Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Trustees Sworn In topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Six new trustees sworn in as president highlights Bloomfield campus, interim leadership and enrollment trends
Summary
University Counsel swore in six new trustees. President Jonathan Koppell welcomed them, noted Bloomfield College’s role in Black History Month activities, named interim leaders (Dr. Fatma Mili and Suresh Murugan), and reported mixed enrollment signals—strong spring undergraduate figures with declines in graduate enrollment.
University Counsel Althea Broomfield-Michel swore in six new members of the Montclair State University Board of Trustees — Eric Brophy, Leonard Carr, Tara Colton, Michelle DeAngelo Bucceri, Marie-Marthelle Guervil, and Arlene Quinones-Perez — during the Feb. 5 public meeting. The swearing-in was recorded in the minutes shortly after Chair Kent Sluyter called the meeting to order and read the public-notice statement required under the Open Public Meetings Act.
President Jonathan Koppell welcomed the new trustees and highlighted the Bloomfield campus as the State’s only predominantly Black institution, noting that the university was beginning a month-long series of Black History Month events on the Montclair and Bloomfield campuses. Koppell also announced leadership updates: Dr. Fatma Mili has been named Interim Provost while continuing as Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Suresh Murugan is serving as Interim Chief Information Officer. He reported strong spring enrollment figures overall with a decline in graduate enrollment and noted increased transfer and retention rates at the Bloomfield campus. Koppell also previewed upcoming fundraising and community events (One for Montclair, Celebrate Montclair) and highlighted student-athlete academic performance and student engagement activities.
The public minutes record these remarks as part of the President’s report; they do not cite direct quotations from the president beyond the summarized updates.
