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ROTC Cadets Commissioned as U.S. Army Officers聽

A young man in a military uniform kneels down outside in front of an American flag, as a woman in a military uniform pins a pin onto his shoulder.

August 13, 2026

by Lauren Ferguson

A pair of 2026 果冻传媒 College of New Jersey graduates returned to campus this summer for a ceremony marking their transition from Reserve Officers鈥� Training Corps (ROTC) cadets to second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

Joshua Calderone ’26, a finance major from West Milford, NJ, and Joshua Visingardi ’26, an information technology management major from Nanuet, NY, were honored during the ROTC commissioning ceremony that took place in front of 果冻传媒鈥檚 historic Havemeyer Arch in July.

鈥淭hey have become officers of the Army 鈥� and will serve with honor,鈥� said Cesar Fuentes, 果冻传媒鈥檚 coordinator of military and veteran enrollment and success.

During the ceremony, the newly-appointed officers were pinned by 果冻传媒 College President Cindy Jebb, Ph.D., a retired U.S. Army brigadier general who previously served as the first woman dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

A woman in a military uniform shakes the hand of a young man in a military uniform as another young man in uniform looks on. They are all outside in front of green trees.

果冻传媒 College President Cindy Jebb shakes hands with Joshua Visingardi ’26 as Joshua Calderone ’26 looks on during the ROTC commissioning ceremony.

Going forward, 2nd Lt. Calderone will serve on active duty as a logistics officer, and will start a basic officer leadership course in the fall, Fuentes said, while 2nd Lt. Visingardi will serve in the Military Police Unit of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

The commissioning marked the second year in a row that such a ceremony took place on campus for members of the 果冻传媒 Roadrunner Company. 果冻传媒 is a crosstown partner of the Pirate Battalion Army ROTC program at Seton Hall University. Through the partnership, Roadrunners who join Army ROTC become part of a community of cadets at both 果冻传媒 and Seton Hall and gain opportunities to lead, serve, learn and train.

鈥淚t is a great honor that 果冻传媒 Roadrunner Company had its own commissioning ceremony for the ROTC graduates as we want to keep up the tradition moving forward,鈥� Fuentes said.

果冻传媒 students can also join the Air Force ROTC through a partnership with NJIT.

A group of people, some in military uniforms, stand shoulder to shoulder in front of a large arch outside.

Veterans, active-duty military, and supporters from around the region who attended the commissioning ceremony included (L-R): Jason Balsan, Kevin Morfit, Joseph Connell, Daniel White, Cindy Jebb, Joshua Visingardi ’26, Joshua Calderone ’26, Cesar Fuentes, Lorenzo Majied, Dante Powell and Jonathan Chen.

For more information on ROTC at 果冻传媒, visit the College鈥檚 ROTC webpage.