The Community Center offers a number of resources to support students in their own lives as well as to help them help others through community engagement. This newsletter provides the latest news and updates from the Center.
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Update on COVID-19 Vaccinations
Dear NJCU Faculty, and Staff
As previously announced in the weekly campus COVID-19 update last week, we were pleased that the State of New Jersey has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines. As many of you know, as of April 5, all higher education employees are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, including faculty and staff, as part of the Phase 1C of the vaccination rollout.
NJCU employees who have yet to be vaccinated are strongly encouraged to register. To assist NJCU employees with access to vaccinations, the University has partnered with the North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC) to administer COVID-19 vaccinations on behalf of our institution.
Contributing to our partnership with NHCAC to administer vaccines will be students, faculty, and staff from NJCU’s nationally-ranked nursing program. Their willingness to join the frontline efforts to help our community prevail over this pandemic is inspiring to all of us. Our partnership with NHCAC will facilitate direct and priority access to vaccines to our entire campus community (as noted below). Of course, employees are encouraged to secure individual appointments for any vaccination available to them should another more convenient vaccine option be available. NJCU’s partnership with NHCAC is simply an additional option for us.
The two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at the locations, dates and times listed below. The second dose will be scheduled at the time of your first vaccine. If interested, please complete the COVID-19 vaccination interest form that is linked here. Within 24-hours, you will receive an email to your NJCU account with vaccination registration information and next steps.
With the vaccine becoming readily available to our NJCU community, we are one step closer to returning to pre-pandemic staffing schedules.
Vaccination Locations, Dates, and Times
Monday through Wednesday (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Hudson County Community College
4800 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Union City, N.J. 07087
Thursday and Friday (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Hudson County Community College
70 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, N.J. 07306
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Autism Awareness Month
April is World Autism Month, dedicated to increasing awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Society, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, launched the observance month to “promote autism awareness, inclusion, and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with ASD is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life.”
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History of Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
A gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas on March 16; six of the victims were women of Asian descent, sparking fears among advocacy groups that the killings may have been racially motivated. Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked 150 percent since the pandemic began, according to a recent study. For the Anti-Asian story, please add a line: NJCU condemns violence and bias against the Asian community. Read President Henderson’s statement here.
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COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Phase II (CVERAP Phase II) will be opening on March 22, 2021, for pre-applications. CVERAP Phase II will provide assistance for rental arrears and temporary assistance for future rent to low- and moderate-income households that have had a substantial reduction in income, have qualified for unemployment benefits, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Apply at DCA’s online portal.
• Applications are online only. You can use a computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet. • Only one application per household will be accepted. Duplicates will be rejected.
• You must provide an email address. If you don’t have one, the application process will allow you to create one.
• You must also provide names, birthdates, and income information for everyone in your household; landlord information; any current or previous housing assistance received; evidence that you fulfill the eligibility requirements below; a lease agreement; and proof of rent owed.
For more information about this opportunity, call Customer Service at 609-490-4550.
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Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center
The mission of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center is to promote academic excellence, cultural knowledge, and social responsibility among NJCU and the surrounding community about issues important to the empowerment of peoples throughout the African Diaspora. The Hagan Center has historically served as a home space for students, faculty, staff, alumni, teachers, community groups, and other interested individuals. Each year, the Hagan Center offers a wealth of dynamic speaker series, workshops, research groups, symposia, exhibitions, and other vibrant programs that help foster and support cultural, intellectual, and political, growth for the community.
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Lifeline: Federal Communications Commissions
Lifeline is a federal program from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that can lower your monthly cost of phone and internet. Eligible customers will get up to $9.25 toward their bill. You can use Lifeline for either phone or internet, but not both.
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COVID-19 Awareness
- Stay at least 6 feet ( 2 arm lengths) from other people.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- When in Public, Wear a mask over your nose and mouth.
- Do not touch your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
- Stay home when you are sick except to get medical care.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
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Breeze Banana Bread
Ingredients:
3/4 c. mashed ripe bananas
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. Almond Breeze Vanilla almond milk
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. almond extract
1 egg
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. lightly packed fine almond flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. Blue Diamond Honey Roasted Almonds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat 2 mini loaf pans with nonstick spray.
- Whisk together bananas, sugar, Almond Breeze, oil, extract, and egg in a large bowl. Stir together dry ingredients and add to banana mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Spoon equal amounts into prepared pans and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool before removing from pans. Makes 8 servings.
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