������Ƶ News - Sept. 22, 2023

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������Ƶ No. 84 on U.S. News Top Public Universities List

������Ƶ  to No. 84 among the Top 100 Public National Universities, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report College Rankings released Sept. 18.

������Ƶ ranked 84 out of 227 public colleges and universities in the nation and No. 159 of 436 on the Best National Universities list.

This is ������Ƶ’s second year in a row in the national rankings. Previously, ������Ƶ was included on the top 10 Best Regional Universities-North.

������Ƶ also vaulted 49 spots to No. 26 this year among the Top Performers on Social Mobility – National Universities. This category highlights schools that actively and effectively enroll and graduate large proportions of economically disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants.

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Board of Trustees Elects New Officers

The ������Ƶ Board of Trustees  new officers and approved the naming of the newest Atlantic City residence hall when it met Sept. 20.

The new slate of officers includes: Board Chair Nelida Valentin; Co Vice-Chair Nancy Davis; Co Vice-Chair Jose Lozano and Secretary Michelle Keates.

Valentin, ’86, of Trenton, was appointed to the board in 2016. She is vice president of Grants and Programs for the Princeton Area Community Foundation in Lawrenceville. She served as director of Cluster and Business Development at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Innovation Institute and as executive director of the Newark Workforce Investment Board. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from ������Ƶ and a master’s in Political Science/Public Policy from Rutgers University.

Outgoing chair Raymond R. Ciccone of Surf City, a 1979 graduate, was recognized for his service. Ciccone was appointed to the board in 2012 and has served as chair since 2020, helping guide the University through the pandemic and the construction of the Atlantic City Phase II expansion. His term expires in 2027.

Juan Diego Chaparro Villarreal, of West New York, was sworn in as the new Student Trustee Alternate. Former alternate Shalayby Parsons, of Salem, becomes the new Student Trustee.

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Largest Crowd to Date at Hispanic Heritage Month Flag Raising

On Sept. 15 five years ago, Los Latinos Unidos (LLU)  a bold new tradition at ������Ƶ by raising a Pan-American flag in front of the Arts & Sciences Circle.

The goal was to honor and acknowledge the Hispanic/Latino population who help make our campus the multicultural mosaic that students need to fulfill their potential of becoming culturally competent and globally-minded leaders after graduating. This tradition endures and only becomes bigger and better every year, as evidenced by this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month Flag Raising.

This year’s flag-raising is special as it is the first event coming out of the Cultural Heritage Awareness Month Planning (CHAMP) Committee, spearheaded by Jovin Fernandez, director of the Multicultural Center.

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Get Involved Fair Highlights Ways to Connect

Ospreys  about the more than 200 ways to enrich their ������Ƶ experience on Sept. 19-20 at the Get Involved Fair on the Galloway campus. A variety of clubs, organizations and Greek life opportunities were just some of the many options showcased at the fair.  

President Bertolino even  to visit with different clubs and talk to students.

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