The TCNJ Foundation’s Herbert B. Mayo Student Investment Fund is giving finance students real-world experience in the art of investing while making a difference in the local community by generating scholarships for students in Ewing. The fund, which tasks the student portfolio managers with monitoring current market conditions and enforcing compliance with investment objectives, was initially created…
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TCNJ President Kathryn Foster establishes Foster Distinguished Visitor Series
Beginning this spring, TCNJ will see the first of many high-profile and diverse speakers brought to campus through a new series established by a gift from TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster. “President Foster has generously donated $250,000 to the college in order to create the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series,” said John Donohue, vice president of…
Two TCNJ nursing students receive NJLN scholarships
Lucy McKeon ’23 was in and out of the hospital in high school due to medical reasons. “My nurse was the main person who made a difference in my life during that period,” she says. “I realized I can be that person for someone else.” Gianna Glover ’25 also felt the pull to help others.…
How this course is promoting career readiness in nursing and beyond
Not long after Tracy Perron started teaching at TCNJ, she realized that students in her nursing classes and those enrolled in the college’s Career and Community Studies program for students with intellectual disabilities had things to learn from one another. “I thought they needed to learn to interact,” said Perron, who chairs the Nursing Department. And so,…
Surviving an apocalypse just got easier, thanks to this first-year seminar.
School of Education faculty member Steven Singer used to jump out of airplanes in the Army. These days he climbs mountains and teaches his students how to survive in the event of an apocalypse. We spoke to Singer about his first-year seminar course, “The Last of Us: A Study of Human Nature and Threats to…
A $600,000 grant from NSF is helping Melissa Zrada ’12 prep teachers to see data differently
So much of the information we absorb in today’s world is visual — from maps to pie charts to dashboard icons. Being able to present data in a visual form, as well as being able to view and understand data, is fast becoming a necessary skill set across all professions, and it’s why Melissa Zrada ’12,…
School of Nursing and Health Sciences partners with Capital Health for mass casualty drill
TCNJ nursing students participated in a mass casualty drill in partnership with Capital Health earlier this month. The drill provided an opportunity for 30 students to see how two different types of hospitals — the community-oriented Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell and the more urban Capital Health Regional Trauma Center — handled an immediate…
TCNJ launches Master of Public Policy program
TCNJ announced today that starting in fall of 2023 the college will offer a Master of Public Policy program housed within the Department of Political Science. The 36-credit program will equip students to be effective policy analysts, researchers, advocates, and managers in the public, non-profit, and private sectors by providing high quality methodological training, individualized…
A political science mentorship program is making valuable connections
A mentorship program at TCNJ is helping students get an insider’s view of politics and public policy, and tap into a world of connections. The Campus to Capitol Mentorship Program — known locally as C2C — takes advantage of the college’s proximity to Trenton to connect students with alumni in politics, public affairs, and government.…
TCNJ’s Stuart Carroll selected by U.S. Department of State for prestigious program
Stuart Carroll, associate professor of elementary and early childhood education at TCNJ, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for the Virtual English Language Educator Program. The project will allow Carroll to engage virtually with English language learners and teachers online at Sumy State University in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. Carroll,…