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Centenary College to Hold 141st Commencement
Raymond W. Kelly, Former Commissioner of the NYPD and Vice Chairman at K2 Intelligence, Will Serve as Keynote Speaker HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Centenary College will hold its 141st Commencement on May 14, 2016. Raymond W. Kelly, who has served as the Commissioner of the NYPD, U.S. Treasury Department Under Secretary for Enforcement, […]
Dr. David P. Haney is Named 13th President of Centenary College
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Centenary College Board of Trustees announced today that Dr. David P. Haney has been named the 13th president of the northwestern New Jersey based institution effective as of July 1, 2016. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160215/333170 Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160215/333169LOGO Dr. Haney will relinquish his position as Vice President for Academic […]
Stedman Graham to Speak at Centenary College About "The Importance of Identity"
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Stedman Graham will serve as the Centenary College Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecturer when he will address the public on "The Importance of Identity" at 7 p.m. on February 8, 2016 at the Sitnik Theater in the David and Carol Lackland Center located at 715 Grand Avenue in Hackettstown. There […]
Public Radio Station WNTI/Hackettstown, NJ is Purchased by Philadelphia Public Radio Station WXPN
PHILADELPHIA and HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Today Centenary College of Hackettstown, New Jersey, and Philadelphia public radio station WXPN 88.5, owned by the University of Pennsylvania, jointly announced a sales agreement and transfer of ownership for the broadcasting license of WNTI 91.9 FM, the public radio station owned by Centenary College, to […]
Centenary College Opens a Social Media Center of Expertise
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Centenary College has opened a Social Media Center of Expertise and is now offering an innovative Social Media Marketing program. This Center, which is called #theVIBE, is the location where students gain social media expertise and where businesses can leverage the knowledge of social media experts. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150922/269358 […]
Centenary College President Announces Plans to Step Down From Her Position
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite, Centenary College's 12th President, has made a formal announcement regarding her plans to step down from her position effective June 30, 2016. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150629/226722 Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150629/226723LOGO Dr. Lewthwaite has served as the College's 12th President since May 15, 2009 after serving as Acting President. […]
Centenary College Hosts 70 Foreign Students in Fulbright Gateway Orientation Program
Centenary College helps students gain understanding of American culture and academics as one of nine host sites nationwide. HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — From August 4, 2014, to August 8, 2014, Centenary College will host a Fulbright Gateway Orientation for 70 newly arrived Fulbright Foreign Students. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau […]
Marshall Crenshaw Featured at Centenary's WNTI Stage Festival
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Marshall Crenshaw has just about done it all, from acting to playing music, but when it comes down to it, he is most at home performing in front of appreciative audiences. And that's just what he'll be doing when he hits the stage at this year's WNTI Stage […]
The Reeves Foundation Supports Centenary College With a $450,000 Challenge Grant
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Aug. 14, 2012 — The Reeves Foundation has issued a fundraising challenge to Centenary College in the sum of $450,000 over a four-year period, contingent upon the College raising $950,000 in pledges for the Athletic Turf Field Project. This initiative supports the Foundation's investment in the growth and future of Centenary College, and […]
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 19, 2012 — Ellen Baars-Banks, a Centenary College alumna and trustee, is proud to be part of a thriving nonprofit that was named AOL Cause of the Day on July 13, 2012. "Enchanted Makeovers" will have its first fundraiser, the "She Is Me Event," at 6:30 p.m., August 11, 2012 at Centenary […]
Centenary's WNTI Summer Stage Music Festival Will Feature 21 Acts in August
The Concert will be Headlined by the Grand Slambovians and Will Include Acts Such as the Jim Keller Band, the Good Rats Trio and More! HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., June 25, 2012 — WNTI and Kennedy Events Services will sponsor the WNTI Stage Summer Music Festival on August 17-19 in Delaware, N.J., at the Knowlton Lions Club […]
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Feb. 28, 2012 — The Senior Meteorologist for Channel 7 Eyewitness News, Bill Evans, will serve as keynote speaker for Centenary's 137th Spring Commencement on May 12, 2012. He will also receive an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the institution. As a senior on-air weather personality, Evans has written and produced numerous […]
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., May 23, 2011 — Representatives from Verizon Wireless, along with Centenary College students and faculty, planted blue spruce saplings together on the New Jersey-based campus recently. Centenary College was one of five institutions nationally that was chosen to receive a 200-sapling donation as a result of the College's ongoing initiatives related to Earth […]
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Nov. 15, 2010 — Centenary College senior Rosa Cisneros was recently awarded a scholarship at the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG) 40th Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner Gala at the Cipriani in New York City. BRAG, a national not-for-profit organization that works towards maintaining diversity in retail and related industries, honored fashion designer […]
Centenary College's Capital Campaign Reaches a Successful Conclusion
Almost $50 Million Is Raised for the Hackettstown, New Jersey-Based Institution HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Oct. 11, 2010 — On October 8, 2010, Centenary College honored the donors and benefactors of The Campaign for Centenary College for their part in bringing The Campaign to a successful conclusion with the "A New Star is Rising" celebration at Centenary's […]
Centenary College Alumna Named 'Big Sister of the Year' Meets President Obama
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 28, 2010 — Centenary College alumna Angela Rodriquez never dreamed that volunteering for the organization Big Brothers Big Sisters would earn her national recognition and the opportunity to meet the President of the United States. Rodriquez, a 1990 graduate from Centenary, signed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Union and […]
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., July 2, 2010 — Centenary College has announced that it will present a "Good Samaritan Award" to Reese Ronceray, an 8-year-old boy from Long Valley, N.J., who saved his friend from drowning in a lake on June 5, 2010. "The Good Samaritan Award" will entitle Reese to a $10,000 annual scholarship after he […]
