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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”. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
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 8. 9. 10. 1941 1942 1943 1945 1946 1947
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