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UNION COUNTY COLLEGE CELEBRATES
75 YEARS
OF
SUCCESS
During the 2008-2009 academic year, Union County College
(UCC) celebrated its 75th Anniversary. The year was filled with a
plethora of exciting events which reflected upon the College’s
role in the community of Union County through the years.
The Anniversary celebration kicked off in September in conjunction
with the Union County MusicFest, held opposite the Cranford
campus in Nomahegan Park. The two-day event was presented
by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Overlook
Hospital and was a celebration of music, family fun, and entertainment
for all.
The festivities continued in September, with the exhibit, “Snapshots
in Time: Vernacular Photography from the Past 75 Years”
in the Tomasulo Gallery in the Cranford Campus MacKay Library.
This exhibit was guest curated by Prof. Robert Yoskowitz,
a long-time UCC faculty member, and consisted of “vernacular
photographs” submitted by College community members for display.
In October, the month kicked off with the
75th Anniversary Presidential Guest
Speaker, Jim Cramer, well-known host of
CNBC’s Mad Money, who presented
“Current Market Conditions…Where Do
We Go From Here?” The lecture was
held on the Cranford campus in the Roy
Smith Theater and drew a crowd of 400 attendees.
Two days later, on October 16, 2008, the
College celebrated Founder’s Day in the
Victor M. Richel Student Commons on the
Cranford campus. The celebration included
a performance by folksinger Kevin Kane,
who performed music from the FDR era, the
time of the College’s founding. After his
performance, President Thomas H. Brown,
cut the ceremonial 75th Anniversary cake,
after the singing of “Happy Birthday UCC”,
and cake was served to all.
Also in October was the Union County College Foundation’s “75th
Diamond Anniversary” Gala. As always, the Victor M. Richel Student
Commons was transformed into a stunning venue filled with
glitter and glitz. Sponsors of the Gala were TD Bank, and Merck
and Co., Inc.
The fall semester wrapped up with an, “Alumni Homecoming and
Reunion at Union”, organized by the UCC Alumni Association. It
was held in November, and alumni of Union County Junior College
(UCJC), Union Junior College (UJC), Union College (UC) and
UCC, were all in attendance. The day’s celebration consisted of a
men’s basketball game, a volleyball game, a women’s basketball
game, and the showing of the film, “Mama Mia”. The evening’s
buffet dinner was open to all and alumni of various years gathered
at the table of their decade to reminisce about their former
college days.
In the spring semester, the College celebrated the Presidents of
UCC during mid-February in conjunction with the national President’s
Day holiday. A display of all the paintings of the College’s
seven Presidents was on display in the Victor M. Richel
Student Commons for one week. The same week, the College
dedicated a 75th Anniversary Plaque in the Richel Student Commons.
This plaque officially recognizes former employees, staff,
faculty emeriti, former Presidents, and all former Chairs of the
Board of Trustees and Governors.
In April, on the Elizabeth Campus, the Institute for Intensive English
presented “Immigration through the Decades” which included
performances of song and dance, ethnic foods, and a
sharing of the cultures between the students of the ESL program
and the UCC community.
And finally, the year wrapped up with
the College’s 75th Commencement Ceremonies.
On this sunny day in May, the
College’s largest graduating class to
date, more than 900 graduates,
crossed the stage to receive their
diploma and joined the more than 30,000 who call UCC their
“alma mater”.
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From the President
As I look back over the past twenty years as President of Union County
College, I am proud of the College’s growth, the remarkable academic
achievements of our students, the quality of our faculty and staff,
the continued academic program diversity and the numerous physical
enhancements to our campuses.
Marked by the College’s 75th anniversary, the 2008-2009 fiscal year,
has been an outstanding period of accomplishment, reflection and celebration
in saluting the college’s past and welcoming its future endeavors. What began in
1933 during the Great Depression with an enrollment of a few hundred students, UCC
now soars into the 21st century with a record enrollment of more than 33,000 credit and
non-credit students. To celebrate this momentous 75 year milestone the college community
participated in a yearlong calendar of activities which reflected upon the College’s educational
role through the years.
After years of dedicated planning, and less than two years after its groundbreaking ceremony,
the Elizabeth I. Kellogg building, the largest capital project in the history of the college,
now stands complete. Substantially expanding the College’s Elizabeth campus, this
impressive $47 million building, developed by the Union County Improvement Authority,
adds 132,000 square feet of library and instructional space to the campus footprint.
Although the 2009 fiscal year was a difficult time for our global economy, the college continued
to maintain its fiscal fortitude. This was possible, due to a number of notable government
grants totaling more than $4.2 million and numerous one time scholarships in the
names of 75th Anniversary honorees comprised of alumni, trustees, faculty emeriti, friends
and former staff, who are permanently listed on the UCC 75th Anniversary Commemorative
Plaque located in the Richel Commons on the Cranford campus.
I am honored to showcase the 2008-2009 fiscal year accomplishments as presented in
this publication and recognize with gratitude, the continuing commitment from the College’s
board members, alumni, faculty, staff and the community at large that have empowered
the college and will continue to move UCC forward through the 21st century.
Although my time here is coming to an end and as we reflect on all of our achievements --
successes we have achieved together – it is also a time to look ahead and create a new
chapter in the magnificent history of Union County College.
Sincerely,
Thomas H. Brown, Ph.D.
President
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75 YEARS
OF
SUCCESS
During the 2008-2009 academic year, Union County College,
the oldest two-year, continuously operating community
college in the State of New Jersey celebrated
its 75th Anniversary. From its meager
start in 1933, during the Great
Depression, with an enrollment of only a
few hundred students, UCC has transformed
into a robust institution with an enrollment
of tens of thousands.
From its humble beginnings the College
has established itself as a center for educational
opportunity providing affordable
higher education to people of diverse ethnic,
racial, cultural, educational, and socioeconomic
backgrounds in a
multi-campus setting. Today UCC offers
more than 75 college credit programs
and hundreds of continuing education, career, and workforce
training programs.
To celebrate the College’s 75 year history, numerous activities
and celebrations were held, opening with a September
kick off and running throughout the academic year.

ELIZABETH CAMPUS EXPANSION
Of the more noteworthy accomplishments
that occurred during the 2009 fiscal year
was the completion of the Elizabeth I.
Kellogg Building on the Elizabeth campus.
A long awaited answer to address continued
growth and future needs for the Elizabeth
campus, the structure, with generous
funding and support from the Union County
Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Union
County Improvement Authority, and the
State of New Jersey, was completed in the
summer of 2009. The new 132,000 square
foot, five-story, building houses a Library/Information
Commons, 33 classrooms, 14
computer laboratories, faculty offices, and
dining facilities.
The Thomas H. Brown Center for Business
and Educational Advancement is located on
the fifth floor of the Kellogg Building. The
Center provides office suites for use as economic
development offices by various city, county, and state
agencies. It will also provide state-of-the-art facilities to host
key training sessions and conferences for organizations
throughout the county. The office of customized training, the
Industry Business Institute (IBI) is housed there. In addition, the
Trinitas School of Nursing, recently designated as a Center of
Excellence, is on the third floor of the Kellogg Building. This
cooperative nursing program, conducted jointly with Union
County College, is ranked nationally as the second largest
nursing school in the country and is the largest provider of
nursing education in New Jersey. This program is equipped
Elizabeth
with the latest state-of-the-art simulation technology to fully prepare
our students to enter the nursing profession.
Campus
Expansion

FACILITY & TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENTS
The College continued to invest in its infrastructure during fiscal
year 2009. Capital spending for the Cranford campus
included renovations to the interior of the Campus Center
and the restrooms in the Humanities Building, as well as replacement
of floor tile in the Science and Nomahegan Buildings
and for curbing improvements. Aside from the
completion of the Kellogg Buidling, capital invested in the
Elizabeth Campus included roof, cooling tower and related
equipment replacement at the Lessner Building.
As the technology demands of users continue to grow, along
with ever increasing and more complex technology options,
the Information Technology (IT) Department continues to provide
the College with the technology required to operate efficiently,
and to ensure our student population has the benefit
of the latest technological learning tools.
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Through a partnership with the County of Union, the College now manages
the County’s internet connection, and supplies internet bandwidth to
the County. The optic network gives the College access to low-cost, high
bandwidth internet from a variety of telecommunication
carriers. This is a first of its kind in New
Jersey, and serves as a model for other counties
in collaboration and cost savings. Implementation
of these dedicated fiber links has dramatically
increased the College’s network capacity
and has lowered annual costs.
Voice, data, and video technologies traditionally
have been offered in separate network architectures.
A new optic fiber data network
expansion has the ability to support data, voice,
and video. The first phase of computer/telephony
integration has already been completed,
with all inter-campus telephone calls now being
routed over the private optic fiber network. Additional
integration of long distance and local
telephone services is currently underway.
Through these dedicated fiber optic links, UCC
will realize the goal of integrating
voice, data, and video onto a single
transmission medium.
Other major upgrades to the computer
network infrastructure have
been completed, such as the replacement
of all network electronics in the
Elizabeth campus Lessner Building. A
well-planned infrastructure enables
the implementation of flexible, cost effective
technology. Work on technology
implementation for the new
Kellogg Building expansion is
also complete.
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The upgrade of all faculty/staff PCs is an ongoing process. Faculty/staff
continue to have access to current versions of application software such
as Microsoft Office and Webmail.
In 2009 the college selected Datatel’s Colleague as its Enterprise Resource
Planning System (ERP) to provide support for the operations of
nearly every administrative office and department of the College. The implementation
of the new Datatel Colleague ERP system will continue
through 2010. Administrative users will be trained with technical skills to
operate the system, while IT User Services will provide support.
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Overall enrollment at the College continues to increase.
Credit enrollments for fall 2008 reached 12,133 and
11,841 in the spring 2009 semester, the highest enrollment
in the college’s history for both semesters.
During the 2009 fiscal year several significant academic
program enhancements were instituted. Among them the
practical nursing program, funded by a Department of
Labor Grant in the amount of $1.9 million, expanded to include
evening/weekend classes and strategies to improve
student retention. As a result of these strategies, student retention
increased by more than 20% in the spring 2009
semester. Additional funding of more than $35,000,
through a Carl D. Perkins grant, was instrumental in purchasing
nursing equipment and supplies and in covering
the cost of important faculty development conferences.
In addition, during the 2009 fiscal year the practical nursing
program enrollment increased by more than 40%. This
marks the highest enrollment of the nursing program in the
College’s history. Of the 2008 program graduates 95%
Academic
proudly achieved passage on the NCLEX-PN licensing examination
for the first-time takers.
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In the mathematics department a new Math Associate in Science
Degree was created and the development of an education "option”
to the mathematics major is being explored. Enrollment in the
mathematics department was up 5.5% over last year with increases
in the online population up by 25%.
The paramedic program, which continues to generate increased
enrollments, has a more than 90% pass rate on the first attempt of
the National Registry of EMT's Certification Exam. Work has
begun to modify the curriculum to meet national accreditation standards.
The change in curriculum should expand the number of students
enrolled in the program because
students can elect to enter the program in
either the fall or spring semesters.
The EMT program has rebounded nicely
this year, with enrollments up dramatically
to 196 students. The program includes 54
students in the Academy of Allied Health
Sciences program, which is part of the Vo-
Tech Schools and 42 students registered in
the summer EMT program. The EMT faculty
is working on developing a Certificate of
Achievement.
To enhance English language abilities and
further academic, career and/or personal
goals, The Institute for Intensive English, a
full time program of intensive English instruction
for speakers of other languages,
served 1,619 students in the fall 2008 semester
and 1,618 students in the spring
2009 semester. The ESL students represented
86 different countries with Colombia,
Peru, Haiti, Poland, Ecuador and
Brazil continuing to be the top represented
countries.
The Institute implemented the second year
of a two-year NJ Higher Education ELMS
Grant, to establish a level five and level six
Allied Health Learning Community. In fall
2008, the 12-hour ESL and Anatomy and Physiology courses were
developed. In the spring 2009, the level six Learning Community
was successfully implemented with 21 students, offering paired ESL
and Biology courses, intensive counseling, and supplemental instruction.
The project is a collaborative effort with the ESL faculty,
the Biology faculty, the Nursing programs, the Academic Learning
Centers and Student Services.
The Center for Student Success/Institute for the First Year, a Title V
funded project in its second year, has successfully linked the Academic
Learning Center and tutoring, Student Affairs and counseling,
the library and information literacy, and Academic Affairs
and the classroom. Learning Communities or paired courses were
offered, such as Freshman Seminar with developmental math, development
English, or a content course. Over 270 faculty and staff
participated in professional development
activities during the
year. The endowment challenge
of $25,000 was
achieved, and we are now
$50,000 closer to the goal of
raising $125,000 to be
matched dollar-for-dollar by
federal funds for a total of
$250,000.
The UCC LIFE Center brings
college-level academic classes,
free of charge, which may be
taken for college credit toward
a degree, to senior students at
locations and times convenient
to them. Unique to the State of
New Jersey, this program saw
a modest increase in registration
of 428 students in the
spring semester, from 395 the
previous year.
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and approximately 15 new course offerings.
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The new certificates include a new Court Reporting
Certificate Program which will be
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CONTINUING
Reporting on the Elizabeth campus.
EDUCATION
In the 2009 fiscal year, the College’s Division
of Economic Development and Continuing
Education continued as a leader among
New Jersey community colleges in the numbers
of non-credit students served, and in
the innovation, quality, and breadth of its
services. Overall non-credit division enrollments
increased by 9% to 31,805 students
in fiscal year 2009.The Division implemented
many new initiatives to expand the
types of services provided and populations
served.
In the Continuing Education Department
13,972 students were served during the
2009 fiscal year. This number includes
3,765 Youth Program enrollments and
3,615 enrollments in the Police Academy.
The occupational certificate programs included
eight new or re-designed programs
The youth programs offered through the
Continuing Education Department were
strengthened with the addition of academic
remediation programs for College for Kids
and the creation of a new “green careers”
program, supported by funding from the
Union County Freeholders. The Freeholders
also provided funding for the College for
Teens Pharmacy Technician and ServeSafe
Certification Programs.
Expansion of distance learning programs included
eight new Ed2Go courses and new
on-line certificate programs offered through
Gatlin Education Services. Ed2Go enrollments
increased by 52% over the previous
fiscal year.
The Center for Economic and Workforce Development
(CEWD) provides training and
support services to help unemployed and underemployed
to be better positioned in the
workforce and to develop lifelong learning
skills. CEWD enrolled and served more than
5,200 students. CEWD implemented the first
year of its RISE prisoner re-entry initiative
with funding from the Nicholson Foundation
and in partnership with the State Parole
Board and Union County Department of
Human Services.
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CEWD continued to provide innovative forms
of professional development for adult educators
in the County. This training included
monthly workshops and distance learning opportunities
for CEWD staff.
CEWD’s Project ABLE Plus adult literacy grant
allowed CEWD and other partners to expand
GED preparation and ESL services at the
Plainfield campus.
The Industry-Business Institute, which moved
into the Dr. Thomas H. Brown Center for Business
and Educational Advancement in the
new Kellogg Building, works with Union
County employers to build a skilled workforce.
IBI provides workplace-specific, customized
education and training programs for
employees working in local businesses, nonprofits,
and government agencies. Professional
instructors with relevant industry
experience deliver the programs.
The IBI enrollments exceeded its target of
3,500 with actual enrollments of 4,212, an
increase of 22% from fiscal year 2008. IBI
provided more than 60 companies with a variety
of basic skills, management, communication,
computer, and technical skills training
services. This included completing a largescale
project funded by a state customized
training grant that served 29 companies, and
implementation of NJ Community College
Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development
programs, serving 11 companies.
IBI provided large-scale training programs for
companies and non-profits such as Schering-
Plough, Muscular Skeletal Transplant Foundation,
Community Coordinated Childcare of
Union County and Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital at Rahway, among others.
Expansion of services at the Retail Skills Center
(RSC) and the implementation of a contract
with the City of Elizabeth to serve Elizabeth
job seekers and businesses resulted in services
provided to 300 residents and more than
20 companies. The RSC also expanded its
focus to include training for healthcare and
transportation/logistics/distribution careers.
The RSC conducted a major recruitment initiative
with Continental Airlines to generate
strong candidates for a summer youth employment
program at Newark Liberty International
Airport. As a result, Continental Airlines offered
employment to 21 candidates, 16 of
whom accepted the positions.
In addition, the RSC launched a new “ESL for
Healthcare Workers” program with funding
from the MetLife Foundation. This program
provided ESL training for immigrant residents,
primarily of Elizabeth, who want to move into
healthcare careers.
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT
In addition to expanded academic offerings,
providing student support services to ensure a
student’s academic success is critical. UCC’s
academic learning centers,
which provide tutoring
to all UCC
students, through the
use of peer, paraprofessional,
professional
and faculty tutors,
recorded a record 10%
increase in fiscal year
2009 to 159,334
hours of usage with
156,100 students
served across three
campuses.
The College’s orientation
program was enhanced,
which resulted
in significant increases
in attendance and according
to the 2009 fiscal year new student
orientation attendees, it appears to have had
a positive impact on retention. The session
held at the Plainfield campus showed a retention
rate through the spring semester of 94%.
In an effort to keep pace with the demand for
research through technological channels, the
UCC Libraries introduced a new online Catalog,
the SirsiDynix Symphony. The system allows
for an enhanced public access module,
including active links and book reviews, and
an automated acquisitions system. Over
120,000 titles across three campus libraries,
thousands of patron accounts and the library
polices, were all successfully transferred into
the new environment.
Four-hundred and sixty-five library classes
were offered, which reached over 9,700 students,
and marked a 5% increase over the
record- breaking numbers from the previous
year. In an effort to keep the library collections
current, more than
2,200 books were
added to the Cranford
and Plainfield campus libraries
and 460 DVD's
were added across all
campuses.
In addition to traditional
print sources, UCC Libraries
offer access to
numerous subscription
databases covering a
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ange of academic disciplines in support of the College’s curriculum.
Therefore, it is no surprise that loaned laptops, which increased
from slightly over 1,000 to more than 2,500, allowed
students to make maximum use of these cyber-resources thanks to
the wireless environment available within the Library buildings. As
a result, search sessions increased 24%, searches increased
23%, and full-text retrievals increased 16%.
The College strives to provide economic resources to eligible students,
who have demonstrated financial need and who would
The financial aid website was redesigned, which
enhanced communication to students and improved
response time by the Financial Aid Office.
In addition, the Office significantly
decreased application and verification processing
times. Standards for Satisfactory Academic
Progress were revised to increase student eligibility
for aid and to expedite aid processing. The
number of students using online e-services and
applying for financial aid online increased and
the Office also identified more students for the
NJ STARS program and the Federal Academic
Competitiveness Grant.
otherwise be unable to pursue postsecondary education. During
the 2009 fiscal year more than $21 million in financial aid was
distributed to UCC students, which comprise approximately twothirds
of the annual total of tuition and fee revenue. This represented
a 22% increase in total aid processed. In addition, there
was a 14% increase in the number of aid applicants (11,000 applicants
total), and 16% in number of recipients (5,000 total).
As part of the College’s effort to strengthen and improve academic
advising, the Office of Enrollment Management developed
a degree audit system funded through a Title V grant, which provides
students and advisors a tool to monitor individual students’
degree progress. Students can log into this system and use it for
self-advising. All students who have entered UCC since fall 2002
are in programs that have been built into the system. A series of
sixteen training workshops will be held for students, faculty and
staff on all three campuses.
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Faculty
Accom
FACULTY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Throughout the year, the College’s faculty
participated in a multitude of professional development
activities to hone their teaching
skills. In addition to enhancing their own
skills, UCC faculty shared their individual
and collective expertise with others through
publishing and the visual arts and many
were honored for their participation in a host
of academic and cultural efforts.
• Professor Albert Bramante, of the Psychology/Sociology
Department, presented a
poster on experiential learning in developmental
psychology courses and facilitated
a session on engaging community college
students in professional research at the
31st Annual National Institute of the Teaching
of Psychology in January 2009 in St.
Petersburg, Florida. He also presented
three workshops at the 2009 Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association
in Pittsburgh, PA in March 2009.
• Professor Katy Cedano, of the
English/Fine Arts/Modern Languages Department,
presented “Technology in the
World Language Classroom” at the 10th
Annual Faculty Best Practices Showcase at
The College of Saint Elizabeth in March
2009.
• Dr. Susannah Chewning, of the
English/Fine Arts/Modern Languages Department,
was appointed for a three year
term as a reviewer for the Year’s Work in
English Studies chapter on Chaucer. Dr.
Chewning also published The Milieu and
Context of the Wooing Group.
Professor Eileen Forestal converses with a
student in American Sign Language.
• Professor Eileen Forestal, of the ASL and
Deaf Studies Program and the Psychology/Sociology
Department, and Professor
Cynthia L. Williams of the ASL-English Program
and the Psychology/Sociology Department
and Coordinator of the
Educational Interpreter Program, together
published “Teaching and Learning Using
the Demand Control Schema” in “Applications
of Demand Control Schema in Interpreter
Education” through the Deaf
Wellness Center, Department of Psychiatry,
at the University of Rochester, School of
Medicine.
• Professor George Hildrew, of the
English/Fine Arts/Modern Languages Department,
exhibited several of his works
called “Transparent Things” at the opening
of the Phyllis Stigliano Gallery in Park
Slope-Brooklyn, NY in March 2009.
• Professor Elizabeth Joyce, Coordinator of
the Paralegal Studies Program, presented
“Outcomes Assessment” at the Northeast
Regional Conference of the American Association
for Paralegal Education in Washington
D.C. in April 2009.
• Professor Eileen Kaufman, Chair of the
Psychology/Sociology Department,presented
"From Biblical Times to Current
Times-Birth Order and Personality; An
Adlerian Perspective" at the 92nd St. Y,
New York City, in April 2009.
• Professor Toby Marx, of the
Psychology/Sociology Department, and
Professor Maureen Greenbaum, of the
Business Department, presented the workshop,
"Provide Students the Choice to
Create Relevance and Communicate in a
21st Century Mode" at the New Jersey
Council of County Colleges’ 2009 Best
Practices Conference held at Hudson
County Community College in Jersey City,
NJ in April 2009.
Professor George Hildrew (right) discusses a
work of art from his sabbatical exhibit with
Taro Suzuki (left) at the Phyllis Stigliano
Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

plishments
Professor Jennifer McCarthy (right), Director
of the Paramedic Program, poses with a
group of paramedic students in front of
UCC’s training ambulance.
• Professor Jennifer McCarthy, of the Paramedic
Program and the Biology and Allied
Health Department, and Medical Director
Dr. David Adinaro, of the Biology and Allied
Health Department, presented ‘Difficult
Airway’ Training Session for the
Emergency Physician Residents from St.
Joseph’s Medical Center, Patterson, NJ in
January 2009.
• Professor John McDermott of the
English/Fine Arts/Modern Languages Department,
poem “There is a Beauty” was
published in the Carriage House Poetry
Series 10th Anniversary Anthology in December
2008. He was a featured reader
and led a workshop at the Barron Arts
Center’s “Poetry Wednesday” event in January
2009. His poems, “Hope” and “Your
Face,” were part of an exhibit along with
photographs at Sussex County College in
January 2009. Other publications include
his poems “I Walked Today” and “Qu
Yuan Lost his Wish for Heaven” published
in The Paulinskill Poetry Project’s anthology
‘Voices from Here’; his poem “Time to
Clean the Cat Box” in Issue 8 of Edison Lit
Review and his poem “Stupid in Love with
You” was published in the “US 1 Worksheets
Issue 54” in Spring 2009.
• Professor Susan McLoughlin, of the Mathematics
Department and President-Elect of
MATYCNJ, designed the program for the
Spring 2009 MATYCNJ conference which
was held at Brookdale Community College
in Lincroft, NJ.
• Professor Michael Z. Murphy, of the English/Fine
Arts/Modern Languages Department,
was named a Fellow in the Teacher
Fellows Program of the Artist/Teacher Institute
for 2009.
• Dr. Phillip Papas, Assistant Professor of the
Economics/Government/History Department,
was one of twenty awarded a research
fellowship by the Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History.
• Professors Deborah Pires and Susan Khodabakhshi,
of the Institute for Intensive English
Department, presented a workshop
entitled “Lively Grammar Lessons in the
News” at the NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference
in May 2008 in Somerset, NJ.
• Dr. Cynthia Singer, Senior Professor in the
Business Department, was the keynote
speaker and presented “Mentoring: Teaching
One to Fish” at a conference hosted
by the American Council on Education,
Office of Women in Higher Education at
Brookdale Community College in Lincroft,
NJ in April 2009.
Professor Robert Yoskowitz (right), explains a
work of art to a student.
• Professor Robert Yoskowitz, of the English/Fine
Arts/Modern Languages Department,
received an “Honorable Mention”
for his logo design submission in October
2008. The design competition was sponsored
by the Elizabeth Avenue Board of
Directors of the City of Elizabeth to help
make Elizabeth Avenue a better place to
“shop, dine, and discover”. His essay an,
“Essential W. Carl Burger” was featured in
a publication for the Kean University CAS
Art Gallery in November 2008.

Student
Activities
STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
As part of the student experience
at UCC, students
can participate in many
clubs, organizations and
activities which comprise
the College’s student life. The College’s Student Government
Association (SGA) offers various forms of entertainment to
students throughout the year. These activities include free
films, trips to Broadway shows, special lectures, comedians,
hypnotists, and other social and educational events that
bring the student body together.
In addition, UCC
has many clubs
and organizations
that receive
financial sponsorship
from the
SGA. Some of
these groups include
the Architecture
Club,
Black Student Heritage
Club, Business
Management
Club, DANSE
Club, Engineering
and Technology
Association, History
Club, International Cultural Exchange Club, The Scroll
(student newspaper), The Sheaf (literary magazine), Student
Volunteer Organization, Student Interpreters Group Network,
UCCR AM 1620 (College Radio Station), and the
World Language Club.
The college also strives to provide live theater and fine arts
as vital creative avenues for its students, the greater college
community and to serve as an educational, civic and cultural
center for the community at large. The Theater Project, Union
County College’s Professional Theater Company, one of only
two professional theater companies in the county, continues
to entertain its audiences with memorable productions. During
the 2009 fiscal year the theater presented
Fully Committed, Flaming Guns of
the Purple Sage, and Defying Gravity.
The Tomasulo Art Gallery is a showcase
for contemporary paintings and sculptures
of both established and emerging
artists. It continues to be a focal point for
the arts, serving not only the campus
community, but for residents of the county
and beyond. A full-year of exhibits,
which featured artists of the tri-state area,
were well attended and garnered noteworthy
attention in newspaper and magazines.
The year included a guest
curator, UCC Professor Robert Yoskowitz
and a special 75th Anniversary Exhibition
of photos from the UCC staff, faculty
and students, which covered the decades from 1930
through the 2000s. Other highlights of the year included
shows by Miriam Shear, John Wyatt, Julie Peppito, Diana
Jensen and the annual UCC student architecture show.
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ATHLETICS
The UCC Intercollegiate Athletic Program has brought recognition, pride, and entertainment
to UCC students, faculty, staff and community. UCC is proud to boast the
women’s volleyball team won the Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Championship
for the first time in its brief history. Also the women’s basketball team won the
Region XIX and the GSAC championships for the third straight year. They are the first
team at UCC to accomplish this feat.
The women’s basketball team finished the regular season with an undefeated record
of 25-0. This is the first basketball team at UCC to reach this achievement. The team
also rose in the national polls to the number five position. This is the highest ranking
ever for a UCC basketball team. The women’s basketball team made television news
appearances celebrating their success on two local news networks, News 12 and
NJN News. And both the volleyball and women’s basketball team produced a number
one player in the region. Individual athlete accomplishments include Crystal Harris
of the Women’s Basketball team who was selected to the All-American second team.
Many student-athletes went on to play at four-year colleges
and universities and at least two women basketball players
received athletic scholarships at their continuing schools.
UCC also served as the tournament director and host for the
Region XIX Volleyball Tournament on the Cranford campus.
In addition, the Intramural program introduced a co-ed
bowling tournament, co-ed dodgeball and a co-ed tennis
league as new initiatives. During the 2009 fiscal year a
total of 363 students, alumni, faculty and staff participated
in the College’s intramural leagues.
These successes have boosted support from the college population
and the community. Facility improvements continue
and have increased the prestige, appearance and functionality
of the athletic program.
The UCC Fitness Center, in its fourteenth year of operation, continued to provide quality
customer service, as was evidenced by a record number of visits totaling 55,000.
With a focus on improving overall health and wellness for students, faculty, staff,
alumni, and the community at
large, numerous special events
were held including health
screenings, Lunch & Learn
classes and mid-day, lunchtime
Athleticsworkout sessions.
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT
UCC received a number of government grants totaling
more than $4.2 million, in the areas of adult
basic skills, improving the success of minority and low
income students, community-based job training and
the creation of a Transportation, Logistics and Distribution
Academy.
Among these grants was more than $597,000 from
the Carl D. Perkins grant to support Career and Technical
Education (CTE) programs. These funds were
slated to develop new programs, purchase state-ofthe-art
equipment, and support professional development
that will prepare students for high wage, high
demand jobs. Perkins funding is essential to better
prepare students for the demands of local industries
and to contribute to the overall economic growth of
the county and the state.
UCC was awarded more than $511,000 in fiscal
year 2009, which was the second year award of a
$2,788,000 Title V grant - Center for Student Success/Institute
for the First Year College, to improve the academic success
and retention of Hispanic and other low-income students. The grant uses
a holistic and collaborative approach to address the retention and academic
needs of students during and after their first year. The Center is
Financial
part of a comprehensive UCC approach to improve student retention.
Support
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The UCC Foundation’s special events offered opportunities for the community to
celebrate the College’s Diamond Anniversary, while continuing to raise funds in
support of scholarships for UCC students. A highlight this year was the Annual
Gala, honoring TD Bank and Merck and Company, Inc., where 300 guests were
transported to an art deco-themed dinner and décor to recreate the times when
UCC was established back in 1933. With temperatures soaring in the 90’s, summer
weather appeared in April for more than 200 golfers who took part in the
UCCF’s Annual Golf Tournament, and a rainy June did not detract from the success
of the Annual Evening at the Races. Total support raised from these special
events and the annual 21 Club cash raffle netted $265,000.
Continuing to make scholarships a priority, the Foundation awarded a record
666 scholarships totaling more than $800,000 at its annual reception in March
which drew over 500 guests. And, during the 2009 fiscal year, the Foundation
raised more than $720,000 toward
scholarship support.
Among new annual and endowed
scholarships established
during the fiscal year were the
Donald and Margaret J. Feaster
Scholarship, Sandra Itzkoff Memorial
Scholarship, TD Bank
Scholarship, Nathan Schwartz
Memorial Scholarship, and the
Sherry Heidary Scholarship. One
time scholarships were also
awarded in the names of 75th
Anniversary honorees comprised
of alumni, trustees, faculty emeriti,
friends and former staff. These
36 individuals are permanently
listed on the UCC 75th Anniversary
Commemorative Plaque.
In the area of planned giving,
contributions from donors who
wished to make an impact for future
generations of students, totaled
$240,000. An additional legacy of $100,000 was created this year to
support cultural and public affairs programming at UCC.
From its modest beginnings as an evening-only work relief program that met in a
high school, UCC has established itself as a center for educational opportunity
for all citizens of the county and beyond. Today UCC offers more than 75 college
credit programs and hundreds of continuing education, career and workforce
training programs where over 1,000,000 students have learned that “YOU
CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!”
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SUMMARY
AND OUTLOOK
Although the College’s financial position is currently sound,
the economic position of the College is closely tied to that of
the State of New Jersey and the County of Union New Jersey.
The College is dependent upon State and County Appropriations
to offset the Operating Loss it incurs from the excess of
the cost of education over the revenues it receives from tuition,
fees and tuition assistance grants, contracts and gifts.
These appropriations and Federal, State and local grants and
contracts are influenced by the national, State and local economic
climate.
Looking forward begins with the Kellogg building opening in
September 2009. This 132 thousand square foot building on
the College’s Elizabeth campus will provide capacity for future
student enrollment growth. Such growth is dependent on
an array of factors including population growth rate, unemployment
rate, and the number of high school graduates in
Union County and the surrounding
areas. During FY 2009 student
enrollment increased 3.8%
and the fall 2009 enrollment increased
approximately 8% over
the preceding fall semester.
Although College administration
continues to place great emphasis
on cost containment to mitigate
rising costs and to
minimize tuition increases,
major operating expenses have increased this past year and
are expected to increase in the future. Salaries and benefits
account for approximately 70% of the College’s operating expenses.
Bargaining agreements, both existing and in process
of negotiation, will likely dictate salary increases approximating
$1.6 million dollars (4%), annually through June 30,
2012. In addition, health benefit premiums will increase 25%
in January 2010 and despite employee contributions, will increase
$558 thousand (13%) to fringe benefit expense for the
year ending June 30, 2010. Operational costs for the new
Kellogg Building are expected to approximate $530 thousand
in FY 2010. In total, the known events impacting expense
to provide for educational and general services are
expected to increase approximately $3 million (4.2%) from
the FY 2009 level.
Net Assets ($000) 2009 vs. 2008
Increase
2009 2008 (Decrease) % Change
Current Assets $26,496 $24,603 $1,893 7.7%
Non-current Assets
Deposits held by trustees 0 188 (188) (100.0)%
Capital assets, net of depreciation 35,773 35,080 693 2.0%
Total Assets 62,269 59,871 2,398 4.0%
Current Liabilities 13,573 12,778 795 6.2%
Non-current Liabilities 0 0 0 0.0%
Total Liabilities 13,573 12,778 795 6.2%
Total Net Assets $48,696 $47,093 $1,603 3.4%
Financial
Reports

The College continues to maintain
most of its liquid assets in
cash. At fiscal year-end the cash
position of the College is seasonally
high to prepare for payment
of continued operating
expenses during the months before
the next significant influx of
tuition and grant monies. Interest
rates on the cash position
have decreased significantly
during FY 2009, and we do not
expect a turnaround during
FY 2010.
The College will continue to invest
in its infrastructure. In conjunction
with the Kellogg
Building, and related parking in
the City of Elizabeth, the College
has committed to lease
payments beginning in FY 2010
and FY 2011 approximating
$1.0 million annually during the
next five years and $34.4 million
over the next 30 years.
Identifying the funding sources
for the facilities maintenance, renewal
and replacement plans
continues to be challenging in
this economic environment. The
College currently relies principally
on two sources of funding
to support its capital initiatives:
capital appropriations from the
County, and capital support
from the State under the provisions
of the College Bond Act
otherwise known as “Chapter
12” funding. Each of these
sources is significantly influenced
by the State and local
economic climate.
With consideration of the current
economic climate, and with
the continued support of the
County and the State, the College
expects to remain financially
sound and able to assure
that the quality and extent of
services and instruction to students
is not compromised.

UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
Statements of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets
For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
2009 2008
REVENUES
Operating Revenues:
Student Tuition and Fees $35,299,865 $32,324,038
Less Scholarship Allowances (12,800,803) (9,461,451)
Net Student Tuition and Fees 22,499,062 22,862,587
Federal Grants 15,532,263 12,249,828
State Grants 5,547,217 5,207,701
Local Grants 345,560 218,842
Other 2,377,871 2,767,861
Total Operating Revenue 46,301,973 43,306,819
EXPENSES
Operating Expenses:
Instructional 33,088,510 30,554,006
Public Service 1,485,866 1,558,441
Academic Support 3,963,529 3,949,622
Student Services 5,350,213 5,232,506
Institutional Support 12,689,446 11,987,828
Operations and
Maintenance of Plant 6,353,700 6,850,272
Student Aid 4,433,149 4,910,633
Depreciation 2,848,430 2,950,293
Total Operating Expenses 70,212,843 67,993,601
Operating Loss (23,910,870) (24,686,782)
NON-OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES):
State Appropriations 11,015,015 12,087,835
County Appropriations 12,522,650 12,217,220
Gifts from UCC Foundation 429,839 449,452
Gifts from Other Entities 113,821 101,938
Investment Income 632,456 919,934
Interest on Capital Asset Related Debt (9,818) (67,406)
Net Non-Operating Revenues 24,703,963 25,708,973
Income before Capital Grants 793,093 1,022,191
Capital Grants 810,281 332,546
Increase in Net Assets 1,603,374 1,354,737
Net Assets - Beginning of Year 47,092,759 45,738,022
Net Assets - End of Year $48,696,133 $47,092,759
Refer to the 2009 Report of Audit for the complete Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

Enrollment
ENROLLMENT
2008-2009 • Unduplicated Head Count
Continuing Police Ctr. for Economic
Full Time Part Time Education/IBI Training & Workforce Dev Total
BERKELEY HEIGHTS 52 99 92 21 0 264
CLARK 145 187 171 54 4 561
CRANFORD 197 460 764 48 13 1,482
ELIZABETH 1,847 1,402 2,041 236 1,212 6,738
FANWOOD 49 88 122 12 0 271
GARWOOD 39 82 84 6 2 213
HILLSIDE 357 333 249 38 63 1,040
KENILWORTH 97 133 137 26 3 396
LINDEN/WINFIELD 769 621 475 104 125 2,094
MOUNTAINSIDE 37 92 133 26 0 288
NEW PROVIDENCE 40 108 76 22 2 248
PLAINFIELD 600 683 592 84 308 2,267
RAHWAY 370 378 293 45 61 1,147
ROSELLE 344 382 378 31 104 1,239
ROSELLE PARK 200 209 220 43 32 704
SCOTCH PLAINS 168 272 405 54 14 913
SPRINGFIELD 132 232 220 33 7 624
SUMMIT 89 193 142 28 6 458
UNION 922 885 677 63 50 2,597
WESTFIELD 174 359 682 88 2 1,305
OUT OF COUNTY 963 1,994 3,530 1,350 540 8,377
TOTAL 7,591 9,192 11,483 2,412 2,548 33,226

From the Chairman
As past Chair of the Union County College 75th Anniversary
Celebration Committee, I am excited to report
that the 2008-2009 fiscal year was an exceptional and
memorable one. Dozens of members from the college
community contributed their time and creative talents to
develop a year’s menu of activities and events to mark
the occasion and bring together the college community
and the community at large in a meaningful, educational,
cultural and social way. Among these activities were first-class lecturers, musical
events, an alumni homecoming and an academic conference that drew colleagues from
fellow colleges and universities to share in the scholarly pursuits and the celebratory
spirit of our diamond anniversary.
In contrast to these exuberant activities, I am saddened to report that after 20 years of
distinguished service to the College, Dr. Thomas H. Brown has announced his upcoming
retirement as President. Since 1990, Dr. Brown has served as the College’s President
and under his leadership UCC has experienced unprecedented growth in enrollment,
extensive programmatic diversity, and expanded facilities. During his tenure, Dr. Brown
extended the Cranford campus and presided over the dedication of two, full-service, student
friendly urban campuses, one in Elizabeth and the second in Plainfield. Most recently,
to accommodate continued enrollment and programmatic growth on the
Elizabeth campus, with generous funding and support from the Union County Board of
Chosen Freeholders and the State of New Jersey, the Elizabeth I. Kellogg building, a
new state-of-the-art facility opened.
Dr. John R. Farrell, Jr., Vice President of Administrative Services and Executive Assistant
to the President, was named the Interim President beginning January 1, 2010. Dr. Farrell
is serving in the absence of President Brown, who will be taking a one year sabbatical
during 2010 to write a book reflecting on his tenure at UCC and to build and
establish an official College archive. The College is committed to undertaking a national
search to find an exceptional leader to work together with the College community and
build the next chapter in UCC’s outstanding history.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors, I am pleased to present
this annual report highlighting the 75th anniversary year. I applaud the entire college
community in their earnest and successful effort to reflect and celebrate this milestone.
Our twelve month commemoration marks a significant period for the College and I look
forward to continuing together to build toward an extraordinary future.
Sincerely,
Victor M. Richel, Chair
Union County College Board of Trustees
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MOMENTS ON THE
UCC TIMELINE
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover in November
1932 by seven million votes. During the first 100 days of his
presidential administration, FDR sets up agencies to help the
country recover from the depression by putting unemployed
adults back to work.
2. Union County Junior College opens its doors on October 16,
1933. This “emergency junior college” began as an eveningonly
school within Abraham Clark High School in Roselle.
3. June 29, 1936, Commencement. 40 students graduate, 27
continuing on to colleges and universities across the
country. The faculty is, for the first time, dressed in full
academic regalia.
4. In 1936, to assert independence from federal governing
agencies, the College institutes a tuition plan: $100 for a full
year, or $12.50 per course for part-time students.
5. In 1936 a movement began to remove “County” from the
school’s name. In 1938 the school was renamed
“Union Junior College” (UJC).
6. Basketball is the only Varsity sport at Union. The ‘39/’40
girls’ basketball squad captures first place in the “Powderpuff
League” topping Bergen and Morris. This is the first
championship for a UJC Team.
7. Publication of the College’s first (and so far only) yearbook in
the spring of 1940 begins the written history of UCC.
8. Grant School is called the “Old Lady of Holly Street.” The
1940’s growing student body filled the UJC building on Holly
Street beyond capacity.
9. In 1945, UJC established the Veterans’ Study Center, providing
accelerated high school classes to returning GI’s. For a
time, veteran enrollment surpassed College enrollment, accounting
for 87.5% of students on the dean’s list. In 1945 the
Alumni Association is founded.
10. In November 1946, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt sends UJC a
check for $100, the College’s first charitable gift.
11. 1948 brings record enrollment and puts UJC at capacity –
the facilities are overflowing. In November 1948 the Board
authorizes $56,000 to purchase the 56 acres known as the
Nomahegan Tract.
12. Students participate in classes at the College’s Grant Street
School location.
13. The College’s first library is established.
14. The 40’s college veteran population was replaced in the
1950’s by students taking draft deferment tests in the thirdfloor
library.
15. A sign on Springfield Avenue in 1949 announces the future
location of the College on the same site in Cranford where it
stands today.
16. Throughout the 50’s, the cold war is in full swing, and the student
body is a conservative group, politically and socially,
backing Eisenhower for reelection in 1956 by 66%.
17. In April 1957, UJC’s 20-year quest for accreditation is
achieved with recognition by the Middle States Commission.
Changes that follow include academic affiliations, an honors
program, and a chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa international
honor society.
18. Women are showing increased interest in education, both
their own and their husbands’. The Nite-Owl Student Council
initiates a baby-sitting service for married students.
19. The library in the Nomahegan Building was dedicated in
1960 to Arthur L. Johnson, and by fall ‘63, the Campus
Center is complete with a theater, language labs, lounge,
snack bar, and recreational facilities.
20. The most unusual building on the Cranford campus was dedicated
on May 20, 1962. The William Miller Sperry Observatory,
built during the ’60s race to stars, houses two
telescopes, a lecture hall, library, darkroom and exhibit area.
21. Enrollment nears 1,500 students. Pro-Vietnam War demonstrations
polarize the student body, but UJC misses most of
the disruption that plagues other campuses during this turbulent
decade. The student march in support of President Johnson’s
policy in fall 1965 is a dignified procession.
22. In 1965, a federal grant funded construction of the Science
building. Dedicated in the fall of 1967, it was NJ’s first completely
air conditioned, electrically heated college building. It
houses an IBM 1130 computer that cost as much as the entire
construction of the Sperry Observatory.
23. Union is no longer “Junior.” In fall 1966, the Board eliminates
the word junior from the College’s name, effective September
1,1967.
24. In 1969, the College enters an agreement with the Union
County Coordinating Agency for Higher Education to provide
college level programs. Funds are now available to keep tuition
low for county residents.
25. In September 1970, Union College opens urban centers in
Elizabeth and Plainfield. The sites allow for growth and new
programs including criminal justice and astronomy. Keeping
up with the awakening social consciousness of the ‘70’s, the
Board adopts an affirmative action plan to address racial, religious
and gender discrimination in admitting and hiring.
26. In fall 1971, the College enters cooperative Nursing Programs
with Elizabeth General and Muhlenberg Hospital
Schools of Nursing – partnerships that continue today.
27. The David Fables Memorial Sanctuary Wildlife Gardens were
dedicated May 7, 1972, honoring a man who was important
to the legacy of Union Junior College.
28. Union proudly unveils the new MacKay Library in summer,
1973, with an art gallery, seminar room, audio center and
room for more than 100,000 volumes.
29. In 1974, tuition is $175 per semester for Union County
residents. Women account for more than half the enrollment,
and practically all Union College students are part-time.
30. Students gather in between classes on the College’s Cranford
campus and show off the fashion of the time.
31. The 1977 women’s basketball team continues in their honored
tradition as Region XIX Basketball Champions and tally
a string of 26 consecutive victories.
32. An early session in the Counseling Department.
33. Athletes pose under “Icarus” for a team photo.
34. UCC is created on June 24, 1982. With the signing of
merger docu ments, the consolidation of Union College and
Union County Technical Institute (UCTI) in Scotch Plains is
complete. The new UCC is part of the NJ community college
system, with four campuses, 4,000 full and 5,000 part time
students.
35. The 1984 -1986 catalog show off UCC’s college colors of
red and white.
36. The UCC recruitment table at one of the many college fairs
visited each year.
37. UCC’s nursing programs respond to the national nursing
short age. 100% of the 1989 classes of the Elizabeth General
Medical Center and Muhlenberg Regional Medial Center
Schools of Nursing pass the National RN Licensure Exam.
38. September 18, 1989, UCC took title to the headquarters
building of Elizabethtown Gas, giving the College a permanent
home in downtown Elizabeth.
39. The Cranford campus was enhanced in 1991 with the opening
of a new 43,000 sq. ft. student life building, now known
as the Victor M. Richel Student Commons. In 1994, a stateof-the-art
Visual Arts and Communications Center opened in
the lower level of the MacKay Library and in ‘95 the new Fitness
Center and Executive Education Center continued the
growth of the Cranford campus.
40. Evidencing changing social attitudes, the College set a goal
to be a smoke-free facility by the end of 1991.
41. After extensive renovations, in ‘92 Dr. Brown presided over
the dedication of both the Lessner building, UCC’s full-service
Elizabeth Campus, and the Plainfield Campus which occupies
nearly an entire city block.
42. In the 90’s more than 10,000 students enrolled annually in
UCC’s Continuing Education Programs. Emphasis on community
education spurred creation of a paramedic program,
College for Kids, and classes with the Union County Police
Academy.
43. Rating UCC “excellent” Middle States Commission on Higher
Education reaccredits the College.
44. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders established
the first Freeholders Scholars Program in the nation in Fall
1999. The scholarship pays tuition and fees at UCC for
County residents who meet edu cational and financial criteria.
45. In 2001, UCC launched new programs including Deaf-Blind
Interpreting and Radia tion Therapy. As well, Trinitas School
of Nursing moved from the former Elizabeth General Hospital
to UCC’s Elizabeth campus.
46. The 2001-02 academic year was one of incredible highs and
devastating lows across the nation. Six days into the Fall Semester
the world was rocked by the horrors of September 11.
The College community responded with blood drives, commemorative
ceremonies, and collective and private reflection.
47. The 39/’40 girls’ basketball squad was the first championship
Union Team, but not the last! The 1977 women’s team
continued the tradition and with championships in ‘79, ‘81,
‘82, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, 2003, and 2007,
the winning seasons continue!
48. 2006 brought the completion of the 3rd floor addition to the
MacKay Library. This provided much needed instructional
space and the library tower is a distinctive architectural centerpiece
of the Cranford Campus.
49. For 18 months, anticipating the Middle States Commission on
Higher Education 2007 peer review, the entire UCC campus
engaged in a Self-Study. At the conclusion of the review, the
College’s accreditation was again reaffirmed. Dr. Wallace
Smith, VP for Academic Affairs (l), and Faculty Chair Professor
Bohdan Lukachewsky proudly proclaim the outcome.
50. For three consecutive years, the UCC Men’s soccer Team won
the championship of the Garden State Athletic Conference, in
2005, 2006 and 2007.
51. UCC’s State of the Art Future: In 2008 the college began constructing
the Elizabeth I. Kellogg building located just west of
UCC’s existing Lessner building.
52. With 132,000 square ft. of learning space, the Elizabeth I.
Kellogg building positions UCC for continued growth and
service to the community.
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Looking Forward
In 1933, Union County Junior College opened its doors with less than two
hundred students. Now, with more than 35,000 students, UCC is more than
200 times larger than it was in the 1930s. The College is proud of its tradition
of academic excellence and its future of continued growth and service.

Union County College
Board of Trustees*
Victor M. Richel, Chair
James R. Perry, Vice Chair
Frank A. Bolden, Esq.
Dr. Thomas H. Brown
Joan K. Corbet
George A. Castro, II
Dr. Carmen M. Centuolo
Dr. Frank Deo
Edward J. Hobbie, Esq.
Wilson Londono
Ralph N. Milteer
Melinda C. Norelli (UCC ‘08)
Roderick Spearman
Mary M. Zimmermann (UCC ’01)
Union County College
Board of Governors*
Elizabeth Garcia, P.E., Chair
Edward J. Hobbie, Esq.,
Vice Chair
Lawrence D. Bashe
Nancy J. Benz (UCC ’73)
Rhea Brown (UCC ’84)
Dr. Thomas H. Brown
Eugene J. Carmody
Joan K. Corbet
Dr. Michael P. Graziano
Andrew Hamilton
Thomas H. Hannen, Jr. (UCC ’76)
Stephen F. Hehl, Esq. (UCC ’75)
Donna M. Herran (UCC ’85)
Karen Schmidt Lledo (UCC ’97)
Chester Lobrow
John R. Malcolm
Eric G. Mason
John M. Neiswanger
Francis Raudelunas
Victor M. Richel
Chester Holmes
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Carlos N. Sanchez
Roderick Spearman
Mary M. Zimmermann (UCC ’01)
Union County Board
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Alexander Mirabella, Chair
Daniel P. Sullivan, Vice Chair
Angel G. Estrada
Bette Jane Kowalski
Rick Proctor
Deborah P. Scanlon
Rayland Van Blake
Nancy Ward
New Jersey Commission
on Higher Education
Laurence M. Downes, Chair
Edward J. Graham, Vice Chair
Marguerite Beardsley
Susan L. Blount, Esq.
Dr. Adrian Marcia DeWindt-King
Sister Rosemary E. Jeffries
Christopher J. Keating
Kurt Landgraf
Dr. Edward T. McDonnell
Dr. Norman Samuels
Maria Ivette Torres
Steven D. Weinstein, Esq.
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