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Oh, the places TCNJ’s Class of 2020 will go
Turning their tassels in one of the most challenging times, members of the Class of 2020 are ready to leverage all they’ve learned as they enter the next phase of their professional endeavors. This diverse group will explore opportunities ranging from international veterinary school to the armed forces. Below are highlights of what lies ahead…
Corso family celebrates daughter’s honor society induction at home
As a liberal arts student, being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa is a crown jewel of the college experience. With this year’s ceremony postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, one student’s parents went above and beyond to make sure their daughter still had her special day. On April 22, on what would have been her…
TCNJ to offer test-optional application policy
In response to the challenges high school students are having scheduling standardized tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The College of New Jersey will implement a test-optional admissions policy for first-year applicants, beginning with the 2020–2021 admission cycle. The test-optional policy will be for a three-year period, during which first-year applicants can choose whether or…
Virtual showcase celebrates student scholarly work
In a virtual celebration of scholarly work, TCNJ students showcased the fruits of their academic labors with paper presentations, panels, poster sessions, and more during the Celebration of Student Achievement on Wednesday, May 6. “TCNJ’s Celebration of Student Achievement is an annual student symposium that highlights both the research and creative activity that our students are…
TCNJ joins initiative inviting residents studying out of state to come home
TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster joined the presidents of nine other New Jersey four-year public universities and colleges today in issuing a call for the 120,000 state residents who attend higher education institutions outside of New Jersey to come home, enroll in New Jersey institutions, and help rebuild the state as a part of a…
TCNJ expediting distribution of CARES Act emergency relief funds
TCNJ continues to identify ways to ease the financial hardships being endured by members of our campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, the college is expediting the distribution of the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding it received through the establishment of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. “We know…
The Signal earns prestigious college newspaper awards
The Signal, TCNJ’s student-run newspaper, earned seven awards in the 2019–20 New Jersey Press Foundation College Newspaper Contest, including first-place awards in the categories of Biography and Personality Profile, and Investigative Reporting. The Signal was established as TCNJ’s student newspaper in 1885, making it one of the oldest college newspapers in the nation. Emilie Lounsberry,…
Social distancing can’t dampen school spirit
The coronavirus global health emergency may have emptied TCNJ’s campus for the semester but it hasn’t stopped the college’s music and voice students from making beautiful collaborations together—albeit virtually. Inspired by President Kathryn Foster’s “Lion Strong” email message to campus, Assistant Professor of Music Eric Laprade called on some of TCNJ’s most musical students to…