I remember the very first time I did CPR on somebody. It was a young person who died from an opioid overdose. I was a 16-year-old kid, and a volunteer on our town ambulance squad. I went home that night and, as I was sitting down to dinner, I was like, “How do I eat…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Moving the TCNJ community to embrace broader diversity lands on James Felton’s shoulders
James Felton has dedicated his career to diversity work in higher education. Influenced by his grandmother, who bought him his first book, a friend with a disability, and his experience as one of the few people of color at a predominantly white college, he’s poised to lead the The College of New Jersey as Vice…
Students still MUSE despite coronavirus challenges
For more than a decade, TCNJ’s Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience (MUSE) has given students an invaluable opportunity to conduct research alongside members of the faculty. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic and limited on-campus engagement this year, the program was a success with 70 students collaborating with 40 faculty members on 46 projects. The…
Joseph Pizzo ’73 named National Educator of the Year
Joseph Pizzo ’73, a seventh-grade language arts teacher at Black River Middle School, was named the 2020 National Educator of the Year by the Association for Middle Level Education.
Environmental sustainability education minor receives national accreditation
The College of New Jersey’s minor in Environmental Sustainability Education recently received accreditation by the North American Association for Environmental Education. TCNJ’s is the only program in the state to earn this recognition, and is one of few environmental education programs specific to pre-service PreK–12 teachers at the undergraduate level in all of North…
Communicating crisis: TCNJ research team publishes article on coronavirus coverage in Spanish academic journal
As coronavirus cases were spreading rapidly across the country last spring, a team of six TCNJ juniors in John Pollock’s course on global health communication and social change began analyzing nationwide news coverage of the federal government’s response to what was quickly becoming a coronavirus crisis. “Our team jumped at the chance to study domestic…
Lars Wendt ’87 makes some noise with Princeton Symphony Orchestra — PrincetonInfo
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is using a small presentation to make a big statement on Thursday, September 24, when the PSO Brass Quintet performs at Morven Museum & Garden. The quintet featuring Jerry Bryant, trumpet; Tom Cook, trumpet; Jonathan Clark, horn; Lars Wendt ’87, trombone; and Jonathan Fowler, tuba, will perform music styles ranging from Renaissance to Broadway.
TCNJ Literacy Advancement Project partners with Robinowitz Education Center
TCNJ’s Literacy Advancement Project and Dyslexia Initiative has kicked off Dyslexia Awareness Month by partnering with the Robinowitz Education Center to broaden services to the community. The partnership will provide scholarship-supported evaluations for children and adults with literacy difficulties, including individuals suspected of having a specific learning disorder such as dyslexia. The free evaluations, offered…