13 - Union County College
13 - Union County College
13 - Union County College
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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,