The Fourth Friday

May 2005

This electronic news update about people and events at The College of New Jersey is disseminated on the fourth Friday of every month school is in session from August through May. The next issue will be published August 26, 2005. The deadline for that issue is noon, Monday, August 22.

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Faculty and Staff

The Staff Senate Election and Constitution Committee announced the results of the recent election to the Staff Senate. The 90 ballots received were counted Monday, May 9, with the following results: Joanne Popowski, coordinator of math and science for the Tutoring Center, was elected vice president and will serve a two-year term beginning June 1. She replaces Lauren Kaspereen, who resigned to accept a position at Rutgers.   Seven individuals were elected to be senators-at-large, serving three-year terms beginning June 1: Janis Blayne-Paul, director of special events; John Carter, supervisor of housekeeping in the Office of Building Services; Jim Lopez, campus police sergeant; Tony Marchetti, production coordinator in the Office of College and Community Relations; Carol MacLeod, secretary in the Office of Human Resources; Janice Vermeychuk , associate director of health services; and Matthew Winkel, information architect on the information technology staff.

Raymond Barclay, director of the Office of Institutional Research, and Craig Blaha, associate director of information policy, security, and Web development, gave a joint presentation on “Using the Campus Portal to Facilitate Accreditation” at the national forum of the Association for Institutional Research held earlier this month in San Diego, CA. In April, Raymond also represented the state sector of higher education at the annual forum of the New Jersey Association for Institutional Research on a panel discussing “Framing the Questions: IT's Responsibility.”  Raymond also reported his office recently received a $131,000 contract from the state Department of Education to research how effective the “alternate route” 200-hour instructional programs have been in preparing teachers for New Jersey classrooms.

William Behre, interim dean of the School of Education, will be on the ballot in the November election for a four-year term on the Board of Education of the New Hope-Solebury School District in nearby Bucks County, PA. Bill was one of four members of “NHS Kids First,” a team of candidates organized to oust the existing board, to win in a primary election May 17.    

Mary Lynn Hopps, who for the past two years has been serving as interim director of Women In Learning and Leadership (WILL), this month was named director of the five-year-old academic program. A native of Louisiana, she attended Tulane University in New Orleans and later earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and, in 1995, a master's in English at TCNJ. Hired originally to fill in for a few weeks, she soon became interim director and, following a formal search, director of the program. Under Mary Lynn's leadership, WILL has experienced considerable growth, with a waiting list for the limited enrollment of 25 students in each class seeking a certificate upon completion of the formal course of study. The program graduated its third class in April. WILL provides a wide variety of training and leadership opportunities, internships, and an activist capstone course.  

Patricia Hutchinson, a project director in the Department of Technological Studies, made a presentation on the Children Designing and Engineering Program developed by the department at the May 6 Technology Educator's Association of New Jersey annual conference in Princeton. In other news, Pat has a one-woman show of her current paintings at the B Square Gallery, 614 S. 9th St., Philadelphia, through July 30. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday afternoons.

Vernon Kelley, crew supervisor with the Office of Access Control, recently achieved the level of Certified Journeyman Institutional Locksmith by successfully completing the certification program operated by the Institutional Locksmiths' Association. Vernon is one of the first five access control professionals in the country to achieve this level of certification.

Diana Lygas, a program assistant in the Office of Alumni Affairs, this week dispatched e-mail announcements to over 10,000 alumni who are using TCNJ's Alumni Online Community, offering the opportunity to purchase a brick for the walkways in the new Alumni Grove. The bricks, which can be personalized with the name of the donor, may be purchased for $150, with the proceeds going to the Alumni Association to defray the cost of the project and to support its scholarship programs. The final grove design is yet to be approved, but groundbreaking is expected this summer and completion is planned for this fall. Information is online at http://www.tcnj.edu/~alumni/brick.html

Emmanuel Osagie, who has served as vice provost in charge of the Office of Academic Grants and Sponsored Research, this week was named dean of TCNJ's School of Business. In a May 20 announcement, Provost Stephen Briggs said that after the search committee had reviewed a pool of over 60 applicants and narrowed the field to four who visited campus, it then recommended that Emmanuel, who has supervised the school as interim dean in the past year, be considered for the post. After meeting twice to discuss the issue, the business faculty supported the search committee recommendation. Emmanuel, a native of Nigeria, earned a bachelor's at Southern University and A&M College and a master's and doctorate in economics at Louisiana State University, both in Baton Rouge, LA. Emmanuel joined the TCNJ administration in August 2000 as director of academic grants and sponsored research and in 2001 became vice provost for research and faculty development. He officially takes over as dean on July 1.

Suzanne Pasch, vice provost for academic programs and initiatives, has resigned to accept appointment as vice president of academic affairs at Wheelock College in Boston. During her 12 years at TCNJ, she served as dean of the School of Education, dean of graduate studies, and had leading roles in advancing global programs, academic transformation, faculty diversity, and interdisciplinary programs. Wheelock is a college of about 950 students, of whom 94 percent are women, and 38 percent are graduate students.     

Helen-Chantal Pike, adjunct professor of English and longtime freelance writer who taught magazine writing in the spring semester, is the author of Asbury Park's Glory Days: The Story of an American Resort , published this month by Rutgers University Press. The 156-page, historical look at the seaside city that has been in and out of fashion since the 1890s, retails for $29.95 and is illustrated with 22 color and 190 black and white photographs.  

Jason Schweitzer, a research associate in the Office of Institutional Research, was nominated for a second term as a state-sector representative and recording secretary for the NJ Association for Institutional Research.

Gail Simmons, dean of the School of Science , has announced her resignation to accept, effective July 1, the position of dean of the School of Science and Technology at City University of New York – College of Staten Island. She was appointed the first dean of the School of Science in August 2001, and in addition to coordinating the five departments in that area, has helped develop undergraduate research initiatives, collaborative programs with other academic schools, and many other projects. In other news, Gail has authored an article for the Careers section of the April 26 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education headlined “Reproductive Success for Working Scientists.” In it she reflects on her academic career as she sought and held teaching positions in a state of pregnancy and new motherhood. She also offers practical advice to women, as well as to their husbands and those involved in hiring, on how to succeed at both motherhood and academic life in an environment that often remains less than inviting for women.

Robert Weber, professor emeritus of technological studies, on May 5 gave the keynote address at the Technology Educator's Association of New Jersey's annual Conference and Expo at the Hyatt Regency in West Windsor. His talk was titled “Technology Education: No Standard Left Behind.”  

Dawn Willan, data resources administrator in the Office of Information Technology and Student Services, has been elected to a two-year term as a non-voting representative to TCNJ's Board of Trustees.

Jean Wong, associate professor of special education, language, and literacy, gave two presentations at the national/international convention of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) held in San Antonio, TX, last month. She was invited to present and facilitate a discussion session with David Olsher of San Francisco State University on “Conversation Analysis and Language Teaching.” Jean also presented a paper entitled “Conversation Analysis and Teaching Strategies and Materials” as part of a second panel. Also, Jean has recently published two book chapters. “Sidestepping Grammar” appears in Applying Conversation Analysis just published by Palgrave Macmillan) and “Some Preliminary Thoughts on Delay as an Interactional Resource” appears in Second Language Conversations, published last year by Continuum.

Students

Six TCNJ graduates preparing for or already beginning teaching careers were presented with the annual Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award by state Commissioner of Education William L. Librera at a May 6 ceremony at the Department of Education Building in Trenton. They are: Louis De Angelo '05, a mathematics education major; Elizabeth Hultz '05, an English education major; JenniLee Groegler '04, an early childhood education major; and Jillian Newsome '04, a special education major. Also winners are two graduates nominated by graduate schools they attended: Kara Ingling '03, an English major nominated by Rutgers University, and Lauren Connor '01, nominated by Monmouth University. The six are among 16 in New Jersey who received the award this year.

Several communication studies majors attended the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association in Pittsburgh April 29-30 to make presentations of papers. Seniors Matthew Calderone and Anthony Territola presented in a “poster session” on “Strategy and Issue Framing: An Exploratory Analysis of Topics and Frames in Campaign 2004 Print News.” Caitlin Gaughan presented a paper she co-authored with Stefanie Gratale and Sam Griffiths on “Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage,” which won the award for best undergraduate paper in the health communication division. The three co-authors are rising seniors. Senior Toni Peterson presented a paper she co-authored with senior Dana Logandro and junior James Cooney on “Nationwide Newspaper Coverage of Alternative Medicine.”

Wayne Hu, a music major who graduated this spring, has a role in this summer's production of the opera Sweeney Todd being mounted by the newly formed Princeton Festival at the Kirby Arts Center at the Lawrenceville School . He'll be singing (he's a lyric baritone) in the ensemble and will have a few solos, as he understudies the role of Anthony. The opera will be performed July 3, 9, 15, and 16. Wayne plans to attend graduate school next year, or as soon as he can save some money singing and acting. Last summer he was among a select group of young singers working as paid interns at Opera North in New Hampshire , and since then has appeared in a number of regional theater productions, including the Tri-State Actors Theater in Sussex production last month of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Nicole Kukawski, a rising senior majoring in English, spent the spring semester working on a research paper about American poet Walt Whitman's views on education reform in the late 1800s. Checking on the possibility of a connection between Whitman, who then lived in nearby Camden, and the College (then known as the New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton), she came across an interview with Whitman that students at the College reported in 1888. The unusual find impressed her instructor, David Blake, an associate professor of English and a Whitman expert. Nicole's paper will be submitted to the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review and will be part of the program at TCNJ's Whitman Symposium on the 150th anniversary of Whitman's Leaves of Grass planned for September 22-24. Her discovery generated numerous news reports as mentioned below in “TCNJ in the News.”

Kenneth and Keith Lucas, rising juniors, twin brothers, and philosophy majors, will spend part of their summer at Princeton University in the Princeton Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. Winning places in the competitive program will enable them to spend nine all-expenses-paid weeks on the campus pursuing research with a member of the Princeton philosophy faculty. The program is designed to give talented undergraduates a feeling for academic life in anticipation of applying for graduate school.  

Five students working in the Tutoring Center with Diane Gruenberg, who directs tutoring for the humanities and social sciences departments, made presentations about their off-campus work in the Lawrence High School before two writing conferences last month. During the spring semester, 14 TCNJ students from the Tutoring Center visited the high school for six days, to show students there how to apply peer review strategies in small writing groups. Later the tutors provided individual comments to the high school students through TCNJ's Online Writing Lab in the Tutoring Center. Senior Seth Krufka, junior Bethany Allinder, and sophomore James Van Strander, on April 16 presented at the North East Writing Centers Association Conference at Long Island University in Brooklyn. On April 22, junior Callista Lawler and Van Strander presented at the New Jersey Writing Alliance Conference at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.

     Krufka was joined by two other student tutors in co-authoring an article in the current (Vol. 11, No. 2) issue of The Dangling Modifier, an online newsletter for writing tutors. The article, by Krufka, senior journalism major Donna Kardos, and junior psychology major Sarah Schlesinger, describes an unconventional training exercise devised by Diane for use in her tutor training. The three students had demonstrated the exercise at the National Conference for Tutors of Peer Writing held in Hackettstown last fall. One may read the full article at http://www.ulc.psu.edu/Dangling_Modifier/index.php

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Many academic departments award special honors to graduating seniors in their departmental ceremonies. Following is a list of the major honors submitted by departments for publication in the Fourth Friday.

The School of Business

Dr. Lowell F. Johnson Award for strong academic standing, student or community activity, leadership, and character – Jean Marie Lutkenhouse

Management Planning Financial Analyst Award for the best companyvaluation report – Michael Haigh

Daniel R. Hall Award for community service and dedication to pursue an active role in education – Li Liu

The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award for academic excellence and a commitment to one's chosen profession – Devon Pavel

Outstanding Contribution to the School of Business Finance Program – Sean Garner

Accounting Program Service Award – Kelly Truszkowski

Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key (to the graduate with the highest academic standing) – Li Liu

The School of Art , Media, and Music

Dept. of Art

TCNJ Phi Kappa Phi Student-Faculty Research Award – Matthew Sochocki

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society – Sarah Bennett, Lisa Genovese, Diane Koss, and Matthew Sochocki

Interactive Multimedia Program

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society – Christine Baker

Dept. of Music

Six seniors were awarded membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society, for ranking in the top 20 percent of the music senior class, for being judged by the faculty as outstanding in scholarship and musicianship, and for demonstrating qualities of integrity, leadership, open-mindedness and intellectual stamina. They are: Mitchell Brodsky, Matthew Byrd, Kristen Farina, Michael Forman, Todd Gagnon, and Erik Safran .

The School of Culture and Society

Dept. of Criminology and Justice Studies

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi, the National Honor Society: Stephanie Commini and Dawn Marie Conover
Membership in Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society:  
Michele Bobev, Stephanie Commini, Dawn Marie Conover, Tara Daulton, Rachel Forman, Timothy Goffred, Rachel Grisi, Marissa A. Kristbergs, Douglas Muraglia, and Sharon Soon

Dept. of History

The J.P. Karras Leadership in History Award for academic excellence and leadership in the College – Caitlin Dearing and Craig Gross .

Service to the Department of History – David Scott

Good Citizenship – David Dziengowski

Highest GPA among graduates – Craig Gross

Classical Studies Program

The Allan S. Gotthelf Prize in Classical Studies – Laura Wurtzel

Women's and Gender Studies Program

Excellence in Women's and Gender Studies Award – Christine Minerva

The School of Education

Dept. of Educational Administration and Secondary Education

Undergraduate Secondary Teacher Award – Charles Roberto

Graduate Secondary School Teacher Award – Julie Brenner-Newman and Tim Makaro       

Graduate Educational Leadership Award – Patrick Bree

Graduate Nadine Shandler Award for excellence in educational foundations – Tova Katz

Dept. of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Jeannette Cutter Hodge Award – Erica Roth

Rosemary Hausdoerffer Award – Kimberly Greene

Chairperson's Teaching Excellence Award – Kelly Drummond

EECE Department Award – Allison Winka

Undergraduate Researcher Award – Allison Crerar and Stacey VanMetre

Graduate Researcher Award – Ana I. Berdecia and Antoinette Margaretta

Dr. James Silver Award – William P. Thompson            

Dept. of Health and Exercise Science

Fred C. and Verses Grill Memorial Award – Thomas Dreher

Gertrude Valleau Metzger '28 Memorial Award – Jaclyn Roesch

Emerita Award – Katherine Eagan

Dept. of Special Education, Language, and Literacy

Special Education Book Awards – Danielle E. DiDonato , Jaclynn Heefner , Lauren M. Watson , Melisa Yar , and Taija Young .

The Ann Shenkle Service Award – Sarah Moretti                          

School of Education Awards

Evelyn Franz Reading Award – Donna Sensi

Undergraduate Recognition Award of the Greater Trenton Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi – Lindsay Frevert

Dean's Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award – Louis G.DeAngelo

Dean's Graduate Academic Excellence Award – Debra Billman 

The School of Engineering

Dept. of Engineering

Armstrong Scholar Awards for Highest Academic Achievement

              Stephen Saudargas, computer engineering

              Meggie Grafton, electrical engineering

              Edward Marion, engineering science

              Nicholas Ginga, mechanical engineering

Armstrong Leadership Awards

              Michael Current, president of IEEE

              Joseph DiBartolomeo, president of SAE

              Nicholas Ginga, president of ASME

              Jodie Hicks, president of SWE

Dresser Award for Outstanding Service to the Department, School, and College – Stephen A. Lewis

Chairman's Award for the best overall senior project design (micro-mouse project): to Stephen A. Lewis , Nicholas Vertucci, and Eric Wojcik, all computer engineering, and Nicholas Terzulli, mechanical engineering               

Dept. of Technological Studies

Armstrong Scholar Award – Michael Stauffer

Armstrong Leadership Award – Michael Stauffer

Dresser Service Award – Thomas Fawcett III

Technology Educator's Association of NJ Student of the Year – Michael Stauffer

Chairman's Award for best overall senior project design – Travis Jovais

The School of Nursing

Alumni Award for outstanding leadership and involvement in nursing organizations – Annelies Pfeiffer

Margaret Merritt Award for clinical excellence – Melissa Espinoza and Diana Van Houten

Professional Nursing Organization of Students Leadership Award – Amanda DiPaola

Regina Sanchez-Porter Memorial Award for excellence in community health nursing – Tara N. Byrnes

Senior Award for Outstanding Performance – Kimberly J. Co

Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society) Award for sustained and excellent academic record – Nora Whisnant

U.S. Air Force Leadership Award for demonstrated leadership – Ashley Paleczny

Army Nurse Corps Spirit of Nursing Award for commitment to excellence of the Army Nurse Corps and National Student Nurses' Association – Kimberly Stinson

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi – Danielle Bekas , Kimberly J. Co , and Melissa Schreiner

Hanna Grace Fehn Memorial Scholarship for demonstrated academic merit – Lynn Tomesko

Alyce M. Russo Scholarship for students who demonstrate academic merit – Danielle Bekas, Stephanie Brogan, and Maria Nouri             

The School of Science

Dept. of Computer Science

Computer Science Award for progress within the major and contributions to the department – Megan Thurber

The Charles H. Goldberg Prize for academic excellence and to support graduate study in the field – Michael Massimi and Mark Strohmaier 

Dept. of Physics

The Fink-Moses-Pregger Award for the highest overall GPA in physics content courses – to Christopher Voinier

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics

Wendell B. Secor Award (the department's highest honor) – Christopher Moravek

Senior Achievement Award – Amy Dyer and Megan White

Viola Bentz Hirsch Award for excellence and academic achievement – Louis DeAngelo and Paige Devaney

Goldstein Algebra Award – Louis DeAngelo and Lorraine Kraus

Charles and Herman Bentz Memorial Award for excellence in statistics – Brian Coar

Sports Update

Caitlin Dearing, a history and international studies major, and Matt Molski, a chemistry major, have been named the 2005 recipients of the Dr. Harold W. Eichkoff Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete Awards. Dearing is a four-time TCNJ scholar athlete who maintained a 3.919 grade point average in College. A member of the Dean's List every semester, she is a member of the history honor society, is fluent in French and spent the spring semester of her junior year studying in France. As a four-year member of the women's basketball team, she helped the squad compile a 78-30 record, and advance to the second round of the 2004 NCAA Division III Championships.  

Molski has been a standout runner on both the indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as a strong cross country competitor during his four years at TCNJ. He holds the school indoor record in the one mile (4:13.59) and is part of TCNJ teams that have dominated NJAC indoor and outdoor championship meets for the last three years. As a senior last fall he won the NJAC cross country championship and was named NJAC Runner of the Year. While winning two All-America citations as a runner, he also has earned a 3.89 GPA in the classroom.  

Women's Lacrosse – TCNJ's women's lacrosse team won the program's 12th NCAA Division III Championship with a 9-7 win over Salisbury University Sunday, May 22. It was the Lions' 21st consecutive NCAA Division III Championship Tournament and   their 17th title game appearance. Junior midfielder Lauren Dougher was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after making four goals and four assists between the semifinal and championship games. Joining Dougher on the all-tournament team were senior midfielder Lauren Gossner and juniors Bridget Bigley, Megan Marquardt, and Meredith Spangler. Dougher set an NCAA Division III Championship Tournament record for most points scored in a tournament with 25. She scored 17 goals and eight assists in four games. She also set a single-game school record for points in a game with 12 on eight goals and four assists in the Lions' 22-7 victory over Drew University in the regional semifinals on May 14. Dougher is a candidate for the 2004-2005 Division III Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year representing lacrosse.

Gossner, Bigley, Dougher, Spangler, and freshman midfielder Karen Doane all were selected for the 2005 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association US Lacrosse Division III All-Metro Region First Team, while senior defender Heather Rainey was named to the second team.

Baseball – TCNJ's baseball team won the NJAC Championship for the fifth time in school history with a 6-5 win over Rowan in 10 innings. The title earned the Lions a spot in the 2005 NCAA Division III Tournament, marking the 15th time they have appeared in the tournament. The Lions did not advance to the College World Series and finished the year with a 34-13 record.

TCNJ's sophomore catcher Gerard Haran helped rewrite some of TCNJ's records this spring while also earning numerous honors. Haran finished the year with 74 RBI and 15 home runs, both single-season school records. He was named the 2005 NJCBA Division III Player of the Year after earning NJAC All-Conference Second Team honors. Just named to the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Regional NCAA Division III ABCA Regional All-America Team, Haran is now a candidate for All-America honors. He finished the season with a .386 average at the plate, and his 16 doubles helped produce a .743 slugging percentage.

Also earning a number of post-season baseball honors were sophomore first baseman Blake Bullis, junior third baseman Rich Kropp, junior outfielder Chris Wilson, junior pitcher Joe D'Alessandro, senior pitcher Vincent Petrillo, sophomore pitcher Blake Ortiz, and freshman pitcher Brad Kittle. Bullis earned first team all-NJAC, All-NJCBA, and Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors after leading the Lions with a blistering .398 average and a team-leading 20 doubles. Kropp, who also earned a spot on the 2005 ESPN the Magazine, CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team, was a first-team All-State and All-Region pick as well. Wilson, another 2005 ESPN the Magazine, CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honoree, earned second team honors from both the NJCBA and the ABCA. D'Alessandro earned a spot on the 2005 NJAC Honorable Mention team and the ABCA All-Region second team honors, while both Petrillo and Ortiz picked up Second Team All-State honors. Kittle was an All-State Freshman All-Star Team pick.

Men's Tennis – Junior Ryan Carty earned an invitation to compete in the 2005 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Singles Tournament on the campus of the University of California-Santa Cruz. One of 32 players competing in the singles draw, Carty lost his first match in three sets to fall from the tournament and finish the year with a 22-5 record.

Softball – TCNJ ended the 2005 campaign with a 24-14 mark and an 8-8 record in the NJAC.  As a team, the Lions batted .282 with 181 runs, 144 RBI, 55 doubles, 17 triples and 15 home runs. TCNJ sported a .935 fielding percentage on 747 putouts, 315 assists and 74 errors.  And for the first time since February 14, 2001, when the Lions were ranked fourth in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Preseason Poll, TCNJ earned its highest ranking of 21 on April 13.

Senior outfielder Kristen Zimmerman was selected for the 2005 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-East Region First Team for the second year in a row. She also was named to the 2005 New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team for the second straight season, while sophomore pitcher Jess Kohut and freshman outfielder Christina Lizzi were picked for the second team. Junior catcher Kristin Meister garnered honorable mention honors. Senior pitcher Jess Donohue was selected to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Softball First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America for the second consecutive year, while Zimmerman earned a spot on the third team.

Track and Field – TCNJ's men's and women's track and field teams both collected the 2005 NJAC Outdoor Track and field crowns. The championship was the 13th in a row for the Lion women and their 22nd overall, while the crown was the eighth in a row for the men and the ninth overall. Head coach Eric Mobley was cited as the 2005 NJAC Men's Coach of the Year, while junior Brittny Boyd was named the 2005 Thomas Gerrity Award winner as the top female track athlete of the meet.

Scholar Athletes – On May 1, TCNJ's Department of Athletics recognized a record 129 student-athletes at its 18th Annual Scholar-Athlete Luncheon. The luncheon honors student-athletes who have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or better while competing as a member of a varsity team. Since the first luncheon in May 1988, when 34 student-athletes were recognized, the list of honorees has continued to grow. In addition, another 109 student-athletes attained a 3.0 – 3.29 grade point average for the academic year.

In addition to the student-athletes who were recognized at the luncheon, TCNJ presented the annual Distinguished Alumni Award to 1991 graduate Tyrone Brewer .

Coming Events

(All events are free unless otherwise indicated. For events designated “tickets required,” visit the Box Office in the Brower Student Center atrium, or call 609.771.2775. Hours are Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Orders may be placed by voice mail during other hours.)

Wednesday, June 1 – The Municipal Land Use Center at TCNJ hosts an all-day conference on the past, present, and future of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, with several speakers and interactive workshops from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Forcina Hall. The public is invited to “learn about, contribute, and celebrate” the importance of the D & R Canal. Speakers include: Thomas Grasso, research director of the Canal Society of New York; Ernest Hahn, director of the D&R Canal Commission; and Howard Green, research director of the N.J. Historical Commission. Workshop topics will deal with the canal as a natural, recreational, and economic resource. The day's meeting will be followed by a reception at the Prallsville Mills conference center on Route 29 north of Stockton from 6 to 9 p.m. For further information on the program and fees, call the MLUC at 609.771.2832.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 3–5 – The New Jersey Special Olympics Summer 2005 will be held on the College campus this weekend, bringing an estimated 2,500 contestants, staff, and volunteers for the annual three-day event. All residence halls will be occupied, and as many as 10-15,000 friends, families and members of the public will on campus to observe the competitors from all parts of New Jersey. A parade into Lions' Stadium will kick off the weekend at 7:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a live concert and fireworks. Meals for contestants and staff will be served in Eickhoff Hall. The competitors are scheduled to attend a Trenton Thunder baseball game Saturday night.  

Saturday, June 4 – The annual “Summer Splash” alumni gathering, to which all alumni are invited, is being held today at the Bar Anticipation in Belmar from 2 – 8 p.m. Come prepared to enjoy old friends and make new ones.  

Lions Athletics Sesquicentennial Celebration: A weekend of athletic gatherings and fun

              Friday, June 17 – The 14th Annual TCNJ Department of Athletics Golf Outing , a major fundraising project that supports department programs, takes place at the Mercer Oaks Golf Club in West Windsor . The entry deadline is June 7, and space is limited to 144 golfers who pay $140 per person. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. The awards dinner takes place at 6 p.m. with a charge for non-golfers of $30. For reservations call the athletics office at 609.771.2230.  

              Saturday, June 18 – Athletic Team Reunion Luncheons. The Alumni Association and Department of Athletics are co-hosting a reunion and luncheon party for all former Lion athletes and their guests “to reflect on past accomplishments and activities, recognize the present, and help pave the way for the future success of athletics at the College.” Individual luncheons from 2 – 4 p.m. will be organized for each sport, followed by an All-Sport Reunion Party with all the athletes and music by the Fabulous Greaseband in the Brower Student Center from 4 – 7 p.m. The charge is $40 per person. Reservations may be made by calling the athletics department at 609.771.2230.

              Sunday, June 19 – Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Brunch. This annual event begins with the induction of four alumni and two coaches into the Hall of Fame, and two athletic teams being named “Teams of Distinction.” The ceremonies take place in the Music Building Concert hall at 10:30 a.m., followed at 11:30 by the brunch ($30 per person) in the main dining room of Eickhoff Hall. For information and reservations, call the athletics department office at 609.771.2230.

Monday to Friday, June 20 – 24 – The Office of Admissions sponsors Freshman Orientation Week. Members of the Class of 2009 will attend half-day orientation programs on campus, organized by academic major. Students now are being notified by letter of the details.

Tuesday, June 28 – Transfer students enrolled for the fall of 2005 will be on campus for their orientation activities.

Past Events

TCNJ in the News

April 24 – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published an April 18 article by Kate Coscarelli of the Newark Star-Ledger that was circulated by the Newhouse News Service in which a New Jersey prosecutor reported many jurors in criminal cases display a mistaken understanding of police investigative methods as a result of watching television programs. The article quoted John Allison, associate professor of criminology and justice studies, who teaches courses in forensics.

April 24 and 26 – The statewide NJN television talk show Due Process broadcast an interview with Michele Tarter, professor of English, on her work with women prisoners and TCNJ students at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. Also interviewed was State Corrections Commissioner Devon Brown. The show also included portions of a documentary film, “ Freedom Road,” produced by Lorna Johnson , assistant professor of communication studies, which tells the story of the prison writing project.  The program was aired on April 24 and April 26.

April 26 – The Chronicle of Higher Education, in an article on Walt Whitman, quoted David Blake, associate professor of English, as saying that if Whitman were alive today, he would have been playing rock and roll.

April 28 – Town Topics, a Princeton weekly, carried an advance story on the annual exhibition of works by TCNJ graduating senior art majors in the Holman Hall gallery.

April 29 – The Times of Trenton reported on a state legislative hearing on the public higher education budget and the increasing cost of attending college. President Gitenstein was quoted saying the rise in tuitions simply reflects the reduction in state aid.

April 30 – The Times of Trenton reported on the Goldwater Scholarships awarded to TCNJ juniors majoring in science, Michael Green and Krzysztof Glomski .

May 1 – The Ewing Observer reported on the appointment of John Marcy to be vice president for development and alumni affairs.

May 2 – The Times of Trenton featured an article on Lauren Belmonte, sophomore education major, and other TCNJ students who volunteer their time with Get SET, an after-school tutoring and mentoring program in the Trenton public schools.

May 3 – The Star-Ledger reported on a private project to collect used baseball equipment for TCNJ baseball coach Rick Dell, who has for several years been shipping the equipment abroad to needy youngsters who are trying the learn the game.

May 4 – NorthJersey.com carried a feature story on Courtney Van Dunk, a rising senior business major, and her effort to sell advertising space on her body during the summer months to raise money for future travel.

May 4 – The Beacon , a weekly covering New Hope, PA, reported on an effort by six area residents to unseat members of the New Hope-Solebury school board in the May 17 primary election. One of the six is William Behre, interim dean of the School of Education, who was quoted about his reasons for running.

May 5 – Newsday carried a report on the recent discovery by junior English major Nicole Kukawski of an interview of Walt Whitman published in 1888 by The Signal. The article was moved on the Associated Press news wire to many news media in the U.S. and abroad, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, and Manila Times.

May 6 – The Trentonian carried the same AP story on Nicole Kukawski.

May 8 – The Times of Trenton carried the same AP story on Nicole Kukawski.

May 10 – The Boston Globe reported on steroid use by girls, quoting Avery Faigenbaum , associate professor of health and exercise science, who had done research on steroid use by young boys and girls in Massachusetts in 1998. The article was reprinted in the May 14 International Herald Tribune .

May 13 – CBS Evening News Channel 2 in New York interviewed Courtney Van Dunk about her plan to auction off advertising space on her body.

May 13 – News 12 New Jersey broadcast a report ofTCNJ's Commencement.

May 13 – WPVI-TV in Philadelphia broadcast a report of TCNJ's Commencement

May 13 – WZBN-TV of Mercer County broadcast a report of TCNJ's Commencement.

May 14 – The Times of Trenton reported on TCNJ's May 13 graduation ceremony, and focused on the Class of 2005 honoring Edith Hahn, an 89-year-old food service worker who served thousands of students over the years before retiring this spring.

May 14 – The New Jersey Media Group continued its coverage of Courtney Van Dunk's efforts to selladvertising space on her body during the summer.

May 15 – The Trentonian carried a photo of President Gitenstein with Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Hamilton CEO Christy Stephenson at an April 26 award ceremony for the hospital.

May 15 – The Newark Star-Ledger included TCNJ in a round-up article on area college commencement programs.  

May 16 – The Record of Bergen County reported on a protest against radio station 101.5 FM and its disk jockeys, Craig Carton and Ray Rossi, who made derogatory remarks about Asian-Americans. It quoted Dennis Chin, rising senior biology major, speaking at a May 15 press conference called by a newly formed Coalition Against Hate Media, along with about 40others of various faiths and ethnicities.

May 18 – The Trentonian published a feature story, with pictures, about Courtney Van Dunk '06 and her plan to auction off a part of herself as an anatomical billboard during the summer.

May 19 – The Trentonian reported the Courtney Van Dunk story was getting attention from television stations in Russia and Philadelphia , San Francisco ,Chicago, and New York.

May 19 – The Associated Press moved a story to newspapers around the country that was picked up by Newsday in New York about a report issued by the New Jersey Department of Education. The report, based on a study by Ellen Frede, associate professor of elementary and early childhood education, and other researchers, concluded that state aid for free and full-day pre-school programs for 3- and 4-year-olds in the state's poorest school districts are having a beneficial effect on their performance in the early grades of school.

May 20 – The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on its “Short Subjects” page the discovery of poet Walt Whitman's advice to young writers made by Nicole Kukawski in an 1888 issue of The Signal .

May 20 – Both The Trentonian and The Times of Trenton continued their coverage of the efforts of Courtney Van Dunk , who was reported likely to accept a bid of $10,600 for advertising on her body for the month of June.

May 20 – CBS-TV Channel 2 in New York interviewed Courtney Van Dunk.

May 20 – Cable News Network interviewed Courtney Van Dunk.

May 20 – KRON-TV , NBC affiliate in San Francisco , interviewed Courtney Van Dunk .

May 20 – WB11 Morning News interviewed Courtney Van Dunk .

May 20 – WJLA-TV in Washington , DC , interviewed Courtney Van Dunk .

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