UnionC O U N T Y C O L L E G E

Winter 2010

A Newsletter for

Alumni and FriendsAbout

The DreamBecomes A RealityThe Elizabeth I. Kellogg Buildingin Elizabeth Opens to StudentsCeremonies were held this past September,officially celebrating the opening of the five-story Elizabeth I. Kellogg Union CountyCollege building in midtown Elizabeth.

The $47 million building, developed by theUnion County Improvement Authority, housesdegree programs, continuing education offer-ings, a lecture hall, a state of the art informa-tion commons and library, and serves as thenew home for the Trinitas School of Nursing.The top floor is the new headquarters of theCollege's customized training arm, the Industry-BusinessInstitute (IBI), and is the location of the Dr. Thomas H. Brown Center for Business and EducationalAdvancement which houses a conference center and officesuites that are available for economic development offices.

The building will serve as many as 8,300 students, including2,300 from the Trinitas School of Nursing. The Union CountyImprovementAuthority financedthe project, and theState of New Jerseyalso contributed$19 million.

Dr. Thomas H.Brown, UnionCounty CollegePresident, thankedthe CountyImprovementAuthority for theirefforts in spearheading the development, and noted that theElizabeth I. Kellogg building would add another dimension tothe college’s expanding system, which has campuses inElizabeth, Cranford, Plainfield and Scotch Plains. UCC is alsothe oldest community college in New Jersey.

“This educational complex is part of Union County College’sfocus to ensure that we are equipped to prepare students for

the professional demands of the 21st century,” said Dr. Brown.

The Elizabeth I. Kellogg building is located at 40 W. JerseyStreet between the Broad Street NJ Transit Station and the for-mer PSE&G substation on W. Jersey Street. It is located a shorthalf-block away from UCC's current campus on W. JerseyStreet, the Lessner building, which will continue to house theInstitute for Intensive English and a number of existing andnew credit programs.

The Kellogg building is also the new home of the secondlargest nursing school in the United States. The Trinitas Schoolof Nursing is a cooperative diploma program operated byTrinitas Regional Medical Center and Union County College.There are more than 2,000 nurses enrolled in their programs.

The building is named after the late Elizabeth I. Kellogg, alongtime resident of Elizabeth who was well known for herpersonal and philanthropic commitment to the betterment ofthe city and its people. In 1982 she was named a chartermember of the Board of Governors of the newly namedUnion County College and eventually retired from that posi-tion as a Governor Emeritus.

She also served as President of the Union County CollegeFoundation and both she and her family have been generoussupporters of the College and its mission. This building willjoin College facilities already named in her honor - the librarylocated on the first floor of the Kellogg Building and theGreenhouse located on the Cranford campus.

The new Elizabeth I. Kellogg Building

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held onTuesday, September 29th to officially open thenew building.

is published three times a year by the Union County College Foundation

James J. MastersonExecutive Director

Sara GuerinEditor & Mgr. Development

& Alumni Relations

(908) 709-7505uccfound@ucc.edu

www.uccfoundation.org

UCC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION All alumni are welcome!Faculty/Staff Dining Room

Cranford Campus Center, Tuesdays, 7 PM

Feb. 9 Mar. 9Apr. 13 May 11

June 8 – End of the Year Reception &Installation

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The THEATER PROJECT,UNION COUNTY COLLEGE’S

PROFESSIONAL THEATER COMPANYStaged Reading Series

3 pm – Roy W. Smith Theater, Cranford CampusFeb. 20, Mar. 20, Apr. 17, & May 8

Young Playwrights PresentationThe top three prize winning scripts from

the Theater Project's annual YoungPlaywrights Competition

3 PM – Victor M. Richel Student CommonsMar. 13

www.brownpapertickets.comwww.thetheaterproject.org

(908) 659-5189

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TOMASULO ART GALLERYKenneth C. MacKay Library

M-Th 1-4 pm, Sat. 10 am – 1pm. T-Th 6-9 pm

Jan 22 – Feb 25Dahlia Elsayed, Jenny Krasner

and Amy WilsonMixed media artwork based on the artist’s

personal life stories.

March12- April 17: Susan HamburgerSolo show of painting and mixed mediawork of updated 17th and 18th century

design motifs, including dinnerware, wallpa-per and interior decor.

April 22- May 5: Architecture Class Show

Dori Vicente

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UCC FOUNDATIONScholarship Reception – April 6

18th Annual Golf Tournament at Echo LakeCountry Club – April 26

17th Annual Evening at the Races – June 24

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About

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Dr. FarrellNamed InterimUCC PresidentAt the November 17, 2009 JointMeeting of Union CountyCollege’s (UCC) Board ofTrustees and Board of Governors,Victor M. Richel, Trustees Chair,announced that Dr. John R.Farrell, Jr., Vice President ofAdministrative Services andExecutive Assistant to thePresident, has been named theInterim President for UCC begin-ning January 1, 2010. Dr. Farrell willserve in the absence of PresidentThomas H. Brown, who has decided toretire January 1, 2011 and will be tak-ing a one year sabbatical during 2010.

Dr. Farrell began his career at UCC in1965 when the College was known asUnion Junior College. He served asdata processing supervisor and assis-tant to the registrar. Dr. Farrell, waspromoted to the position of VicePresident of Administrative Servicesand Executive Assistant to thePresident. In this position, he oversawthe College’s non-credit division,which includes the Division of

Continuing Education, the Industry-Business Institute, and the ContinuingEducation Workforce DevelopmentDepartments. Additionally, he was alsoresponsible for the Department ofInformation Technologies Services.

During his tenure, he coordinated anddirected the College’s move from theScotch Plains campus into the SidneyF. Lessner Building in Elizabeth. He alsohas served on the teams for theMiddle States Accreditation held in1997 and in 2007 and is overseeingthe implementation of a newCollegewide computer system. Dr.Farrell holds an Ed.M. and an Ed.Dfrom Rutgers University.

Dr. John Farrell

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UCC Foundation celebrated its17th Annual Gala with

“An Evening in Paris”

Tee off with UCCFoundation at the 18thAnnual Golf Tournament!It is with great excitement that we announce theUCC Foundation will host its Annual GolfTournament on Monday, April 26th 2010 at EchoLake Country Club in Westfield, New Jersey.

A day of golf, exciting raffle prizes, an extravagantsilent auction, delicious cuisine, and the opportu-nity to meet and network with many leading busi-nesses and professionals is what you will enjoywhen joining us for our 18th Annual Golf

Tournament. Most notably, this event enables usto raise funds for exceptional programs and schol-arships for tomorrow’s leaders and the emergingworkforce – Union County College students.

There are multiple ways to support the AnnualGolf Tournament – for more information pleasecontact Holland Sunyak, Manager of SpecialEvents at (908) 709-7505 or Sunyak@ucc.ecu.Whether on the links, for cocktails and dinner, orwith a sponsorship or product support, we hopeyou will join us and be a part of a special andmemorable day.

Check your mail or the UCCF website for upcoming details!

Members of the UCC AlumniAssociation enjoyed a Parisianthemed menu at this year’s Gala.

The UCC Foundation held its 17th Annual Gala on October24, 2009. 230 guests joined together in the Victor M. RichelCommons, where they were transported to the city of Parisfor an evening! Attendees strolled through the Arc DeTriomphe, listened to Parisian classics, and dined uponFrench cuisine including a fabulous dessert of chocolatecrepes. Guests tried their luck at various gaming tables and aspecifically designed raffle, where they had the chance to wina $2,000 trip of their choice and a set of Samsonite luggage.The evening also included anexciting Live Auction hostedby PBS’s Nicholas Dawes,appraiser for AntiquesRoadshow. Attendees bidcompetitively on wonderfulitems such as luxury vaca-tions, tickets to professionalsporting events, jewelry, andbeautiful pieces of artworkfrom local artists.

In the theater, an enlighteningand entertaining video presen-tation reminded guests of theintegral role that our donors

play in supporting the educational goals of UCC students. TheUCC Foundation proudly recognized Investors Savings Bankas the Gala Event Sponsor and commended them for theirongoing support of Union County College.

The event raised more than $115,000 for student scholarships and innovative programs at UCC.

Kevin Cummings, President and CEO of InvestorsSavings Bank, and his wife Patricia, posed for a photounder the Arc De Triomphe.

(l. to r.) Alumna and Foundation TrusteeSuzanne Covine ’58, Dr. Thomas H. Brown, UCCPresident, and Dr. Cynthia Singer, Business Department tooktheir chances at the roulette table.

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AlumniAbout

Alumni Holiday PartyUCC Alums from the College’spast 76 years came back onTuesday, December 8th to cele-brate the Holidays. An eveningof food, fun and music was host-ed by the UCC AlumniAssociation on the CranfordCampus for all UCC graduates.

(l. to r.) Linda Kurdilla ’89, Donna Herran ’85, and

Mary Lou Gray ’48 enjoy the party.

UCC Alumni Association PresidentJeffrey H. Chait ’94 (r.) handed out

presents to the attendees, including Alberta Machese ’95 (l.).A group of Alumni from all years gathered in the by the

Christmas Tree in the Student Commons.

Is your UCC diploma sitting around

gathering dust? Display your achievement with pride in a

high-quality polished gold, walnut,Briarwood, or Italian wood frame fromthe Alumni Association. Frames comewith red and gold matting embossed

with the UCC seal in gold foil.

Prices start at just $44.95.

Visit the website www.uccfounda-tion.org/

alumniassociation.htm or call 908/709-7066 for more information.

� Dennis S. Kobitz, of Hillside, NJ, wholast attended in 1984, spoke to theSummit Old Guard in December on vot-ing in Union County and the NewJersey laws that govern the process.Kobitz currently serves as theAdministrator of the Union CountyBoard of Elections.

� David Fosco ’96, Cranford, NJ wasnamed Teacher of the Month forSeptember at Arthur L. Johnson HighSchool in Clark, where he teachesHistory.

� Peter G. Levine ’98, of Cincinnati,OH is co-director of the NeuromotorRecovery and RehabilitationLaboratory in the Drake CenterRehabilitation Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.He writes a monthly column thatexplores scientific and technologicaldevelopments in stroke recovery forAdvance for Physical Therapists and isthe author of the book Stronger AfterStroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery.

� Mary Olsen, RN ’99, of High Bridge,NJ, graduated from Thomas Edison StateCollege in March 2009 with her BSN.She is now working on her MSN with aconcentration in Nursing Education.Olsen also received her certification as aNeonatal Intensive Care Nurse recently.

� Christine Macchia ’06, of ScotchPlains, NJ, a UCC lab technician, devel-oped 3D models of the various micro-scope slides to assist a blind classmatewhile she attended UCC. Christinerecently connected with MarilynWinograd, an Education Consultant forthe NJ Commission for the Blind andVisually Impaired and a high schoolteacher of the blind, and shared withher the models she had developed.Winograd featured the models at the 1stAnnual Multi-sensory Science EducationConference on October 23-24 at theUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison.

IN MEMORIAMAudrey Silsby ’47October 2009. Mountainside, NJ

Mark F. Zabita, last attended in 1992April 2009. Elizabeth, NJ

Recognition &Remembrancefor Drs. Thomasand Tressa BrownUCC President, Dr. Thomas H.Brown (r.), and his wife, Dr. Tressa Brown (l.) were pre-sented with engraved watches byBoard of Trustees ChairmanVictor M. Richel (c.), at theBrowns’ Annual HolidayReception on Saturday, December5th. The watches were a gift to commemorate his 20 years of service toUnion County College. Dr. Brown will officially retire as President onJanuary 1, 2011, after a one year sabbatical commencing on January 1,2010. During his sabbatical, he plans to write a book chronicling his yearsat UCC and to build and establish an official College archive.

UCC Soccer Team WinsDivision III NationalChampionship!The Union County College Men’sSoccer team won the National JuniorCollege Athletic Association DivisionIII National Championship onNovember 15, 2009 with a 1-0 defeatof Richland College, Dallas Texas. TheUCC Owls, who were ranked 4th inthe nation after winning the RegionXIX and the District 4 Championships,traveled to Herkimer CountyCommunity College, Herkimer, NewYork, for the National Tournament.

The hard fought defensive strugglewas tied 0-0 at the half, but midwaythrough the second half, sophomoreKemar Richards netted what provedto be the game winning goal. A soliddefense lead by freshman goalkeeperShelson Dorleans kept the Richland

College Thunder Ducks out of theOwl’s goal the rest of the way. CoachAlex Louis said “the team was deter-mined to be national champs this sea-son after coming so close in thepast.” UCC completed its season withan 11 game winning streak, includingsix straight play-off victories.

This is the first NationalChampionship for Union CountyCollege in any sport. It was the fourthappearance of the Owls in the FinalFour of the national tournament inthe last 7 years. Richland College pre-viously crushed UCC’s hopes in thechampionship game in 2003 and thesemi-final round in 2007.

Coach Louis was named the NationalChampionship All-Tournament Coachand Shelson Dorleans the TournamentMVP. Also named to the All-TournamentTeam were Kemar Richards, sopho-more Patrick Osei-Frimpong, andfreshman Michael Opong. Winter 2010 • 5

UCC BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEWPRESIDENT To replace retiringPresident, Dr. Thomas H. Brown, theCollege’s Board of Trustees has estab-lished an Executive Search Committeeand launched an official search for anew President.

PSI BETA RECEIVES NATIONALHONORS The UCC chapter of PsiBeta, the psychology honor society,received three national awards at theannual conference in Toronto. Thegroup was honored with a ChapterExcellence Award, and the ChapterCommunity Service Award for 2009.Member, Kevan Pidgeon-Hammock,received the Individual CommunityService Award.

NEW HEAD COACH FOR MEN’SBASKETBALL TEAM Jim Casciano wasnamed the new Head Coach for theMen’s Basketball team. Casciano hasmore than two decades of college headcoach experience. He comes to UCCfrom New Jersey Institute ofTechnology (NJIT).

UCC STUDENTS VISIT ARGENTINAUCC sponsored a trip to Argentina inJanuary. The 10 day tour took studentsfrom the northern city of Buenos Airesto the Glaciers in the south at Calafate.

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6 • Winter 2010 Gift Planning Supplement • 2010

at the Union County College Foundation

Charitable Gift Annuities…

It’s Good to RECEIVE ... as Well as to GIVE

When you contribute to the Union County CollegeFoundation in exchange for a charitable gift annuity,you do even more than provide important support forUCC students. You also are assured that you willreceive regular payments of a fixed amount for therest of your life. In some cases, your immediate cashflow can actually increase when you establish a giftannuity.

And because your gift benefits the UCC Foundation,you end up giving away less in taxes, due to a combi-nation of factors:

� Part of your contribution qualifies as a tax-deductible donation;

� For a number of years, a portion of the paymentsyou receive will be tax-free;

� It is possible to reduce capital gains taxes, by fund-ing your annuity with appreciated securities.

The UCC Foundation follows rates of theAmerican Council on Gift Annuities.Some sample current rates for individuals and couplesare shown below:

One Beneficiary Two BeneficiariesAge Rate Ages Rate65 5.3% 65/65 4.9%70 5.7% 70/70-71 5.2%75 6.3% 75/75 5.6%80 7.1% 80/80 6.1%85 8.1% 85/85 7.0%

For more information and to request a personalizedillustration, please call the UCC Foundation – 908/709-7505.

If you have any questions regarding gift plan-ning, please contact the Union County CollegeFoundation Office at (908) 709-7505 or uccfound@ucc.edu.

Sample wording for bequests tothe UCC Foundation …

I hereby give, devise and bequeath____________ (a dollar amount, or all, or a per-centage of the rest, residue and remainder ofmy estate) to the Union County CollegeFoundation, 1033 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ07016, for its general purposes. (Or for a specif-ic purpose, such as a scholarship.)

The full, legally incorporated name to use is:

Union County College Foundation.IRS TAX ID – 22-2218627

To learn more about financial planning for thefuture, call the UCC Foundation at 908-709-7505 to reserve your place for this enlightening and

useful program. (Date and Time T.B.D.)

Spring FinancialPlanning Seminar

Gift Planning Supplement • 2010 Winter 2010 • 7

Be remembered beyond your

lifetime by making a planned

gift to the Union County

College Foundation. Far into

the future, your gift will create

miracles for future generations

of UCC students. All planned

gift donors become members

of the Union County College

Foundation Heritage Society.

Heritage Societymembership benefits:• Certificate of Membership

• Keepsake gift

• Invitation to annual appreciationluncheon

• Invitation to President’s HolidayParty

• Invitation to annual “Thank You”reception

• Invitations to College events

• Perpetual recognition in the UCCFoundation Annual Report

Give the precious gift of higher educa-tion and be remembered for leaving a lasting legacy.

Members of the Union CountyCollege Foundation Heritage Societyhave made a planned gift to benefitUnion County College, such as abequest, insurance policy, CharitableGift Annuity, Charitable RemainderTrust, or Charitable Lead Trust.

Heritage Society members are induct-ed by the College President at anannual Appreciation Luncheon andare recognized for their generosity inperpetuity.

Heritage Society MembersLeave Legacies for FutureGenerations• Edward Aborn * • Joan C. Aborn *• Anonymous (3) • Albert W. Baird *• Dona Bass• Lawrence D. Bashe• Hermann J. Bielefeld *• Frank H. Blatz, Jr.• Martha Bracher• Betty Bradley• Nadine Brechner• Thomas H. Brown• John H. Carmichael• Carol Ann Cieslak• Abe N. Cohen * • William E. Collins• Charles D. Compton*• Suzanne Covine• Betty Davidson• Charles T. Davis• Charles T. Davis, Sr. *• Ruth Prazak Detering *• Margaret V. Feaster *• Sondra B. Fishinger• Dorothy Gasorek *• Arthur Geilfuss *• Howard Greenbaum• Maureen Greenbaum• James R Guerra• LaVerne Haberski• Richard Haberski• Ethel M. Heim • Donna M. Herran• Edna M. Hill*• Edward J. Hobbie• Carol Horbacz• Marie Hudak• John D. Jacobson

• Josephine Jacobson• Clifton E. Jones• Susan Kaercher• Thomas Kaercher• Jane C. Kehoe• Thomas J. Kehoe• Elizabeth I. Kellogg *• Linda Ives Kurdilla• Sandra Lawrence• Dorothea Wiersma MacKay *• Kenneth C. MacKay *• Evelyn MacRitchie• William MacRitchie• James M. McGowan *• Vesta McLean• William H. McLean*• Tamzin MacDonald McMinn• Harvey K. Mechanik *• Naomi Mirlocca• Irene P. Morahan *• Margaret Neafsey • Richard F. Neblett *• Christine S. Nelson• William G. Palermo• Anita M. Pearson *• James R. Perry• Roger A. Poirier• Ann M. Poskocil• Dell Raudelunas *• Frank Raudelunas• Andrea Richel• Victor M. Richel• Janet M. Rocco • Anthony M. Rocco• Andrew J. Ruggiero• Maurice Savard • Jacqueline Seeland• Bonnie Sirower • Caroline M. Small*• Roy W. Smith *• Stephen Stefiuk *• Donald Van Gordon *• Leona Van Gordon• Anthony Vertelis• Maria Gonzalez Ward • Bruce Weidenburner • Nancy Weinberger• Winifred Weislogel • Roger Wilson • Ruth Wilson • James N. Wise*• Louise Yohalem• Bruno E. Ziolkowski*• Maria Ziolkowski

* DeceasedList as of December 2010.

Heritage Society

� Prof. Oluyomi Adewale, MathDepartment, recently published abook,The Journey So Far: Adventure inthe Doing the Will of God.

� In September, Dr. Patricia Biddar,Executive Director of Assessment,Planning and Research at UCC, was pre-sented the 2009 Community CollegeSpirit Award by the New Jersey Councilfor County Colleges, for her exemplaryservice to New Jersey’s community col-leges. Biddar was recognized for lead-ing New Jersey’s community colleges’efforts to enhance the VocationalEducation Data System (VEDS).

� Patricia Castaldi, DNP, RN, Directorof the Practical Nursing Program,Rosemary Byrne, MS, RN and VirginiaVillanueva, MEd, RN, presented a con-ference session at the National Leaguefor Nursing (NLN) Education Summit inPhiladelphia, PA on Friday, September25, 2009. The presentation was entitledDevelopment of an Evidence-BasedRetention Model.

� Dr. Susannah Chewning of theEnglish/Fine Arts/Modern LanguagesDepartment has published an article,“Julian of Norwich in Popular Fiction”in the book Julian of Norwich’s Legacy:

Medieval Mysticism and Post-MedievalReception.

� Jennifer McCarthy, Director of theParamedic Program, gave two presenta-tions at the 5th Annual StatewideConference on EMS. Her first presenta-tion, “Putting the Spark Back into EMS”was an interactive session designed tohelp recharge and refocus even themost seasoned EMS provider. Her sec-ond presentation, “Aging Gracefully – ANew Approach to the Geriatric Patient,”discussed interacting with older andmore complex medical patients.

� Prof. Phillip Papas, of theEconomics/Government/Histor yDepartment, co-authored a new book,Port Richmond. The book is a photohistory of the Staten Island, NY commu-nity and covers topics from businessand transportation, immigration andethnicity, religion and civic life, and mil-itary service.

� Dr. Cyndi Roemer, of theMathematics Department, earned herDoctorate from Columbia University.Her dissertation, “Service-Learning andMathematics,” investigated the practi-cality and effectiveness of service-learning in college level mathematics.

� Roseminda Santee, MA, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, Associate Dean of TrinitasSchool of Nursing was honored by thePhilippine Nurses Association ofAmerica with the National ExcellenceAward as the Nurse Educator of theYear, in a ceremony held in Baltimore,Maryland, USA, on July 18, 2009.Roseminda Santee has 30 years of expe-rience in nursing education, both as afaculty member and as an educationaladministrator.

� Dr. Mark Singer, Senior Professor ofCriminal Justice, participated in a paneldiscussion on November 20th entitled“Examination and Cross Examinationof the Expert Witness in Court.” The dis-cussion focused on examining strate-gies used to deal with expert testimonyin the justice system.

� Prof. Michael Z Murphy of theEnglish/Fine Arts/Modern LanguagesDepartment presented his play, “AGibson Girl” at The Theater Project’sKaleidoscope Kabaret held fromNovember 19 to 21, 2009. The produc-tion was a series of 10 minute one-actplays of which Murphy’s was one ofeight productions that was performedwith each showing.

IN MEMORIAMProf. John RussellEnglish/Fine Arts/Modern LanguagesDepartmentDecember 2009. Cranford, NJ

CampusAbout

Happy 76th Birthday,UCC!

October 16, 2009 marked 76 years ofexcellence in higher education for UnionCounty College. UCC was the first of six

Emergency ReliefAdminis trationprojects foundedin New Jersey byPresident FranklinD. Roosevelt toprovide jobs forunemployedteachers duringthe GreatDepression.

The celebration began with a presenta-tion by Dr. Clement Price, RutgersUniversity, entitled “Public History AsCivic Duty” and remarks by members ofthe History Department on the place ofpublic history at community colleges. Thelecture was followed by a rousing folkconcert in the Commons, a birthday cakefor UCC, and a procession to place awreath at the FDR Oak in the campusHistory Grove.

Exhibit items depicting the history ofUCC were also on display throughout theCommons and local area historical soci-eties were on hand to share informationon the history of their towns. As a specialtouch, the cafeteria menu featured hotdogs and other foods served to the Kingand Queen of England by President andMrs. Roosevelt in 1939.

Professor Price speaks to students, facultyand other members of the College commu-nity on the role of public history at UCC.

The Union County Historical Societyjoined in the Birthday celebration,displaying information and photo-graphs on the history of the County.

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UCC RECEIVESLARGEST GRANTEVER — To HelpHispanic and OtherLow-Income StudentsThe US Department of Education has award-ed the College a Title V grant of $3.3 millionto increase the academic success and reten-tion rate of Hispanic and other low-incomestudents who are enrolled in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) majors and education majors whowill teach STEM subjects. UCC is partneredwith Jersey City University to implementthis grant.

The project, entitled “Improving thePipeline in STEM Education”, will work toincrease the total number of majors in math-ematics, biology, and chemistry by 7.5 per-cent in the next five years. A STEM Institutewill also be established for more than 400students in these subjects and to provideprofessional development to full- and part-time STEM and Education faculty.

This grant is the largest single grant in theCollege’s history. The Title V grant isdesigned to assist Hispanic ServingInstitutions, of which UCC is classified dueto more than 25 percent of the student pop-ulation being Hispanic.

UCC Grants Provide Educational TrainingOpportunities for Students

This year, UCC will be able to provide additional training and educationopportunities for its students due to the competitive grants that the Collegereceived. One of the largest, a grant from the Department of Labor for$1,260,990, allows UCC to provide Adult Basic Skills and ESL programs thatwill assist the students in becoming more literate and obtaining the criticalknowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency. The“Adult Basic Skills and Integrated English Literacy and CivicsEducation Grant Project” (Project ABLE PLUS) will also help these stu-dents complete their secondary school education and learn basic English.

UCC also received a $50,000 grant from the non-profit organizationExcelencia in Education to implement a program to increase the retentionrate of male Latino students in Education and Business majors. UCC was oneof only twenty colleges and universities from across the nation chosen toreceive this award. The grant, supported by the Walmart Foundation, is part ofExcelencia in Education’s “Growing that Works” national initiative. The ini-tiative aims to accelerate Latino student success by refining and replicatingmodel educational programs that are proven to advance Latino achievementin two-year and four-year colleges.

Through a $252,000 AmeriCorp grant, UCC will provide full- and part-timeopportunities for AmeriCorp volunteers to serve their communities.AmeriCorp volunteers will participate with UCC in addressing the UnionCounty needs for Adult Basic Education (GED Prep and ESL), Job Skills and JobReadiness Preparation, and Basic Computer Software Training for adult learn-ers, out-of-school youth, and ex-offenders.

In addition, UCC was chosen as a recipient of the North Jersey PartnersWired Initiative Transportation, Logistics, Distribution (TLD) Academygrant. With this funding, UCC will establish a TLD Academy to serve as a hubfor the dissemination of TLD related information, instruction, and other servic-es to jobseekers and incoming workers to the North Jersey WIRED region.

Through the Commission on Higher Education, UCC received a College AccessChallenge Grant “Tools for College Access Program.”The funds will beused to provide a series of financial aid workshops for UCC students and theirfamilies. In these workshops, attendees will not only learn about available aid,but receive assistance with the financial aid application process.

UCC was also one of eight institutions nationwide that was chosen to be arecipient of the Civic Ventures/Community College Encore CareerProject from the MetLIFE Foundation. The College’s Division of EconomicDevelopment and Continuing Education will use $25,000 funding to designand implement a Workforce Specialist Academy that will provide noncreditprofessional certificate training for experienced (50+) professionals in theareas of Adult Basic Education, prisoner re-entry, and workforce development.

Once again, UCC students who take courses in biology and chemistry willdirectly benefit from a $6,103 grant from Infineum USA for departmentalequipment. The Department of Education also awarded UCC a Perkins grantof $681,581 which will be used to develop the academic, career and technicalskills of the College’s students.

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(l. to r.) Dr. Thomas H. Brown, President, UCC,Victor M. Richel, Chair, UCC Board of Trustees, NJSenator Nicolas P. Scutari, and Dr. CarlosHernández, President, Jersey City University, signthe $3.3 million Title V. Grant.

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Community LeadersJoin the UCCFoundation Board

Three new Trustees were recently elected to the UnionCounty College Foundation Board of Trustees. (l. to r.) Daniel Murphy, Investors Savings Bank; Ada Melendez, Investors Savings Bank; and Paul G. Eilbacher, Hilltop Community Bank.

Gifts of Art – the UCCFoundationArt CollectionArt enriches the lives of all whostudy, work or visit UCC. Throughthe UCC Foundation ArtCollection, a wide array of art-work, from paintings to prints tosculptures, is on permanent dis-play throughout the College. The120 piece collection, valued atover $400,000 can be seen on allthree campuses, including thenew Elizabeth I. Kellogg buildingin Elizabeth. The Art Collection isalso used by teachers and stu-dents for instructional purposesin the Fine Arts and other Departments.

Generous College friends over the years have donated artwork to the Foundation.One of the most visible art objects is the iron owl sculpture of the late local artistHarry Devlin. “Icarus” currently hangs in the Cranford Commons. It was manufac-tured in 1963 in the Elizabeth foundry run by the late Dorothy Gasorek ’44, and

funded by Junior Achievement ofUnion and Middlesex Counties.

The UCC Art Collection is over-seen by the Foundation Board ofTrustee’s Artwork Committee.Alumna and UCC Foundationtrustee Suzanne Covine ’58 knowsevery item in the collection. Asthe enthusiastic Chair of theFoundation’s Artwork Committee,she has spearheaded the catalogu-ing, appraising, and inventory ofart belonging to the Foundation.

The Committee is always lookingto increase the artistic and educational value of the collectionthrough new works. For moreinformation on the Art Collection,call the Foundation at 908-709-7505.

Foundation Trustee and Artwork Committee member John Jacobson (r.) with Artwork CommitteeChairwoman Suzanne Covine (.l), shows a Blackand White Etching by James McNeill Whistler he gifted to the College earlier this year.

Dr. Jack Singer (l.) with Foundation ExecutiveDirector James Masterson (r.) displays an Ink andGouache by Irene Rice Pereira he donated to theCollege in December.

Did you know?... That 95% of community college students stay in New Jersey and con-

tribute to the State’s economy?

... That for every $1 invested in New Jersey’s community colleges, over $18in overall benefits are returned throughout the state?

... That the rate of return on tax money invested in community colleges isan impressive 14%?

Source: New Jersey Council of County Colleges

HELPSHAPETHEFUTURE!

Look for UCC’s wise andfriendly owl in his

Big-Owl-on-Campussweater at

www.uccfoundation.orgto make a gift via

credit card, or use theenclosed envelope.

Make a gift today!President’s Council, Benefactorsand Founders (annual donors of$1,000+) are invited to a dinnerwith the College President.

Your gift to the Shaping OurFuture annual fund will help UCCstudents, and earn you recognitionon the Tree of Education. Thank you!

Celebrating Friendships at the President’s Holiday Reception(l. to r) Foundation Trustee John Jacobson, his wife Josephine, and Evelyn MacRitchie, celebrate the season at Dr. Brown’s Annual Holiday Reception onDecember 5, 2009.

(l. to r.) Alumni AssociationPresident Jeffrey Chait ’94, Dr. Toby Grodner, Business

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(l. to r.) Andrew Hamilton, UCC Governor and FoundationTrustee and UCC Board ofTrustees Chairman Victor M. Richel enjoy the party.

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