Tutoring and academic support services are available during Spring Break! Students may self-schedule tutoring, academic coaching, and workshop appointments via the Tutoring and Academic Support Services course found in Blackboard.

The NJCU Psychology Society and Office of International Programs are deeply saddened by the Turkey-Syria earthquake of February 6, 2023. Our heart goes to all who have lost loved ones and have been impacted by this tragedy. In solidarity, we humbly host this bilingual virtual event, where we interview internationally certified therapist and psychodramatist Dr. Şennur Günay Aksoy.

The event is moderated and synchronously translated by international student Almira Lazim and Dr. Peri Yuksel, associate professor of psychology. All are invited to peek into the life and work of a trauma-informed Turkish psychologist in her response to the acute situation in Turkey.

One of the oldest rivalries in NCAA Division III volleyball renews as NJCU meeting Ramapo for the 72nd time. In the last meeting on April 7, 2022 in the Skyline Conference Semifinals, the Gothic Knights prevailed, 3-0, to advance to the Skyline Conference championship.

The Office of Marketing and Communications is providing free professional headshots for you to use on your Faculty & Staff Directory pages or LinkedIn profile. Just stop by to see our university photographer, Paul Gargiulo. We'll offer these sessions at least one day each month, so if you can't make this one, check This Week at NJCU for future dates.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced his proposed state budget on 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.

Spring Recess: March 6 – March 12, 2023

No Events Scheduled

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

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.

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

A. Harry Moore School 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.

A marquee matchup as NJCU takes on Wentworth, currently receiving votes in the AVCA Division III Top 15 national poll.

In the third match of the day, NJCU hosts Misericordia.

Prior to the match, Wentworth and Misericordia will play in a neutral-court match at NJCU at approximately 1 p.m.

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

No Events Scheduled

(See Spotlight Events for more information)

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.

The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights (DCR) is looking for summer interns. The DCR seeks highly motivated individuals with a passion for protecting civil rights to participate in its Summer 2023 internship program. The internships will last for a minimum of eight weeks.

Every employee is responsible for reading the documents listed below and completing the Acknowledgement of Receipt form.

Contact: Director of EEO/AA/Diversity, Lisa Marshall, lmarshall@njcu.edu

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibit New Jersey public sector employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of disability. NJCU is providing training to all employees regarding their rights and obligations under these laws through the Vector Solutions web portal.

Contact: Human Resources Department, HR@njcu.edu or 201-200-3415

This training consists of two courses delivered through the Vector Solutions web portal. These online courses are part of our ongoing commitment to address Title IX requirements, DEI efforts, and anti-bias training.

Contact: Human Resources Department, HR@njcu.edu or 201-200-3415

The State of New Jersey requires that all employees complete Ethics training. If you did not participate in a trainer-led Zoom Ethics session held in February, you need to complete your training using pre-recorded training modules. Visit the Ethics webpage for links and more details.

Contact: NJCU Ethics Liaison Officer, Alice Blount-Fenney, ablountfenney@njcu.edu

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.

Drawing Reverberation Series, mixed media on paper, 24 x 35 inches. [Detail]

This solo exhibition of mixed media works on paper by Bangladesh-born, New York-based artist Firoz Mahmud, engages his cultural and political heritage, touching on themes like war and conflict, legacies of the Bengal region, and dreams of immigrant families in new lands. The Drawing Reverberation series of mixed media drawings on homemade papers delineate how foreign rulers from Persia came to greater Bengal for trading and preaching Islam. The sociopolitical issues during the Mughal era and the British East India company’s strategic colonial past are the core of this series of works on paper.

The earlier version of the exhibition was presented at the York College in York, Pennsylvania. 

Nellie Brown, 2021, mixed media: archival ballpoint, graphite, India ink, color pencil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor on paper (left)

BoxingBabe 28, 2022, mixed media: archival ballpoint, graphite, India ink, color pencil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor on paper (right) 

The exhibition, BoxingBabes & Cowgirls, showcases Cheryl Gross’ most recent body of work which celebrates both real and fictitious cowgirls and women boxers as heroines. By embracing freedom, breaking boundaries, and eschewing outdated forms of gender identity, Gross created these series out of her fantasy, memory, and research of historical and contemporary women in boxing, sharpshooting, and rodeo performance. Gross’ colorful paintings honor these lesser-known trailblazers in American history with a unique style which combines kinetic splatters and illustrative figuration.

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.

CLC 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.

Murphy’s budget address silent on financial lifeline for NJCU, but long-term fiscal plan could change that, source says
[February 28, 2023; NJ.com/Jersey Journal]

NJCU getting strong support frm variety of groups — and hoping for more
[February 6, 2023; ROI-NJ]

37 Year-Old Accomplished Lawyer Appointed Interim President of New Jersey City University [January 28, 2023; Lawyers Leading Higher Education]

Come for information, games, prizes and our raffle.

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!

Free event. No registration required.

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
"The Words to Survive: On Teaching and Writing through Illness and Long COVID"

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

Spark Talk
Joel Katz, award-winning filmmaker and NJCU Professor on "Teaching Tech to Both Sides of the Brain"

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.

Jennifer A. Pax, Ph.D., J.D., MSW, LCSW, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Director of the Bachelor of Social Work Program, will be a presenter at the National Association of Social Workers New Jersey (NASW-NJ) annual conference which will be held April 30 thru May 2.

Junior guard Damaris Rodriguez (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus) of the women's basketball team became just the second women in NJCU women's basketball and the first since Monique Hemingway in the 1988-89 season to be voted New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Player of the Year. The former NJAC Rookie of the Year was named First-Team All-NJAC for the third time in her career. She leads the national in scoring and ranks among the top five in assists. Meanwhile, senior guard Jada Camacho (Jersey City, N.J./Dickinson) was also selected as a Honorable Mention honoree. | Read more

Senior co-captain Kayton Darley (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) of the men's basketball team was voted to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Honorable Mention All-Conference team for the 2022-23 season. He led the Gothic Knights in scoring, free-throw percentage, three-point percentage and made three-pointers per game. He will forever be remembered for draining the come-from-behind buzzer-beating three-pointer that won NJCU its 13th NJAC championship in 2020-21. | Read more

Senior sprinter Dave Etienne (Jersey City, N.J./Dickinson) has become the first Gothic Knight men's or women's indoor track and field athlete since the 2010 season, and since the 2018-19 return of the program, to qualify for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Etienne, who is tied for 14th in all of Division III in the 400-meter dash with a personal-record time of 48.17, will compete for All-America honors and a shot at a championship, this weekend, March 10-11, in Birmingham, Ala. On March 1. Etienne earned a pair of All-NJAC honors at the league's championship meet, taking home Second-Team All-NJAC accolades in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes. Overall, Etienne is now a seven-time All-NJAC selection between indoors and outdoors | Read more

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

Carlo Edra '07, the head coach of NJCU's men's volleyball program, became the all-time winningest coach in the 34-year history of the program on February 22 when the Gothic Knights routed Sarah Lawrence College, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9). With the win, Edra, a former standout for the program, earned his 109th career victory, to surpass the late Frank Cella who won 108 matches from 1996-2000. After graduation, Edra served as NJCU's coach part-time head coach from 2008-2011. After departing for the corporate world, he returned as NJCU's full-time head coach in 2020, and has since guided the program to new heights never before reached, including the program's first conference championship in 2021 and appearance in the NCAA Tournament. | Read more

Katie Feehan '07 and '09 M.S. (B.S. in Criminal Justice with minor in Pre-Law Studies; M.S. in Criminal Justice), a Detective Sergeant for the New Jersey State Police, has been active to kickoff Women's History Month. The recent NJCU criminal justice adjunct professor and NJCU Athletics Hall of Fame member (Class of 2017) spoke last week to the Perth Amboy Middle School girls basketball program with a message about internet safety. Late last month. Det. Sgt. Feehan presented to an audience at Monmouth University on the topic of Sextortion as part of Safer Internet Day. Feehan helps lead the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) for the state police.

Rachel Rubin Ladutke '13 (M.A.T.) will be teaching theater at Passaic Preparatory Academy beginning in early May. An accomplished playwright, most recently she has taught Pre-K in Jersey City. She is married to Larry Ladutke, Ph.D., the Manager of Prospect Research for the NJCU Foundation.

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

Philip Gelormine '72 (B.A. in English, Concentration in Mass Communication) of Somerville, N.J. passed away on February 10, 2023 at the age of 75. He was a writer/photographer for both Billboard Magazine and United Feature Syndicate. He founded ELVIS WORLD magazine in 1978. | Obituary

Paul James "Pops" Urso (M.A. in Elementary Education) of of Gilbert, Arizona and formerly of Florham Park, N.J. passed away on December 27, 2022, at the age of 81. He taught fifth grade at Peshine Avenue Elementary School in Newark from 1966 until his retirement in 2008. | Obituary

John A. Wanat of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Freehold and Jackson, N.J., passed away on December 23, 2022, at the age of 82. He was the former Assistant Director of the Center for Occupation Education at then Jersey City State College. He served on the New Jersey Governor's Council on Volunteerism and the Board of the New Jersey Intergenerational Network, having served as their first president. He also served on over 25 committees and boards in Monmouth County. | Obituary

Rachel Zampaglione (nee Buschelle) of Warren, N.J., who worked at then Jersey City State College as an administrative assistant for 20 years, passed away on January 5, 2023, at the age of 90. | 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.

All events/announcements must be submitted no later than Wednesday at noon to be included in the weekly email newsletter that will be released on the following Monday.