50th Anniversary
Celebrating the past, present, and future
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ celebrated 50 years of teaching from fall 2021 through summer 2022.
Ground was officially broken on December 9, 1970 for the new college campus, nestled on 1,600 acres in what later became part of the Pinelands National Reserve. While the Galloway campus was under construction, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s first students began classes at the Mayflower Hotel in Atlantic City in September 1971. The Galloway campus opened in January 1972.
During its first 50 years, the university has grown exponentially in footprint, academic offerings, regional impact and student body. Today, more than 60,000 alumni help shape the future of New Jersey and increase the value of a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ degree each and every day.
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ continues to build on its founding principle of Students First, working to provide a quality education – the type of education offered at private, elite colleges – to all students of every background and ability.
50th in Flight is an exhibition that explores how Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ has changed, or remained the same, since it was founded.
Thank you for helping us beautify Atlantic City by participating in a citywide street and beach cleanup!
Gallery
View photos and videos of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ through the years!
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Memories
It can be something – or someone – you’ll never forget. A moment, an event, or an entire career.
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Stories
This project celebrates Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s 50 years of existence. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ interns have been organizing it around a dozen contexts that have influenced what we were, what we are, and what we will become.
