The New Jersey Association of
State Colleges and Universities (ASCU), based in
Trenton, is a nonprofit higher education association
serving New Jersey's nine state colleges and
universities. The Association is a nongovernmental
entity created by the State Legislature [NJSA 18A:64-45
et seq.] in 1985 to advance and support public
higher education in New Jersey.
ASCU's primary mission is to advocate higher education
as a public good and the collective value of the state
colleges/universities in serving the public interest and
the State of New Jersey.
In fulfilling this purpose, ASCU advises the executive
and legislative branches of state government, and others
on higher education policy. The Association
achieves its mission by:
- Articulating how the state
colleges/universities serve the public good
through educational, social, and economic
development;
- Providing research and
information services to advance the policy and
resource needs of the state
colleges/universities;
- Enhancing, through
collaborative efforts, the ability of the state
colleges/universities to achieve effective
institutional performance, autonomous governance
and public accountability; and
- Convening forums of diverse
constituencies to develop common opinion about
the value of public investment in higher
education and the contributions of the state
colleges/universities.
The Association's vision is to serve as the
principal information resource about college
opportunity, policy affecting the value of New
Jersey public higher education, and the
contributions of the nine state colleges and
universities.
The Association is governed by an eighteen-member board, consisting of a trustee and the
president of each institution; the board meets four
times annually. The presidents serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the board; trustee members are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of their respective
local boards.
The Association staff is headed by an
executive director/CEO. The Association meets four to six times annually. As with member colleges/universities, board members work actively in association permanent and
ad hoc committees. Expenses are defrayed through institutional membership dues, in accordance with state law and Association bylaws, and occasionally through private
gifts and grants.
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The College of New Jersey (Ewing)
R. Barbara Gitenstein, President
Robert A. Altman, Trustee
Kean University (Union)
Dawood Farahi, President
Donald J. Soriero, Esq., Trustee
Montclair State University (Upper Montclair)
Susan A. Cole, President
John L. McGoldrick, Trustee (Chair)
New Jersey City University (Jersey City)
Carlos Hernandez, President (Presidents'
Chair-elect)
Henry A. Coleman, Trustee (Immediate Past Chair)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah)
Peter Philip Mercer, President
Adam J. Sabath, Trustee (Secretary)
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Richard Stockton College (Pomona)
Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr., President
Emma Byrne, Trustee
Rowan University (Glassboro)
Donald J. Farish, President
vacant, Trustee
Thomas Edison State College (Trenton)
George A. Pruitt, President (Presidents' Chair)
Fred J. Abbate, Trustee
William Paterson University (Wayne)
Kathleen Waldron, President
Frederick Gruel, Trustee |
