It took no time at all for new and returning TCNJ students to occupy the new picnic tables between Brower Student Center and Green lawn — though the project to bring them to campus was over three years in the making. The six brand new tables are more than a new spot to study or…
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TCNJ cultivates a bumper crop of winning New Jersey educators
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of Education announced its 2022–2023 County Teachers of the Year and it was no surprise that six of the 21 county teachers are TCNJ alumni. Each teacher was nominated as Teacher of the Year in their individual school before moving on to county-wide competition. Next, they’ll find out…
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How Camila Guayasamin’s summer internship offered national leadership experience with local support
Camila Guayasamin ’24 may have stayed close-to-home for her summer internship, but she still gained national perspectives along the way. As one of five Bonner Scholars selected for the National Summer Intern program at the Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation in Princeton, Guayasamin worked alongside fellow scholars from Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio.…
Leeann Thornton named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists
Leeann Thornton, professor of biology at TCNJ, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists. She will begin her term on October 1, 2022. “It’s a tremendous honor to be selected to represent this society because my identity as a plant biologist has always been a huge part of my career,” Thornton…
How this TCNJ summer study abroad course satisfies the hunger for history
What could be better than a study abroad program in Italy? How about one with a focus on food? Thirty TCNJ students traveled to Italia for three weeks this summer for the Center for Global Engagement’s popular faculty-led offering: Gendered History of Food: La Cucina Della Nonna (grandmother’s kitchen). The class, first offered in 2012, studies…
Meet TCNJ’s 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship winners
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is one of the most competitive sources of support for students in STEM fields. The vast majority of recipients are first- and second-year graduate students, but three TCNJ seniors made the list in this past spring when the NSF announced its 2022 awardees: Madison Bland Major: electrical…
Golden Lions Society engages post-50th-anniversary alumni
TCNJ’s Alumni Engagement office announced the establishment of The Golden Lions Society, a premiere affinity group designed to provide meaningful engagement opportunities with The College of New Jersey. The society is composed of alumni who have previously celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the college. TCNJ’s Golden Lions are among the most passionate…