NJCU proudly supports Dreamers and is happy to now be a partner college of TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college and career success program for undocumented immigrant students.

This means New Jersey’s immigrant youth will be eligible to apply for TheDream.US National Scholarship. The National Scholarship is for Dreamers who are about to graduate high school or earn a GED; current community college students; and current university students.

You can link to full eligibility information for the National Scholarship below. The award is for tuition and fees of up to $33,000 total for a bachelor’s degree. Please share this with eligible friends as well!

Full eligibility information for the National Scholarship available HERE. The award is for tuition and fees of up to $33,000 total for a bachelor’s degree. | Read More in NJCU News

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will announce his proposed state budget tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. As you know, NJCU needs more financial support from our state to continue providing educational opportunities to everyone—regardless of economic circumstances or background. Countless elected officials and business leaders already agree that NJCU is indispensable. But your voice matters most. Share yours on the online platform we've created to make it easier for you to send messages to your state legislators.

The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Center is hosting its annual LATI Colloquium at NJCU. Each year, the Colloquium highlights scholarly and creative work of faculty, staff, students, and alumni from NJCU and from other colleges and universities in the area.

If you have any questions about submissions or about the LATI Colloquium, please contact LATI Center interim co-director Dr. Marcelo Fuentes at mfuentes2@njcu.edu

We are looking forward to your participation in this event!

Our NJCU Counseling Center is celebrating International Women's Day.

Join us for games, gifts and raffles.

Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Tania Leon,, will discuss her unique experiences and the impact of the music of the African Diaspora in America.

Event sponsored by the Music, Dance, and Theater Department, the Speicher-Rubin Women's Center, and the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center.

The silent films of famed French cinematographer Georges Méliès are set to a live score by French musicians Alcoléa & Cie in this charming ciné-concert entitled “Right in the Eye.”

Right in the Eye (En plein dans l’oeil) is a multimedia show composed of 12 films by Georges Méliès, a pioneer of the cinema and a wizard of special effects.

On stage, three virtuoso musicians play some 50 different instruments, including rare and unique ones, breathing fresh impetus into these cinematographic gems.

In a subtly-staged setting, in perfect symbiosis with the imagery, the musicians transport us in an inventive production, performed both onstage and onscreen, that reflects the creative genius of Méliès.

Want to attend for free? Get your tickets using the promo code 'NJCUfree'.

▶️ Come learn about the TRiO program at NJCU
▶️ Win free TRiO merch

Questions? Contact us:
Phone: 201-200-2204
Email: tlc@njcu.edu

Registration is upon us!! Learn how to self-enroll and map out your courses. Session is open to all students. Highly recommended for first-generation students.

The NJCU Office of Specialized Services and Supplemental Instruction, which provides equal access to college programs through the provision of reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act will be spending the day in the Office of Military & Veterans Services.

Please stop by with any questions on how they can assist you throughout the semesters, as you navigate your academic career.

Note: Due to inclement weather, this event will be postponed. Please contact the office at 201-200-3199 or email veterans@njcu.edu for future dates.

Help us celebrate TRiO DAY by joining us virtually on Zoom to hear more about NJCU TLC alumna Kiran Chaudhry '19.

International Women's Day
Tuesday, February 28 | 12-2 p.m.

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

Available for Faculty, Staff and Student, in partnership with the Alliance Health Center.

▶️ COVID testing
▶️ Vaccinations
▶️ Basic vitals checkup (including blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol)

Note: Due to inclement weather, this event will be held on Tuesday, March 21

FREE Eating Disorder Screening.

Are you interested in getting started on a graduate degree or certificate in business? The NJCU School of Business has virtual office hours to chat with current and prospective graduate students every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Join us to ask questions related to curriculum, classroom hours, course modality, program-specific details, career opportunities, and more!

Questions? Text 201-603-3064.

Join us, meet the staff, and learn more about the TLC family and the benefits the program has to offer!

To qualify you must be a first-generation student, income eligible, or a student with documented disabilities, and a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident.

Special events that include Bible Study, singing, spoken word, games, contests, and refreshments. Each week something new and exciting will be presented.

The University Advisement Center will be launching a podcast on Wednesday, March 1! Tune in to connect with us as we provide a space for different voices on campus to be heard and discover what is under the Gothic Knight armor! Follow us on Instagram or check out our website for updates!

Follow on Instagram @NJCU_UAC

Testing provided by RWJBarnabas Health.
Early detection can save your life.

Gift cards will be issued.

Women's HerStory Month Opening Ceremony Event
Thursday, March 2 | 12-2 p.m.

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

A Women’s History Month poetry reading featuring Jersey City Poet Laureate, Ann Wallace, English Professor at NJCU, with Theta Pavis, Madhuri Pavamani, and Crystal Letters.

The month of March is Women’s History Month, which highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Poetry of Crisis and Community serves as an event bringing together our community while benefiting the Earthquake Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria during their time of crisis.

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation to Doctors Without Borders to benefit Turkey & Syria and earthquake relief for the region.

Tibetan-Australian musician and singer Tenzin Choegyal takes us on a musical journey to the Himalayas, connecting and inspiring through music, song, and imagination.

With performances from NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble Director Martha Mooke, and special guest Jesse Paris Smith.

Right In The Eye
Friday, March 3 | 10:30 a.m. or 7:30 p.m.

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

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Undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in working with children and their families are encouraged to join this 10-day study abroad program. Students will be visiting early childhood education programs in Stockholm and Eskilstuna, Sweden, reflecting on their observations and making comparisons between Swedish and the U.S. early care and education systems.

Faculty Leader: Dr. Jale Aldemir, Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education

Contact: jaldemir@njcu.edu

Please note: NJCU does not fund this program. Students are responsible for their own travel expenses which are estimated to be $2,000 - $2,300.

Graduating Seniors,

Would you like to be the Student Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2023? All eligible students are encouraged to apply to become the Student Speaker for the 2023 Commencement Ceremony.

Eligibility:

For any questions email: Jdessources@njcu.edu

The University Advisement Center has launched our new Instagram account! This page will be the best way to keep up to date with all that’s happening in the UAC Office!

Please be sure to follow us @NJCU_UAC

Earn a Certificate in Digital Skills Training for FREE

The Grow with Google HSI Career Readiness Program allows NJCU students to gain the digital skills they need to find and land jobs and internships that they need to be successful. Once they complete a module, students will receive an official Google certificate that they can put on their resume as well as a Google Swag Bag. The program is 100% free for NJCU students! Sign up today!

If you have any questions, please contact Career Success Lab Graduate Assistant Camila Saez at csaez@njcu.edu or visit Grossnickle Room 103.

If you are a freshman or sophomore looking for a support system on campus, TLC is the community you've been searching for! To qualify you must be a first-generation student, income eligible, or a student with disabilities, and a US citizen or US resident. Enter for a chance to win a gift card!

We have updated the Faculty & Staff Directory templates so that you can now add your profile picture, CV/resume, a bio, your educational background, professional affiliations—and anything else that you feel is important for people to know about you.

Providing more profile information is a way you can show that you care about providing personal support to our students, so we encourage everyone to take advantage of these new features. Our Interim President's profile is a great example of what you can do with yours.

We have refreshed the NJCU logos and formalized our branding guidelines. By presenting our brand consistently, we can positively influence how people think and feel about NJCU. In the long run, this helps us recruit more students and faculty and raise more money to support programs and student scholarships.

As a part of that work, we've provided photos, email footers, Zoom backgrounds, PowerPoint templates, and more that you are free to use when you communicate about NJCU. 

Keep an eye out for announcements about Brand Ambassador Trainings. We'll be offering Zoom sessions on branding best practices soon.

Stop by throughout the week to learn about the services provided by the office of Tutoring and Academic Support Services. During your visit, we will show you how to register and self-schedule appointments for tutoring, academic coaching, and academic workshops.

Want to register and book appointments now? Visit the Tutoring and Academic Support Services course found on Blackboard. All students have access. 

Contact:
Dr. John Blicharz, Director
Tutoring and Academic Support Services
The Hub, Guarini Library, 1st Floor
201-200-3513
thehub@njcu.edu

Looking for an internship or job? The State of New Jersey is a top employer looking for new talent. Find out what opportunities are available and show the State how our students and alumni are the best group of diverse workers and leaders around.

Particularly recruiting for instructors in the areas of High School Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), High School Math (Algebra II and Geometry), and High School ELA (11th and 12th grade).

Job Qualifications

For any questions, please reach out to njcuprecollege@gmail.com.

Have you been looking for the moment to fulfill your career dreams in a new field or advance in your current industry? Our online courses allow you to earn the industry-recognized certification you need to achieve your new career dreams.

The Children’s Learning Center is now enrolling children for the Spring semester! 

CLC Highlights:

Learn More:
To enroll your child or learn more, call 201-200-3342 or email the CLC at njcuclc@njcu.edu.

The NJCU Career Success Lab is happy to announce that New Jersey City University is now partnering with Handshake, a career management platform to help students and alumni discover new career paths and find jobs and internships. 

What’s Handshake?
Handshake is the #1 site for college students to find jobs. Career offices at 1,400+ higher ed institutions utilize Handshake and there are 750,000+ employers recruiting on Handshake—from every Fortune 500 company to nonprofits, startups, and more. Schools that join Handshake see on average a 3x increase in the size and diversity of their employer network.

Claim your account today and get recruited by
the top employers for full-time, part-time jobs
and internships—no experience required. Use the link below or download the App.

Please know that on July 16, 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline became “988,” replacing the previous 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) number. Today, “988” is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. By calling or texting 988, you’ll connect with mental health professionals 24/7 that provides confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress. Those experiencing a mental health crisis or those worried about someone who may need crisis support can call this number.

Veterans can press “1” after dialing 988 to connect directly to the Veterans Crisis Lifeline which serves our nation’s Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. For texts, Veterans should continue to text the Veterans Crisis Lifeline short code: 838255.

These centers are supported by local and state sources as well as the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress.

*This 7-Week challenge is to accrue a minimum of 10,000 steps per day on most days of the week. The person with the most steps at the end of the semester wins. Your phone’s step counter, Fitbit, or Apple watch can be used. This is on the honor system and you are responsible for entering your own steps on the following Google Sheet.

Please take a screen shot of your weekly steps for your records and in case, we ask for proof. Trophies and/or T-shirts will be awarded to the top three participants in each category

To sign up for any activity, please stop by the JMAC weight room OR email Sergio Villamizar at svillamizar@njcu.edu.

OPEN GYM SPRING 2023
Open Gym for the Spring Semester is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

The open gym schedule is subject to change without notice due to practices, events, or rentals

Everyone must present a valid ID to enter the facility. There are no exceptions.

A. Harry Moore will host an in-person student-led conference in partnership with Jersey City Public Schools C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Program and Soaring Heights Charter School. The social-emotional learning (SEL) presentations will promote stronger community connections.

This year’s theme — Uplifting Hearts, Connecting Minds — is a concept that presents opportunities to build inclusive relationships of understanding within our communities.

We hope that you will join in this year’s celebration. Principal Jason Jusino and the A. Harry Moore students are looking forward to sharing community resources that demonstrate a more inclusive community that enriches the lives of all its members.

Join this TLC workshop, hosted by Samantha Benson from the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), to discuss strategies on becoming financially stable, money managing skills, and powerful budgeting.

NJCU’s Health & Wellness Center, in partnership with Medical Essential Diagnostics, will offer a Cardiovascular Health clinic for faculty, staff and students on March 15.

Services provided:

For more information, please visit MedicalEssentialDiagnostics.com or call the Health & Wellness Center at 201-200-3456

Join this TLC workshop, hosted by the Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity, to discuss what the women's center offers, its resources, and the benefits of joining.

Join this TLC workshop, hosted by Dr. John Blicharz, director of Tutoring & Academic Support Services, to discuss tutoring at The Hub, scheduling, and resources. To conclude, there will be a tour of The Hub and goodies!

A Chorus Line examines one day in the life of a dancer, vying for a spot in the chorus of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, each dancer is asked to speak personally about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality. Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, compiled by dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, and with an award winning score by Marvin Hamlisch, A Chorus Line is a funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest journey through these stories of strength, determination, and fortitude on the path to artistic fulfillment.

Attend a fun, de-stressing, and creative event to help raise funds for TLC students, henna, and paint!

The mission of Pedagogy Day is to bring together scholars, educators, and students to exchange ideas on current evidence-based teaching and learning practices. The theme for 2023 focuses on how the human mind functions in a distracted world through sustained attention. How can we minimize distractions, e.g., by filtering out irrelevant stimuli during a learning process? Let’s critically engage in the assessment of digital education for effective usage and growth.

Keynote
Ann Wallace, Poet Laureate of Jersey City
"Celebrating 30 Years of Surviving Cancer and Poeming for Community Healing"

Ann Wallace graduated from Drew University in 1992, one month after her cancer diagnosis. Photo courtesy of Ann Wallace.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Prof. Lukas J. Helikum (School of Business) at lhelikum@njcu.edu.

Join us for this free spring concert featuring the NJCU Brass Studio.

Join us for the NJCU Multi-Style String X-travaganza with special guests Regina Carter, Celil Refik Kaya, John Benitez, and Joe Deninzon!

In lieu of an admission fee, we kindly ask that you offer a contribution to the Multi-Style Strings Scholarship Fund.

This year, our annual gala represents a return to what is most important to all of us: helping our students change their lives for the better through higher education.

The event will feature student stories and performances, as well as an opportunity to network with NJCU alumni, students, friends, faculty, and staff, all while enjoying cocktails and dinner. 

When you reserve a ticket for yourself or a group, please also consider sponsoring a deserving student so they may enjoy the event. Dinner begins at 7 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit the NJCU Foundation and its mission of supporting the University and its students.

Join us for this free NJCU Classical Guitar Studio Spring Concert: Guitar Favorites from Renaissance to the 21st century.

The Gen Ed Symposium celebrates critical and creative work done by students in any General Education course!

Save the date and bring your friends and classmates!

Please submit your own proposals for the General Education Symposium at the link below! 

For more information, contact Professor Joshua Fausty, Gen Ed Symposium organizer, or Professor Scott O'Connor, Director of General Education.

Directed by Patrick Burns, the NJCU Symphony of Winds and Percussion will present Hidden Gems, an evening of music consisting mainly of works which are rarely performed today. The repertoire, created over the course of nearly a century, represents composers from Japan, Great Britain, and the United States, and features two compositions by Clifton Williams (1923-1976) on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The NJCU Spring Choral Concert will take place on Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. in the Margaret Williams Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public. Featuring the NJCU Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Robert Prowse, the program will center around the Requiem of John Rutter. Rutter’s inspiring and uplifting music is a cross between classical and popular styles, on traditional Latin and English texts. The Concert Chorale, a student choir of 45 singers, will also perform the work as part of a massed choir at Carnegie Hall in March.

Join us for this free spring concert featuring the NJCU Woodwind Studio.

Sponsored by the NJCU Jazz Studies Program.

Reservations: Call 917-385-0703

The program will be announced soon and will run 5-11 p.m. both days.

SciFi Ensemble is a string quartet with percussion, specialized in movie and video game music. It combines music and body make-up in the same show, creating a fresh, genuine, and fun experience for all audiences. An original show with exclusive arrangements and a multidisciplinary artistic team form the basis of this unique project.

SciFi Ensemble was born with the aim of making known the great compositions of both cinema and television, with a big emphasis on video game music. Showing a repertoire, with great names and high-quality scores that are not usually heard in concert.

Let yourself be carried away by the music of the classics of animation, the dazzling energy of the heroes and heroines of video games, and the fantasy of science fiction hits.

NJCU Opera Workshop will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan Tutte (They Are All the Same!) on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. The performances will take place at NJCU’s West Side Theatre. Directed by Dr. Robert Prowse, and sung by NJCU voice students and alumni, the opera will be performed in Italian with English dialog. A favorite of the comic opera repertoire, Così fan Tutte tells the story of a pair of lovers who foolishly make a bet that their fiancées will be loyal to them, even in the face of great pressure to be unfaithful. Costumes, disguises, and outlandish plot twists ensure fun for cast and audience alike.

The NJCU Pop/R&B Ensemble will be performing a variety of songs dating from the 1960s to the present day. It's a fun and joyful concert that you won't want to miss.

Newly-appointed NJCU Interim President Andrés Acebo has been named to the ROI Influencers Super 60 Power List for 2023 by ROI-NJ, a statewide leading business publication. Acebo was also named to the 2023 ROI Influencers Power List for Higher Education.

The Super 60 Power List recognizes the most influential leaders in the state of New Jersey. While the list primarily includes business, elected political leaders and other appointed officials, it does recognize seven leaders in higher education, including Acebo, despite being on the job for only a few weeks at the time of publication. | Read more in NJCU News

Do you have news to share? Email communications@njcu.edu

Gregory Hanley '20 (B.S. in Fire Science) of Woodbridge, N.J. is the newest police officer in the Morristown, N.J. Bureau of Police. Hanley is also a volunteer firefighter with the Woodbridge Fire Department. | Read more

NJCU Alumni, do you have news to share? Email communications@njcu.edu

Mary Jane Bergen (nee Schmitt) '70 (B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics) of Scotch Plains, N.J., passed away on February 10, 2023 at the age of 74. A mathematics educator, she later became a testing coordinator, then supervisor and director of K-12 math testing before moving into administration as the principal at Livingston Elementary School in Union, N.J. | Obituary

If you would like to submit information for the In Memoriam section, please contact: communications@njcu.edu.

Past alumni are memorialized on the In Memoriam section of the NJCU website.

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