NJCU Presidential Inauguration Ceremony

Dr. Sue Henderson, a mathematician and educator whose career includes extensive experience in public service and the academic world, will be formally inaugurated as the twelfth president of New Jersey City University. 

The inauguration ceremony and celebration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on campus and continue with a community tour that will travel to the Jersey City waterfront for the launch of a series of free jazz concerts, “Six Decades of Jazz at NJCU,” presented in honor of President Henderson at the J. Owen Grundy Pier at Exchange Place, 6:00-8:00 p.m.  The inaugural concert will feature acclaimed trumpeter Jon Faddis and the outstanding NJCU Alumni Jazz Big Band under the direction of Professor Dick Lowenthal, who taught many of the professional musicians in the Band in the 1960s and later. The public is welcome. 

Dr. Henderson, the first woman to lead NJCU, assumed the presidency on August 6, 2012. She was appointed by the Board of Trustees following a national search. Dr. Henderson had previously served Queens College as both chief operating officer and vice president of institutional advancement.