Founded in 1927, New Jersey City University has been producing high-caliber graduates for more than 80 years. A public institution located in an urban environment, the school has particularly distinguished itself as a path to success for minorities, who make up 75 percent of the student body. To provide role models for these ambitious students, New Jersey City University confers honorary degrees and other awards, such as its Global Leadership Award, on people it deems to embody the attributes that it seeks to instill in students.
For instance, New Jersey City University made engineering entrepreneur Bernard Poulin an honorary graduate in 2009 and granted him its Global Leadership Award in 2010. The founder of The S.M. Group International, Bernard Poulin turned a small Canadian laboratory that performed soil analysis into a global enterprise with 1,200 employees in 30 countries. By adding him to its ranks of degree recipients, New Jersey City University provides an example for its current students and encourages them to be the future generation of entrepreneurs and global leaders.
For instance, New Jersey City University made engineering entrepreneur Bernard Poulin an honorary graduate in 2009 and granted him its Global Leadership Award in 2010. The founder of The S.M. Group International, Bernard Poulin turned a small Canadian laboratory that performed soil analysis into a global enterprise with 1,200 employees in 30 countries. By adding him to its ranks of degree recipients, New Jersey City University provides an example for its current students and encourages them to be the future generation of entrepreneurs and global leaders.