| Search for the Fifth President of Felician College |
 After leading Felician College for an unprecedented 27 years, Sister Theresa Mary Martin has announced
that she will step down as President.
Felician has made many momentous strides since 1984 when Sr. Theresa became the College’s fourth President. At that time, the school was a four-year institution with only 450 students, all female.
Approximately 275 of these were studying toward associate degrees in nursing. Today, Felician is
a four-year, co-ed college with more than 2,300 students, offering undergraduate and graduate programs ranging from teacher education, liberal arts, and nursing, to a Master’s in Business Administration and Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
With a mission to provide a values-oriented education based in the liberal arts, Felician College prepares students for meaningful lives and careers in today's global marketplace.
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| The Search Committee |
| Committee Chairperson |
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Sister Mary Aquinas Szott, Chairperson, Board of Trustees |
Dr. George Abaunza, Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences, Philosophy
Sister Mary Felicia Brodowski, Trustee
Dr. Beth Castiglia, Dean, School of Business
Marc Chalfin, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance
Dennis Daniels, Trustee and Regent
Hon. Anthony J. Sciuto, Esq., Trustee
Sister Nancy Jamroz, Provincial Council
Steve Lo Iacono, Trustee and Regent
James Lubawski, Trustee
Dr. Charles Rooney, Senior Executive Vice President |
| Mission Statement |
| Felician is an independent co-educational Catholic/Franciscan College founded and sponsored by the Felician Sisters to educate a diverse population of students within the framework of the liberal arts tradition. Its mission is to provide a full complement of learning experiences, reinforced with strong academic and student development programs designed to bring students to their highest potential and prepare them to meet the challenges of the new century with informed minds and understanding hearts. The enduring purpose of Felician College is to promote a love for learning, a desire for God, self-knowledge, service to others, and respect for all creation. |
| Vision Statement |
| To be the pre-eminent Catholic Franciscan/College where scholarship and the practice of teaching and learning place students first in the enduring quest for truth and the persistent pursuit of competence, character, and compassion. |
| About Felcian College |
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Felician College is a liberal arts, coeducational, Catholic/Franciscan college located on two campuses in Lodi and Rutherford in New Jersey. Founded in 1942 by the Felician Sisters, Felician College currently enrolls 2,300 students in more than 55 undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences, business and management sciences, health sciences and teacher education, as well as a doctoral nursing program. In addition to its highly respected academic programs, Felician offers 10 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. |
| With a mission to provide a values-oriented education based in the liberal arts, Felician College prepares students for meaningful lives and careers in today's global marketplace. |
| Points of Pride |
- In the fall of 2011 the Division of Nursing and Health Management received approval from the State to offer Felician College’s first doctoral program: a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
- The 2011 edition of America’s Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report identified Felician College as one of the Best Regional Colleges in the northern region of the country. Felician was the only New Jersey college to be included in this category. In addition, Felician was also ranked among the top six colleges in the region for racial and ethnic diversity.
- G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, awarded Felician College the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace Americas military service members and veterans as students.
- For the past five years, between 94 % and 100% of the teacher education graduates at Felician College passed the national teacher certification exam (PRAXIS).
- For four consecutive years, students from Felician College have been honored with the Governor’s Award for Best Student Teacher, presented to 15 outstanding students throughout New Jersey.
- Dr. Mary Norton, Associate Dean and Professor, Global Academic Initiatives, chaired the United Nation’s 63rd Non Governmental/Department of Public Information Conference held in the summer of 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Felician is one of 25 schools in the world to be recognized by the United Nations as a Non-Government Organization (NGO). This program is open to degree-seeking students of all majors.
- The Golden Falcons, Felician men’s basketball team, won the 2009/10 CACC Championship.
- Through the Clinical Nursing Residency Program, senior level baccalaureate nursing students engage in a 15-week intensive, clinical setting practicum. For one full 13-hour day per week for the duration of their final semester at Felician, students function as fully integrated members of a clinical unit’s health care team at select area medical centers.
- For two consecutive years, the Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Felician College with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.
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