Jordan Paton ’19 was recognized by the Society of Health and Physical Educators for her outstanding achievements as an undergraduate health and physical education major at the 2019 SHAPE America Convention in Tampa, Florida. Paton won the Major of the Year award, which celebrates high-achieving undergraduate students in the fields of health, physical education, recreation,…
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A student-faculty collaboration reveals the realities of teaching
When Tabitha Dell’Angelo launched TCNJ’s urban education program in 2009, the goal was to produce capable teachers for underserved kids. Six years later when she began to evaluate the program’s success, she visited alumni in their classrooms and asked about their experiences since leaving the college. Her research confirmed that being a teacher — especially in…
TCNJ students honored at 2019 international English honor society convention
Two current students and one TCNJ alumna won cash prizes at this year’s Sigma Tau Delta Convention in St. Louis, Missouri at the end of March. Sigma Tau Delta — the international English honor society — recognizes undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate achievement in English language and literature. Twenty-four TCNJ students and two alumni attended the…
Senior Brian Ford admitted to TUSA Global Ambassador Program
Brian Ford ’19 was admitted to the Taiwan-United States Sister Relations Alliance’s Global Ambassador Program, where he’ll represent the state of New Jersey and the country at National Cheng Kung University in summer 2019. Through a competitive selection process, the TUSA ambassador scholarship awards provide U.S. students the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese and immerse…
4 things we learned about journalism from news anchor Keith Jones
On April 8, NBC 10 News Anchor Keith Jones spoke to a group of hopeful TCNJ students about the changing world of journalism and broadcasting. A Jersey native, Jones grew up in New Egypt and Piscataway. “Consider me to be one of you guys,” he said. Jones wasn’t always interested in broadcast journalism. He attended…
Kelsey Ballard goes behind the scenes with the Broadway League
Kelsey Ballard ’21 turned her passions into a paycheck when she was hired as the Government Relations Intern by the Broadway League in New York. Ballard, a political science major and Spanish minor in TCNJ’s Honors Program, started her internship application process like many other students — with a Google search. “I googled ‘Broadway internship,’…
TCNJ wins NJ Department of Health flu shot challenge
TCNJ won first place in the second annual New Jersey College & University Flu Challenge. Of the 11 New Jersey schools that participated, TCNJ had the highest percentage of students who self-reported they had received the flu vaccine. The New Jersey Department of Health introduced the challenge in 2017 to encourage college students to get…
Code the Future brings STEM projects alive for elementary and middle school students in New Jersey and beyond
Business major Sarah Sleiman ’19 got hooked on robotics competitions in high school, so when she came to TCNJ she geared her entrepreneurial spirit toward creating a company that would introduce grade school students to the STEM field in a fun and creative way. Now, she’s the CEO of Code the Future, her own company that teaches…