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College of Education Establishes Heller Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Marjorie Heller ‘62
A new institute dedicated to addressing critical issues for today’s educators and leaders has been established in the College of Education thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Marjorie Heller ’62. The Heller Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership provides
teachers, educational administrators, and counselors with learning opportunities centered on the skills they need to improve student/client learning and to successfully lead organizations. The institute has been offering professional development support since 2009 with seed money from Heller, who has now provided additional support via a generous $100,000 pledge to the William Paterson University Foundation. “With this substantial gift, the College of Education will be able to expand its support for educational professionals through on- and offcampus professional development opportunities, support for our professional Development Schools Network, faculty development, and research directed at the improvement of practice to enhance student learning,” says Candace Burns, dean of the College of Education. “We are very grateful to Dr. Heller for her significant support of
her alma mater and for her support of teacher professionalism and leadership.” Heller began her career as an elementary school teacher, teaching fourth through eighth grades in school districts including Bloomfield and Little Silver, as well as Lake Bluff, Illinois. Over the years, she served as vice principal, Keyport Public Schools, and principal, Little Silver Public Schools, before assuming the position of superintendent of schools in Little Silver, which she held for thirteen years until her retirement in 2007. A 1962 graduate of William Paterson, Heller holds master of education and doctor of education degrees from Rutgers University. In 2006, she received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the William Paterson University Alumni Association in recognition of her significant achievements.
Passaic County Presents Garret A. Hobart Jr. Medal And Trophy Collection to the University A thirty-two-piece collection of medals and trophies assembled by the late Garret A. Hobart Jr. and donated to the Passaic County Parks Commission in 1944 was returned to Hobart Manor, his former home, during a recent presentation ceremony on campus. “William Paterson University is proud of its long connection to the
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Present at the ceremony were (left to right) Passaic County Freeholder Deborah Ciambrone, President Kathleen Waldron, Passaic County Freeholder Director Pat Lepore, Passaic County Historian Edward A. Smyk, and Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo ’94, M.A. ‘98