As the nation enters its third year of the pandemic, students and faculty at the Social Epidemiology Lab in the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science at The College of New Jersey have discovered a compelling connection between pandemic mortality and social capital across the nation. Social capital is a set of shared values…
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Physics prof’s new Fulbright award supports STEM connections across the Atlantic
TCNJ physics professor David McGee is making international connections for TCNJ science students, thanks to support from a Fulbright Specialist Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. McGee recently returned from Berliner Hochschule für Technik in Germany, where he worked with staff and faculty in putting the finishing…
TCNJ participating in Garden State Guarantee program
TCNJ announced today that it will participate in the Garden State Guarantee program, a new initiative from the state of New Jersey. The Garden State Guarantee, which begins with the 2022–23 academic year, is New Jersey’s promise to make a college degree more accessible and affordable. By reducing out-of-pocket costs for students and families, New…
TCNJ remains among leaders in producing physics teachers
TCNJ’s School of Science and School of Education continue to battle the national shortage of physics teachers by producing qualified educators at a pace that ranks among the best in the nation. The college has again been recognized by the Physics Teacher Education Coalition with the 5+ Award after graduating six well-prepared physics teachers in…
This course has all the “write” stuff for budding littérateurs
For 19 years, the Visiting Writers Series has brought nationally celebrated authors to campus. While pandemic constraints required a change of format for fall 2021, two writers — award-winning novelist Yaa Gyasi and poet Victoria Chang — visited for virtual readings over Zoom. But the series is more than inviting guest speakers to inspire TCNJ’s budding creative…
President Foster named to NCAA Division III Presidents Council
TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster has been named to the NCAA Division III President’s Council and will begin her term in January 2022. She will also serve as the chair of the New Jersey Athletic Conference President’s Council for the next two years. “This is a historic time in the NCAA as members rewrite the…
Campuswide solar project begins this month with installation of parking lot solar arrays
The College of New Jersey is taking major strides toward a more sustainable campus as it breaks ground on a campuswide solar project this month. The project consists of five solar arrays — a collection of solar panels that generate electricity as a system — that will be located in parking lots and building roofs…
True Blue, with hearts of gold
TCNJ’s campus police are walking the walk when it comes to community policing. The 29-member department has built relationships with a host of constituencies and been involved in a raft of events and initiatives on campus and in the college’s neighboring communities. In recent years, TCNJ campus police have spearheaded food and toy drives and…