NJCU Honors Faculty and Staff at 2021 STARS Awards

JERSEY CITY, N.J. | The NJCU Foundation Board and President Sue Henderson honored the faculty and staff of the university for their service and outstanding achievements on December 13, 2021 during the 8th Annual Special Thanks and Recognition of Service (STARS) Awards. The event was held in person on campus in the Gilligan Student Union multi-purpose room.

Event Brochure and Program

Veronica Garcia `11, Director of SOAR (Student Outreach and Retention) was bestowed the Presidential Award: Top Knight.

Top Knight is an award given to an individual who has served as a model to our community, and has exhibited an attitude of excellence and professionalism while carrying out duties. This employee has shown independent thinking, good judgment, interest in self-development, and a desire to work beyond the limits of a job description. By his or her actions, this individual personifies the mission of our University.

Lourdes Sutton, Ed.D, the Associate Dean for the College of Education was named the 2021 Hidden Hero recipient.

The Hidden Hero Award recognizes an employee who has shown outstanding achievement by providing tireless service to the community behind the scenes. This individual’s productivity, high caliber of work, leadership, and attitude have motivated others to excel.

Garcia and Sutton were each surprised by their colleagues prior to the ceremony with the news of their recognition. Watch those moments.

• Top Knight: Veronica Garcia
• Hidden Hero: Lourdes Sutton

Additionally, Milestone Awards for Continuous Service and Retiree Awards were also presented. Winners of the NJCU fitness challenge were also recognized. Those individuals are listed below.

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Milestone Awards for Continuous Service

Retirees

Fall 2021 NJCU Fitness Challenge Results

 

About NJCU:
New Jersey City University is an institution of higher learning with an audacious goal: the development of our students, our city, our communities, our state, and the world beyond. We are a game-changing force for our students and their families. Whether our students are enrolled in one of our 50 undergraduate, 28 graduate or three doctoral programs, NJCU provides an affordable, diverse environment, and an exceptionally supportive faculty—all of which prepares them to be critical thinkers in a global landscape.

We’re also changing the game for our city, our communities, and our state. As the educational anchor institution in Jersey City, we’ve established partnerships to ensure the area’s growth directly benefits our students and community members. We seek to improve the lives of everyone in the Garden State, whether creating a home for the arts, bringing educational programs to K-12 students, offering bachelor’s degrees in partnership with community colleges, or providing professional development opportunities for adults.

At NJCU, we’re not just educating minds, we’re nourishing souls and lifting communities. We’re changing the game.

—www.NJCU.edu—

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Contact:
Ira Thor, Senior Director of University Communications and Media Relations | ithor@njcu.edu | 201-200-3301