TCNJ News

Creative Colleges Names TCNJ a Top School for Budding Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:19:24 EST

The second edition of Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers has named TCNJ as one of the top 200 programs in the nation for creative students.

TCNJ will be hosting the Governor's School of the Arts from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6.

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:15 EST

TCNJ will be hosting the Governor’s School of the Arts from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6. Throughout the week there will be several free performances open to the public.

Communication studies students gain invaluable experience at U.S. Department of Labor

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:17:35 EST

Julia Sahin ’10 and Truc-Lan Vu ’10 are both working with the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Public Affairs in Philadelphia as public affairs assistants this summer.

T-V-CNJ

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:47:34 EST

If you’re curious as to what some of your fellow alumni are doing, just turn on the TV. TCNJ Magazine tracked down more than one dozen alumni working in television to learn how they got where they are and what the future holds.

Soldier Receives Posthumous Honor

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:54:01 EST

Kimberly Geonnotti, a staff member at TCNJ’s library, became a member of the Gold Star Mothers Club last year when her son, PFC David J. Bentz III, was killed in service on June 20, 2007. Now her son is making history as the first veteran of the Iraq War from New Jersey to be honored by a Military Order of the Purple Hearts (MOPH) chapter with a name dedication.

Accounting professor receives Fulbright Scholar Grant to study in Dublin

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:34:00 EST

Sunita Ahlawat, associate professor of accounting, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to lecture and conduct research at University College Dublin in Ireland during the fall semester of 2008.

$170,000 grant from U.S. Dept. of Education will expand TCNJ's Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian studies programs

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:49:04 EST

The College of New Jersey received a grant of more than $170,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) to fund the project, Iran and Beyond: Strengthening the International Studies and Foreign Language Curriculum in Middle Eastern and Central Eurasian Studies.

Alfred Harcourt Foundation grants additional scholarship support to TCNJ students and $75,000 to EOF summer program

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:53:34 EST

Since September 2000, The College of New Jersey has supported 41 students through the support of the Alfred Harcourt Foundation, providing scholarships for low-income students who are interested in public service careers such as teaching, nursing and other fields and who show promise of future contributions to society.

TCNJ announces interim dean of Culture and Society, vice provost

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:43:59 EST

The College of New Jersey announced hat Deborah Compte has been appointed to serve as Interim Dean of the School of Culture and Society, and Elizabeth Paul has accepted the position of vice provost, both effective July 2, 2008.

TCNJ's Municpal Land Use Center to draft state plan for development and redevelopment

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:17:04 EST

The Municipal Land Use Center at TCNJ will be responsible for developing a draft of the third iteration of the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan. This plan serves as a guide for state government with respect to public investments policies and programs that affect wide-ranging quality of life concerns

TCNJ presents third installment of the Urban Teacher Academy

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EST

Forty-six high school juniors from 26 area high schools have been selected for The College of New Jersey’s third Urban Teacher Academy (UTA), scheduled to take place from July 7-18, 2008.

Senior selected for summer study in Indonesia

eweiss@tcnj.edu — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:26:35 EST

Steven Myers, a senior international studies major, has been selected to participate in the United States-Indonesia Society’s Summer Studies Program in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

TCNJ's Society for Parliamentary Debate completed its inaugural year after successfully competing in two national tournaments

winkelm@tcnj.edu — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:31:11 EST

TCNJ’s Society for Parliamentary Debate completed its inaugural year after successfully competing in two national tournaments. The nearly twenty member team began the year with a stellar showing at the University of Pennsylvania Pro-am Tournament and ended the year at Princeton University’s prestigious annual tournament.