This Month

May/June, 2008

Art Exhibits Concerts Special Event

Off Campus Upcoming

Art Exhibits

Through Sunday 5/18
“Emission Accomplished,” a master of fine arts thesis show by Rebecca Feranec.  Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery of Hepburn Hall.  11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment.  For further information call Dr. Midori Yoshimoto, NJCU director of campus galleries, at (201)200-2197. 

Through Friday 5/16
“New Jersey City University Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibits.”  Visual Arts Gallery.  11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment.  For further information call Dr. Midori Yoshimoto, NJCU director of campus galleries, at (201)200-2197.

Thursday 5/1
The NJCU Department of Music, Dance and Theatre will present a “Student Jazz Composers/Arrangers Concert.”  The concert is coordinated by Dr. Edward Joffe, an NJCU associate professor of music.  Rossey Hall, Room 105.  4:00 p.m.  For further information call the NJCU Department of Music, Dance and Theatre at (201)200-3151.

Monday 5/5
The NJCU Department of Music, Dance and Theatre will present a “Chamber Ensembles Concert.”  The concert is coordinated by Dr. Edward Joffe, an NJCU associate professor of music.  Ingalls Recital Hall.  4:00 p.m.  For further information call the NJCU Department of Music, Dance and Theatre at (201)200-3151.

Special Event

Friday 5/2
Essex County Superior Court Judge Betty Lester will deliver the keynote address at NJCU’s 22nd annual “Salute to Graduates of African Heritage,” an annual program sponsored by the University’s Black Administrators, Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Organization.  The program is based on the theme, "Dare to Dream, Ready to Lead."  Michael Gilligan Student Union.  4:00 p.m.  For further information call Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams, director of NJCU’s Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center, at (201)200-3524.

Off-Campus

Commencement
Wednesday 5/14
New Jersey City University will hold Commencement 2008 for the graduate and undergraduate divisions of its William J. Maxwell College of Arts and Sciences, Deborah Canon Partridge Wolf College of Education, and College of Professional Studies.  Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena), East Rutherford.  9:30 a.m.  For further information visit “Commencement 2008” at www.njcu.edu.

Golf Tournament and Luncheon
Friday 5/2
The New Jersey City University Foundation, Inc. will hold its eighth annual Golf Tournament to benefit the NJCU Scholarship Endowment at one of the top ten courses in New Jersey.  The Tournament will feature 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, a buffet luncheon, a silent auction on such items as trips, art work, and sports memorabilia, and an awards ceremony.  The Tournament will be held rain or shine.  The Knoll Country Club, Parsippany.  Check-in: 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.; breakfast, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.; shotgun start, 8:00 a.m.; luncheon, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.; awards ceremony, silent auction results, and raffle, 2:00 p.m.  Foursome packages, including entry fees: “Green and Gold,” which includes hole or tee sponsorship, $2,000.00; “Tower,” which includes beverage and golf cart sponsorships, $1,500.00; and “Gothic,” which includes golf cart sponsorship, $1,250.00.  Individual entry fee, $200.00.  Non-golfer luncheon, $75.00.  Corporate sponsorships, ranging from $10,000.00 to $175.00, are also available.  To register for NJCU’s Golf Tournament or for further information call Wanda Rutledge, coordinator, at (201)200-3196.

Reunions
Thursday 5/8
NJCU will hold its first “Heartbeat of Health Care Celebration,” a benefit salute to graduates of its FastTrack Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program.  All proceeds will benefit the NJCU Nursing Department and its students.  Puccini’s Restaurant, 1064 West Side Avenue, Jersey City.  6:00 – 9:00 p.m.  $100.00.  For tickets or further information call Dr. Wanda Rutledge, NJCU director of alumni relations, at (201)200-3196.

Tuesday 5/13
NJCU will hold “A Very Special Alumni Reunion” for graduates of New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City, Jersey City State Teachers College, Jersey City State College, and New Jersey City University.  Members of anniversary classes, ranging from fifth to 70th, are especially encouraged to attend.  The Reunion at the waterside restaurant will feature dinner, beer, wine, music, and dancing.  Liberty House Restaurant, 76 Audrey Zapp Drive, Liberty State Park, Jersey City.  6:30 – 9:30 p.m.  $75, including parking. (201)200-3196.

Upcoming

Sunday 6/8
NJCU’s sixteenth annual “Festival of the Andes,” an outdoor festival celebrating the indigenous highland cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Colombia, will feature: live Andean music and performances by various dance troupes; musical instrument and dance workshops; displays of native clothing and Andean arts and crafts; a “Shrunken Head (tsantsas) Display”; sales areas with traditional handcrafted items, carvings, clothing, jewelry, pottery, and food; “Meet the Llamas” that will provide opportunities for petting and photographing show animals; and face painting for children.  Guests are invited to picnic; neither barbecues nor alcoholic beverages will be allowed.  The Festival is co-sponsored by NJCU’s Council on Hispanic Affairs, Federacion de Estudiantes Latino-Americanos, and Latino Cultural Center.  Hepburn Hall Lawn.  11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  For further information call Hugo Morales, Festival coordinator, at (201)200-3270.

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