40th Annual
Academic Convocation Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve
Margaret Williams Theatre September 15, 2021
Convocation Program PROCESSIONAL At The Purchasers Option With Variations- R. Giddens Performed by the NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
MACEBEARER
Dr. Frances Moran
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Ms. Tamara Cunningham, Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives
PRESIDING
Dr. Sue Henderson, President Dr. Tamara Jhashi, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Specialist Simran Ayer, United States Army Lance Corporal Russell Zarzueladizon, United States Marine Corps The Star Spangled Banner– Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843 performed by Olivia Ventura
PRESIDENT’S OPENING REMARKS Dr. Henderson
STUDENT LEADERSHIP REMARKS
Mr. Thyquel Halley, President, Student Government Organization, Student Trustee B.S., Political Science, expected 2023
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Anthony Jack, Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
RECOGNITION OF FACULTY, RETIREES, AND IN MEMORIAM Dr. Henderson
CONFERRAL OF PROFESSOR EMERITUS/EMERITA Dr. João Sedycias
CONFERRAL OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Dr. Jhashi
ALMA MATER
Green and Gold – Will Hayes, ’36 and Aubrey Kemper, ’36 Performed by Olivia Ventura and Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
RECESSIONAL
Brandenburg Concerto #3, Mvt. 1- J.S. Bach Performed by the NJCU Multi-Style Strings Ensemble
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Keynote Speaker DR. ANTHONY JACK Dr. Anthony Jack is transforming the way we address diversity and inclusion in education. His book, The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students, reframes the conversation surrounding poverty and higher education. In it, he explains the paths of two uniquely segregated groups. First, the “privileged poor:” students from low-income, diverse backgrounds who attended elite prep or boarding school before attending college. The second are what Jack calls the “doubly disadvantaged:” students who arrive from underprivileged backgrounds without prep or boarding school to soften their college transition. Although both groups come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the privileged poor have more cultural capital to navigate and succeed—in the college environment and beyond. “It’s one thing to graduate with a degree from an elite institution, and another thing to graduate with the social capital to activate that degree,”Jack explains. In many ways, rather than close the wealth gap, campus culture at elite schools further alienate poor students by making them feel like they don’t belong. To challenge these deeply ingrained social, cultural, and economic disparities on campus, we must first begin to question what we take for granted. Jack reveals how organizations—from administrators and association organizers, to educators and student activists—can ask the right questions and bridge the gap. Anthony Jack is a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and assistant professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He wrote a feature for The New York Times Magazine’s Education Issue, based off his book and life experience as a low-income college student. His research has been cited by The New York Times, the Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, The National Review, The Washington Post, American RadioWorks, WBUR, and MPR. His book The Privileged Poor, was named the 2018 recipient of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize by Harvard University Press.
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Professor Emeritus/Emerita
In Latin, emeritus means “veteran soldier.” Professor Emeritus or Professor Emerita is an honorary title conferred upon a retired NJCU professor for one’s longstanding commitments to the University mission and its students, significant contributions to the University and community, and distinguished accomplishments as a teacher and scholar. Professor Emeritus/ Emerita status is selected by faculty peers and administration each year.
DR. ELLEN GRUBER GARVEY
Dr. Ellen Gruber Garvey joined the English Department in 1982 after completing her Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book, The Adman in the Parlor: Magazines and the Gendering of Consumer Culture, was published by Oxford University Press in 1996. The Adman in the Parlor won the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing’s first annual SHARP Book History Prize. Her next book, Writing with Scissors: American Scrapbooks from the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance, also published by Oxford, came out in 2012. Writing with Scissors won the Institute for Humanities Research’s Transdisciplinary Book Award and the Society of American Archivist’s Waldo Gifford Leland Award. Dr. Garvey brought her innovative approach to literary studies into the classroom, teaching in the Honor’s Program and co-teaching General Education courses including Cut, Copy, Paste: Creative Approaches to Writing and Design. Her commitment to social justice and equity in education is a through-theme of her impressive career. For several years she co-edited Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy, helping to bring the journal to its current publisher, Penn State University Press. Dr. Garvey has made an indelible impact on generations of NJCU students. Her innovative research techniques and commitment to scholarly excellence exemplify NJCU’s commitment to student success.
Distinguished Service Award Honorees DR. ABISOLA GALLAGHER
Dr. Abisola Gallagher began making contributions towards mental health and wellness when she was still studying for her counseling degrees. She continued this endeavor forty years later through teaching, private counseling, mentoring, and serving in various volunteer roles, even after retirement. In addition to offering kind and empathetic assistance to our students, Dr. Gallagher also co-chaired NJCU’s Gifts from the Heart program. Dr. Gallagher is generous with her time in the wellness community. For the past thirty years, she has been a clinical supervisor at Rutgers University, in their Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She is an active member in her professional affiliations of the New Jersey Psychological Association and the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA). She has been honored with the Outstanding Service Award for the New Jersey Chapter-Association of Black Psychologists, 2020 and the Black Girl Magic Service Recognition Award, Office of Campus Life, New Jersey City University, 2019.
MS. SHEILA KIRVEN ( POST HUMOUSLY)
Ms. Sheila Kirven served the NJCU community as an Education Services Librarian for the Frank J. Guarini Library beginning in 1998. Her commitment, dedication, engagement in university organizations including BAAFSSO and the Gothic Knight Ally Safe Zone Program as well as her overall presence at the university, spoke the mission. Ms. Kirven was an avid researcher and a “mom” to many.
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Retirees
New Jersey City University honors those faculty and professional staff who have retired, including: RETIREE
YEARS
DEPARTMENT
Dr. Jay Berman
39
Criminal Justice
Dr. Sandra Caravella
17
Mathematics
Dr. Donna Connolly
18
Music, Dance, and Theatre
Mr. William Craven
31
Accounting
Mr. Robert Foster
34
Media Arts
Dr. Frances Levin
24
Literacy Education
Dr. Adela Martinez
38
English as a Second Language
Dr. Ana Rosado
31
Music, Dance and Theatre
Mr. Ivan Steinberg
51
Economics
Dr. Connie Yu
20
Computer Science
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New Hires NAME
DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL
Dr. Muhammad Jawad
Finance
School of Business
Dr. Lauren Michele Johnson
Management
School of Business
Ms. Nathalie Pfeifer
Fitness, Excercise & Sports
College of Professional Studies
Dr. Jonathan D. Rosen
Professional Security
College of Professional Studies
Dr. Natoshia Scruggs
African American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
In Memoriam
New Jersey City University acknowledges those faculty, professional staff, and students who passed away during the past year. Although they are gone, they are not forgotten. Ms. Sheila Kirven, Education Services Librarian
Ceremonial Mace
The academic procession is led by the President of the University Senate who bears the University’s ceremonial mace. Designed in 1987 by Herb Rosenberg, Professor of Art, the mace represents the home of learning surrounded by the human quest for discovery. In the words of the designer, the mace “is an androgynous figure stretching around an ancient pillar towards a crystal sphere of knowledge, slightly clouded with mystery and still to be discovered University magic.” The mace is crowned with a cluster, symbolizing power of creative passions in the service of universal peace. The scepter symbolizes the University’s urban mission: bringing people together to challenge their future.”
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National Anthem
Performers
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Vocalist
Francis Scott Key
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that starspangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Olivia Ventura
NJCU MULTI-STYLE STRINGS ENSEMBLE Ms. Martha Mooke, Director
Violins
Javier Garcia Morato Mileisy Mustelier-Charadan Courtney Pinski Eamon Dingle Ignacio Lara Romero
Viola
Jennifer Frantz Lourdes Rosales
Cello
Bryan C. Wilson Thomas Valdez
Alma Mater
Bass
Benjamin Daniels
GREEN AND GOLD
Will Hayes ’36 and Aubrey Kemper ’36 Green and Gold, we honor thee, Symbol of our aim. Lead us onward to our goal Ever for thy fame. All our hearts will ever hold Memories that are near; And you always will remain Our Alma Mater, dear.
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NJCU LEADERSHIP
Dr. Sue Henderson, President Dr. Tamara Jhashi, Provost and Senior Vice President Mr. Andrés Acebo, J.D. Interim Chief of Staff to the President Dr. Aaron Aska, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dr.Jodi Bailey, Interim Vice President, Student Affairs Dr. Sue Gerber, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness Dr. Angel Gonzalez, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Officer Mr. Jason Kroll, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Mr. Al Ramey, J.D., University Counsel Mr. Benjamin Rohdin. Interim Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Success Mr. James White, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr.Rafael Perez, Esq., Chair Dr. T. Steven Chang Mr. Edward. P Fowlkes Dr. Irene Trowell-Harris Mr. James A. Jacobson Mr. Carlos Leijnieks Mr. Vij Pawar Mr. Joseph F.Scott, FACHE Mr. Luke Visconti Dr. Edward A. Whittaker Mr. Thyquel Halley, Student Trustee Mr. John J. Moore, ’56, L.L.M., Trustee Emeritus Ms. Marilyn Bennett, Trustee Emeritus Dr. Sue Henderson, ex-officio
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CONVOCATION PLANNING COMMITTEE
Dr. Gail Fernandez, Co-Chair • Ms. Bernadette, Shery, Co-Chair • Dr. Tamara Jhashi • Dr. Jodi Bailey • Ms. Anna Carhart• Ms. Sabrina Ceballo• Ms. Stephanie Chaiken • Mr. Chris Cunningham • Ms. Tamara Cunningham • Mr. Victor Delvalle • Mr. Edie DelVecchio • Mr. Jeffrey Dessources • Mr. Gary Gordon • Dr. Angel Gonzalez • Mr. Thyquel Halley • Ms. Faith Jackson • Dr. Maria Lynn • Mr. Jason Martinek • Ms. Ella Rue • Mr. Michael Sims • Mr. Ira Thor • Mr. Justin Tinker • Dr. Marvin Walker