The College of New Jersey was awarded a $40,000 grant from The Presser Foundation to replace the instrument storage facilities in the Music Building. The current lockers will be upgraded to industry-standard storage solutions that will provide enhanced security for student instruments. As an added benefit of the project, some of the existing storage cabinets…
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TCNJ begins work with Master Teacher Fellows on NSF grant for STEM educators
The College of New Jersey recently began working with its first cohort of Sustainable and Innovative STEM Master Teacher Fellows on the execution of a National Science Foundation grant to increase levels of teacher engagement in K–5 STEM education in New Jersey. Funding for this six-year, $2.9 million initiative was awarded to TCNJ researchers in…
TCNJ student papers “Provide Renewed Hope for our Discipline and our World” at national health communication conference
TCNJ student papers “provide renewed hope for our health communication discipline and our world” according to Anne Nicotera, professor and organizer of the national biannual D.C. Health Communication Conference hosted by George Mason University May 1–3, 2025, in Herndon, Virginia. “To see this caliber of work produced by undergraduate students is rare and exceedingly gratifying,”…
TCNJ partners with American Museum of Natural History to offer graduate courses
The College of New Jersey has partnered with New York City’s American Museum of Natural History to offer online graduate classes through the museum’s Seminars on Science series. The courses, which are designed to deepen students’ understanding of scientific content and enhance knowledge of the process of scientific inquiry, are asynchronous, providing flexibility for the…
Qadim Ghani named vice president and chief financial officer
TCNJ President Michael Bernstein announced today the appointment of Qadim Ghani as vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 16, 2025. Ghani currently serves as vice president of finance at Montgomery County Community College, where he works with the president and Board of Trustees on all matters related to the institution’s fiscal health. He…
Donor support turns a bio computer lab into a collaboration hub
When IT data revealed that the computers in a second-floor lab in the Biology Building were rarely used, the biology department looked to students for inspiration on how to repurpose the space. “Students want spaces to be together: more whiteboards, more places to collaborate,” Wendy Clement, department chair, says. “And we were also running out…
Director of Res Ed Tina Tormey earns prestigious Carmen L. Vance Herstory Award
Tina Tormey, director of residential education and housing at TCNJ, was named the winner of the Carmen L. Vance Herstory Award by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. The award is presented to honor an outstanding female professional who has served the housing profession and assisted in supporting and creating opportunities for other female…
Goldwater Scholar Ravi Sangani ’26 sees a passion in his research
Public health major Ravi Sangani ’26 was recently named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduate students in mathematics, science, and engineering. Out of 1,350 faculty-nominated students across 445 institutions, Sangani — who is minoring in biology and chemistry — was among just 441 selected for the scholarship,…