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…
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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…
TCNJ awarded IDEAS grant to enhance public health engagement in India
TCNJ has been selected as one of just 44 institutions across the country to receive funding support from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students Program. TCNJ’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences will use these funds to help their faculty and students conduct an in-depth comparison between the U.S. and Indian approaches to health care. “The goal of this project is to equip TCNJ professors and students with information about how…
Student art becomes the “mane” attraction
A pop-up art display featuring the king of the jungle has the TCNJ community roaring with excitement this summer. The chalk drawings, created by Brianna Titus ’22 and Liz Stahl ’23, have been cropping up on exterior surfaces across campus — from the Golden Spiral outside the STEM Complex to the library and even on…
Knicole Colón ’07 shines among NASA stars in James Webb Space Telescope image reveal
Physics alumna Knicole Colón ’07 was among NASA’s go-to experts to explain the significance of the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope earlier this month. Specifically, the images showed the travel patterns of an exoplanet 1,000 light years away. “There are billions of stars, that means there are billions of planets,” said…
TCNJ’s Alumni Association welcomes eight new board members
The College of New Jersey’s Alumni Association announced the newest members to its executive board. The eight inductees were voted in during the June 16 meeting and assumed their roles on July 1. “We are thrilled to welcome our newly appointed members to the Alumni Association board of directors,” says Ian Ruderman ’89, board president.…
TCNJ mourns the loss of its 13th president, Clayton R. Brower
Clayton R. Brower, 13th president of the college, died on June 30, 2022 at the age of 99. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease. “The TCNJ community extends heartfelt condolences to Dr. Brower’s beloved wife, Dorothy, and the entire Brower family,” said TCNJ president Kathryn A. Foster. “I feel so fortunate to have had the…
TCNJ Foundation Board elects David Rago to board
The College of New Jersey Foundation has elected David Rago, owner of Rago Arts and Auction Center in Lambertville, NJ, to its Board of Directors. “I am pleased to welcome Mr. Rago as a new member of the Board of Directors,” said Elaine Rocha ’95, chair of the board. “He brings a wealth of experience,…