Hybrid learning, face masks, reduced classroom sizes: “Colleges this fall and summer will not look the same as they did last year,” outgoing State Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith-Ellis said Wednesday.

The board of governors also approved a $4.5 billion budget for the upcoming academic year, marking a 2.2 percent annual reduction.

The lab was responsible for developing the first COVID-19 test using saliva as the primary biomaterial, which received emergency use authorization in May from the FDA, allowing for broader population testing.

Both Mark Angelson and William Best served on the search committee to select the university's incoming 21st president, Jonathan Holloway.

The semester plans include online and remote learning for most for-credit, workforce development and noncredit courses.

The school expects to sustain $8 million - $12 million in losses, with salary freezes, furloughs and increased student costs forecast for the fall.

The 25,437-square-foot Caroline and Frank Guarini Sr. Performing Arts Center is set to serve as a cornerstone to the school's $400 million redevelopment project, University Place.

Katia Passerini was appointed in February and originally scheduled to take her post July 1.

The college provided no timetable for implementing the plan, saying that it would be triggered by school officials with input from state and local agencies in compliance with rules and guidance put in place by the governor's office and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I am confident that the team at OSHE will continue to build on the work we have accomplished together," said Zakiya Smith Ellis. "I will continue to be a fierce advocate for our state’s students."

The unveiling of the school's “hybrid flexible” learning agenda is one of the first definitive proposals from a New Jersey college.

The winners of the 2020 Startup Montclair Pitch Competition created a dental device, wine from trash and a wellness program for children.