At its December 8 meeting, The College of New Jersey’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution that not only re-affirms the college’s commitment to racial and social justice and inclusion, but also promises board oversight and accountability from campus leadership for the hands-on work that needs to be done. The College of New Jersey Board…
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A million thanks: How TCNJ gratitude went viral on TikTok
It was a small gesture for a professor who made the most of a difficult semester teaching remotely. Logging in to his statistics class, Adam Shrager thinks he’s having technical difficulties when the usual Brady Bunch-style Zoom grid is blank. Then, nearly two-dozen students simultaneously appear in their video boxes — each holding a homemade…
Breathing Easier: How one student and her alumnus dad are taking the fight against COVID-19 to the air
Amid an online semester and a global pandemic, Olivia Cash ’21 did what any engineering major would do: she started problem-solving. Alongside her dad, Jim Cash ’85, and the support of some peers in TCNJ’s School of Engineering, Olivia is working on a novel way to combat the novel virus. Working as a product development…
50th anniversary gala showcases nursing, health, and exercise science success at TCNJ
At the 50th Anniversary Gala of the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey held Friday, November 13, 2020, participants celebrated the extraordinary achievements earning the school deserved recognition as one of the most successful health programs in the nation. Addressing administrators, staff, faculty, students and alumni attending…
TCNJ students collaborate with RWJ University Hospital on innovative music therapies for cancer patients
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…
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…
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…