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LEADERSHIP<br />

IN<br />

ACADEMICS<br />

UCC’s LPN students celebrate<br />

their graduation and<br />

97.2% passage rate on the<br />

licensure exam.<br />

FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN<br />

A ROW, CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT<br />

ENROLLMENTS SURPASSED THE<br />

ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH OF THE<br />

PREVIOUS YEAR AS THE COLLEGE<br />

SERVED THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS<br />

OF 34,550 STUDENTS.<br />

(for a more complete breakdown see p. 21)<br />

THE FRESHMAN<br />

SEMINAR – UCC 101<br />

The MSCHE Team was particularly impressed by<br />

one of the newer additions to the menu of tools<br />

which UCC provides in order to support student<br />

success. Last year’s annual report noted that participation<br />

in the Freshman Seminar (known as UCC 101), though an<br />

optional course at the time, “had grown by leaps and bounds.” This<br />

year, for the first time, all first-time full-time students and part-time<br />

students taking twelve or more credits were required to pass UCC<br />

101 in order to progress in their programs. UCC 101 is designed to<br />

help students adjust to college by giving them the information, support,<br />

and strategies they need to feel secure in their college classes.<br />

It is aimed at helping students clarify their goals, become familiar<br />

with the academic environment and sharpen their abilities to learn<br />

and think critically. It will also help students develop study skills<br />

and make better use of time and resources while at UCC or any college<br />

and begin to think about long-term educational goals at UCC<br />

and beyond. Early indications are that the course is accomplishing<br />

its objectives and increasing student performance and persistence.<br />

“New & Improved”<br />

Library REOPENS IN CRANFORD<br />

Originally built in 1973, the MacKay Library on the Cranford campus<br />

remained virtually unchanged for 30 years. After a 3-year renovation<br />

and construction project, in fall 2006, the ribbon was cut in<br />

formal rededication of the state-of-the art library. The improvements<br />

also provided additional classroom space along with increased dedicated<br />

space for the <strong>College</strong>’s award-winning Academic Learning<br />

Center which provides one-onone<br />

tutoring in all subjects to<br />

UCC students.<br />

During the year, Library<br />

Instruction increased more than<br />

23% over the prior year. Taking<br />

into account libraries on the<br />

Cranford, Elizabeth, and<br />

Plainfield campuses, a total of<br />

416 library instruction classes<br />

were held which reached 8.786<br />

students<br />

6<br />

UCC’s LICENSED<br />

PRACTICAL NURSING<br />

(LPN) Program cited<br />

for quality.<br />

In addition to its 2006 graduates achieving a 97.2% passage rate on<br />

the NCLEX-PN licensing examination, The <strong>College</strong>’s LPN program<br />

achieved two other significant milestones during this academic year.<br />

Not only did it receive academic recognition through the MSCHE<br />

process, this year the LPN program also received an 8-year accreditation<br />

from the New Jersey Board of Nursing and was notified that<br />

the national League for Nursing Accrediting commission (NLNAC)<br />

granted the program accreditation through the fall of 2011. This is<br />

the first time in the history of the college that the LPN program has<br />

been accredited by the National Nursing League. In its letter of notification<br />

to the <strong>College</strong>, the NLNAC Board of Commissioners stated,

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