|
New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. It is a member of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities. New Jersey City University is a fully recognized and accredited university.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Institutional Effectiveness - Accreditation : New Jersey City University (NJCU) )〕 The institution opened in 1929 as the New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City. It was renamed as New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City in 1935 and Jersey City State College in 1958, becoming a Liberal Arts College in 1968. In 1998, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education approved a change of institutional status and accepted its present name.〔Wayman-Gordon, Ellen. ("An Historical Timeline of New Jersey City University" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved February 3, 2013.〕 Dr. Sue Henderson became the first female president of the University in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Jersey City University welcomes its first female president )〕 ==Campus== The university's main campus is located at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07305-1597. The University's administrative center is Hepburn Hall.〔("Hepburn Hall" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 Designed by Guilbert and Betelle and completed in 1930, the Gothic structure serves as the symbol of the university and features in school publications as well as the university's athletic nickname. The New Jersey City University Frank J. Guarini Library is available to students as well as staff for learning materials such as books, DVDs, CDs, computer lab, quiet study rooms and access to electronic databases. Since the Fall 2014 semester, despite some objections by librarians, there has been a Dunkin Donuts franchise operating out of the first floor of the library. A six-story Arts and Sciences building named Karnoutsos Hall was designed by architect Michael Graves.〔("Karnoutsos Hall" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 It is known by students as the Crayola building, because of the colors which make up the building's exterior, and as the K building. It is located in the center of the campus. The building, which replaced Grossnickle Hall, houses 14 classrooms, 10 computer labs, faculty offices for nine departments, and the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences. The Visual Arts Building on Culver Avenue features a Maya Lin sculpture in the entrance garden area.〔(Visual Arts building" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 There are also renovated buildings on West Side Avenue that are part of the school, including the West Side Theatre, which is used for theatrical productions and community events.〔("The West Side Theatre" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 Another building houses the Business Development Incubator program.〔("Business Development Incubator (BDI)" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 The university's Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is locatedless than a mile southwest of the main campus at Newark Bay.〔("Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex" ). New Jersey City University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.〕 Between these facilities and the main campus, construction has begun on the new "West Campus" between West Side Avenue and Bayfront on Route 440 that will more than double the campus's total area. The West Campus will include academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a University Promenade.〔Zinsli, Christopher (March 5, 2006). ("Want to cook? Be a nurse? Start a tech firm?" ). ''The Hudson Reporter''.〕〔http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/09/new_jersey_city_university_readies_for_350m_expans.html#incart_river〕 The university's business school broke ground on a leased campus space in Harborside Center in downtown in April 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Jersey City University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|