The library is named in honor of Congressman Frank J. Guarini. The collections and services have been developed to promote classroom teaching and to enable students to meet course requirements successfully. In addition, the skills learned in locating, evaluating and using information are necessary for life-long learning. After two years of extensive renovation, the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library opened in Fall 1999.
Fries Hall, connected to Hepburn Hall by a breezeway, once housed the University’s sports programs. It is in the process of being renovated for use by the Media Arts Department and the Theatre Program.
Gilligan Student Union
The Michael B. Gilligan Student Union (GSUB) is the focal point of student activities and recreation. Beneath the Student Union are two levels of parking which are used by students and staff at the rate of three dollars per day. Additional parking space is available outside the indoor lot. Identification cards and parking information/registration for all faculty, student, and staff may be obtained through the University Service Center located on the first floor of GSUB.
Grossnickle Hall, a four-story arts and sciences building, opened in 1962. It features the Courtney Art Gallery; student exhibition areas; art studios; lounges; laboratories; and an auditorium which seats 180. The Departments of Art, Economics, English, Mathematics, Latin American Studies, Philosophy and Religion, Physics, and Political Science are housed in Grossnickle.
Hepburn Hall, the only campus building for the first 25 years of the University’s existence, is the administrative center of the University. In addition to housing the University’s Early Childhood Learning Center (day care), Hepburn Hall includes the Offices of the President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Administration and Finance, the Vice President for University Advancement, the Vice President for Student Affairs, Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, Business, Bursar, Graduate Studies, Continuing Education and the Departments of Modern Languages and ESL. The Margaret D. Williams Theatre, at the end of Hepburn Hall, is a showcase for the productions of the Media Arts and Music, Dance and Theatre Departments, as well as for numerous other university and community events. The Harold B. Lemmerman Art Gallery, a community service of the Art Department, provides an exhibition schedule of prominent contemporary and historical visual art. The Gothic Tower, at the front of the theatre, is the inspiration for the nickname of New Jersey City University’s athletic teams, the Gothic Knights.
The Media Arts Center is located in the recently renovated portion of Fries Hall which formerly housed the University’s sports programs. The Media Arts Department occupies 22,000 square foot space and is one of the most unique Media Arts facilities in the State of New Jersey. The Department houses a full color, broadcast-quality television studio, a radio and audio production studio, and a complete 16mm production studio. The file production facilities have all the necessary equipment and technical support to produce feature-length 16mm motion pictures from conception to print. Non-sync sound films, short subjects and animated productions are also produced regularly at the Department.
The Department has a studio/classroom for multi-image production and two large projection/seminar rooms for weekly screenings. Completing the Media Arts Department is an animation laboratory, a computer graphics production studio, and _" and _" video/film editing suites.
The Department is the official home of the Black Maria Film and Video Festivals, and is a co-sponsor of the New Jersey Young Film and Videomakers Festival.
Plans are underway to complete renovation of Fries Hall by adding a six-story tower to house academic departments, computer labs, and dance studios.
The A. Harry Moore Laboratory School, and the Department of Special Education comprise the A. Harry Moore Center for Special Education. These units provide programs for graduate and undergraduate students studying special education. The facilities offer many opportunities for linking class work with observation and practice.
The newest building on campus, the Professional Studies Building, houses all the department and faculty offices of the Colleges of Education and Professional Studies and the Electronic Learning Laboratory.
Rossey Hall, opened in 1970, houses the Computer Center, the K. Elizabeth Ingalls Recital Hall, music rehearsal rooms, classrooms, and laboratories. Faculty offices for the Department of Computer Science, Geoscience/Geography, History, Music, and Sociology and Anthropology are also located in Rossey Hall.
The five-story Science Building, with its adjoining lecture halls, was opened in September 1973. This facility houses the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology, in addition to laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, computer laboratories, and a large lounge area.
Opened in 1963, the first floor of Vodra Hall houses the Academic Career Planning and Placement Office. (Cooperative Education and Graduate Placement), Academic Advisement Office (University Advisement Center), the Medical Services Department, the Open Writing Laboratory, the Public Safety Office, the Residence Life Office, a student computer lab, and the Vodra Dining Hall. The upper three stories provide dormitory space. In addition, the OSP/EOF Program and the Pre-College programs (College Bound, Gear-up, and Upward Bound) are located on the second floor.
The Center, located on the ground floor of Rossey Hall, provides instructional assistance to staff and faculty, data analysis to staff and faculty, data analysis services to researchers, and information services to the administration. It also serves as a focal point for information on computing at the University.
The new Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC) serves as the headquarters for athletics, intramurals and recreation. Located on Culver Avenue, just off West Side Avenue, the AFC gives the University one of the finest indoor facilities in the State. The Center features a 2,000 seat basketball/volleyball arena, a state-of-art-fitness center, a 25-meter pool, three racquetball courts, an elevated 1/10 mile jogging track, locker rooms and shower facilities for students and staff.
The Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is home to Gothic Knight football, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball and softball. The Complex is located a mile southwest of the main campus on the Newark Bay. A 3,0000-seat football stadium is the centerpiece of the complex.
Scheduled to open Fall 2003, a 60,000 square foot new fine arts building is being constructed on the northern edge of the campus adjacent to the Athletic and Facility Center on the site of the former Culver parking lot. The building will house the art department and faculty offices, studios (ceramics, drawing, jewelry, painting, photography, printing, and sculpture), computer graphics labs, classrooms, and an art gallery. In addition, a 110 seat auditorium will be available for large class sessions, lectures, performances, and conferences. The new building will provide additional classroom space for the entire University community.