How does an English major from New Jersey end up spending his summer in Tajikistan? For Kenneth Estrada ’17, a love of language led him to a gig teaching English as a foreign language, and an internship for the the Tajik Community Based Tourism Association in Tajikistan’s capital city of Dushanbe. A native of Perth Amboy,…
TCNJ News Releases Archive 2017-2015
Engineering students spend their summer working on NASA Space Grant
While some people spent Fourth of July weekend taking in fireworks displays, overindulging on hot dogs, and trying to beat the heat, TCNJ biomedical engineering students helped to plan for NASA’s first manned-mission to Mars as part of the college’s Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience (MUSE) program. Working under the tutelage of assistant professor of biomedical…
Ryan Laux and Chris Lundy learn on the job at Hollywood studio
Senior interactive multimedia (IMM) majors Ryan Laux and Chris Lundy made the most of their summer internship in Los Angeles, seizing, exploring, and absorbing whatever they could as videographer interns at DreamWorks Animation. Working for the training department, Laux and Lundy were responsible for filming, editing, and posting critical software classes for reference and teach-back purposes—invaluable…
President Gitenstein challenges campus community to embrace civil disagreement in welcome back address
In her 2016 Welcome Back address, TCNJ President R. Barbara Gitenstein reflected on recent tragedies domestically and abroad as well as the unprecedented divisiveness that threatens to suffocate constructive dialogue. Highlighting the college’s many accomplishments over the past year, she called on the campus community to embrace its special responsibility as a leader in higher…
How blogging helped Alyssa Freitas connect at IBM
Alyssa Freitas always wanted a career in sales. She trained for it in mock sales competitions and her courses as a management major. This summer, however, she wanted to match her passion for sales with her interest in technology, and a 10-week internship at IBM offered the perfect balance, placing her in the heart of…
Princeton Review gives TCNJ high marks for student satisfaction, more
Princeton Review asked 143,000 students at 381 colleges and universities across the country what they thought of their school on a range of topics. Based on the responses, the publication compiled a variety of rankings. In addition to being named a “Best College,” here’s where TCNJ placed on a number of its lists. Thanks to…
Two summer internships lead Dale Oommen to surprise findings
Dale Oommen ’17 is a biology major with a passion for research and exploration. “You can’t really know what you want to do unless you’ve had hands-on time experiencing it,” he says, a philosophy he put into practice this summer with engagements at very different organizations. Oommen’s first commitment was shadowing doctors and volunteering as…
Meet the Class of 2020
A by-the-numbers look at a group that defies categorization
TCNJ welcomes new freshman class
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Tom Cilla’s front row seat to history-in-the-making
Tom Cilla’s fellow students may be hard-pressed to top his “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” essay. As an intern with the United States Solicitor General’s office in Washington, D.C., Cilla was witness to two landmark rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. He heard Justice Stephen Breyer read the majority opinion in Whole Woman’s…