Say hi to Harrison Yi. He’s a math major, and was named NJAC Swimmer of the Week earlier this month. Time to get up close and see how he got here. > Some of my earliest memories of swimming are just of learning how to swim in general. Mainly splashing around and playing with friends.…
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Lions showed their pride during TCNJ’s 4th annual Day of Giving
TCNJ Lions and supporters of the college displayed their pride on November 1, 2018 as 2,098 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends came together to raise $322,105 in just 24 hours as part of the college’s 4th annual Day of Giving. This year’s totals top the 1,471 donors and $283,938 raised last year. Included among the highlights: · 848 donors were…
TCNJ earns grant to fight school absenteeism
TCNJ received a $300,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s All Kids Thrive Program to continue the fight against chronic school absenteeism in the region over the next five years. According to data from 2014-15, 32 percent of Trenton Public School students were chronically absent, well above the state average of 10 percent. Chronically…
Professor Juda Bennett likes to walk. Now, he’s launched a course based on his itinerant nature
Juda Bennett doesn’t remember how long the walks lasted. In the 1970s, when the English professor was a younger man, he lived in a commune in Ithaca, New York. He would often commute the 13 miles to work at a downtown vegetarian restaurant by foot. “I didn’t do that a couple times; I didn’t even…
Alumna Sylvia Mazzula says we can find greatness by making ourselves at home
Sylvia Mazzula ’98 MA ’02, associate professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and an award-winning mental health researcher, returned to her alma mater on October 30 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month to urge students to seek greatness. The key to achieving that excellence, she says, is finding connections so that the…
TCNJ Jazz Ensemble Celebrates Michael Ray: A Lifetime of Musical Achievement
As the centerpiece of its 100th anniversary celebration, the TCNJ Department of Music, in collaboration with Trenton Makes Music, presents guest artist, internationally renowned trumpeter, and Trenton native Michael Ray. Mr. Ray will join the TCNJ Jazz Ensemble for a performance featuring iconic pieces from his days as a member of Kool and the Gang…
TCNJ’s Trenton Roots explored in new exhibit
On Friday, October 26, TCNJ unveiled a new exhibit entitled “Our Trenton Roots” in the lobby of Trenton Hall. The display, which explores the history of the college from its beginning in the city of Trenton until present day, was conceived, designed, written, and fabricated by TCNJ students and faculty from the history and interactive…
TCNJ spirit is now cast in bronze
First introduced to campus during Homecoming 2017, the William M. McLagan ’87 Lion was welcomed officially to its permanent home — a prominent pad between Brower Student Center and the AIMM Building — during Homecoming 2018 on Saturday, Oct. 27. The sculpture, a three-foot-tall masterpiece-in-bronze, is a gift from McLagan, a retired career Army officer…