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(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)September 18, 2019
MAHWAH, N.J. – The Board of Trustees of Ramapo College of New Jersey has announced that Peter P. Mercer will step down as President of the College at the end of his current contract in June 2021. This will mark the culmination of Dr. Mercer’s 16 years of dedicated leadership and impactful service to the College.
“Dr. Mercer is a tremendous asset to public higher education in New Jersey. Ramapo College students and alumni have benefited from his steadfast vision and his unwavering dedication to the mission of the College. The Board of Trustees is confident that the College will continue to thrive under his leadership for the next two years,” said William F. Dator, Chair of the College’s Board of Trustees.
Under President Mercer’s leadership, the College has thrived on several fronts:
The College has been able to boast to families, students, employers, and legislators that Ramapo has had the lowest cumulative tuition increase of any New Jersey State college in recent years.
President Mercer’s commitment to affordability has also been manifest in his alacrity to share with people why Ramapo College is worthy of their generosity. Just last year, with the support of the Foundation and countless inspired donors, the College awarded more than $700,000 in student scholarships, this is up from $583,000 just two years earlier.
As a result of Dr. Mercer’s consistent engagement with the Bergen County legislative delegation and other State leaders, the College secured $15M from the State of New Jersey enabling it to embark on an 80,000 square-foot renovation to its Library to construct a new comprehensive Learning Commons (due to open in 2021).
Ramapo also has been increasingly regarded as a great value and a superior institution, consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report as among the “Best Regional Universities in the North,” and by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine as one of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”
The demand for a Ramapo College education continues to grow. In fall of 2006 the College received 4,430 applications for 815 seats and thirteen years later, the College received 7,329 applications for 1,030 seats.
The next two years at Ramapo College will include its 50th Anniversary Celebration, the opening of a new Learning Commons, and continued progress under its Strategic Plan: Fulfilling Our Promise 2018-2021.
Planning for a national presidential search is underway. Susan A. Vallario, Vice Chair of the Board, has been appointed chair of the Presidential Search Committee, which will also include student, faculty, staff, alumni, administration, and Ramapo College Foundation representation.
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About Ramapo College
Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.
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