Felician University to Honor Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez at Commencement
RUTHERFORD, NJ – President Mildred A. Mihlon, Ph.D. and the Felician University Board of Trustees are proud to announce that Jacquelyn A. Suárez, Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree and serve as the keynote speaker at this year’s Commencement. She will address the graduates during the ceremony, which will begin at 9:30AM on May 23 at The Rink at American Dream, East Rutherford, NJ.
Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez
Since 2021, Ms. Suárez has served as the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, providing technical and financial assistance to local governments. In 2023, she was appointed Acting Commissioner, becoming the first Hispanic commissioner to lead the DCA. In this role, Ms. Suárez oversees the department’s operational budget, federal disaster relief grant funding administration, and management of over 1000 employees. She also leads various departmental programs, including the divisions of Local Government Services, Housing and Community Resources, Codes and Standards, Fire Safety, Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, and the Offices of Information Privacy and Local Planning Services, as well as manages the Department’s affiliate agencies.
A New Jersey native, Ms. Suárez earned her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law in Camden and her bachelor’s degree in communications, legal institutions, economics, and government from American University in Washington D.C. She is a member of both the New Jersey and New York bar associations, as well as the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.
For more information regarding Felician University’s Commencement, please visit https://felician.edu/commencement.
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About Felician University
Felician University inspires and engages more than 2,100 undergraduate, graduate, and adult education students through programs in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Business & Information Sciences, Nursing, and Education. Over the past five years, Felician University has ranked 3rd among private institutions in New Jersey for best value according to payscale.com and #1 Safest College Campus in New Jersey according to niche.com. The Master of Science in Nursing program is ranked one of the best online graduate nursing programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Felician University was designated as a Military Friendly School (Gold Status) for the thirteenth year, recognizing its strong support for Veteran students. The university is recognized for its diversity as an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) and MSI (Minority Serving Institution), having underrepresented students comprise more than half of the student population. With campuses in Rutherford and Lodi, New Jersey, the Franciscan values of social justice, compassion, and respect for human dignity serve as an inclusive foundation for transforming the lives of tomorrow’s leaders. For more information, please visit https://felician.edu.
