for having had Paul in our lives for more than a quarter of a century.

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Paul with office colleagues at an office celebration.

A volunteer for many social causes, Paul is pictured here dressed up as a plastic bag turkey, ready to gobble up the Earth. He waddled all over Mercer County in an effort to get voters to vote for the plastic bag ban.

Paul’s passion—after his wife and job—was surfing and teaching others to surf as well.

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NJASCU Institutions 2014-2015 “Bragging Rights” (continued from page 11)

Montclair State University www.montclair.edu Founded 1908, Montclair Building on a distinguished 107-year history, Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey.

Anonymous $20 Million Gift Even though the announcement was made at the very beginning of the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the process began in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. In early July, Montclair State University announced that it had received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the largest in its 107-year history. The donation will go toward programs for Montclair’s School of Business, according to Dr. Susan A. Cole, the president of the university, whose endowment was $57.2 million at the end of June 2014. “A gift of this nature is really transformative,” she said.

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New Jersey City University www.njcu.edu Founded 1929, Jersey City The New Jersey City University’s mission is to provide a diverse population with an excellent university education. NJCU is large enough to provide worldclass opportunities for learning, yet the classes are small enough to afford a highly-personalized experience that empowers students to realize their greatest aspirations.

Business School In the 2014-2015 timeframe, New Jersey City University (NJCU) finalized its relocation of the NJCU School of Business to a custom-designed facility in the heart of New Jersey’s financial hub. The actual move was scheduled for the beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year. The NJCU School of Business is situated in a 68,348 square foot space at Harborside Plaza II directly on the Jersey City waterfront, adjacent to the Exchange Place PATH station. The location centralizes NJCU’s growing undergraduate and graduate business programs and provides students with convenient access to corporate employers both in Jersey City and New York City. NJCU President Sue Henderson said, “The NJCU School of Business will be part of the business community in an exciting, world-class environment where students will study with top scholars and practitioners and learn to become future business leaders.”

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Ramapo College of New Jersey www.ramapo.edu Founded 1969, Mahwah With an acclaimed interdisciplinary academic structure, Ramapo’s focus is to provide the highest quality liberal arts education based on four pillars of education: international, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning.

Adler Center for Nursing Excellence Ramapo College of New Jersey dedicated the new Adler Center for Nursing Excellence in May 2015. The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was among the guests at the ceremony held on the Mahwah campus. The Adler Center for Nursing Excellence is intended to transform the experience of nursing and science students. The Center, a 36,000 square foot facility connected by an overhead walkway to the science/social science building, expands classroom, research and simulation laboratory space, and enables students to assess patient scenarios and to determine a possible course of treatment. The Center was funded in part by a $2 million gift from longtime benefactors Mike and Elaine Adler. “Nursing involves more than just acquiring expertise in a discipline,” said Ramapo College President Peter P. Mercer. “Treating those in a vulnerable physical or emotional state, with compassion and dignity, is what sets apart the very best.”

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Stockton University www.stockton.edu Founded 1969, Galloway One of the most environmentally responsible higher education institutions in the United States and Canada, Stockton University offers an interdisciplinary approach to graduate and undergraduate education in arts and sciences, professional studies, health sciences, and graduate and continuing studies.

Transition from “College” to “University” Stockton University became the institution’s new name on February 18, 2015, reflecting Stockton’s evolution as a pre-eminent institution of higher education. Since its founding in 1969, Stockton has been known at various times as Richard Stockton State College, Stockton State, and most recently, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. After months of research, study, and site visits, the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education officially classified Stockton as a comprehensive university, a designation for which the college had met the requirement for over five years. Traditionally, a college offers undergraduate degrees leading to the baccalaureate. A university also offers graduate degrees at the master’s level and/or doctoral level.

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Thomas Edison State University www.tesc.edu Founded 1972, Trenton Thomas Edison State University provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities (associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree programs) for self-directed adults and is the only college in New Jersey dedicated exclusively to adults.

Nursing Education Center The Nursing Education Center project is more than a construction initiative—it is a community and economic development initiative, said Thomas Edison State University President Dr. George Pruitt. It transforms the blighted Glen Cairn Arms site at Calhoun and West State Streets in Trenton into a state-of-the-art nursing education center to house New Jersey’s largest nursing program. The college expects the 34,700 square foot building, which will include a new nursing simulation laboratory, lecture halls and conference room, and space for a testing center, to be completed in 2015.

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William Paterson University www.wpunj.edu Founded 1855, Wayne William Paterson is a mid-size university, large enough to offer extensive learning resources and impressive facilities, yet small enough to provide personalized attention and small classes.

Pesce Family Mentoring Institute in the Career Development Center The Pesce Family Mentoring Institute was created to help prepare students for their careers or graduate education by connecting successful professionals, including alumni and local community business partners, with select William Paterson University undergraduate students. The Pesce Family Mentoring Institute will individually match students/ mentees with mentors who work in fields of students’ interest or related academic majors. Pesce Family Mentoring Institute participants will also be able to interact through a hosted online community via LinkedIn as well as through targeted professional and career development networking opportunities. The Pesce Family Mentoring Institute was made possible through a generous gift by Board of Trustee member William Pesce and his family to the William Paterson University Foundation.

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NJ Higher Education Facilities Bond Projects The 2014-2015 year was an exciting period for NJASCU institutions making progress on a wide array of construction projects, collectively building institutional capacity, quality and affordability. In the fall of 2014, students throughout New Jersey found new facilities under construction, old facilities being renovated, and technology infrastructures upgraded. The projects listed below are in various stages of completion. They represent creative collaborations of public and private funding sources, with the state funding coming from the following categories: the Building Our Future Bond Fund; Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund; Equipment Leasing Fund; Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund; and Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund.

The College of New Jersey 

Complete overhaul of campus telecommunications infrastructure.

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New STEM 89,000 square foot building.

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The energy saving chiller cooling system.

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The Nursing Simulation Laboratory.

Kean University 

Academic building on the university’s main campus: This instruction space expansion is part of Kean’s initiative to expand enrollment to 20,000 students over the next seven years; most of the construction of this facility occurred in 2014-2015, with anticipated completion being December 2015.

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Theater arts space: Supporting the theater program and professional theater company in residence, this project was completed in July 2015; open for classes in the fall 2015 semester.

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Center for Environmental and Life Sciences: $55 million, 107,500 square feet; expansion of the university’s science research infrastructure by 50 percent; state-of-the-art classrooms, labs and 20

collaborative research space to keep pace with its rapidly growing programs in environmental sustainability, pharmaceutical biochemistry and medicinal chemistry; complete as of June 2015. 

School of Business building: 143,000 square feet; providing students with a $66 million high-tech learning environment featuring a 150seat lecture hall, classrooms and computer labs, as well as market research/analysis labs and a financial trading floor; complete as of June 2015.

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Science Building: $42 million project to renovate and expand the existing Science Building; 45,000 square feet of new space including 26 labs, 35 faculty offices; four general classrooms, nine collaborative educational spaces and a greenhouse.

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Technology Portfolio Facilities upgrades: $1.7 million to upgrade classrooms, laboratories, nursing, media arts, education, and video conferencing platforms.

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Information Technology upgrades: $860,000 upgrade for the information technology infrastructure at NJCU to improve and enhance overall connectivity and access.

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NJCU West Campus: $400 million in new construction of facilities and buildings on the NJCU West Campus in Jersey City on 21 acres in early stages of construction; new buildings will serve both university and community purposes, including student housing, academic instruction, performing arts, retail, and market-rate housing.

Ramapo College of New Jersey 

G-Wing renovations: $60 million renovation and expansion of G-Wing, which houses the School of Theoretical and Applied Science and the School of Social Science and Human Services. This facility houses the college’s science programs. The third and fourth floors of G-Wing have been completed and are now occupied. Administrators expect the first and second floors of G-Wing to be available for classes in fall 2015. 21

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Unified Science Center: A $28.6 million expansion of Stockton’s new Unified Science Center. The expansion will include labs for teaching and research, a greenhouse, computer labs, faculty offices and a vivarium.

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Classroom building: an $18 million additional classroom building, housing 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.

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Energy Management project: a $6.4 million project to modernize equipment and infrastructure, including upgrades to the university’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

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Arts and Sciences: a $2 million renovation of the Arts and Sciences Building, including exterior repairs and improvements in energy efficiency.

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Education technology upgrade: $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.

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Nursing Education Center: The $12.726 million project, transforming the blighted Glen Cairn Arms site at Calhoun and West State Streets in Trenton into a state-of-the-art nursing education center to house New Jersey’s largest nursing program. Demolition of the Glen Cairn Arms was completed in November 2013. The college expects the 34,700 square foot building, which will include a new nursing simulation laboratory, lecture halls and conference rooms, and space for a testing center; construction to be completed in 2015.

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Kelsey Building and Townhouse: This $1.9 million project is for 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 22

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Center for Learning and Technology: This $1.4 million project creates a new home for the college’s Center for Learning and Technology. The 12,500 square foot building, located across the street from the college’s main campus building, opened in November 2014.

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Academic Building: Substantial progress was made in 2014-2015 on the construction of the 78,000 square feet, $40 million academic building, putting it six months ahead of schedule and under budget; open in early 2016 and is the first step in a long-range plan to modernize facilities in the main academic core of the campus; will feature special clinical spaces for nursing and public health, communication disorders; the building was designed for efficiency, and the university will seek LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS Annual Report, 2013-2014 “Steering Through a Period of Remarkable Challenge and Change” Sourcebook, 2014-2015 Policy Outlook

Current NJASCU Staff CEO: Michael W. Klein, JD, PhD Directors Barbara A. Berreski, Esq., Government & Legal Affairs Pam Hersh, MIS, Communications & Marketing Patricia A. Stearman Berry, Budget & Office Administration

Support Staff: Charlene R. Pipher, Executive Assistant/Web Designer Theresa M. Toth, Secretary

NJASCU Annual Report 2014-2015 Michael W. Klein, JD, PhD—Executive Director Pam Hersh, MIS—Executive Editor/Writer Charlene R. Pipher—Associate Editor, Design and Layout

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