What's Next? Looking Ahead at 淫性视频's Next 50 Years
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Above: A rendering of the Atlantic City Phase 2 student housing scheduled to open in fall 2023. Below, renderings of the Multicultural Center, and proposed Field House and Pavilion and Atlantic City Academic Center Expansion
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 Could a medical school and law school be in 淫性视频鈥檚 future?
Don鈥檛 count them out, says President Harvey Kesselman, who has been at 淫性视频 its entire first 50 years, entering as a member of the first class in 1971.
鈥淟ook how far we鈥檝e come in our first 50 years,鈥 Kesselman said. 鈥淲e have a hospital on our Galloway campus (AtlantiCare). In the future, I would hope to see a medical school here in Galloway and a law school in Atlantic City, even if I won鈥檛 be president then.鈥
In its first 50 years, 淫性视频 has grown from 1,000 undergraduate students meeting in an old hotel in Atlantic City to almost 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students studying on two campuses in Galloway and Atlantic City and instructional sites in Manahawkin, Hammonton and Woodbine.
But what might the university look like over the next 50 years? A lot will depend
on money, admissions, and the needs of students and the South Jersey and New Jersey
workforce.
In the near future, a new residential complex will open in Atlantic City in fall 2023, housing an additional 400 students, who join the 540 already housed on the Boardwalk. The new multicultural center in Galloway will open for the 2022-23 academic year, offering programs and a gathering space that embraces the growing diversity of the campus community.
Final plans for an expansion to the Sports Center are almost complete. That is expected to be the next significant new construction to be approved and started this year, said Senior Vice President for Facilities and Operations Don Hudson.
Hudson and Kesselman would also like to see a Field House and other improvements on
the North Campus in Galloway. 鈥淭hat would be a wonderful project for the future of
the university,鈥 Hudson said.
In between there will be a lot of maintenance on the existing buildings 鈥 some of which are now 50 years old. The HVAC system in Ewing and renovations to the library and Student Affairs are planned. The buildings of Housing I, the first student housing at 淫性视频, may be replaced.
The 淫性视频 Facilities Master Plan, updated in 2020, includes all of the above, plus a fourth building that would complete the Academic Quad across from the Campus Center.
鈥淲e鈥檒l have to see when we need the fourth building, and we will need to get the funding, both state and private donors,鈥 Kesselman said. He would like to see 淫性视频鈥檚 enrollment grow to 15,000, with about 10,000 taking classes on the Galloway campus and 5,000 in Atlantic City.
鈥淲e are the only four-year state college in the southeastern part of the state, and
our enrollment and academic programs should continue to support our unique locations,鈥
Kesselman said.
That includes the traditional environmental and coastal research programs, but also new areas like esports and cannabis studies, where 淫性视频 has already taken the lead with a minor in cannabis studies and nationally recognized esports teams.
鈥淧art of our reason to grow is that we do cover so much area in the state,鈥 Kesselman said. 鈥淲e have our strengths, like the sciences and health care, but we also have our liberal arts mission, and we shouldn鈥檛 lose that. I was grounded in liberal arts when I was here, and I wouldn鈥檛 be president without the skills one gains by studying them.鈥
In Atlantic City, Kesselman hopes to see construction on the empty lot across from the Residential Complex currently used for parking. He wants 淫性视频 to be involved with more performing arts and culture in the city. An addition to the Academic Center is in the Master Plan. Down the road a bit there might still be some possibilities with the currently closed Atlantic Club property.
Whether it鈥檚 housing, academic space, new programs or even a parking garage, every decision will be grounded in what is needed to serve students. That may include repurposing existing spaces on campus and searching out more private partners.
鈥淚f we can figure out how to use space we have, we may not have to build new buildings,鈥 said Kesselman. 淫性视频鈥檚 1,600-acre campus in the Pinelands National Reserve is huge but limited in actual approved building space to some 400 acres.
Hudson noted that all projects are decided after input from the Board of Trustees, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Cabinet, and other specialized campus committees made up of faculty staff and students.
鈥淭hey all contribute to the prioritization of projects, though the priority is mostly based on available funding sources,鈥 Hudson said.
- Story by Diane D'Amico
What do others hope for the future of 淫性视频? Here鈥檚 what members of the 淫性视频 community shared:
鈥淥ver the next 50 years I hope 淫性视频 continues to be a place of solace for those
seeking strong academics, safe space, and caring community.鈥
&苍产蝉辫;鈥 Marissa Levy, Dean School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
鈥(I would hope) that 淫性视频 would become known as the most racially, ethnically
and culturally diverse university in the State of New Jersey's higher education system.鈥
- Patricia Reid-Merritt, Distinguished Professor, Africana Studies and Social Work
鈥淚n envisioning 淫性视频鈥檚 future, I speak in two roles: As the Faculty Senate President, I look forward to the university鈥檚 continued commitment to strengthening shared governance, open communication, transparency that imbibes greater participation of faculty in critical decision-making that impacts the University and its various constituents.
As a 淫性视频 community member, I envision the university, as an anchor institution
to continue playing a critical role in the growth of Atlantic City, and our surrounding
communities. Recognized as a national university now, I like to see our academic programing
offerings to further diversify by developing a law school, medical school, and a college
of engineering in the future with a focus on diversifying the campus community and
continued commitment to social justice. 淫性视频鈥檚 safe, secure, and unique location(s),
growing infrastructure enables us to create an ecosystem that can also attract students
globally, a focused footprint in international education offers a unique ability to
put us on a global map, with a motto: 鈥Come South, Go North鈥 as we usher into next fifty years.鈥
鈥 Manish Madan, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Faculty Senate President.
鈥淚鈥檓 currently envisioning a university that has been built on progress, success,
and student-first-driven thinking continuing to demonstrate those values through valuable
student, staff, and faculty engagement. I hope to see the 淫性视频 community
continue to grow, not only through the Atlantic City campus or new Multicultural Center
but also through new programs and initiatives that meet students where they are at
and prepare them for success and innovation any and everywhere. I also hope to see
the 100th anniversary of 淫性视频 (I should be about 70 years old then) and get to celebrate
it in pandemic-less times. I have no doubt that the celebration will rival this year鈥檚-
maybe an expansion of the mural? Either way, I can鈥檛 wait to see the next generation
of leaders and scholars coming out of 淫性视频 and leading the world into a new era
like the students of yesterday have done. 鈥
- Loukaia Taylor, Engelberg Scholar, Class of 2022.
鈥淚n the next 50 years, I hope 淫性视频 can expand even more than they already have
been and enhance their study abroad capacities by having an actual campus in another
country. If anyone can break ground in other countries, it鈥檚 淫性视频! 鈥
- Laurie Melchionne, Class of 2022, Editor, The Argo
鈥淚n the next 50 years, I wish for 淫性视频 to always be a place where we look forward
to whatever changes the day will bring, knowing that our colleagues are friendly,
warm, and supportive, changing right alongside us so we鈥檙e all working together for
students to benefit from the very best of what we have to offer.鈥
- Claudine Keenan, Dean, School of Education
鈥淚 would hope that the university continue to serve as both a nurturing and challenging
forum for students where freedom of expression abounds and where opposing views, including
those one does not espouse, are heard in order that we serve, in the words of the
U.S. Supreme Court, as the 鈥渢rue marketplace of ideas.鈥
- Audrey LaTourette, Distinguished Professor of Business Law
鈥淎s a Professor of Physical Therapy and Coordinator of the Holistic Health Minor,
I have enjoyed personal and professional growth and contributing in many ways to students,
faculty and staff through the last 30 years. I appreciate our community outreach and
clinical partnerships in the region as this highlights our mission to serve.
Over the last decade, my Fulbright experiences in South Africa cultivated collaborations
and sustained research throughout the global HIV pandemic. Knowing our graduates are
part of our health care system brings great joy to me as the evolution of physical
therapy has emerged to a clinical doctorate. Our Holistic Health Minor students are
able to engage in wellness practices and extend these principles in the workplace
and beyond the classroom. I envision the next 50 years with rich accomplishments,
great vibrancy and innovation.
The COVID-19 pandemic affords us the opportunity to explore best practices in education
and technology and 淫性视频 is poised to embrace lessons learned and launch
to greater heights in the next half century. I look forward to our collective accomplishments
with great eagerness, passion and engagement.鈥
- Mary Lou Galantino, Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy
鈥淭hirty years ago, I joined the 淫性视频 community. If I had been asked to describe
my hopes for 淫性视频 thirty years in the future, I would have fallen way short of
the university's mark to date. I will likely fall short in my hopes for 淫性视频 in
the future.
淫性视频 of the future is a world-renowned learning and research institution serving
students from developed and developing countries and using that international diversity
as an educational resource to inform the worldviews of learners in local, regional,
and national communities. We will offer degrees, certificates, diplomas, short-term
experiences, and creative programs for people to explore their interests.鈥
- Sonia Gonsalves, member, Board of Trustees
鈥 My hope for 淫性视频 going forward would be to for it to continue to
be an institution that provides an unparalleled learning environment, affordable to
all students desiring an education by a caring and prestigious faculty, administered
by a shared governance focused on promoting diversity.
This type of learning environment has demonstrated great success for graduates of
the institution and I feel we are poised to continue these accomplishments based on
the strategic progress we have made in our financial stability, in our expansion and
maintenance of our physical campus and our ability to attract diverse and highly qualified
administrators, faculty and staff.鈥
- Raymond Ciccone, Chair, Board of Trustees
鈥溡允悠 is so special to me and I am honored to have spent my entire adult life
here at this amazing university. I am looking forward to all of the great things that
淫性视频 will continue to do in the region as we grow and expand our positive reputation
during the next 50 years.鈥
- Robert R. Heinrich, Chief Enrollment Management Officer
鈥淚 hope that we can stay true to our mission and provide excellent and affordable
education to the population we serve. Continued state financial support is key to
accomplishing this
- Andrew Dolce 鈥 member Board of Trustees
"I look forward to seeing 淫性视频 continue to expand its academic programs, especially
in graduate studies. I would love to see the university grow into a leading voice
in important, evolving fields like oceanography, sustainability, data science, and
cybersecurity."
- Benjamin Yandell, Student Senator
鈥淚 am looking forward to 淫性视频 continuing to examine itself and improve
itself in terms of equity and diversity to be the best institution it can be.鈥
- Donnetrice Allison, Ph.D.,Professor and Chair of Africana Studies
In 淫性视频's future, I hope we're able to garner a greater sense of community and
spirit. It would also be nice to see Housing 1 redone and a bike share system installed
on campus."
- Irenonsen Eigbe, Student Senator