Saul Petersen

Background

About Saul Petersen

Engage NJ is a collaborative force in equipping and empowering campuses to foster competencies that advance democracy and enable students to thrive in 21st century life and work. OUR COALITION HOLDS TRUE that when higher education is both an ecosystem for equality and an engine of economic opportunity for each and every student, they will persist and graduate with the competencies and commitments to contribute positively to a resilient democracy and to lead fulfilling lives. The Engage NJ network of campuses located right across the state – public, private, 2-year, 4- year - is the perfect ecosystem for realizing public purpose pathways to and through college. This is important in ensuring young people see the larger purpose and meaning to persist with their education. AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE VALUE: SOCIAL EQUITY - We assume that everyone achieves equally when all barriers to opportunity are removed and when just policies and actions prevail We ADVANCE DEMOCRACY only when we act each day based on an unshakable commitment to all people, and all life Competencies FOR LIFE AND WORK are interchangeable – the skills developed as a civically engaged student transfer to meaningful and successful work We are inclusive and effective only when we COLLABORATE Success for us is gauged through the competencies demonstrated by students that lead to IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES