the school, including the West Side Theatre, which is used for theatrical productions and community events. Another building houses the Business Development Incubator program. The affiliated University Academy Charter High School opened in 2002 and offers students with a high grade average a scholarship.
Construction began on the 21-acre (8.5-hectare) "West Campus" between West Side Avenue and Bayfront on Route 440 in the mid 2010s. Plans for further expansion were curtailed in 2022 due to financial difficulties and decreased enrollment. It would have more than doubled the university's footprint and was to have included academic buildings, residences, retail spaces, parking, and a University Promenade. The first building, a student residence, opened in 2016. A new performing arts center
would have housed the Joffrey Ballet School.
=== Athletic complex ===
The university's Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex is located less than a mile southwest of the main campus at near Droyers Point on Newark Bay. In 2017, …
