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,…
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Team Juniper’s winning business plan aims to improve communication between doctors and their patients
Team Juniper, the brains behind an AI transcription platform that aims to simplify medical documentation and billing, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2025 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Team members Yasaman Galer ’25, Livia Minaides ’27, and Isha Patwardhan ’26 conceptualized their innovative app with the goal of streamlining healthcare administration for both…
10th annual Day of Giving draws big love for Lions
The entire TCNJ community came together in full support of the institution during the 10th annual Day of Giving on March 26. More than 2,000 donors participated, raising nearly $400,000 to provide scholarships, campus enhancements, and additional resources and opportunities for TCNJ students. “Every year I am inspired by the generosity of the Lions community…
New graduation requirement: WLD 102 Deer Etiquette
Course Title: Deer Etiquette: Cultivating Harmonious Coexistence with Campus Wildlife Description: This unique, hands-on course offers students the opportunity to study and engage with a herd of deer that share the college campus, providing a deep dive into the art of peaceful cohabitation with wildlife in an academic environment. Through lectures, fieldwork, and interactive exercises, students will…
TCNJ history major works with UPenn program to embark on undergraduate research
Chelsea Berwick is spending time on two college campuses — and growing her support network — this semester as she works to complete her history honors thesis. Berwick, a junior history secondary education major, was selected to participate in the McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania…
TCNJ student life staff honored at NGLA awards ceremony
Dave Conner, director of student Life at The College of New Jersey, was awarded an inaugural 2025 Compass Award from the Northeast Greek Leadership Association. The Compass Awards recognize outstanding past volunteers who served the organization. These awards celebrate excellence in leadership, innovation, and commitment to advancing the NGLA mission. Conner, who served nine years…
Margo DelliCarpini named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
TCNJ President Michael A. Bernstein announced today that Margo DelliCarpini has been named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2025. DelliCarpini has served at The Pennsylvania State University since 2021 when she joined the university as the chancellor of Penn State Abington and professor of linguistics. In 2023, DelliCarpini was named Vice President for Commonwealth…
Accelerated nursing program earns accreditation
The College of New Jersey’s Accelerated Second-Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing program has earned accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of the public’s health and ensuring the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency/fellowship programs in nursing. “Earning accreditation from…
Poets&Quants for Undergrads names TCNJ a Best Undergraduate Business School of 2025
The College of New Jersey’s School of Business ranks 53rd in Poets&Quants for Undergrads’ fifth annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2025 rankings, moving up five spots from last year’s ranking. The P&Q ranking is considered the most comprehensive assessment of undergraduate business programs. There were 104 schools ranked in the 2025 report. P&Q’s rankings of…
A visit from Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez offers four takeaways to help TCNJ students achieve balance
Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez knows a thing or two about balance. On March 4, she came to Mayo Concert Hall as CUB’s spring lecture guest to share some of her best personal wellness tricks with TCNJ students. Hernandez, a New Jersey native, became a household name in 2016 as a member of the gold-winning team…