Interim Passaic County College president outlines course plans and search for next president

Jackie Kennedy identified herself to the board as the interim president of Passaic County College and described the college's plans for the newly opened environmental center. She said the college plans to offer science courses in the fall, including anatomy and physiology and lower-level chemistry, as well as large general-education classes and community lectures at the center.

Kennedy said the college has contracted a search committee to recruit its next president and that the board of trustees will provide process updates as the search proceeds. She said the college community is "still in a state of shock" and that staff are committed to continuing the college's work in the interim.

Commissioners thanked Kennedy for the update and noted the facility represents a continuing partnership between the county and the college. No budgetary or operational details beyond course offerings and the presidential search were provided in the recorded remarks.