| William Paterson University | |
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| Established | 1855 |
| Type | Public University |
| President | Dr. Kathleen Waldron |
| Admin. staff | 1,130 |
| Students | 11,518 |
| Undergraduates | 10,085 |
| Postgraduates | 1,433 |
| Location | Wayne Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Campus | 370 acres (1.5 km2) |
| Colors | Orange & Black |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Mascot | Billy the Bear |
| Website | www.wpunj.edu |
William Paterson University (The William Paterson University of New Jersey) is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: College of the Arts and Communication, Cotsakos College of Business, College of Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and College of Science and Health.
The institution now offers more than 250 undergraduate and graduate academic programs which range from liberal arts and sciences to pre-professional and professional programs. This offers students the opportunity to experiment with new interests while preparing for careers, advanced graduate education, and lifelong learning. It also offers a wide variety of continuing education programs designed for both professionals and the general public.
William Paterson University is located on a 370 acres (1.5 km2), hilly, wooded campus in northern New Jersey in the suburban town of Wayne. The campus borders on High Mountain Preserve, nearly 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of wetlands and woodlands, and three miles (5 km) west of the historic Great Falls in Paterson. New York City is 20 miles (32 km) to the east, the Jersey Shore is an hour’s drive south, skiing is 30 miles (48 km) north, and the Meadowlands Sports Complex is a half-hour drive away.
William Paterson University was founded in 1855 as the Paterson City Normal School. For more than a century, training teachers for New Jersey schools was its exclusive mission. In 1951, the University moved to the present campus. Originally known as Ailsa Farms, the site was purchased by the state of New Jersey in 1948 from the family of Garret Hobart, twenty-fourth vice president of the United States. The original manor house, built in 1877, was the weekend retreat and summer residence of the Hobart family. Today the building is known as Hobart Manor and is home of the Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Advancement. Hobart Manor was designated a national and state landmark in 1976.
The University changed its name to Paterson State Teachers College when it relocated from Paterson in 1951. In 1966, the curriculum was expanded to include degree offerings other than those leading to a teaching career. In 1971, it was renamed The William Paterson College of New Jersey. The change of name honored William Paterson, who was the state’s first senator, its second governor, and a United States Supreme Court Justice appointed by President George Washington, and reflected both the institution’s beginnings in the city that also bears his name and the legislative mandate to move from a teachers college to a broad-based liberal arts institution.
In another historic milestone, the Commission on Higher Education in June 1997 awarded William Paterson university status.
Kathleen Waldron, the former president of Baruch College and a former senior executive at Citigroup, has been appointed the seventh president of William Paterson University. She took office August 2, 2010 to replace the retiring Arnold Speert, who had served as the school's president since 1985 and oversaw the further expansion of William Paterson's curriculum and campus.
With an average class size of 20, William Paterson students study in small classes, and have the opportunity to take advantage of numerous research, internship, and clinical experiences.
The institution’s full-time faculty is composed of scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of awards and grants from the Fulbright Program, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation. More than 90 percent of full-time faculty members hold the Ph.D. or highest degree in their field.
Bachelor of arts (B.A.) degrees are granted in African, African American, and Caribbean studies, anthropology, art, art history, Asian studies, chemistry, communication, communication disorders, early childhood education, earth science, economics, elementary education, English, French and Francophone studies, geography, history, Latin American and Latino studies, liberal studies, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, secondary education, sociology, Spanish, and women's and gender studies.
Bachelor of science (B.S.) degrees include accounting, applied health, athletic training, biology, biotechnology, business administration, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, exercise science, mathematics, physical education, professional sales, and public health. In addition, the nursing program leads to the bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.).
The bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree is awarded in fine arts. In the bachelor of music program, students can choose among performance, jazz, and music management.
Students may also pursue certification in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and special education.
For students seeking further challenges, the University’s Honors College offers tracks in biopsychology, cognitive science, humanities, life science and environmental ethics, management, marketing, music, performing and literary arts, social sciences, as well as independent study. Preprofessional programs are available in dentistry, engineering, law, medicine (which includes dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and veterinary science), pharmacy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.
At the graduate level, the University offers the master of arts (M.A.) degree in applied sociology, clinical and counseling psychology, English, history, professional communication, and public policy and international affairs. The master of science (M.S.) degree is offered in biology, biotechnology, communication disorders, exercise and sports studies, and nursing.
Graduate degrees also include the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) in art, the newly launched M.F.A. in creative and professional writing, the master of music (M.M.) with concentrations in music education, jazz studies (performance or arranging), and music management; and the master of business administration (M.B.A.) with concentrations in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, and music management.
Graduate degrees in education include the M.Ed. in curriculum and learning, educational leadership, literacy, professional counseling, and special education, as well as the M.A.T. in elementary education. A wide range of certificate and endorsement programs is also available.
The University’s many accreditations include Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Music, and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, among others.
William Paterson University’s campus provides students with a variety of opportunities for hands-on experience. The University’s advanced facilities include the Nel Bolger, RN, Nursing Laboratory and the 1600 Valley Road building, which includes interactive classrooms, the Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales with its professional sales laboratory, and the Financial Learning Center, one of the nation’s largest trading floors located within an academic institution. The Power Art Center accommodates an array of studio arts, including three-dimensional design, photography, sculpture, ceramics, print-making, wood-working, and painting.
A significant expansion and renovation of the Science Building has been underway to provide state-of-the-art classrooms and research facilities, allowing for enhanced opportunities for research collaboration among faculty and students. Portions of the renovated building opened during summer 2010, and the remainder of the project is slated for completion in 2011.
The University also features other sophisticated laboratories devoted to arts and sciences, large areas for environmental research, and many specialized facilities. Hobart Hall is the communication building, housing TV broadcast studios, the WPSC radio station and sound engineering arts facilities.
The recently expanded and renovated University Commons, including the John Victor Machuga Student Center with its food court and the Wayne Hall dining facility, is the hub of campus life, providing a venue for the entire University community to gather and interact.
The University provides housing for nearly 2,600 students in ten residence halls, including two that opened in 2006. These newest residence halls, High Mountain East and West, offer learning communities in collaboration with the University’s Honors College, and feature smart classrooms that are used as part of the living/learning experience.
With accommodations ranging from double room suites to apartments, the University’s modern, smoke-free buildings range in size from 100 to 400 students and are coed by suite, with four residents sharing a suite or apartment. First-year freshmen start out in traditional residence halls, while upper-class students and older transfer students experience the added independence of the apartments, Pioneer Hall and Heritage Hall.
Offering an active campus experience for both resident and commuter students, William Paterson University hosts 24 fraternities and sororities and more than 70 clubs and organizations, as well as a variety of intramural and recreational activities, peer education, and leadership programs. In addition, the University offers club sports in ice hockey, equestrian, rugby, and bowling.
The University has been nationally recognized for its alcohol prevention program, which requires freshmen and transfer students to take alcohol.edu, an online alcohol prevention course to educate students about the consequences of problematic drinking. In addition, specially trained students serve as peer health advocates and help to spread the message to their peers about the need to take a responsible approach to alcohol.
The University has 12 intercollegiate sports teams in the NCAA Division III, five for men and seven for women, including successful NCAA teams in men’s baseball and women’s softball. The William Paterson University Pioneers compete in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), as well as in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). Both men and women have teams in basketball, soccer, and swimming. In addition, the men field baseball and football teams (the baseball team won national championships in 1992 and 1996). Women compete in field hockey, softball, tennis, and volleyball.
The University has announced that it will add men’s golf to its NCAA intercollegiate athletics program beginning in the spring of 2011. All teams are named "The Pioneers."
Cultural events take place on campus throughout the year. Among the programs are theater productions, gallery exhibits, and concerts presenting jazz, classical, and contemporary music.
The University’s Jazz Room Series, launched in 1978, is one of the largest and most prestigious college-sponsored jazz events in the country. Performers include renowned professionals who encompass the complete spectrum of jazz, from practitioners of traditional jazz to avant-garde to bebop to swing to Afro-Latin jazz, as well as William Paterson’s own student ensembles. The series has won numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for its innovative programming.
The University also sponsors the Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS), which brings to campus discussions by speakers from the worlds of politics, government, the arts, literature, science, and business. Over the past 30 years, the series has presented such speakers as New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox general managers Brian Cashman and Theo Epstein, musical theatre composer Stephen Sondheim, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, film directors Oliver Stone and Spike Lee, performer Gregory Hines, writers Alice Walker and Joyce Carol Oates, and, most recently, entertainers Penn and Teller. As part of the 2009-10 DLS season, William Paterson University hosted the New Jersey Gubernatorial Debate, which featured candidates Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, and Chris Daggett.
In April 2009, WPSC 88.7 FM, the radio station of William Paterson University launched the 'Bravery in Radio' Award. The inaugural award was presented to Les Paul in April 2009 for his pioneering work on the Les Paul Radio Show in 1949 with his wife Mary Ford. In April 2010, Bruce Morrow (Cousin Brucie) received the award in recognition of his track record of creating "inspirational programming and a lifelong commitment to the medium of radio." In March 2011, the award was presented live on the Howard Stern Show to Howard Stern and Robin Quivers who accepted the award for their "pioneering work in the medium of radio." After some on-air ribbing of the award and the university, Stern then sincerely accepted the award by saying “Thank you very much for this beautiful award. I do appreciate it - I’m not so jaded that I can’t be complimented by the students.”
William Paterson University’s nearly 63,000 alumni live in all 50 states and 33 countries from Australia to Turkey. University alumni are leaders in the arts, business, health care, sports, entertainment, the media, and education. They are public servants, artists, musicians, teachers, scientists, television personalities, authors, politicians, crime fighters, and entrepreneurs.
University and College Awards[1]
The North Jersey Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention presented an award to William Paterson University on October 16, 2011 in recognition of efforts by students and staff members to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention.
University's Financial Planning Program in the Cotsakos College of Business is named one of top ten programs in U.S. by Financial Planning Magazine, November 1, 2011.
William Paterson University has been honored as a “Military Friendly School” by militaryfriendlyschools.com and is included in their 2011 and 2012 Guide to Military Friendly Schools.
William Paterson University’s College of Education received the Best Practice Award in Support of Global Diversity for 2011 from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The award honors the integration of diversity awareness into educator preparation and was presented to representatives of the program at AACTE’s 63rd Annual Meeting and Exhibits in San Diego.
William Paterson University solar panel facility ranks among the top ten largest installations at higher education institutions in the United States, according to a report released by the Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in October 2011.
William Paterson University's campus radio station, WP 88.7 FM, was named among the Top 25 Nationwide for the MTVu Woodie for College Radio Station of the Year 2011, and took the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System's (IBS) Golden Microphone Award for Programming Excellence, and Bronze Microphone for programming operations.
William Paterson University's Office of Marketing and Public Relations, through its agency, Lipman Hearne, Inc, received a Silver Award for the University's Internet/World Wide Website and Admissions Re-Skin at the 26th Annual Educational Marketing Advertising Awards in April, 2011.
Faculty/Staff/Student Awards
Julie Bliss, professor and chair, nursing, was appointed to the National Advisory Committee for Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project that has designated $4.2 million to evaluate innovative educational strategies for nursing education.
William Paterson students Nick Bowman, Claudia Capilla, and Mike Walsh placed second overall in the National Financial Planning Association (FPA) Competition in San Diego on September 14-17, 2011 and won $5,000 in scholarship money for the University.
Sgt. Lynette Butler, coordinator of veterans affairs and mediation services at William Paterson University, has been appointed to a two-year term on the Operation College Promise (OCP) National Advisory Council. OCP was founded in 2008 by the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities. The organization offers outreach and educational support for student and alumni veterans in the post 9/11 era.
Tamara Cashour, adjunct professor, music, was awarded a 2011 ASCAPLUS award for composition from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
Wartyna Davis, chair of the political science department, has been selected as a member of the Class of 2011 of Leadership New Jersey (LNJ), a prestigious statewide organization of leaders in their professions and communities.
Bruce Diamond is the winner of the New Jersey Psychological Association's Distinguished Researcher award for his work in the area of neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.
Charley Flint, sociology, has received the Dr. Robert J. McCormack Leadership Award, presented to her for outstanding leadership as president of the New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators. The award covers the term she served from 2008 to 2010.
Ofelia Garcia, recently retired professor of art, and former dean of the University’s College of the Arts and Communication, was appointed as chair of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in 2011. The council is an agency of the New Jersey Department of State, and works to support the state’s arts industry.
Cindy Gennarelli, director of the Child Development Center, was awarded the Practitioner of the Year Award from the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators in November 2009.
Michael Gordon, assistant professor, psychology, was granted membership in the Psychonomic Society, an honor reserved for those who have made significant contributions to cognitive psychology.
Sergeant George Guzman Jr., Sergeant Lourens Latona, and Police Officer Javier Hernandez of the University Police Department were awarded the 2010 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award Certificate.
Cyril S. Ku, professor and chair, computer science, and Linda Kaufman, professor, computer science, have been inducted into the Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society.
Tina Lesher, professor, communication, won first prize for fiction for her novel The Abaya Chronicles, from the National Federation of Press Women at their 2011 annual convention held in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Payton MacDonald, associate professor, music, was awarded a 2011 ASCAPLUS award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
Elizabeth Mullin, kinesiology, was recently designated a certified consultant by the Association for Sport Psychology, the international professional organization of sport and exercise psychology.Maureen Martin, assistant professor, English, will serve as Fulbright Teaching Fellow at the University of Nizwa, Oman, spring 2011.
Karen Phillips, assistant professor, nursing, received an excellence in teaching award from St. Clare's Hospital in 2011.
Sheetal Ranjan, assistant professor, Sociology, was presented with the Women's Initiative Award at the Bergen County celebration of Indian Independence Day held on August 15, 2011. Ranjan was recognized for her research in the field of violence against women and children.
Robb Rehberg, assistant professor, kinesiology, received the highest honor given to an athletic trainer in New Jersey by being inducted into the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey Hall of Fame in February 2011. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees, Brain Injury Association of New Jersey.
Erica Seguine, a graduate student in jazz arranging, won first place at the 2010 Zurich Jazz Orchestra Composer Competition, for her piece Gray Sky.
Triicia Coxwell Snyder, associate professor, Cotsakos College of Business, won a bright idea award from the New Jersey Policy Research Organization Foundation (NJPRO) and Seton Hall University for her paper, "Do Federal Budgets Cause Crowding out?” in 2011. Her paper was selected from a field of 109 entries.
Janis Strasser, professor, early childhood education, received the National Early Childhood Teacher Educator of the Year award.
Amanda Switzer, a student majoring in environmental science, received the Federal Student Intern Award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, one of only three awarded in the nation.
Legendary jazz artist Clark Terry, permanent artist-in-residence in the University’s Jazz Studies Program, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, January 2010.
Aaron Tesfaye, assistant professor, political science, was named Fulbright Research Fellow at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2010-2011.
Miryam Wahrman, professor of biology, won the first place award for her article, "Aphasia," published in The Jewish Standard in 2011. Hilary Wilder, associate professor, educational leadership and professional studies, was named a Fulbright Scholar for the spring 2010 semester, lecturing and conducting research at the University of Namibia (UNAM).
Melkamu Zeleke, chair and professor, mathematics, earned the Fulbright Award at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia in 2010-2011.
Honors and Awards Received in Previous Years
University and College Awards[1]
William Paterson University received the Environmental Stewardship Award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in recognition of voluntary, proactive, innovative actions that go beyond compliance to improve the environment and ensure a sustainable future, September 2008.
William Paterson University received the Energy and Climate Action Award from New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) in recognition of meritorious performance in energy and emissions reduction, 2005.
William Paterson University has been honored as a “Military Friendly School” by militaryfriendlyschools.com and is included in their 2011 Guide to Military Friendly Schools.
Faculty/Staff/Student Awards
Ask Me No Questions, a novel by Marina Budhos, assistant professor, English, was selected for the Nutmeg Book Award by the Connecticut Public Libraries in 2009 and received the James Cook Teen Book Award in 2007.
Maya Chadda, professor, political science, received a Fulbright research fellowship to India, 2007.
Philip Cioffari, professor, English, won the Best Director Award for his film, Love in the Age of Dion, New York International Independent Film Festival, March 2009. The film was also an Official Selection at the Bergenfield Film Festival in May 2009.
Ming Fay, professor, art, was awarded a Public Art Commission at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 2, and was a finalist in Public Art Competition, San Francisco Central Subway Station.
Rochelle Kaplan, professor, elementary and early childhood education, was the recipient of the Thomas F. Donlon Memorial Award for Distinguished Mentoring from the Northeastern Educational Research Association.
Sarah Nalle, professor, history, won a Guggenheim Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Charlotte Nekola, professor of English, received a Fulbright Hays Senior Scholar Teaching Fellowship, University of Liege, Belgium, spring 2008.
Glen Sherman, associate vice president and dean of student development, was named the 2008-2009 Outstanding OAD (Alcohol and Other Drugs) Professional by Outside the Classroom, Inc.
Robb Rehberg, assistant professor, kinesiology, received the National Athletic Trainers Association Dan Campbell Award for Legislative Excellence for efforts leading to the passing of athletic training legislation in New Jersey, June, 2008. Rehberg also received the New Jersey Coaches Association Hall of Fame award, April 6, 2008.
Darlene Russell, assistant professor, secondary and middle school education, received the National Women Educators (WE) Activist Curriculum Award by the Research on Women in Education, American Educational Research Association (AERA), October 2009.
Ronald P. Verdicchio, associate professor, elementary and early childhood education, was elected Lifetime Director of the Board of Directors, The Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, D.C., September 2008
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