The College of New Jersey’s School of the Arts and Communication has recently partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to expand upon the hospital’s existing Holistic Arts programs by designing innovative online music therapy experiences for cancer patients. This fall, nine TCNJ students are taking a course entitled “User-Centered Musical Design,” offered jointly…
Yearly Archives: 2020
With a successful internship and a full-time job offer, the secret to Nina Navazio’s success lies in the little details
Nina Navazio ’21 spent last summer interning at Microsoft from the comforts of her home in Bergen County, New Jersey, tinkering under-the-hood of the Microsoft Office Suite. “I worked specifically on Excel, which was a dream because I unironically love Excel,” she says. Her dreams didn’t stop at spreadsheets, though. Navazio ended the internship with…
Halle Luttrell ’21 is curating for her community
Amidst the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, senior fine arts major Halle Luttrell is bringing color back into her community. With inspiration from author and art collector Gertrude Stein — “The artist’s job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence” — Luttrell created an open-air gallery…
Student research boosts Trenton Circus Squad’s mission to help kids juggle the trials of adolescence
Five TCNJ sociology students had a front-row seat at the circus last fall, when they took on a project to look closely at just what the Trenton Circus Squad does. The five-year-old nonprofit, housed in the city’s Roebling Market, teaches children aged 11 to 18 juggling, ropewalking, stilt-walking, and other feats of derring-do, which,…
Comprehending contagion: 5 things to know about vaccines
With the race to a COVID-19 vaccine well underway, TCNJ’s resident immunology expert helps break down what it all means. Amanda Norvell, biology professor and interim dean of TCNJ’s School of Science teaches courses in molecular immunology, and the biology of human disease and prevention. Here are five things she says we should know about…
How ARC is ensuring accessible and equitable experiences for all TCNJ students
Meghan Sellet has been repeatedly asked the same question throughout the college’s virtual learning period: how do we make sure our students remain engaged? As the director of the Accessibility Resource Center, Sellet collaborates with members of the TCNJ community to facilitate access and promote an awareness of disability as a facet of human diversity.…
Center for Future Educators names Jeanne DelColle director
The Center for Future Educators at TCNJ announced today that Jeanne DelColle has been appointed as its director. DelColle is an award-winning social studies teacher who has collected numerous accolades during her 25-year career including NJ Council for the Humanities Teacher of the Year, NJ History Teacher of the Year, and 2012 NJ State Teacher of the Year. “Working…
From the heart of Manhattan or from home, The Wall Street Journal editor Josée Rose ’02 has us covered.
In this most unconventional of presidential election years, unfolding with so few of the traditional trappings of the campaign trail, the elections editor at The Wall Street Journal is an 18-year newspaper veteran who cut her journalistic teeth two decades ago while a reporter and editor at The Signal. Josée Rose ’02 coordinates the creation…