The College of New Jersey recently unveiled a plaque dedicating Room 103 in the Administrative Services Building, also known as the Emergency Operations Center, in honor of former chief of campus police John Collins, who passed away in April. The EOC is a central location for command and control of first responders in the event…
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The SHOP @ TCNJ expands offerings through grant
The SHOP @ TCNJ, a campus food pantry and resource to aid anyone facing food insecurity, continues to expand its offerings and resources through a grant from Governor Phil Murphy’s Hunger-Free Campus initiative, distributed through the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The funds allow The SHOP to increase its staffing, replenish its stock…
TCNJ researcher looks into a toddler’s world of possibilities
A new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds a new light on how young children think about possibilities. The study, led by Aimee Stahl, associate professor of psychology, found that children as young as two can intuitively distinguish between impossible events and possible but improbable events —…
Bite into this professor’s podcast on the enduring allure of vampires
English professor Harriet Hustis is an expert on the eerie. She studies gothic literature from the 18th–21st century, and has published scholarship on Dracula, Frankenstein, and Jekyll and Hyde. In June, she bit into something even scarier to her than horror novels and tried to take her monster scholarship into newer technology. So, long before Halloween season, Hustis spent a week…
What’s the deal with all the teal?
TCNJ’s colors may be blue and gold, but in late October, management major Matt Smock ’26 added some teal accents. On Friday, October 25, the exteriors of the Brower Student Center and Trenton Hall were lit up in teal to help raise awareness for Occipital Neuralgia. ON is a chronic nerve pain condition often caused…
AI expert Alondra Nelson chats about how to balance innovation and regulation
From simple algorithms to advanced machine learning, artificial intelligence is a complex and rapidly evolving technology. It can enhance efficiency in everyday tasks, offer personalized services, and assist in healthcare advancements. However, at the same time, AI is outpacing the regulatory frameworks necessary to safeguard public interests. To shed light on the nuanced challenges of…
ArtsComm dean sets campus up to maintain civility in heated times
The School of the Arts and Communication has launched an initiative called Communication for the Common Good. Led by Dean Pamela Barnett, it is a series of lectures and workshops aimed at giving the TCNJ community a framework for discussing difficult issues in a civil way. For Barnett, fostering non-violent communication on hot topics has…
School of Nursing and Inclusive Excellence collaborate to launch mentoring hub
The College of New Jersey’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences and Division of Inclusive Excellence have partnered to launch The Mentoring Hub, an initiative focused on providing assistance, support, resources, and encouragement for nursing students at the college. “Fostering mentoring relationships is a fundamental strategy for nurse educators to develop and maintain an inclusive…
TCNJ receives $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation
The College of New Jersey was awarded a grant of $500,000 by the Mellon Foundation’s Higher Learning program. The grant will provide funding for Undocumented. Black. Citizen., a three-year, collaborative multi-disciplinary project that aims to co-create teaching resources about citizenship, belonging, migration, and Blackness centering the experiences of Black undocumented immigrants in and beyond Trenton, New Jersey. Led by…
TCNJ brings convenient Amazon lockers to campus
The College of New Jersey has added two Amazon lockers to campus to make the process of receiving and retrieving packages more efficient for students. Students and families can place orders via Amazon and have their packages delivered to the locker, named “Deputy,” which is centrally located on campus behind Cromwell Hall or the locker…