CPS Newsletter Spring-08 draft 8 - New Jersey City University

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Business Administra-
tion Students Hon-
ored
Health Sciences
Graduate Student
Wins Grant for Medi-
cal Center
Student Investment
Group Completes
Second Successful
Year
Professional Security
Studies Certification
First in State
Two Books Published
by CPS Faculty
A Message from the
Dean
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Nursing Department Honors FastTrack BSN Graduates
The Nursing Department celebrated
the first graduates of the
FastTrack BSN program at the
first annual Heartbeat of Healthcare
Celebration, a benefit held at
Puccini’s restaurant on May 8,
2008.
The FastTrack BSN is an accelerated,
second-degree program
which provides a comprehensive
education while preparing students
to take the nursing licensure
examination.
The program requires an intensive,
full-time commitment. Students
must put everything else in
their lives on hold for one year
while they master classroom,
laboratory and clinical components
of the program.
Honorary chair of the gala was
The NJCU senate approved two
new Business Administration
programs designed to better
meet the needs of students and
working professionals: a combined
BS/MS in Accounting
(bridge program) and a Masters
in Business Administration
(MBA).
The Accounting bridge program
permits qualified undergraduate
students majoring in Business
Administration with a specialization
in Accounting to take three
accounting courses at the graduate
level. Upon successful com-
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Professional Studies
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From left to right: nursing program
award recipients Cheryl Viggiano,
Allison Mestek, and Scott Freitag;
Dean Sandra Bloomberg, Interim VP
for Academic Affairs Jo Bruno, Nurs-
ing Department Chair Carol Klein-
man; and award recipients Therese
Hilger, Peter Bonifacio, and Belly
Bramiah.
Ms. Maureen Healey, RN, BSN
(‘80). Other members of the
advisory committee included the
Honorable Leona Baldini, Deputy
Mayor of Jersey City, Dr. Edward
Boylan, Mid-Town Medical Center;
the Honorable Peter Bren-
pletion, students can matriculate
into the graduate MS Accounting
program. For more information,
contact Professor Bob Matthews,
Accounting Graduate Coordinator,
at rmatthews@njcu.edu.
The proposed MBA will offer
three areas of specialization:
Organizational Management and
Leadership, Finance, and Marketing.
The 36 credit course of
study is designed to develop
professionals with contemporary
management skills who are able
to lead and manage a diverse
workforce in the modern, multi-
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nan, Councilman at Large, Jersey
City; Marie Eileen Kinsella, Director,
Paterson Healthy Mothers,
Healthy Babies; and Dr. Rita
Smith, RN, Senior VP of Patient
Care Services, Jersey City Medical
Center.
Speaking on behalf of the student
honorees was graduate Mr. Belly
Bramiah.
All proceeds from the event will
go to the nursing department in
support of the FastTrack BSN
and RN to BSN programs.
Contact Nursing Department
chairperson Dr. Carol Kleinman
at ckleinman@njcu.edu for more
information.
Business Administration Department Proposes New Programs
cultural, service-dominated economy.
Contact Business Administration
Department Chairperson
Marilyn Ettinger at mettinger@njcu.edu
for more information.
Pending approvals from the
NJCU Board of Trustees and the
Presidents’ Council of the New
Jersey Commission on Higher
Education, the department is
hoping to enroll the first students
into the bridge program in January
2009 and into the MBA program
in Fall 2009.

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Business Administration Students Honored
The Business Administration Department
is pleased to congratulate Business
Administration majors who were
recently honored by state-wide organizations.
Five NJCU students were inducted into
the New Jersey Collegiate Business
Administration Association (NJCBAA)
Honor Society: Ms. Rezarta Aliaj,
Ms. Nalini Balgobin, Mr. Douglas
Mose Elaine Lopez, and Ms. Navindra
Ramlakhan. The induction ceremony
took place in Trenton on May 2.
The NJCBAA annually invites the top
1% of undergraduate students who are
pursuing a degree in business.
The NJCU Student Investment Management
Group, also known as the SIM
Group, completed its second year of operation,
once again outperforming the S&P
500. The group now has a portfolio of
fourteen holdings of individual stocks and
Three students
whose specialization
is Accounting
were each
awarded a$4,000
scholarship by the
New Jersey Soci-
Elaine Lopez, Rezarta Aliaj,
ety of Certified
and Dougles Mose in Trenton.
Public Accountants
(NJSCPA):
Ms. Karen Foster, who works in the NJCU
Controller’s office and has completed both
Accounting and Finance specializations; Ms.
Aziza Kroun, a high school teacher in her
native Algeria currently working for the Hudson
County Division of Welfare as a Human
exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The group’s investments have consistently
out-performed the S&P 500 index. The return
on the portfolio since its initial investments in
April 2007 through April 2008 is 7.82%, compared
to a decline in the S&P index of –0.42%
in a similar time period.
Along with opportunities to analyze and select
investments, members also may be chosen to
intern with A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (now
Wachovia Securities), the brokerage firm
through which the groups funds are traded.
The first student to participate was Finance
major Nazmi Tarhan. According to Mr.
Jason Perez, A.G. Edwards account manager,
Mr. Tarhan outperformed students from
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Services Specialist; and Ms. Maria La-
Freniere, a Presidential Scholar attending
the Communiversity, and a staff accountant
with AIG.
The Guarini Student Investor award was
presented to Mr. Jason Nadolny, president
and chief investment officer of the
Student Investment Management Group,
for his leadership role in the first two
years of the group’s operations. Mr.
Nadolny graduated in May with a Master’s
of Science degree in Finance.
For more information, contact Business
Administration Department chairperson
Marilyn Ettinger at mettinger@njcu.edu.
Health Sciences Graduate Student Wins Grant for Medical Center
Ms. Alda Nelson, a student in the MS
in Health Sciences / Health Administration
program, recently scored a significant
accomplishment during her internship
at the Jersey City Medical
Center (JCMC) Palliative Care Unit.
Ms. Nelson was responsible for obtaining
a $15,000 grant for the Medical
Center.
The funds will be used in the care of patients
in the unit to provide a range of services.
Among other things, the grant will be used to
host ‘lunch and learn’ sessions for caregivers,
purchase therapeutic videos for patients, and
provide community outreach programs. The
grant will also support attendance at semi-
Successful Year for Student Investment Group
SIM Group members met with Jason Perez of
A.G. Edwards on April 28 to discuss invest-
ment strategies.
nars by JCMC employees, where they will
be able to learn and exchange information
with other healthcare workers in
that field.
For more information, contact Dr. Gail
Gordon, chairperson, Health Sciences
Department, at ggordon@njcu.edu.
other universities, demonstrating “a sound
academic background, strong investment
analysis skills and high work ethics.” The
company looks forward to providing the internship
opportunity to more NJCU interns.
The Student Investment Management Group
was formed in AY 2006-2007 and offers students
the opportunity to invest funds for the
NJCU Foundation. It currently has more than
40 undergraduate and graduate student members
from a range of majors.
For more information, contact Dr. George Li,
gli1@njcu.edu,

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Professional Security Studies Program Certification First in State
New Jersey City University has become the
first institution of higher education in New
Jersey to receive certification from the National
Security Agency (NSA) Committee on
National Security Systems for “Information
Systems Security Officers (ISSO) Standard
4014—Under Authority of the National Security
Agency,” a certification program for
information systems security officers. This is
the second certification received by NJCU
for its graduate security program; last year
the Information Security (INFOSEC) Standard
4011 certification was obtained.
Certification by the national agency ensures
that the NJCU certificate program complies
with the National Training Standard for Information
Systems Security Officers (ISSO) at
the entry level (mid-level management). Further,
the NJCU certification application was
cited by National reviewers as “. . . a model
for other colleges and universities across the
Nation to emulate.”
Those who earn certification as information
systems security officers can work as network
security specialists and investigators who aim
to reduce such crimes as terrorism, identity
theft, and computer hacking.
By obtaining two prestigious certifications in
back-to-back years, NJCU is now eligible to
proceed with the National Security Agency in
becoming a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber
Security. This designation will place NJCU
among the top 100 colleges and universities in
the nation and allow for capacity building
grants, federal internships, and student scholarships.
The NJCU Professional Security Studies masters
program, with a specialization in Informa-
Two Books Published by CPS Faculty
The College of Professional Studies is celebrating two books recently
published by faculty members Dr. John Laski (Business Administration
Department), and Professor Kevin Malley
(Chairperson, Fire Science Department).
Fire Science department chairperson Kevin
Malley, with Dr. David K. Spierer, has coauthored
a book, Get Firefighter Fit. Based on
Professor Malley’s experience building successful
physical training programs for the New York
City Fire Department, the book uses a multiphased
approach to training to achieve the peak
level of fitness required by professional firefighters.
All book sale earnings will be donated to a new NJCU Fire
Science Department student scholarship honoring the two FDNY
members, Thomas A. Gardner and Kevin W. Donnelly, who lost
their lives in the north and south towers of the World Trade Center
on September 11, 2001. For more information, contact Professor
Malley at kmalley@njcu.edu.
tion Assurance/Cyber Security, consists of
four courses that focus on the importance
of information systems security and the
impact technology has in the field of security:
• Cyber Security
• Computer Security Topics
• Security and Privacy of Information and
Information Systems
• Information Security Strategy and Policy
Development
The masters program also offers specializations
in National Security and Corporate
Security.
For further information about the certification
or masters programs call Dr. John W.
Collins, Jr., CPP, graduate program coordinator,
at (201)200-3179, or by email at
jcollins2@njcu.edu. The Department website
is http://www.njcu.edu/security.
In his book, Capitalism and Christianity:
A Moral and Ethical Dilemma, Dr. Laski
addresses the idea that there is a
certain amount of hypocrisy in trying
to coalesce capitalism or capitalist
behaviors with Christian behaviors,
and discusses paradigm differences which may preclude coexistence
without significant violations of each. Dr. Laski plans
to propose alternatives in future books.
For more information, contact Dr. Laski at jlaski@njcu.edu.

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As you can
see from our
newsletters,
the past year
has been
extraordinary
for our students,
faculty and for the College of
Professional Studies. The kind of
growth and recognition experienced
can only occur when committed individuals
focus their combined energy,
talent and ingenuity on the achievement
of common goals.
Special congratulations are in order
for the Professional Security Studies
The College of Professional Studies of New Jersey
City University is one of the leading educators of
professionals in New Jersey - an excellent choice
for individuals interested in a serious education
and an outstanding choice for individuals who de-
sire individual attention and faculty support. Fi-
nally, if you want to be an active participant in
your educational experience and believe it should
be affordable and flexible as well, call or email the
chairperson of the program in which you are inter-
ested or stop by today.
Serving New Jersey's educational needs since 1929
A Message from the Dean
Visit our website at
www.njcu.edu/cps
program on its National Security
Agency (NSA) acknowledgement and
for the dramatic growth of its master’s
degree program. We are also
proud of the many outstanding College
of Professional Studies students
featured in our newsletters, who,
during the past year distinguished
themselves academically and professionally.
Many, many thanks to all faculty and
staff who tirelessly immersed themselves
in efforts to achieve excellence
in teaching and learning, and to those
faculty and staff who invested their
time and talent in initiatives aimed at
strengthening our educational enterprise.
Both were critical factors in
our mission to help students achieve
greater breadth and depth of learning,
expand horizons — and experience
opportunities leading to a fuller,
richer life.
Best wishes for a pleasant summer.
Sandra Bloomberg
Sandra Bloomberg, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Professional Studies