{"id":217871,"date":"2022-04-20T15:35:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=217871"},"modified":"2022-04-21T16:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T20:26:45","slug":"president-holds-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/04\/20\/president-holds-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"President Holds Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montclair State University President Jonathan Koppell hosted a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, April 19 attended by faculty and staff, where he addressed a variety of topics from the budget to residence life policies to the University\u2019s expanded relationship with Bloomfield College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During the session, which was also livestreamed and is available for viewing<\/a>, Koppell also touched on the inequities in New Jersey\u2019s funding of higher education institutions, and how, most importantly, it is Montclair State University\u2019s students who are being underfunded and how he is looking to change that.<\/p>\n

New Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Junius Gonzales also spoke to the group in attendance, and outlined his plan for the coming year while highlighting the work being done to foster student success.<\/p>\n

President Jonathan Koppell hosted a Town Hall on Tuesday, attended by faculty and staff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Koppell in front of a chart showing enrollment trends and how Montclair enrolled its largest freshman class in the fall of 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The University\u2019s new Provost Junius Gonzales also spoke to the Town Hall crowd, many of whom were meeting him in person for the first time since he began his job in March.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The in-person event brought together faculty and staff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photos by University Photographer Mike Peters<\/a>.<\/p>\n