Yearly Archives: 2020
Mechanical engineering alumnus helps make face shields for NY hospitals
Andrew Ziemer ’19 is helping the doctors and nurses who are facing supply shortages of personal protective equipment. Working around state orders to remain indoors during the health crisis, Ziemer is part of a team that is 3D printing face shields that are being donated to local New York hospitals — all from the safety…
Jeffrey Osborn named provost and vice president for academic affairs
On Tuesday, March 31, TCNJ’s President Kathryn Foster announced the appointment of Jeffrey Osborn to the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs. Osborn will assume his post on July 1, 2020. “Please join me in heartily congratulating Jeff Osborn on this career milestone and welcoming him to his new role at TCNJ,”…
Faculty authors of a boundary-breaking memoir get on the airwaves with best-selling author Roxane Gay
Secrets make compelling reading when authors are willing to take risks. More than two years ago, four professors started meeting off-campus as “readers and friends, talking about novels and our lives.” Like a book club, in other words. Except it was far from a typical club. First, everyone had a PhD: Juda Bennett, Cassandra Jackson,…
Armstrong Hall renovations complete STEM Complex construction
Continuing its promise to empower and support students in the STEM fields, The College of New Jersey has completed renovations to Armstrong Hall, home to the School of Engineering. The finished project marks the end of the $96 million-dollar STEM Complex Project, which began in 2015. Armstrong Hall’s updated features include glass walls that showcase…
With her pay-it-forward attitude, Sherida Hinckson is banking on a bright future in business
Sherida Hinckson has a knack for numbers. It was encouraged by her parents — especially her father, who used to write out math problems on pieces of scrap paper while he was at work and bring them home for her to solve. Unsurprisingly, she excelled in the subject, and when it came time to pick…