The first time Adam Cunard ’25 participated in a combat robotics competition with a few machines he’d cobbled together from Home Depot, he was randomly matched against himself. He enlisted his younger brother to help pilot and ended up losing to a robot of his own design. “My brother technically won the first robot fight…
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Qadim Ghani named vice president and chief financial officer
TCNJ President Michael Bernstein announced today the appointment of Qadim Ghani as vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 16, 2025. Ghani currently serves as vice president of finance at Montgomery County Community College, where he works with the president and Board of Trustees on all matters related to the institution’s fiscal health. He…
Donor support turns a bio computer lab into a collaboration hub
When IT data revealed that the computers in a second-floor lab in the Biology Building were rarely used, the biology department looked to students for inspiration on how to repurpose the space. “Students want spaces to be together: more whiteboards, more places to collaborate,” Wendy Clement, department chair, says. “And we were also running out…
Director of Res Ed Tina Tormey earns prestigious Carmen L. Vance Herstory Award
Tina Tormey, director of residential education and housing at TCNJ, was named the winner of the Carmen L. Vance Herstory Award by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. The award is presented to honor an outstanding female professional who has served the housing profession and assisted in supporting and creating opportunities for other female…
Goldwater Scholar Ravi Sangani ’26 sees a passion in his research
Public health major Ravi Sangani ’26 was recently named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduate students in mathematics, science, and engineering. Out of 1,350 faculty-nominated students across 445 institutions, Sangani — who is minoring in biology and chemistry — was among just 441 selected for the scholarship,…
TCNJ students recognized for their academic achievements at the 2025 Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention
Twenty-four TCNJ students attended the Sigma Tau Delta Centennial Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last month, where they presented critical and creative work, participated in professional development workshops led by the Modern Language Association, and participated in roundtables focused on internships, teaching, and popular culture. “Our students were excellent ambassadors from TCNJ and have made us…
Grad student Jaclyn Romano earns honor for student voter engagement efforts
Jaclyn Romano, a graduate student in her final semester of the Master of Public Policy program, was named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Student Voting Honor Roll. Romano serves as a graduate assistant in the office of Co-Curricular and Leadership Development. Through that role, she works closely with the TCNJ Votes committee to…
Taking it from the top: Cobey Meyer ’25 tells his story to raise awareness
When Cobey Meyer ’25 headed to Capitol Hill in March to advocate for disability rights in education, he knew his story was “one in a million,” he says. He eagerly met with legislators — New Jersey Senator Andy Kim and Mia Furtado in Senator Cory Booker’s office among them — to share his experiences during…
Innovation meets possibility in TCNJ’s new Indoor Ag Lab
With spring in the air, farmers and gardeners across New Jersey are looking forward to their first early-season harvests after a long winter. But at The College of New Jersey, the growing season never stopped when the cold came. Microgreens, herbs, lettuces, berries, tomatoes and peppers — they’re all ripe for the picking right now,…