As a multimedia designer and 3D artist for CBS New York, Sorraya Brashear-Evans ’16 creates the graphics that promote and enliven news stories for one of the largest network affiliates in the country. The future she envisions is heavy with cutting-edge visual technology — say, a medical segment featuring a 3D model of the human…
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TCNJ to help lead Civic Information Consortium
In July, both houses of the New Jersey legislature approved a bill dedicating $5 million to the Civic Information Consortium, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit with a mission to revive, strengthen and transform local media in the state. The bill is awaiting Governor Murphy’s signature. TCNJ, along with Montclair State, NJIT, Rowan and Rutgers, will lead the…
President Foster describes four conversations that will help us frame our future
At Tuesday’s TCNJ Board of Trustees meeting, President Kathryn A. Foster made her first public remarks since assuming office on July 1. She used the occasion to describe four conversations that she plans to have with the college’s many constituencies in the coming weeks and months. The discussions, she said, will help us frame our…
TCNJ selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to receive an Inclusive Excellence Grant
TCNJ has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to join its prestigious Inclusive Excellence Initiative. The initiative is focused on implementing efforts to improve the inclusion of students from diverse backgrounds in science education on college and university campuses. As an Inclusive Excellence institution, TCNJ will receive a $1 million grant over…
TCNJ staff receives AED/CPR training
In April, the college reached an important milestone in the expansion of its Automated External Defibrillator (“AED”) program by completing installation of the new AED devices in designated buildings on campus. Now, thanks to a partnership with Penn Medicine Princeton Health, there are close to 100 people who have been specially trained to use them. Penn Medicine offered a number…
The STEM Complex enjoys an art installation of perfect proportions
Long explored and made popular by Leonardo Fibonacci and Johannes Kepler in the middle ages, the Golden Ratio describes—as simply put as possible—the perfectly symmetrical relationship between two proportions. It is often found in nature, in places like flower petals, honeycombs, seashells, hurricanes, and spiral galaxies. When used in art and design, it creates aesthetically…
Campus Police and staff members honored by New Jersey College and University Public Safety Association
Thirteen TCNJ staff members received Command Citation awards from the New Jersey College and University Public Safety Association at the organization’s annual awards luncheon on June 6. All 13 received Command Citation awards, which are given to recognize work beyond an ordinary or routine nature. This year’s recipients are: Lee Krystek, dispatch supervisor and George…