The College of New Jersey honored eight distinguished faculty members at the first annual Faculty/Librarian Recognition Awards on Thursday, February 16. The Faculty Senate sponsored and organized the awards, which were given as part of the second annual Excellence in Teaching and Learning Summit. The summit provides opportunities for all TCNJ faculty members and instructional…
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TCNJ students deliver heartfelt Valentine’s Day messages to Princeton House patients
The College of New Jersey’s campus community continued its connection with Princeton House Behavioral Health patients by creating and sending cards bearing messages of love and encouragement for Valentine’s Day. The cards, which were created by students yesterday during an event at the Brower Student Center, were delivered last night by Eric Van Eck, recovery and prevention coordinator…
How Kat Jorgensen and David Roberts are opening doors to reading — literally.
Kat Jorgensen ’24 peers out her Campus Town apartment window and delights in seeing people down below standing at the Metzger Drive bus stop, leafing through books they grabbed from the new Little Free Library there. Jorgensen loves books. She’s an English major who aspires to get an advanced degree in library science. She interns…
Communication studies student Bella Mashanski is a passionate advocate for the Deaf community
Bella Mashanski ’23 is a CODA – Child of Deaf Adults. She grew up speaking American Sign Language at home and saw firsthand the need for advocacy that surrounded the Deaf community. “I’m part of the Deaf community, but I still do have privilege: I can hear,” Mashanski says. “I want to be able to…
Former TCNJ President Gitenstein and husband, Donald Hart, gift $1 million to benefit student and faculty scholarship
Barbara Gitenstein, the first woman to serve as president of The College of New Jersey, and husband Donald Hart, a retired professor of philosophy, have gifted $1 million to TCNJ to create two endowments that will benefit the work and research of both students and faculty. The R. Barbara Gitenstein Library, which was renamed in…
TCNJ remains among top producers of physics teachers
The College of New Jersey’s School of Science and School of Education continue to combat the national shortage of physics teachers by producing qualified educators at a pace that ranks among the best in the nation. The Physics Teacher Education Coalition has once again recognized TCNJ with the 5+ Award for graduating five well-prepared physics…
Two psychology students study the surprising way gender stereotypes may affect how individuals approach the game of chess
The queen is the most powerful piece on a chess board, but men continue to outperform women when it comes to playing the game. In research this spring, TCNJ psychology students will examine how persistent gender stereotypes may affect chess players’ motivation and performance. Seniors Sarah Kudron and Nick LoCassio will study what motivates players…
How a message from a student inspired this professor’s prize-winning research on the experiences of Asian American classroom teachers
It was an email from a student in a master’s-level course at TCNJ that inspired MinSoo Kim-Bossard’s research endeavor. The student wrote: “Having you as a professor finally bridged a gap I never even realized was there … [I haven’t] had any representation in higher education until [your class].” Kim-Bossard, associate professor of elementary and…