For the past five years that I have attended NJCU, it has undergone tremendous changes.

Revisions and modifications were made to the GSUB patio, Vodra Hall cafeteria, and the library.

As it stands, more changes are still on the way. Plans are in the works to tear down the old senior

dormitory and rebuild a new dormitory on NJCU’s future West Side Avenue campus.

In fall 2015, NJCU’s School of Business will be at its new location at Harborside Plaza 2

directly on the Jersey City waterfront, adjacent to the Exchange place light rail station.

President Sue Henderson, had this to say of the programs’ current location, “I am hoping

that with the current space of the School of Business program, we will be able to expand more of

our other programs, such as, Nursing, Security, and Criminal Justice.”

The building’s infrastructure and layout appear to be very grand with study halls, lecture

rooms, lounge areas, etc. But even so, there are concerns amongst NJCU business students of

the commute.

The main question has been, if a student has a class at the Harborside location, then

another on the main campus, how are they to make it to their classes, depending on the timing.

President Henderson has assured that advisors will be aware of the location differences and help

students schedule their classes accordingly so that schedule conflicts will not arise.

Sheldon Coure, 21, business major believes that “It depends on how it changes the school

because, this will make the business department look better and increase enrollment. I do feel

that because the new location is closer to Wall Street, the economic capital of the world, it will

even more so benefit students. However if there is not an addition of morning classes so that the

current business classes do not clash with each other and other non-business classes, added with

the somewhat inconvenience of the location change, this decision could possibly deter me and/or

other students from continuing on as business majors.”

Duly noted, President Henderson stated that ‘The waterfront location puts students

in a powerful position, allows them to work together through internships and companies to

work directly with students. One of the important things is to take all of these things into

consideration, asking dean and faculty, carefully working with students to build their schedules.

$30 million was borrowed to put $10 million towards the Science building, and the rest is to

be used towards putting air conditioning in the gym for everyone, starting in June, redoing the

lighting in the theatre for music, dance programs, etc. and building the Harborside campus.”

As I interviewed President Henderson, it became very clear that the best of the best

is what is in store for current and future students of this program, and the evolution is just

beginning for not only The School of Business, but for many other programs at the school as

well, such as the renewal of the university’s track team, to name one.

Honestly, I am excited to see what becomes of the School of Business’ current location.

The expansion of other programs will broaden the horizon for students, and I believe the school

will benefit from it economically. NJCU has so much potential, and much more to offer, so this

new growth and risk taking should be just the right push to get it where it has always been meant

As for the new location, I have viewed the blueprints, on the school’s website. With all of

the work, time, and effort being put into the campus and its programs, I am sure that in due time,

NJCU will soon flourish as much as it was first envisioned to. As for the business program, we

shall soon enough see how its change will soon affect the university.