TCNJ was recently named a “Voter Friendly Campus” by Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. TCNJ is one of only 83 institutions nationwide to receive this designation, and is the only institution from New Jersey. The mission of the Voter Friendly Campus designation is to bolster efforts that help students…
Author Archives: Emily W. Dodd
Mawhinney’s new book examines teacher education at minority-serving institutions
As an African-American woman growing up in a rural area that was predominantly white, Lynnette Mawhinney knew from a young age she wanted to pursue a career in education. “I knew I wanted to teach students who needed extra support,” she says, “but who also needed someone like me, a teacher of color.” Her new…
TCNJ senior using mindfulness in the classroom
—The Hartford Courant
N.J. assemblyman with little hair shaves head for cancer research at TCNJ fraternity fundraiser
—NJ.com
TCNJ and Bryn Mawr College launch partnership
Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and The College of New Jersey have launched a partnership that will enable selected TCNJ students in a number of majors to apply for admission into the GSSWSR Master of Social Service degree program as early as their sophomore year. “Because of TCNJ’s strong…
Meet TCNJ’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship winners
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is one of the most competitive sources of support for students in STEM fields. The vast majority of recipients are first- and second-year graduate students, but four TCNJ seniors made the list last month when the NSF announced its 2017 awardees: The fellowship is worth a total…
Mayo Business Plan Competition final showdown, April 5
On April 5, three teams of TCNJ student entrepreneurs will square off in the finals of the Mayo Business Plan Competition. Their goal? To convince a panel of judges that their idea is the Next Big Thing. And the stakes are high, with a prize pot of $50,000 to be divvied up among the teams.…
STEM Building construction on track
The construction of TCNJ’s STEM building is on track for completion this summer with a ribbon-cutting ceremony being planned for the fall. The 89,000-square-foot project, which uses funds from the Building Our Future Bond and the Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Bond, has been designed from the ground up to facilitate a fresh, multifaceted approach to…
Lessons from the 2017 Pelson Lecture: Diversity enhances innovation
“What unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?” was the question Chief Justice John Roberts asked in the 2015 Supreme Court case A. Fisher v. the University of Texas. Aiming to provide a response to that question, Dr. Sylvester James Gates—a nationally recognized voice on the importance of equity and diversity…