Faculty from TCNJ’s School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science presented white coats to 70 nursing students during its inaugural White Coat Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 18. “We’re honoring students who are just beginning their professional journey,” said Carole Kenner, dean of the school. A White Coat Ceremony is a formal welcome into the nursing…
Academics & Research
TCNJ selected as national exemplar in undergraduate research
The College of New Jersey will receive the first “Campus-wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment” (AURA) from the Washington, DC-based Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). This annual award recognizes institutions that have devised exemplary programs providing high-quality research experiences to undergraduates. “The College of New Jersey is honored to be recognized by CUR as a…
TCNJ opens student evaluation clinic for children and young adults
The College of New Jersey recently opened its doors to the TCNJ Student Evaluation Clinic, a service that provides educational, psychological, and speech-language evaluations. The clinic is located on campus in Ewing and works with both parents and school districts at a rate that is nearly half the cost of existing options. A centerpiece of…
Paramount Pictures internship helped Allie Weiner map her future
Even as a little girl, Elizabeth “Allie” Weiner was, she says, acutely aware that her favorite film, Clueless, was a Paramount picture. “At a very early age, I was interested in who produced and distributed a movie.” Weiner, a senior communications major, worked this past summer as a Creative Affairs intern at the legendary…
Jana Gevertz’s mathematical models could help answer cancer questions
Jana Gevertz was drawn to medicine, but she didn’t want to be a doctor. “I was a math major, but wanted to do something that could have a direct societal impact,” she says. Then it happened. As an undergrad at Rutgers University, her father was diagnosed with stage IV lymphoma. “That sealed the deal for…
The pursuit of a nursing career is very personal for Edric Vites
Edric Vites ’17 was only 12 when his 7-year-old sister Risella died from biliary atresia, a rare, life-threatening liver disease that affects children. Her death changed the course of his life. He decided to enter the medical field, either as a doctor or nurse. Vites essentially raised himself. After his sister died, his parents…