So far, the campaign for Alumni Gym has raised $11 million from 112 donors and is 62% toward its overall goal.
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Education
Ramapo College of New Jersey elects new chair, board
Susan Vallario advanced to the position of chair and Vincent Colman advanced to the position of vice chair.
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Calling all future engineers – Stevens Institute and Seton Hall announce dual-degree program
This partnership offers students an opportunity to earn an accelerated bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in engineering or artificial intelligence in five years.
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Stockton eyes October groundbreaking for new Atlantic City dorm
The student housing comes in at 135,000 square feet at the site of the historic, low-rise Eldredge Building, adjacent to the university’s Atlantic City campus.
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Camden County College continuing hybrid model through spring 2021
Lecture sections will be offered in a combination of synchronous course delivery, where instructors and students meet at the same time online, and asynchronous course delivery, where materials and assignments are prepared in advance and available online over the course of the semester.
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RU establishes institute to study global racial justice with $15M Mellon grant
Faculty across the university's three campuses whose work addresses racism and social inequality will be able to work in coordinated ways, geared toward leading to action, thanks to a $15 million grant from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Ciccone named chair of Stockton University board of trustees
As part of his appointment, Raymond Ciccone, who graduated from the school in 1979, will lead a president’s task force to expand the reach of School of Business academic programs and their relationships with outside entities.
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Seton Hall names vice president for university advancement
A leader in international higher education philanthropy, and SHU alumnus, Jon Papasenos will join the South Orange institution in November.
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Report: Domestic workers often exploited; need Worker Bill of Rights
According to the study from Rutgers Center for Women and Work, of the more than 60,000 in the field in New Jersey, 97 percent are women, 60 percent are non-white and 52 percent are immigrants. They're among the lowest-paid workers in the state and exempt from basic legal protections under federal labor laws and OSHA.
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NJ health officials finishing pilot test this week on college contact tracing app
The program, which communicates over Bluetooth via mobile devices, is meant to inform a student if they’ve been within 6 feet of someone with COVID-19 for more than 10 minutes, according to New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.
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National Science Foundation grants awarded to Rutgers, William Paterson
The former was awarded a three-year $2.3 million Smart and Connected Communities Grant, while the latter received a five-year $1 million Scholarships-in-STEM Grant.
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Limited in-person learning begins again at Bergen Community College
Ninety percent of students are taking class entirely remotely, with the others – primarily those studying for health professions and in science classes – engage in a hybrid semester.
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