New Jersey City University

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New Jersey City University
New Jersey City University (NJCU) logo.png
Former names
New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City (1927–1935)
New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City (1935–1958)
Jersey City State College (1958–1998)
MottoIneamus Ad Discendum Exeamus Ad Merendum
Motto in English
Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve
Type Public university
Established1927
Academic affiliations
Sea-grant, Space-grant
Endowment US$12.5 million [1]
President Andrés Acebo (interim)
Undergraduates 6,800
Postgraduates 2,350
Other students
510 (continuing education)
Location,
U.S.
CampusUrban, 46 acres (19 ha)
Colors    Green and gold
Nickname Gothic Knights
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIINJAC
MascotGothic Knights
Website www.njcu.edu

New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, NJCU consists of the School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Professional Studies and is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. In 2022, it announced that it was severely reducing its academic offerings due to a budgetary crisis. [2]

Contents

Historical chronology

Academics

Academic rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report [12] NR
Washington Monthly [13] NR

NJCU is organized into four colleges. In 2022 it announced the reduction of numerous undergraduate and graduate degree programs. [14]

The largest programs of study at NJCU are psychology, nursing, early childhood education, and music. In addition, the NJCU Fire Science program is the only university-based bachelor's degree fire science program in the State of New Jersey. NJCU has a department of professional security studies that prepares students for work with agencies such as the FBI, NSA, and CIA.

Campus

A. Harry Moore School

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A. Harry Moore School

A special needs school operated by NJCU and the Jersey City Board of Education, the A. Harry Moore Laboratory School was first opened in 1931 and offers academic, therapeutic, and social programs for approximately 140 students between the ages of three and 21. The students are classified as Preschool Disabled, Learning and Language Disabled, and/or Multiply Disabled. The school has operated under the direction of the College of Education of NJCU since 1963. [15] [16] [17] [18] In September 2019, it was announced that the school would close in 2020, though the decision was quickly walked back after public and political backlash. [19] In 2021, a former principal sued both the school and University alleging wrongful termination after he pushed for stricter COVID-19 protocols. [20]

Main campus

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Hepburn Hall.

The university's landscaped main campus is situated on Kennedy Boulevard. [21] The university's administrative center is Hepburn Hall. [22] Designed by Guilbert and Betelle and completed in 1930, [23] the Collegiate Gothic structure serves as the symbol of the university and features in school publications as well as the university's athletic nickname.[ citation needed ]

The NJCU Frank J. Guarini Library is available to students as well as staff for learning materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, computer lab, quiet study rooms, and access to electronic databases. Since the Fall 2014 semester, despite some objections by librarians, a Dunkin Donuts franchise has been open on the first floor of the library. [24]

A six-story Arts and Sciences building named Karnoutsos Hall was designed by architect Michael Graves. [25] It is known by students as the Crayola building, because of the colors which make up the building's exterior, and as the K building. It is located in the center of the campus. The 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m2) building houses 14 classrooms, 10 computer labs, faculty offices for nine departments, and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.[ citation needed ]

Other academic buildings include: Rossey Hall (music, dance, and theatre; sociology and anthropology; environmental and earth science; nursing; and educational counseling; as well as numerous classrooms); the Science Building (natural sciences); the Professional Studies Building (education departments; national security/security studies; criminal justice); Fries Hall (media arts); and Grossnickle Hall.[ citation needed ]

The Visual Arts Building on Culver Avenue features a Maya Lin sculpture in the entrance garden area. [26] The university is as of 2024 exploring the potential sale of the building. [27]

West campus

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University Academy Charter High School on West Side Avenue.
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West Campus Village.

Renovated buildings on West Side Avenue are also part of the school, including the West Side Theatre, which is used for theatrical productions and community events. [28] Another building houses the Business Development Incubator program. [29] The affiliated University Academy Charter High School opened in 2002.[ citation needed ]

Construction began on the 21- acre (8.5- hectare ) "West Campus" between West Side Avenue and Bayfront on Route 440 in the mid 2010s. Plans for further expansion were curtailed in 2022 due to financial difficulties and decreased enrollment. [30] It would have more than doubled the university’s footprint and was to have included academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a University Promenade. [31] [32] The first building, a student residence, opened in 2016. [33] A new performing arts center [34] would have housed the Joffrey Ballet School. [35] [36]

Athletic complex

The university's Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is located less than a mile southwest of the main campus at near Droyers Point on Newark Bay. [37] In 2017, the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer entered into a facility usage partnership with the university to upgrade the natural grass soccer training field at the complex to professionally approved standards. Under the partnership, national and international teams will be allowed to train at the facility ahead of their matches at Red Bull Arena. Phase one of the project began in early June 2017 and involved regrading, aeration and reseeding of the training facility. The project, which is still ongoing, will also involve overall maintenance of the training facility. [38]

NJCU School of Business

In September 2015, the NJCU School of Business opened at Harborside Plaza directly on the Jersey City waterfront. The two-story facility features 18 instructional spaces, two data science centers, computer labs and laundry facilities, an auditorium, offices, study areas, a student lounge, and a large waterfront conference center with views of Lower Manhattan.

Campus living

The university operates three residence halls: Co-op Hall, a corridor-style facility with common area bathrooms and study lounges for freshmen and first year dorm students; Vodra Hall, a traditional dormitory with shared bathrooms between rooms for upper-class students and special needs individuals; and West Campus Village, its newest suite-style residence hall on its west campus at University Place.

Athletics

NJCU is a member of Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Greek life

Greek organizations offered at New Jersey City University include:

Student newspaper

The Gothic Times is New Jersey City University's official student newspaper. It was reintroduced in 2001 and prints monthly issues, excluding June, July and August. It features stories about campus happenings as well as articles on lifestyle, sports, arts and entertainment. It also features an editorial and opinion/advice section.

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