Emma Becker was one of a dozen students who conducted in-depth interviews with residents at the Rescue Mission of Trenton for a pilot class on homelessness taught by Rachel Adler in Fall 2017. “It was the very definition of experiential learning,” said Becker, a political science major and rising junior from East Brunswick. “It was…
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TCNJ, PSE&G, and Ewing Township first responders conduct gas emergency response exercise
The College of New Jersey and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, New Jersey’s largest utility, conducted a gas safety exercise with Ewing Township police, fire and emergency medical services today. During the exercise, PSE&G simulated: damage to an underground gas line and underground electrical lines; a major power outage; and an on-campus explosion –…
Sorraya Brashear-Evans ’16 broadcasts her digital design skills for CBS New York
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…
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…