Halema Jalil Attends Summer College at Caldwell

2013 Jul 29

Halema Jalil of Paterson was one of 47 high achieving high school students who successfully completed a 3-credit medicine, chemistry and mathematics summer pre-college program at Caldwell College.

The students displayed their final research projects and were honored at a closing celebration on July 23 on campus. Caldwell College President Dr. Nancy H. Blattner congratulated the students for their hard work and presented them with their certificates of accomplishment.

The Summer College at Caldwell (SCAC) program included workshops on various aspects of college life including financial aid, the college search, conflict resolution, SAT test-taking strategies and more. The students lived on campus for three weeks, took classes and went to labs. They also took day trips and excursions that related to their studies.

This was the third year that Caldwell College held the program, which was aimed at providing high achieving students who had just finished their junior year of high school with a comprehensive pre-college Science and Math program. SCAC is funded by the College Access Challenge Grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the NJ Commission on Higher Education and Caldwell College.

Caldwell College is a private, Catholic, coed four-year college with a strong liberal arts core curriculum that enhances critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Its 23 undergraduate programs, 27 graduate programs and one Ph.D. program, including online and distance learning options, prepare students for today's global marketplace. Students enjoy 12 NCAA Division II athletic teams and numerous clubs, fraternities, sororities and activities on a beautiful 70-acre campus located in the suburbs of Caldwell, N.J. The college was founded by the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell. The college's core values of respect, integrity, community and excellence influence academic and campus life. For more information about Caldwell College, visit caldwell.edu.