Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd
TCNJ offers term bill extensions for students affected by the government shutdown
This week, the government shutdown entered its second month and federal employees are about to miss their second paychecks. Stories of the hardships this is causing for furloughed workers crowd the national news. Closer to home, TCNJ recognizes that some of these stories may belong to members of our own community. Families of furloughed employees…
Lifelong friends pitch their expertise as TCNJ’s first entrepreneurs-in-residence
Brad Downs and Sean Devlin have always had an entrepreneurial spirit — ever since their rival candy businesses in 4th grade. “We’ve been friends forever and have always talked about how awesome it would be to start a company together,” says Downs. They eventually achieved that dream by creating Front Rush, an athletics management program that helps…
TCNJ to host Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
TCNJ will host the American Physical Society 2019 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) for the Mid-Atlantic States from January 18–20. This three-day conference includes over 300 attendees, including undergraduate physics majors, professional physicists from industry and higher education, corporate and academic leaders, as well as high school students and teachers. Workforce diversity drives…
A marketing professor’s findings help take the guilt out of indulgences
’Tis the season of conspicuous consumption and the research of a TCNJ business professor suggests that Instagramming that Chanel bag you just bought or posting a selfie on Facebook in front of the Hamilton marquee just might make you happier. Posting purchases — both material and experiential — on social media increases consumers’ satisfaction, and…
Gerry Altmiller earns highest honor in nursing
TCNJ Nursing Professor Gerry Altmiller earned the highest honor in her profession when she was named to the American Academy of Nursing 2018 Fellow Class in November. Altmiller, who is recognized as a pioneer in the integration of quality and safety competencies in nursing education, currently serves as a national consultant for the Quality and…
TCNJ’s Campus Garden harvests a bounty for local food pantries
Circling around Metzger Drive, you’ll notice a small fenced-in plot, tucked neatly in a clearing toward the back of campus. Meet TCNJ Campus Garden, one of several ways students, faculty, and other volunteers are helping to fight food insecurity in the Trenton and Ewing communities. The Presidents’ Climate Commitment Committee and the TCNJ Bonner Institute…
TCNJ’s EOF program has been an unqualified success for so many who might have otherwise missed their chance at a college education
They arrive on a mostly empty campus in the middle of each July, about 5 percent of the incoming freshman class, waking by 7 a.m. and working until 11 p.m. for five weeks to get a jump-start on college. “It’s an absolute academic boot camp for the students,” says Ivonne Cruz, director of the Educational…
School of Science Dean Jeff Osborn honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced today that Jeffrey Osborn, dean of TCNJ’s School of Science, has been named an AAAS Fellow. This is one of the highest honors in his field. Osborn received the award for his distinguished contributions to undergraduate science education, particularly through undergraduate research experiences in biology, and…