For Geralyn Altmiller, associate professor of nursing at The College of New Jersey, incorporating patient safety and quality care education as a component of comprehensive nursing school curricula should be a guiding principle for any successful nursing program. It just makes sense. That is why she was so taken aback when she learned that she’d…
Academics & Research
Albert Cavallaro wins inaugural Adeline Hoffman Prize
Albert Cavallaro, a 2015 graduate with majors in History and English, has won the inaugural Adeline Hoffman Prize for his essay “Western (Mis)perceptions of Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyvich the “Terrible”: Depictions of Ivan IV’s Reign by Western Writers from the 16th to the 21st Century Alongside 16th-Century Works of Western European Political Thought.” Published in…
From Packer to Poland: Lions Television footage at heart of international incident
When Ellie Schuckman ’18 rose last Tuesday morning, the only thing on her mind was her 11:00 a.m. final. But then the Lions Television programming director found a startling request in her in box: Reuters, the international news agency, wanted footage the student-run station had shot of former President Bill Clinton’s May 13 visit to…
At TCNJ, revamped program helps at-risk students graduate
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Rebecca Santorella named Goldwater Scholar, 2 more receive honorable mentions
Junior mathematics major Rebecca Santorella has been named a 2016 Goldwater Scholar, a prestigious honor awarded by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Santorella was selected alongside six other students from New Jersey in this year’s national competition. Additionally, chemistry majors Sara Martin and Tanya Townsend were selected for honorable mentions this…
How Shawn Syed’s internship made wishes come true
Over the course of his four-month internship at the White House this semester, junior Shawn Syed collected memories by the bushel. He watched Marine One, the presidential helicopter, land and depart from the South Lawn. He attended the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. And he worked in the Office of Presidential Correspondence, reading…
Victory is literally a sunny future for these physics majors
In last year’s Mayo Business Plan Competition, the Solar Divide team had a great idea, but they didn’t have the business acumen to back it up—and it cost them. They didn’t advance beyond the first round. This year, like a phoenix rising, team members Nic Freschi and his business partner Cody Combs breathed new life…
Jess Row receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Jess Row, associate professor of English, has been awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Often characterized as a “midcareer” award, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. The fellowship allows for uninterrupted time for recipients to…