Before she even began classes at TCNJ, Snehi Mukkamalla ’23 had a list of what courses she needed to take each year to be ready for medical school and what clubs she needed to join to pad her grad school application. In her head she drew a picture of the perfect TCNJ student: they wore ambassador T-shirts,…
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In the Club: Lions Gaming
“In the Club” is a series that showcases some of the 230+ recognized student organizations at TCNJ. Want to have your club featured? Drop a line to tcnjtoday@tcnj.edu to be considered for a future story. As competitive esports continues to grow globally — with estimates the industry will generate $1.87 billion in revenue by 2025 — it’s…
Making the midterms
As election results scrolled across screens during the November midterms, millions of Americans tuned into NBC’s around-the-clock news coverage. Behind the scenes, Bryan Doane ’22, Jodi Maloney ’22, Kathleen Patterson ’22, and Stephanie Shen ’22 were part of the NBC family’s graphic operations unit, responsible for creating the visuals that accompanied on-air talent as they…
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,…
In the Club: Unified Sports
“In the Club” is a series that showcases some of the 230+ recognized student organizations at TCNJ. Want to have your club featured? Drop a line to tcnjtoday@tcnj.edu to be considered for a future story. Cameron Bogdanoff ’23 is a self-described “sports guy.” Ever since he was young, he’s been a superfan of all of…
TCNJ recognized as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for college student voting
TCNJ has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. TCNJ joins a group of 394 colleges and universities…
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…
TCNJ earns award from Governor for veterans programs
Representatives from TCNJ accepted the New Jersey’s Governor “We Value Our Veterans” Academia Award at a ceremony held this morning at the New Jersey State Vietnam War Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey. Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jordan Draper, Chief of Campus Police Services Tim Grant, and Director of Leadership…
When art and social justice collide
On a Monday afternoon, Colleen Sears received a message from an individual who attended The Artivism Project that ran on campus earlier that day. That person, a teacher in the East Brunswick school district, said that her mindset on the topic discussed “had been transformed.” It was the compliment of a lifetime for Sears, assistant…