Commencement Program Is Intended for Unofficial Use Only
The 44 th Annual Commencement September 24, 2016 2:00 p.m. Sun National Bank Center Trenton, New Jersey Tradition of Excellence: A Thomas Edison State University Thomas Edison State University, one of America’s University’s Kelsey Building is recognized as one of preeminent educational institutions, provides the most important visual landmarks of the Trenton, flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning N.J., State House Historic District, which is listed opportunities for self-directed adults. Cited as on the National Register of Historic Places. “the college that paved the way for flexibility” by Originally built by Henry Cooper Kelsey, a banker The New York Times and one of the top 20 colleges and politician with an appreciation for the arts, the and universities in the nation in the use of Kelsey Building is a memorial to his wife, Prudence technology to create learning opportunities for Townsend Kelsey, who died in 1904. The building adults by Forbes magazine, Thomas Edison was dedicated in 1911 as the School for State University enables adults to build on Industrial Arts. In 1979, when Thomas their past achievements as a bridge to Edison State University was looking their future success. to move from office space it had outgrown in the Forrestal Center The University offers the highest outside of Princeton, N.J., the state quality education to adults who have was looking for an appropriate tenant the inspiration, self-discipline and for the landmark Kelsey Building, while energy to complete a college degree the city sought to preserve the building’s despite the many conflicting demands historic use as a school.
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