ELIZABETH – Earlier this week, State Senator Nicholas P. Scutari joined with officials from Union County College (UCC) and New Jersey City University (NJCU) to officially announce a federal grant award of more than $3 million to help support a five-year collaborative project designed to encourage academic success for Hispanic and other low-income students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics majors.
“The broader societal benefits of long-term investment and expansion of higher educational resources must be encouraged,” said Senator Scutari, D-Union, Middlesex and Somerset. “These services allow students to receive full professional career development training at a critical stage. This will lead to more job choices for these students and ultimately to a better educated workforce for New Jersey and the nation.”