At a June 14th press conference, it was announced that a small corner of Philadelphia’s University District will be transformed this fall when Chester A. Arthur elementary school completes work on its state-of-the-art Outdoor STEM Learning Center, an interactive space for students that will include four science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning laboratories, multi-purpose…
Yearly Archives: 2016
Students get to work down on Chesterfield farm
—Burlington County Times (PDF)
Road Closures Affecting Campus
The College is proceeding with a roadway paving repair and replacement project for this summer which will require the closure of campus entrances and sections of Metzger Drive.
Nursing prof Geralyn Altmiller recognized for advancing quality and safety education for students
For Geralyn Altmiller, associate professor of nursing at The College of New Jersey, incorporating patient safety and quality care education as a component of comprehensive nursing school curricula should be a guiding principle for any successful nursing program. It just makes sense. That is why she was so taken aback when she learned that she’d…
State-of-the-art scoreboard to make a splash at Packer pool
TCNJ’s Aquatic Center is getting a significant upgrade thanks to a gift by Mike Randazzo ’10. Randazzo, a lifelong competitive swimmer and coach, contributed funds to purchase a state-of-the-art scoreboard for the pool at Packer Hall. Paired with the college’s new Omega Quantum timing system — the same system being used in the upcoming Summer…
Albert Cavallaro wins inaugural Adeline Hoffman Prize
Albert Cavallaro, a 2015 graduate with majors in History and English, has won the inaugural Adeline Hoffman Prize for his essay “Western (Mis)perceptions of Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyvich the “Terrible”: Depictions of Ivan IV’s Reign by Western Writers from the 16th to the 21st Century Alongside 16th-Century Works of Western European Political Thought.” Published in…
From Packer to Poland: Lions Television footage at heart of international incident
When Ellie Schuckman ’18 rose last Tuesday morning, the only thing on her mind was her 11:00 a.m. final. But then the Lions Television programming director found a startling request in her in box: Reuters, the international news agency, wanted footage the student-run station had shot of former President Bill Clinton’s May 13 visit to…
Poverty simulation offers new perspectives to nursing students
On Wednesday, May 4, a group of TCNJ nursing students experienced first-hand the struggles of living in poverty through a Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) funded as part of a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Students and other volunteers role-played a week in the life of individuals living in poverty, experiencing their day-to-day hardships and…
At TCNJ, revamped program helps at-risk students graduate
—The Philadelphia Inquirer