NJCU Celebrates EdTech Graduates in Hooding Ceremony
JERSEY CITY, N.J. | On May 17, the (NJCU) โDepartment of Educational Technology (EdTech) held a doctoral hooding and master's honors ceremony for its 2023 graduates. It is the eighth cohort of EdTech doctoral graduates who will earn an Ed.D. in Educational Technology Leadership.
The NJCU EdTech doctoral and masterโs programs are nationally recognized for their excellence. The program launched during the 2013-14 academic year and the doctoral program is a three-year commitment. The first graduating class was in 2016. The Class of 2023 started their program in July 2020 โ during the height of the pandemic.
The Educational Technology Department was ranked 1st in the Nation by the College Affordability Guide. The Ed.D. in Educational Technology Leadership was ranked 9th in the Nation by Top Education Degrees. The Departmentโs M.A. in Educational Technology was ranked 3rd in the Nation for Online Educational Technology Programs by the Center for Online Education.
The programโs accredited programs are at the forefront of the field, employing project-based approaches, emerging technologies, and adherence to standards. NJCUโs EdTech graduates have achieved prominence as technology leaders at the national level.
The following 10 students were hooded at the ceremony and will graduate in Cohort 8 with an Ed.D. in Educational Technology Leadership:
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ
- Alex Alexandre
- Francis James Ciccitto
- Kristina Harb
- Deniz Ismailoff
- La-Dana Renee Jenkins
- Susan Deehan Murray
- Stephanie Corinne Peborde Burke
- Giancarlo A. Perez Flores
- Filiz Zeybek
- Michelle Anna Zgombic
The following 26 students were honored for achieving a masterโs degree in Educational Technology:
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐
- Catherine A. Astor
- Catherine D. Baggett*
- Douglass James Bailey*
- Arianna Bianciella
- Aimee Marcey Brown*
- Alice M. Dean*
- Michele A. DeMatteo
- Jennifer L. Fisher
- Tracey Alexandra Gould
- Alina Khan Gumbs*
- Rebecca Halleran
- Stephanie Marie Merino*
- Chris Nerkizian*
- Jahaziel Beanies Valerian
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
- Patricia M. Dennis*
- Kelly Digirolamo
- Kimberly Ann Green
- Erin Lafond*
- Stacey Renee Lespinasse*
- Julie Anne Marck*
- Jenna Rose Maus-Colucci
- Amanda Rego
- Leticia Maureen Romero
- Melissa Ivy Serra*
- Kaelah B. Steenstra
Eve Marie Valente*
*STEM Certificate
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Contact:
Ira Thor, Associate Vice President for University Communications (interim) | ithor@njcu.edu | 201-200-3301