Lessons for a Lifetime

College and Foundation Annual Report July 2013 - June 2014 Mercer County Community College Executive Officers

Patricia C. Eun-Woo Chang, Donohue, Ph.D., Ph.D., Vice President President for Academic Affairs Seated: Dr. Gwendolyn Harris, Shamil Rodriguez and Dr. Patricia C. Dono- hue; standing, from left: Robert Di Falco, Melody Hicks, the Rev. William E. Coleman Jr., Pam Hersh, Anthony Inverso, Mark Matzen, Dr. Laura Morana and Kevin Drennan.

Board of Trustees County Officials Jacob Eapen, Ed Gwazda, Gwendolyn Harris, Ph.D. (Chair) Mercer County Executive M.S.W., M.B.A., Vice President Vice President for College Shamil Rodriguez (Vice Chair) Hon. Brian Hughes for Administra- Advancement Pam Hersh (Treasurer) Freeholders tion and Chief Patricia C. Donohue, Ph.D., President Hon. Andrew Koontz, Chair Business (Secretary) Officer Hon. Samuel Frisby, Vice Chair Reverend William E. Coleman Jr. Hon. Ann Cannon Robert M. Di Falco Hon. Anthony Carabelli Kevin Drennan Hon. John Cimino Anthony Inverso Hon. Pasquale “Pat” Colavita Mark Matzen Hon. Lucylle Walter Laura Morana, Ed.D. José Fernández, L. Diane Melody Hicks (Alumni Trustee) J.D., Executive Campbell, Ed.D., Director for Executive Dean Compliance for Student and Human Affairs Mercer County Community College is accredited by Resources the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Message from thePresident

t Mercer we are all about learning and student success. We focus on assuring that students learn A how to learn – a strategy that will serve them for a lifetime. This year we focused on enacting the ambitious goals articulated in the 2013-16 Strategic Plan. We know that as the new century progresses, we must be even more committed to teaching students to think creatively and analyze critically. Ongoing advancements in technology and ever-increasing globalization are creating a new economy in an interconnected world where the key skill set is versatility. Success in a silo is no longer possible.

We are equipping our classrooms with current, relevant technology and expanding online classes through MercerOnline. We are creating strategies that incorporate global understanding through Study Tours, cultural exchanges and an appreciation for the diverse cultures within our own student body. Innovative instruction by our dedicated faculty is igniting a love for learning to motivate our students to achieve their goals.

We prepared for the successful launch of American Honors at Mercer, which builds on our well- established Honors Program. Upgrades to our science labs, new Engineering Technology and Mathematics computer labs, and facilities improvements on both campuses are proceeding according to the college’s Facilities Master Plan. We carefully managed short-term inconveniences to earn the rewards of long-term academic enrichment.

At Mercer we keep student retention and success at the center of every undertaking. Our First 30 initiative expanded SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) with additional orientation sessions for new students, personal coaches, peer-to-peer tutoring and a growing list of transfer opportunities. We also added resources and services for veterans.

I am grateful to those who are committed to these efforts – faculty and staff, the Board of Trustees, our Foundation Board members, our supportive community, and especially the many students who have chosen Mercer to launch their higher education experience. We are all working to create a robust, vibrant community through education, and it begins with the success of our students.

Sincerely,

Patricia C. Donohue, Ph.D. President, Mercer County Community College

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1 Strategic Vision I Excellence and vitality in teaching and learning May 2014 was a time for bragging rights, as students were recognized for their academic achievements and celebrated by family and friends for reaching their goals. The Class of 2014 included close to 900 students, whose aspirations range from direct entry into the workforce in vital fields such as health care and computer technology to students graduating with honors and transferring to four-year colleges and universities to complete their undergraduate degrees.

Student speaker Ben Petraitis. Student speaker for Commencement was U.S. Air Force veteran Benedict Petraitis, who noted Trenton Campus’s Celebration that Mercer has been “a of Academic Achievement. journey of self-discovery Nursing pinning ceremony. for us all.” He urged his classmates to “learn new skills and explore. Give 100 percent. Have the courage to accept that Recognizing excellence you are not perfect, but at Honors Convocation. never let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.” Petraitis earned his associate degree in Liberal Arts and is continuing for his bachelor’s degree in Psychology through William Paterson University at Mercer, with Members of the Class of 2014. a goal to counsel fellow veterans.

2 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Supporting the work of Womanspace. Adding to the stores at the MSF Food Bank. This year was marked by exceptional students assisting the community in exceptional ways. Students embraced major social issues. The Theatre program and the Education program worked with Womanspace to publicize the problem of violence against women and raise funds to support the organization’s mission. The men’s and women’s basketball teams raised funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Resource Center.

Pennies piled up for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Sociology student Amanda Kleinmann led a food drive for the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, with students and staff donating 800 pounds of food.

The Trenton Campus Student Activities Board placed third nationally in volunteer hours tabulated by the Association of College Unions International for service to the Trenton community, while Student Activities at the West Windsor Campus led a Penny Drive that raised The Student Activities Board in Trenton. $1,100 for the nonprofit Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3 VISION I continued

The college continued to respond to academic and Other academic programs continued to expand workforce trends. This year, a new credit certificate opportunities, activities and technology in exciting program in Advanced Manufacturing Technology ways, including Engineering, Funeral Service, Fine Arts began, as well as a dual enrollment program in Global and Horticulture. Supply Chain Management in conjunction with Rider University. Curricula for new programs in Mobile and Web Computing and Security Systems Technology were created. The college planned and recruited students for American Honors at Mercer, a program that enhances the highly successful Mercer Honors Program.

Funeral Service students now conduct burials for veterans.

Award-winning topiaries from the Horticulture program.

Nursing students at the county’s Disaster Preparedness A new flow channel for Engineering students. Drill held at Trenton-Mercer Airport.

4 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE VISION I continued

Solo shows for four Fine Arts students. Women’s cross country at nationals. Television students continued their collaboration with the Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management program by filming the MCCC culinary show, “Dish It Out” ­– and earned a first place Telly Award for their efforts. Advertising Design students created some new looks for the Old Barracks in Trenton. Nursing students lent their expertise to the county’s Disaster Preparedness Drill.

Student athletes represented the college with distinction. Eight of MCCC’s nine teams advanced to post-season tournaments, with the baseball team playing at the NJCAA World Series for the first time since 2002. The women’s cross country team fielded its Television students earned first full team at nationals. first place for “Dish It Out.”

Baseball advanced to the NJCAA World Series. Women’s basketball supported the Breast Cancer Resource Center at the YWCA-Princeton.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5 Strategic Vision II An inclusively welcoming and nurturing college, focused on student engagement and success Helping Students SOAR and More • Expansion of an advisement and orientation program known as S.O.A.R. (Student Orientation, Advising Students who are prepared to navigate college life and Registration), which included 12 orientation increase the likelihood they will finish what they sessions for close to 400 new students; started. In 2012 MCCC established the Office of the First 30, which has focused on four initiatives this year: • A student success coaching program that assigned knowledgeable staff members to 75 percent of new students to help them navigate unexpected roadblocks;

• The addition of ENG 101 “Decision Zone” classes, a success strategy in lieu of pre-college courses, which provide extra time, especially in reading;

• The establishment of a First 30 scholarship program, in concert with the MCCC Foundation, which awarded 23 Student Success Scholarships to help students complete courses for on-time graduation, regain financial aid or take a college skills course.

On tour with SOAR. This year MCCC began enrolling students for American Honors (AH) at Mercer. Building on the college’s existing honors program, AH gives highly motivated, high performing and intellectually curious students an enriched academic experience.

The first class of students in American Honors at Mercer.

6 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Enriching College Life, Pledging to Complete Students who have meaningful connections to the college are more likely to achieve their goals and grow academically and personally. This year hundreds of students participated in extracurricular activities. With oversight by the Student Life and Leadership Department and the Student Government Association, 45 clubs met multiple times each month. Students established four new clubs: Music, Japanese Arts, Juggling and Alliance of Veterans and Supporters.

As part of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Community College Completion Corps, Mercer’s PTK PTK officers Fabiola Pincay and Timothy Pitonyak signed officers led the peer-to- the “Pledge to Complete.” peer charge to encourage their classmates to complete their degrees. Hundreds of students on both campuses Music Club officer participated in the Dherey Santiago. “Pledge to Complete” campaign in October.

The college also extended support to students with financial aid questions with the launching of Financial Aid TV, which provides more than 50 how-to videos on a wide variety of financial aid questions.

Members of the new Japanese Arts Club.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 7 VISION II continued

The MCCC Veterans Services Office reached out to veterans on campus by developing a partnership with the Trenton Vets Center to provide on-campus counseling one day each week.

The college established a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Program using guidelines from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). Learning from other students has benefits for both groups – students bond quicker with peers who recently succeeded in the same Vet Center Therapist Teresa McArthur with Drew class and the tutors strengthen their own skills while Daddio, MCCC’s Veterans Services Director. teaching. Making successful transitions to four-year colleges is a key part of the equation at Mercer. Rutgers University became part of MCCC’s University Center, adding four new bachelor’s degree programs to those offered by William Paterson University, Fairleigh Dickinson and Felician College. This year the college signed a dual enrollment agreement with Rider University for students enrolled in Global Studies. Rutgers began offering an Executive Master in Public Administration program at the West Windsor Campus on Saturdays and online. Peer tutors at the MCCC Learning Center. The college signed an articulation agreement with American University of Paris, as well as an agreement with Pillar College in Somerset, NJ. Both will ease transfer for MCCC students seeking specialized learning experiences. Mercer now has agreements with more than 50 four-year schools; often there are multiple program-specific agreements within one school.

Signing on for Global Studies, from left, Robin Schore, MCCC Liberal Arts Division Dean; Donald Generals, former MCCC Vice President for Academic Affairs; Don- naJean Fredeen, Provost/Vice President at Rider Univer- sity; and Patricia Mosto, Rider’s Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Science.

8 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Strategic Vision III Research, planning and assessment that ensure institutional effectiveness Self-Study and Technology-Based Teaching Tools

Members of Mercer’s Middle States self-study working groups. Mercer continued the governance, academic efficiency, strengthen alert, Camp College and self-study phase of the programs and assessment. communications with reporting services. Middle States Commission students, and enhance on Higher Education Interim reports were access to services for During the year, Mercer reaccreditation process, issued in November 2013, all. As part of the multi- transitioned from the with six working groups February 2014, and May stage implementation of ANGEL online learning meeting throughout the 2014. Steering committee the Colleague Enterprise management system to year to complete a first chairs, with the support Resource Management Blackboard. Used to draft document. of working group chairs System, online modules deliver online courses and members, completed were added for The and to support classroom More than 80 faculty the first draft of the self- Center for Continuing courses, Blackboard and staff members study document. The final Studies, student advisor features upgrades including collaborated on research report will be submitted assignment, financial video integration, a and analysis. Individual by December 2014. aid, recruitment, and Retention Center, integration working groups focused the college bookstore. with textbook publisher The college continued to on mission and integrity, Work progressed on materials and learning upgrade technological planning and resources, the implementation of analytics. resources to improve students, leadership and degree audit, retention

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 9 Strategic Vision IV Institutional resources for emerging educational needs Banner Year in Grant Funding With state and federal grants totaling more than $3.25 million, both MCCC campuses launched projects to update and expand facilities to better equip students for the modern, technology-driven workplace.

The Grants Office secured new funding from numerous sources, including a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant from the U.S. Department of Education and a College Readiness Now grant from the New Jersey Department of Education. These resources have been directed toward new educational opportunities for Mercer students. The new Foundations Math Lab, where students learn at their own pace with input from instructors. Previously-secured dollars were also put to work. Facility upgrades include: • Renovation of four labs and two prep rooms for Science and Health Professions in the MS Building • The consolidation of four small classrooms into one large lab dedicated to Foundations Mathematics • Upgrade of an Engineering Technology computer lab • Upgrade of shower facilities in the Physical Education Building • Parking lot improvements at the Trenton Campus As the result of funding made possible by voter approval of the Building Our Future Bond Act in 2012, the college will invest nearly $13 million to focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Plans include the addition of a three-story annex for Health and Technology at the A new computer lab for Engineering, Architecture and Trenton Campus and a new facility for the Advanced Building Construction Technology students. Manufacturing Technology program at the West Windsor Campus.

10 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nursing students are learning life-saving skills in their new lab.

Aviation student Ramone Morell with Professor Joan Jones.

The Elite RC1000 is providing Advanced Aviation Technology students with state-of-the-art flight training.

At Trenton Hall, which currently houses the Fashion Design program and other art courses, plans are underway for a three-story annex for Health and Technology.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 11 Strategic Vision V A college culture marked by celebration of diversity, effective communication and institutional pride

Mercer embraces diversity by encouraging activities and providing opportunities that cultivate an appreciation and foster a deeper understanding of the world’s cultures, especially as reflected among students on our campuses.

A number of special programs underscored this commitment. Criminal Justice students learned about policing the British way during an eight-day Study Tour to London. Mercer completed phase two of a faculty exchange with Macedonia’s University St. Kliment Ohridski, as the college hosted two professors for a week of classroom lectures and panel discussions.

The college observed Hispanic Heritage Month and Black History Month. On Veterans Day, the Trenton Campus hosted a ceremony honoring the Borinqueneers, a battalion of Puerto Rican soldiers who served in the Korean War. An acting troupe from the Manhattan-based Repertorio Español performed and led a discussion with students.

Three professors participated in the first of the two-year “Bridging Historias” project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The initiative seeks to infuse Hispanic culture into the community college curriculum. Criminal Justice students Veterans Services Director Drew Daddio, left, with in London. Army Special Forces Officer Richard Rodriguez, who accepted a certificate on behalf of his father, Ismael Ro- driguez, who served with the Borinqueneers regiment.

State Senator Shirley Turner, fifth from left, visited the Trenton HispanicCampus toHeritage commemorate Month.

12 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Mercer Broadens Its Global Focus In keeping with its vision to cultivate students, faculty, and staff who are globally competent citizens and leaders, the college launched a year-long exploration of its Global Education/Internationalization curriculum and activities. This college-wide effort resulted in a strategic plan that provides a blueprint from which to expand on all aspects of internationalization. Faculty and staff members contributed to strategic The newly-established Office of Global Education planning for Global Education. will focus on support for international students, study abroad programs, world languages, English as a Second Language (ESL), academic programs, general education courses, American Honors, extra- and co-curricular programming, external partnerships and professional development.

Actors and playwright from Repertorio Español.

Black History Month featured performances and traditional foods.

Macedonian professors lectured in MCCC’s International Business Practice Firm.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 13 Strategic Vision VI Community engagement, outreach and partnerships A Cultural and Training Hub for the Region As the county’s college, Mercer’s role in the community goes far beyond the classroom. The college’s cultural offerings included 172 public performances for adults and children at Kelsey Theatre, five art exhibits at The Gallery at Mercer, and the best in classical music programming from WWFM The Classical Network (89.1). Kelsey Review featured poetry, short fiction and artwork from 18 county residents. Nine guest speakers lectured on a wide range of topics as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. Alumna Helene Plank received two awards at the 2014 Mercer County Artists exhibit at the Dr. Ed Carmien, editor of MCCC Gallery. the 2013 Kelsey Review.

WWFM Program Director Alice Weiss celebrated 25 years with the station.

Maurer Productions OnStage presented a family favorite, “Shrek – the Musical,” at Kelsey Theatre.

14 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges’ Best Practices Conference Corporate Meetings & Events Nine new national at the Conference Center companies became in April. customers of The Conference Center at The Conference Center Mercer this year, including continued to offer the Frontier Airlines, Rutgers business community a University and Lowe’s. The variety of technology Conference Center provided options, including meeting facilities and dining included the New Jersey Court. During the year, the wireless high-speed options for nearly 21,500 Society of Certified Conference Center hosted Internet capabilities, guests at 536 events. Public Accountants, the events for Fortune 500 live webcasting, satellite New Jersey League of companies, as well as not- teleconferencing and In addition to new clients, Municipalities and the for-profit and statewide teleconference program returning organizations New Jersey Supreme groups. production.

care, CCS introduced a This year, the Mercer new certificate program Institute of Management in IT Risk Management/ & Technology Training Cyber Security and new (MI) served an array courses in Introduction of clients with customized training solutions, an to Automation Using increase of 21 percent over last year. Relationships Programmable Logic were developed with five new companies and Controllers and Mobile expanded with existing clients including the New The Center for Continuing Apps Development. Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) and Studies (CCS) continued New health care courses the New Jersey Civil Service Commission through to be the educational hub included Computed its partnership with the New Jersey Community for the county’s workforce, Tomography (CT Scan), College Consortium for Workforce and Economic offering certificate Medical Billing and Development. MI offered 89 NJBIA classes and programs and classes Coding, and the addition 55 Civil Service classes. MI also worked with the that provide cutting of Certified Nurse Aide New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission, offering edge training in a variety (CNA) and Certified Home certificate programs in Ophthalmic Assistant, of areas. Responding Health Aide (CHHA) ® Culinary and ServSafe , Small Business and Animal to rapid growth in programs at the Trenton Control Officer. technology and health Campus.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 15 VISION VI continued

Youth Connections This year, the college reached out to teens in dynamic and productive ways. In March, Mercer’s Horticulture program again joined with the state’s Department of High school seniors who participated in Agriculture to host the MCCC’s Youth College. New Jersey Horticulture Expo for some 500 high school students who helped usher in Spring with colorful floral and plant arrangements. The arts journal Aspirations featured 71 written entries and 67 drawings and Health Science Academy seniors photos by the county’s Tricanne Wilson and Piyush Puri high school students. are ready for college. heading to MCCC and High school students created hundreds The Trenton Campus’s four-year colleges. of floral arrangements for the New Jersey Youth College was a key Horticulture Expo. to the future for middle In June, the Health Science and high school students Academy, a partnership seeking academic between MCCC and enrichment in preparation Mercer County Technical for college. More than Schools, graduated its first 450 Trenton-area teens class of 19 high school were recognized for their seniors who are focused hard work and academic on careers in health care achievements during the and technology. The annual Youth College Academy’s juniors and Awards Ceremony in May. seniors took one or more Seventy-five high school college classes at Mercer seniors who participated to help prepare them in Youth College are for the rigors of higher Hopewell Valley Central High School students were education. among those featured in Aspirations.

16 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Opening Its Doors for Summer Camps The summer was a time for the college to welcome children ages 6-17 for camps and academic enrichment programs. Approximately 1800 young people enjoyed Camp College, Sports Camps, Tomato Patch Visual and Performing Arts Workshops and Specialty Camps.

Craft-making fit for a princess in Camp College.

Tomato Patch artwork on display.

Camp College’s 2014 Variety Show.

Boys of summer in Baseball Camp.

Teens pursuing their passion for performance in Tomato Patch.

Camp College filmmakers.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 17 Strategic Vision VII Marketing programs and services to a diverse and dynamic community Mercer Expands Social Media Reach The Spring 2014 cross-country bicycle trip by Mercer alumnus Jesse Herrera in support of the college’s Trenton Campus can be quantified in many ways: 3,400 miles, 12 states, 55 days, and close to $2,000 raised. But in today’s social media-dominated culture, it can also be measured by 233 tweets, 127 Instagram posts, and 588 and 114 new followers on Instagram and Twitter, respectively.

Marketing support for Jesse’s “Miles for Mercer” campaign is just one example of the college’s continuing initiatives to make powerful connections with students, alumni and community members through social media sites. This year MCCC added the popular platforms Instagram and Pinterest, as well as a LinkedIn University page, and took over management of the existing LinkedIn Alumni Group. With these launches, and significant growth on existing Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn Corporate sites, MCCC increased Top, alum Jesse Herrera its follower base by 375 percent. arrives at his destination in Astoria, Oregon, 55 days after leaving central New Jersey. At right, Herrera on campus before his departure.

18 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Social Media Stats (through June 30, 2014) Platform Growth Followers Facebook: 33 percent Instagram: 5,257 LinkedIn Alumni Group: new 32 new to MCCC LinkedIn Corporate Page: 396 25 percent LinkedIn University Page: 1,139 Pinterest: new 10,688 Twitter: new 66 44 percent 919

Total Followers:

Online video became a more prominent piece of the Increase over previous year: 18,497 marketing mix. The Marketing Department posted seven 375 percent “Smart Solution” video testimonials on the college website, as well as video banner ads on popular sites Mercer was recognized for its marketing efforts by the including the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations online music service Pandora that garnered more than (NCMPR), receiving 16 Medallion Awards – eight 11,000 views. gold, four silver and three bronze. In addition, Mercer Marketing and Communications Director Lynn Holl was named Communicator of the Year. Marketing team members Francis Paixão (seated), Edyta Kuciapa, top left, and Lynn Holl in a pro- motional poster for the NCMPR awards ceremony.

MCCC’s Marketing and Communications Team, back from left: Francis Paixão, Jim Gardner and Wendy Humphrey; front: Lori Diecidue, Lynn Holl and Brad Kent. Not pictured: Edyta Kuciapa.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 19 College Financial Overview REVENUE 2013-2014 Total Budget $58,899,700 Other** 9.74%

** “Other” includes Conference Center, Kelsey Theatre, WWFM, some grants, etc. State Support 12.43% Students (Tuition & Fees) 50.36% Physical EXPENSES Plant 4.5% County Support 27.47%

Education* 51.4% Institutional Support 37.22%

*Includes credit and noncredit programs, learning centers, testing centers and libraries.

Student Unaudited figures. Services Audited reports available upon request. 6.88%

20 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Statistical Overview

Children and Youth Programs Year-round Youth College: 1291 Educational Talent Search: 644 SMILE / GEAR UP: 439 Upward Bound: 85 Urban Academic Academy: 33 VIP: 90 NJ Youth Corps: 36 Degree and Credit Certificate Programs 11,074 students served Summer Camps Graduates: 825; Degrees: 883 Camp College Students: 1,196 NJ STARS: 81 Enrollments: 5,693 Student Athletes: 139 Sports Camp Students: 252 Special Services: 630 Enrollments: 438 Tomato Patch Visual and Non-Degree Programs Performing Arts Students: 292 Center for Continuing Studies Enrollments: 4,802 Kelsey Kids Playshops Participants: 89 The Mercer Institute of Management & Technology Training Cultural Offerings Employers Served: 34 Kelsey Theatre Events: 38 Students: 1,263 Performances: 172 Enrollments: 1,614 Attendees: 40,823 Children’s Performances: 11 The Conference Center at Mercer College Functions: 38 Events Hosted: 536 Guests Served: 21,500 Distinguished Lectures: 9 Career Training Institute: 25 The Gallery at Mercer Exhibitions: 5 Adult Education and English as a Artists Represented: 254 Second Language: 576 GED Testing Center: 350 Mercer County One-Stop Center Contracts: 97 Fire Training Participants: 1,805

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 21 MCCC Foundation

Letter from the Chair

As I reflect on the past year, I am truly gratified by the MCCC Foundation’s outstanding efforts and outcomes. Our success speaks to the vision and commitment of the region’s philanthropists and the college’s valued and lengthy history in our community.

The work of the Foundation is a team effort. In addition to board members stepping up, we continued to grow the participation of the region’s corporate and private donors. They understand MCCC’s critical role in creating an educated workforce and a citizenry that contributes to the overall health and well-being of our county.

We had a banner year in fundraising. Philanthropic dollars increased 60 percent over the previous year. In every activity – from the Annual Golf Classic and the “Spring Into Student Success!” scholarship fundraisers, to the Major Gifts Campaign and the Annual Giving Campaign – people contributed generously. They contributed because they understand the power of education to transform lives.

While we celebrate our success, the Foundation cannot rest on the laurels of any one year. Students turn to Mercer every semester of every year for their chance to succeed in academics, in their careers and in their lives. Our mission is never-ending.

On behalf of the MCCC Foundation Board, I thank everyone who helped us fulfill our commitment to enhancing the college’s resources and providing academic opportunities to hundreds of students. Our success is their success.

Sincerely,

Nina D. Melker, Chair

22 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Seated from left, HelenMarie Dolton, MCCC President Patricia C. Donohue, Chair Nina Melker and Jamil Faridy; standing from left, J. Scott Needham, Anna Lustenberg, Ruth Rosser, Jerri Bogan Zielinski, Melissa Tenzer, Dr. Yong Sup Sim, Executive Director Ed Gwazda, Allen Silk, J. Lynne Cannon, Peggy Iucolino and Lori Danko. (Some members not pictured.)

MCCC Foundation Board Of Directors Officers HelenMarie Dolton J. Scott Needham Our Mission Nina Melker Dr. Patricia C. Donohue Joseph R. Ridolfi The Mercer County Com- Chair President, MCCC W. Ruth Rosser munity College Foundation Chair, Spring Event Jamil Faridy Chair, Annual Giving Committee is an independent nonprofit James A. Floyd Campaign Terry McEwen corporation whose purpose is David Fraytak Sr. Anna Sedgley Vice Chair to establish and carry out S. Anders Hedberg, Ph.D. Kristie Sells (July 2013 - Sept. 2014) enrichment activities Pamela Hersh Michele N. Siekerka John S. Pavlovsky Jr., CPA that support the mission of MCCC Board of Trustees Allen M. Silk, Esq. Treasurer the college and the Representative Dr. Yong Sup (Sam) Sim Ed Gwazda community it serves. Robert E. Humes Richard Simkus Executive Director The Foundation’s volunteer Peggy Iucolino Dr. Tommy Llewellyn Steele and Secretary board members are college E. Karen Kennedy Melissa Tenzer ambassadors who seek to Timothy J. Losch Donald Tretola Members develop community Frank Lucchesi Martin Tuchman Ehab Abousabe understanding and support of Anna Lustenberg Jeffrey M. Zeiger Brian Bennett the college, its programs and Chair, Nominating & Jeri Bogan Zielinski Jeffrey C. Callahan services. They help to Governance J. Lynne Cannon identify and cultivate Eugene Marsh Lori Danko contributors, and to solicit Major General Peter Dawson donations. Clark W. Martin

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 23 Annual Giving Now in its sixth year, the Foundation’s Annual Giving A portion of these funds was used for educational Campaign received generous contributions from initiatives proposed by faculty and staff. Projects MCCC’s trustees, Foundation Board members, alumni, completed in 2013-14 by two academic teams enhance faculty, staff and community members. More than teaching and learning at Mercer. $55,000 was raised, an increase of 21 percent over 2013. Student Learning Improvement Grants MCCC Science Center

Biology faculty members Laura Blinderman, Ron Smith and Linda Falkow sought to increase student success in six “gateway” biology courses by establishing a center to provide guided academic support for lecture-related curricula and lab experiments. The center opened in Fall 2013, with services including drop-in tutoring; four computers to connect students to interactive study websites; a library of books; microscopes, slides, models and specimen for all lab assignments; and a projector and whiteboard for group review. Quiet study space is also available. The center was visited more than 700 times during the year. The goal for the coming year is to offer academic support for all biology and chemistry courses.

Chemistry and Biology faculty members assisted students in the Science Center.

Access Technology for Trenton Campus

In an effort to help students at the Trenton Campus who have visual or reading limitations, or learning disabilities, Director of Library Services Pamela Price oversaw the purchase of a computer and monitor with specially designed software to enhance visual and auditory cognition skills. The equipment will be used by those with difficulty reading print, understanding vocabulary, pronouncing words, seeing a standard keyboard, and viewing web-based material on a computer monitor. Ready for use during the 2014-15 academic year, this state-of-the- art equipment is portable and will easily serve the needs of both the Trenton Campus library and the Learning Center.

24 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Major Foundation Events Annual Golf Classic The corporate community and other supporters came out in force for the 22nd Annual Golf Classic, hosted by the MCCC Foundation and Athletics Department. It was held on a picture-perfect day Oct. 1 at Mercer Oaks in Princeton Junction, NJ. Fundraising was robust, breaking records at $20,000. Proceeds were donated to the Student Athlete Scholarship Fund.

The tournament included 106 golfers, among them new friends from the business community. The silent auction featured more of the items that have proven popular in the past, including golf course foursomes. A squadron of student athletes, representing Mercer’s intercollegiate teams, was on hand to express their appreciation to the Athletics Director John Simone, far left, is pictured participants. with committee members, from left, Tom Wilfrid, David Fraytak Sr., Scott Needham, co-chair Lori Danko, Steve Committee co-chairs were Lori Danko and the Rev. Ritzau, Foundation Board Chair Nina Melker and Paul William E. Coleman. The event is held in memory of Fitzgerald. Not pictured: Ehab Abousabe, Sharon Dr. Cynthia Schaffer, who served on the Foundation Cappella, Rev. William Coleman, E. Karen Kennedy, Board and was committed to youth sports. Tom Kull and Tim Losch.

Golf Classic Sponsors Lead Sponsors Wells Fargo Bank (Front Nine Sponsor) Tee Sponsors Additional Support Investors Bank (Back Nine Sponsor) Borden Perlman AAA Mid-Atlantic DANMOR Mechanical Fox Rothschild LLP Hole Sponsors Directors of the MCCC Foundation Fraytak, Veisz, Hopkins, Architectural Window Manufacturing Homasote Company Duthie, PC Customers Bank Hopewell Valley Community Bank Lawrence Lexus First Bank Nick Marino Mrs. G TV and Appliances Fulton Bank St. Francis Medical Center Princeton Air Conditioning Hill-Wallack Stark & Stark PRISM Advisory Group Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Spiezle Architectural Group Thomas Edison State College

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 25 Foundation Events continued “Spring Into Student Success!” A capacity crowd came out for the silver anniversary of “Spring Into Student Success!”, the signature fundraiser of the MCCC Foundation in support of student scholarships. The evening was a success by every measure – most importantly, the $70,000 in funds raised for student • The Distinguished Benefactor scholarships. Award was presented to Bob and Leslie Doll of Princeton, who are More than 250 guests attended the widely recognized among central benefit at Mercer Oaks, which Co-chairs Pat Colavita and Nina New Jersey’s most generous featured entertainment, floral Melker. Upper right, floral arrange- philanthropists. Both are loyal arrangements and photography by ments were made by Plant Science supporters of MCCC’s radio station, MCCC student volunteers. student Rachael Weintraub. WWFM The Classical Network, Serving as co-chairs for the event The evening was also a time to and are active in numerous not-for- were Nina Melker, chair of the recognize individuals, businesses, profit organizations. MCCC Foundation Board and Senior and organizations that have proven • The Spirit of Education Award Vice President at Hopewell Valley to be important partners in MCCC’s was given to the New Jersey Community Bank, and Mercer mission to provide educational Business & Industry Association County Freeholder Pasquale “Pat” opportunities for all Mercer County (NJBIA), which has partnered Colavita Jr. residents. with MCCC and the New Jersey community college network to provide literacy and workplace training, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

• The Distinguished Corporate Partner Award recipient for 2014 The recipients of the Distin- was New Jersey Manufacturers guished Benefactor Award were Insurance Company, a long-time Bob and Leslie Doll for their MCCC benefactor, which made a generous support of WWFM generous $100,000 gift to support The Classical Network. the development and expansion of MCCC’s Trenton Campus.

26 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Music/Education student Celina Hicks spoke on behalf of scholarship recipients. From left, student volunteers Blake Iorio, Hailey Skopas and Kelly Blake.

From left, Foundation Board member David Fraytak with his wife, Joanne, and Foundation Board member Jamil Faridy with his wife, Lynn; standing, Kelsey Theatre Artistic Director M. Kitty Getlik.

Sterling Silver Sponsor Major Sponsors Dow Jones & Company Green and Gold Sponsors Presidential Sponsor The Bank of Princeton New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company Princeton Management Development Institute Tuchman Group Student Success Sponsors Investors Bank Other Corporate and Community Donors PNC Bank AAA Mid-Atlantic, Advanced Food Systems, Robin and Alan Anspaugh, HelenMarie Dolton, Eden Benefactor Sponsors Autism Services, Hamilton Jewelers, Heath Lumber, Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly Hopewell Valley Community Bank, Robert Humes, Jamil Faridy Leigh Visual Imaging Solutions, Anna Lustenberg, New Jersey Business & Industry Association Eugene Marsh, Mason Griffin & Pierson PC, PSE&G Mercadien, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (Donald Loff), Donna Penn, Phoenix Advisors LLC, Spiezle Architectural Group Roddenberry and Associates, St. Francis Medical Thomas Edison State College Center, Dr. and Mrs. Y.S. Sim, and Van Note-Harvey Wells Fargo Associates PC.

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 27 Major Corporate Giving Throughout the year, the MCCC Foundation gratefully accepted critical funding from the corporate community. Some corporations have a long history of giving, while others are new friends to Mercer. Among the major gifts were:

• Tuchman Foundation: A first-time donation of $30,000 in Advanced Manufacturing scholarships and $68,000 for the acquisition of state-of- the-art 3-D printers to be used as a teaching tool in the college’s new Advanced Manufacturing program.

• PNC Bank: Continued support for scholarships for Boys and Girls Club members; funding for the Trenton Campus’s International Business Practice Firm; major sponsor of the “Spring Into Student Success!” fundraiser.

• Chrysler Group LLC: Twenty-nine years of continued support of the Automotive Technology program.

• Dow Jones & Company: Continued general support through the Annual Two 3-D printers will enhance the Giving Campaign and the “Spring Into Student Success!” fundraiser. Advanced Manufacturing curriculum.

Bernie Flynn, President and CEO of NJM Insurance, and MCCC President Patricia C. Donohue unveil a plaque outside the Trenton Campus Career Center to The Chrysler Group LLC has provided annual funding commemorate a $100,000 contribution from NJM. and equipment for the Automotive Technology program.

28 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Scholarship Highlights During the year, 179 students were awarded Foundation scholarships totaling $136,880. Top Students Graduate with Scholarships for More than 600 students registered on M-STARS – a three-fold increase over the Future the prior year in the use of the college’s online scholarship application and tracking system. This increased traffic by students, attributable to concerted MCCC recognized its top-performing marketing and education efforts, resulted in the awarding of more graduates at the annual Honors scholarship dollars to qualified students. Convocation that preceded commencement on May 22. More High-Achievers Rewarded at than 100 students received academic awards and scholarships, presented Continuing Student Ceremony by MCCC faculty and administrators There were hugs and handshakes all around as Mercer celebrated its in full regalia in front of family and high-achieving students and generous donors at the Honors Recognition friends at Kelsey Theatre. Reception for Continuing Students on Oct. 30. Students, families and friends packed the cafeteria on the West Windsor Campus, where administrators and donors presented 127 scholarships to assist students as they continue their studies at Mercer.

Graduate Michael McNulty was one of two students to earn the Professor Betty Wallace Cornelius Second from left to right, Francesca Santiago, Alison Bruschi, Morgan Mathematics Excellence Award, Woroniecki and Kamel Saleh were among nine Nursing students to receive presented by her husband, Jeffrey Area VII Physicians Group Scholarships. Also pictured are Director of Nurs- Cornelius, third from left. Also ing Donna Penn, far left, and MCCC President Patricia C. Donohue. In the pictured are Dean of Liberal Arts past two years, the Area VII Physicians Group has significantly increased its Robin Schore and Board Chair contribution to the scholarship fund. Gwendolyn Harris.

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 29 Scholarship Highlights continued Foundation Presents Eight Scholarships at Trenton Campus Celebration As part of the Trenton Campus’s 26th Annual Scholarship recipients ranged from GED students Celebration of Academic Achievement, held at the continuing their education at MCCC to graduates of Trenton War Memorial May 6, the MCCC Foundation Trenton Central High School to those specifically awarded scholarships to eight students who made the designated for students studying at the Trenton Campus. Trenton Campus their base for learning. Among the eight Trenton Campus students to be selected for Foun- dation scholarships were, from left, Rodane Jones, the recipient of the Charles Keith Sherman Memorial Scholarship; Helen Glover, who re- ceived an Albert Kahn Scholarship; and GED graduate Tammy Toney, who earned a GED scholarship to help her pursue her college degree at Mercer.

Continuing to Make a Difference: The Mel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Caroline M. Recalling her husband’s dedication his Ph.D. in Physics at Rutgers Zucker, wife to teaching and his students, Mrs. University, was a strong advocate of the late Zucker said, “Mel strongly believed of the community college system in Professor in education – to be affordable and general, and MCCC in particular. Emeritus available to anyone with interest He always pointed out not only the Mel Zucker, and aptitude. He never forgot how cost benefit to his students, but also endowed a fortunate he himself had been to the opportunity community colleges scholarship in receive his education…up to and provide to give someone a second his memory including his undergraduate studies chance in life. in the spring. in Physics provided free by the Zucker taught City of New York. May his legacy The scholarship will be awarded physics and mathematics at Mercer continue to serve as motivation and for the first time in Fall 2014 for more than three decades. inspiration to MCCC students.” to an MCCC student studying Mathematics, Physics or Zucker, who went on to earn Engineering.

30 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Scholarship Highlights continued Helping Aviation Students Fly Higher “Creating Something Beautiful” through Cesar R. Ortiz Memorial Scholarship Lawrence Landscapes reached out to employees and members of the community to honor the memory of company owner and founder Cesar R. Ortiz, who was tragically killed in 2011 while assisting others during Hurricane The Aviation Flight Technology program benefited from a stellar effort by Irene. His colleagues established the Friends of Mercer Airport. The Sky’s the Limit Fund raised over $40,000 the Cesar R. Ortiz Memorial for scholarships, a record-breaking sum for the group. Scholarship recip- Scholarship Fund to be awarded ients Wisdom Agyei, Erik Anderson and Ricky Wilson are pictured with to an MCCC student studying Dean Winston Maddox, far left, and President Patricia C. Donohue. Landscape Design. With the receipt of 30 gifts, the fund is now endowed and will award scholarships for the Seminar Accounts for Scholarship Donation by first time in Fall 2014. New Jersey Association of Public Accountants Recounting the company’s decision The New Jersey Association of Public to honor Mr. Ortiz in this special Accountants (NJAPA) donated more way, spokesperson Nanci Angle, than $2,200 for scholarships, part Sr. Manager, said, “We selected of the proceeds from a statewide Mercer because it is part of our tax preparer’s seminar hosted by the local community and the instructors MCCC Conference Center. From left, and curriculum are exceptional. Ed Gwazda, Foundation Executive This is where we feel we can most Director; Charles Robinson, Presi- effectively honor Cesar’s memory dent of NJAPA; MCCC President Dr. – providing scholarship support Patricia Donohue; Norma Poles, Vice and internships to MCCC students President of NJAPA; and Frank DiBel- as they learn. We look forward to la, Conference Center Manager. working with MCCC scholarship recipients for years to come.” FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 31 Scholarship Highlights continued Making Beautiful Music Together PTA Coordinator’s Craft-Making With the loyal support of generous donors, WWFM Helps Grads Reach Finish Line The Classical Network continued to deliver a varied Professor Barbara Behrens, Program and eclectic mix of classical music programming to a Coordinator for the Physical Therapist listening audience that is concentrated in the northeast Assistant Program, has blended her United States, but also spans the globe, thanks to online passion for student success with a streaming. knack for crafting. Behrens creates hand-decorated ID tag holders that Foundations and family funds that supported WWFM are sold at various special events. this year included: the Broughton Foundation; IMM Proceeds help to cover graduating PTA Family Fund; J. Richard Yourtee Fund; J.A. Padhoven students’ certification exam fees. Fund of the PACF; Losam Fund; McAlpin Fund of the PACF; Ohls/Pollack Fund; Pheasant Hill Foundation; Rush Holt and Margaret Lancefield Fund of the PACF; Taft and Partners Charitable Fund of the PACF; The Birsh Foundation; The Marco Polo Fund; The Nick DeWolf Foundation; The Roswell Foundation; The SunUp Foundation; and The William and Nancy Lifland Fund.

The station continues to participate in the Google Grants program for Google Ads.

From left, Physical Therapist Assistant students Sandra Macejak, Amy Ramos, Steven Beintema and Stacey Smith selling ID tag holders made by Barbara Behrens. Generous Support Flows from Professors Emeriti The Professors Emeriti Fund continued to support Mercer students through In the studio with WWFM staff members: front row scholarship donations, awarding seven from left, Winifred Howard, Rachel Katz and Marcia $800 scholarships this year. Galambos; back row from left, David Osenberg, Diane Guvenis, Alice Weiss and Peter Fretwell. Emeriti President Dr. Thomas Wilfrid.

32 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Foundation Supporters 2013-14 $30,000 and Above J. Lynne Cannon Rocky Peterson Lynne Azarchi Jude Martin Cianfano New Jersey Manufacturers Arlene Ceterski Pfizer Aviation Diane Badessa Troy Cinnamon Insurance Group Chrysler Foundation Phillips 66 Savita Bambhrolia Julia Clark TTN Scholarship Fund - Jeffrey Cornelius Princeton Management Vladimir S. Ban Clarke Caton Hintz, PC Sky’s The Limit Coventry Development Institute Inc. Ron Bansky Craig R. Coenen Tuchman Foundation, Inc. Customer’s Bank PSE&G Diane Barrington William E. Coleman Caroline M. Zucker Dogwood Garden Club of Steven Ritzau Mary L. Barth George L. Colnaghi Princeton Robert Wood Johnson Uni- Rowena Beauchamp Violet Cominski $20,000 to $29,999 HelenMarie Dolton versity Hospital Hamilton Jeff Beckman Community Health Charities Albert B. Kahn Foundation Patricia C. Donohue Ross Aviation LLC Barbara J. Behrens of Maryland, Inc. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Doug Edelson Shemin Nurseries Inc. Pasquale L. Belardo Timothy Conn Freeholders - County of Enterprise Holdings Shepherd Foundation Brian S. Bennett Virginia Conrad-Kessaris Mercer New Jersey Foundation Spiezle Architectural Group, Francesca Benson Lynn Coopersmith Funeral Service Faculty and Enterprise Leasing Company Inc. Jenna M. Berger Coryell Tree Service Advisory Committee of Philadelphia, LLC SPOUT Foundation Inc. Martin Bernstein Mary J. Coult Judith Scheide Jamil E. Faridy Terra Momo Restaurant Janet R. Bickal Elise Cousineau William H. Scheide Lynne Faridy Group Blue Mist Landscape Paul Cousineau Yevgeniy Fiks The Bank of Princeton Irrigation Tom Cunniff $10,000 to $19,999 First Bank The Woman’s Club of Scott Bollwage Lori Danko California Village, LLC Donald Fowler Cranbury William Bollwage DanMor Mechanical, Inc. Frank and Lydia Bergen Fox Rothschild LLP Thomas Edison State Yarema Boskyy Peter J. Dawson Foundation Fraytak Veisz Hopkins College Susan Bowen Marianne Deane PNC Bank Duthie, P.C. Trenton Aviation, LLC Tahir Bradley DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole Robert Sydney Needham Fulton Bank of NJ Alfred J. Tria David Briegel LLP Foundation GAP Incorporated James R. Utaski Jahzae Brown Dominick DeFino Yong S. Sim Goldberg Family Foundation Verizon Foundation Karen M. Bruno Elizabeth DeGiorgio Gwendolyn Harris Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Anthony Bruzaitis Ronald DeLapo $5,000 to $9,999 Heath Lumber Company Wells Fargo Corporate Fred Buono Jackie Della Rossa Anonymous Hill Wallack LLP Office Nancy Buono Carlos M. Diaz Bonazzi Foundation for the Homasote Mgf Co. Joan E. Burkholtz Edward Bruce DiDonato Promotion of Science Hopewell Valley Up to $999 James Cabanas Lori Diecidue Education Community Bank Kami Abdala Jeffrey C. Callahan* Robert M. DiFalco David Fraytak Robert E. Humes Ehab Abousabe Camelot Education William Dorney Investors Bank Johnson & Johnson Allison Ackerman Capital Health System Donna Doulong Douglas H. Palmer Corporate Foundation Advanced Food Systems, Inc. Patricia A. Carr Kevin Drennan PNC Foundation F. Thomas Kull Advancing Opportunities Terrence Carter Kimberly Druist White Horse Volunteer Fire Lisa Cornelius Lacy Frances Ahearn Bruce R. Chorba Gianna Durso-Finley Company Lawrence Landscapes Nathan Albert Alice S. Chung (continued on the next page) Timothy J. Losch Carlo Alfare $1,000 to $4,999 Frank Lucchesi Allies, Inc. Agricola, LLC Anna Lustenberg Barbara Allis Join the MCCC Legacy Society Architectural Window Mary G. Roebling Sivaraman Anbarasan Manufacturing Corporation Foundation Joan S. Angle Let us know your plans so that we can work with Area VII Physicians Review McAlpin Fund of the Phyllis Anker you and your financial advisors to ensure that your Organization, Inc. Princeton Area Anonymous A. Katherine Blissit Community Foundation Alan Anspaugh wishes are clear. Call Ed Gwazda, Vice President Blue Bottle Cafe Nina D. Melker Brandon Anzivino for College Advancement, at 609-570-3608. Jeri Bogan Zielinski Mercer Oaks Catering Vincent E. Ardery Borden Perlman Salisbury New Jersey Business and Diane W. Armington *The college gratefully acknowledge those who & Kelly Industry Association William Armstrong have contributed to the MCCC Foundation through Patrick Boyle NJSCPA - Scholarship Fund Latonya Ashford Ligon a trust or will, or have notified us of their intentions Bristol-Myers Squibb Leon A. Nolting Association Business to do so in the future. L. Diane Campbell Bonnie Perlman* Solutions, Inc. Richard Perlman* AT&T Foundation

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 33 Foundation Supporters continued Donald Z. Eaton Diane Guvenis Timothy D. Larkin Mercadien Consulting Nueman Building, L.L.C. Kay A. Eaton Metin Guvenis Luanne Lebwohl Mercer County Police Chiefs Peter Null Eden Autism Services Edward J. Gwazda Larry Leeder Association Queen Okike Educational Testing Service Allen Haie Leigh Photo & Imaging LLC. Merck Partnership for Giving Bryan M. O’Neal Employee Donations Jeffrey M. Hall Joshua Leipzig MHS Wholesale Trading, Inc. Andrew O’Rahilly Thomas Espenshade Barbara E. Hamilton Mike Leith Joann Mia Jane O’Reilly Denisse Estrada John P. Hanley David W. Letcher Andy Milder Francis J. Paixão Marjorie Evans Paula Harrington David S. Levin Dominic Misciascio Joan Panacek ExxonMobil Foundation Harrison-Hamnett PC E. Timothy Lightfield Mohawk Carpet Youngmee S. Park Anthony Fackenthall I’antha T. Harvey Elizabeth Liu Raoul Momo Jeremy Parry Gerald Faigeles Robin Haynes Donald J. Loff Ann C. Monica Norman Paul Carl Fedorko Ilyndove Healy Lynn P. Lutwin Michael Moonan John S. Pavlovsky Jose Fernandez S. Anders Hedberg Andrea Lynch Cindy Moore Donna Penn First Choice Bank Ellen M. Heffes Milagros Maldonado Chris Morales Leroy Perkins Timothy J. Fitzpatrick Gregory Heim Gerald Mangine Craig Morris Jody Person James A. Floyd* Nyasunu Wi D. Hepburn Lawrence Mansier Morris Hall Ann Sue Peterson George Fox Albert Hepner Theodore J. Manzke Home for the Aged Regina Petronis Amy Frangione Gina Herrera Nicholas R. Marino J. Harrison Morson Gladys E. Pfender Joanne B. Fraytak Lee W. Herrick Richard Marino Martha G. Moser Phoenix Advisors, LLC Samuel T. Frisby Pam Hersh Eugene Marsh Jack Mudge Charles R. Plohn Fulton Bank of New Jersey Diane N. Hilker Linda A. Martin Donna Munde Albert H. Porter David Furst Craig Hill Pasquale Martino Maureen Murphy Ailyn Ports-Lopez Kristen Gabriel Lynn Holl Michael A. Marusky Laurle (La) Nalbone Charles F. Prettyman Danielle Garruba-Ice Rachel Holland Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. Arthur P. Nash Princeton Air Conditioning Linda Gaylo Christina Hopkins Josephine M. Mathias Vanessa Nazario Princeton HealthCare General Electric Foundation Ryan Hornberger Jonathan J. Mccabe J. Scott Needham System Donald Generals Peter Horne Brian McCloskey Robert R. Neff PRISM Advisory Group, LLC Joann Generals Kenneth J. Horowitz Melissa McDonagh Daisey Newson Erica Prusik Edward Giacobbe Winifred T. Howard Terry McEwen Valerie Nielsen Vito A. Pulito Rich Giallella Ken Howarth Angela McGlynn Carmen Nitti Jeanette Purdy Brianna Gladwell HP Montgomery Residential Linda F. Meisel Ronald Noll Noel Quiles Michael Glass LLC Michele Glassburg Hughes for County Executive Glenmede Trust Company, Wendy Humphrey N.A. IBEW Local Union No. 269 Donna Goldstein Brenda Ilg Julia Gonalez Janet Indelli Vera Goodkin Anthony Inverso Elliot B. Gordon Peggy Iucolino Noel Gordon Karl Johnston Nancy Gorski Lucia Joseph Bernice Gottlieb-Smith Joseph R. Ridolfi & Margaret E. Gould Associates LLC Susan L. Graff Rachel Katz Christine M. Gravelle Genny Kaufman Kristin Gray Timothy Kei Karyn Greco Debbie Kell Stephen Gregorowicz Bill Kelly Grice Middle School E. Karen Kennedy Diane M. Grillo Michele L. Kersman Scott C. Gropp Jack Kervi Susan Gummel Andrew Koontz Michaela Guner Elin R. Krhoun Edyta Kuciapa Diana Kulaga John Kulpa

34 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Foundation Supporters continued Chaz Repak The Benevity Community Michael G. Reuter Impact Fund Marianne C. Reynolds Al Tindall Patricia A. Richards Liz Tindall Jeffrey J. Richardson Tisotenzer Enterprises, Inc Donna Richardson-Hall Trenton Joe & Son Stephen H. Richman Donald Tretola Michelle S. Richter Elise G. Tretola Joseph R. Ridolfi Dana Troiano Amethyst Ritchie-Staton Khanh Truong Robert Wood Johnson United States Aviation Foundation Underwriters Janice Roddenbery Valerie Le Moing LLC Thomas Roddenbery Alice A. Van Iderstine Shamil Rodriguez Van Note-Harvey Robert F. Rosa Associates, PC Naomi Rose Judy Vigna Albert L. Rosenthal Carlo Vitale Carol Rosenthal Amy Vondrak W. Ruth Rosser Suzanne C. Walker Gary Rostron Monica Watermann John V. Santosuosso Katie Weber Linda Scherr Fred Weiner Hugh R. Schneider Michael Welliver Jennifer L. Schore Joseph Wesley Susan Kiley Colavita Maddalena’s Cheesecake Salon Cusato L.L.C. Robin Schore Jim Whalen Colonial Bowling Lanes Company, Inc. Shiseido America, Inc. Reinhardt Schornstaedt Keishelle White Jonathan R. Conner McCarter Theater Yong S. Sim Christopher M. Schultz Thomas N. Wilfrid Michael Dalton MCCC Athletic Dept. Six Flags Great Adventure Kristie Sells Cody Willever Daniel Smits Salon MCCC Center for St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Pascal Seradarian Melanie Willoughby Sandra Davis Continuing Studies Kyle Stevenson Tricia Shaw Paul Winkler Anne Demarais Mediterra Superior Restaurant Group Jerry Sherman Paulette A. Wright-Parham Tatiana D. Dodge Meheck Fine Indian Dining Corporation Michele N. Siekerka Lou Young Enzo’s Nina D. Melker Sarah Sweeney Allen M. Silk Gary Zarrilli Yevgeniy Fiks Mistral Princeton Terra Momo Restaurant Silva Guard, INC. Rosanne Zarrilli George Street Playhouse John Monahan Group Richard Simkus Anna M. Zeier M. Kitty Getlik Paul Mordetsky Tre Piani Restaurant John Simone Jeffrey Zeiger Gotham Comedy Club J. Scott Needham Trenton Country Club Sipprelle Charitable Corp Stephen Ziegler Grounds for Sculpture Nassau Inn Trenton Thunder Scott Sipprelle Edward J. Gwazda Caryn A. Newman Elise G. Tretola Frank Slezak Hand & Stone One Kramer Portraits Donald Tretola George Smith Gifts-in-Kind Martha G. Huehnergarth Party Fair Twin Brooks Country Club Nancy B. Sobala AMC Hamilton 24 Robert E. Humes Barbara Pieslak Viva Ballroom Dance Studio Susan R. Soffel Mechtild Bitter Wendy Humphrey Charles R. Plohn Wegmans Food Market Lavanya Srinath Blue Point Grill-JM Group Hyatt Regency Princeton Ailyn Ports Lopez Michael Welliver St. Francis Medical Center Butterfly Nails Inn at Glencairn Present Company WWFM The Classical Foundation California Village, LLC Peggy Iucolino Pamela Price Network Laura E. Stapperfenne Can Do Fitness Jazams Princeton Air Conditioning Rosanne Zarrilli Stark & Stark Central Perk Lucas Kelly Princeton Pi Eric C. Stewart Cheesecake Factory Kelsey Theatre Propaganda Salon & Barber Nancy V. Stout Larry Chestnut Kramer Portraits Quick Check Madeline Sturm Sue S. Chiu Tina M. LaPlaca Janice Roddenbery Gordon Tantum Chuck E. Cheese Lindt Chocolate Shop Thomas Roddenbery Errol B. Taylor Anthony R. Colavita Lucy’s Kitchen W. Ruth Rosser Paula W. Taylor Pasquale A. Colavita Anna Lustenberg Gary Rostron Melissa Tenzer Marianne Colavita

FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 35 Foundation Financial Overview

Financial Overview Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Since its establishment in 1976, the Mercer County Community College Foundation continues to grow and expand its fundraising efforts to support the comprehensive needs of the college, including endowments and capital building projects. The financial health and vitality of the organization is a testament to the expertise, content knowledge, and commitment of the members of the Foundation Board, and to their ability to respond to the philanthropic wishes of our donors from current and prior years.

Contributions 527,838

Support and Revenue 742,754 Established in 1966, Mercer County Com- *Total contributions $1,270,592 munity College is a publicly-assisted compre- hensive educational institution that provides opportunities for higher education through an Scholarships/Awards 312,030 open-door admission policy. Mercer is accredit- ed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Special Events 33,948 Education. The New Jersey Secretary of Higher Programs and Activities 187,400 Education has authorized Mercer to award the associate degree. The college offers more than Total expenses $533,376 100 degree and credit certificate programs, and a variety of noncredit programs. Changes in net assets 737,214 Net assets, beginning of year 8,261,281 Annual Report Available Online Net assets, end of year $8,998,495 Mercer County Community *Funds raised by the MCCC Foundation College’s Annual Report is support current students or are directed to available online in an interactive multi-year capital projects or endowments. format. Sections are linked to additional information on the college website. Visit www.mccc.edu/annual-reports.

Unaudited figures. Audited reports available upon request.

36 FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHECKS – Please make checks pay- able to the Mercer County Community ays Of Giving College Foundation, and mail to the W MCCC Foundation, PO Box 17202, We invite you to invest in Mercer County Community College. Please join us as we Trenton, NJ 08690. help the college continue to provide the highest quality educational opportunities for our students, train skilled workers, and bring cultural and artistic programs to the SECURITIES – Gifts of appreciated community. securities may offer substantial tax ad- vantages. These include forgiveness of Why does MCCC need private support? the tax on capital gains and an income Private philanthropy is and will continue to be what transforms good colleges into tax charitable deduction for the current extraordinary ones. As state and federal funding decreases, private giving enables fair market value of the securities. MCCC to continue to support scholarship programs and capital improvements steered by visionary leadership focused on academic excellence. BEQUESTS – You can elect to remem- ber MCCC with a bequest in your will. There are many ways to give. Whether you contribute an annual gift for the area of Your bequest may have estate tax plan- greatest need or a specific gift to create an endowment, fund a building project, or ning benefits. When you advise us that support a program or scholarship, your donation will make a difference to the future you have made a bequest to MCCC, of the college and our students. you will become a member of the The MCCC Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization, operates Mercer Legacy Society. exclusively to support the mission of Mercer County Community College. Found- PROPERTY – The MCCC Foundation ed in 1976, the MCCC Foundation works closely with the college’s Advancement will consider accepting gifts of retire- Division to coordinate private giving for MCCC, including soliciting, receiving and ment assets, real property, life insurance administering gifts and financial resources from private sources for the benefit of policies, and tangible personal property. scholarships, equipment, and program and capital needs at the college. TRIBUTE GIFTS – These provide Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss opportunities for a special opportunity to honor the giving. All inquiries will be handled with prompt and confidential attention. We sug- memory of a family member or friend, gest that you consult with your financial advisor concerning the specific tax benefits or to recognize an individual for a life of your gift. occasion. At right are suggestions for the many MATCHING GIFTS – Many employers ways that you can invest in higher offer matching gift programs that will education and make a lasting impact significantly increase the benefit of your on our community. generosity. Contact your Human Re- sources department to find out if your company participates. We appreciate your generosity and would be happy to discuss DONOR ADVISED FUNDS – If you your many giving options. have established a Donor Advised Fund Please call 609-570-3608 through another organization (e.g., or e-mail community foundation or investment firm), you may recommend the award [email protected]. Professor Emeritus Dr. Yong Sup (Sam)- of a grant to the MCCC Foundation. Sim, a member of the MCCC Founda Donors may give online at Please check the guidelines pertaining tion Board, and his wife, Yuen, have www.mccc.edu/give. to your fund. been long-time Mercer supporters. FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY I MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE A vital college, engaged with its community, and dedicated above all else to student success.

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