April 2008 Contents

VIDEO: Accepted students day

March 30 was a special day for selected students and their families to tour the campus, meet the faculty, and explore the vast opportunities TCNJ has to offer! View highlights from the day's events, and find out why people are choosing TCNJ. [Play video]

miriam lowi named as a 2008 carnegie scholar

Miriam Lowi, associate professor of political science, has been named as one of only 20 new Carnegie Scholars this year. The Carnegie Corporation provides funding, with two-year grants of up to $100,000, and intellectual support to well-established and promising young thinkers, analysts and writers. Lowi won the award for her project Islam and Oil: The Economy of Meaning, which will examine how interpretations of Islam have shaped the exploitation of oil and allocation of oil revenues, and how the latter have influenced adherence to and the practice of Islam.

SGA resolutions address state budget cuts

Earlier this month, TCNJ’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed two resolutions addressing New Jersey’s recent budget cuts affecting higher education. The first resolution called upon the state to reinstate the Outstanding Scholar Recruitment Program (OSRP). The second resolution expresses SGA’s “sincere disapproval” of the state's FY 2009 budget, which presents a 10 percent cut in funding to the institution.

2nd annual globalpalooza exposes students to a
wide variety of cultures

CUB's second annual Globalpalooza, held on Sunday, April 13, offered food, fun, music, and a multicultural educational experience that attendees won't soon forget.

tcnj students shine in business competitions

This past semester, a number of TCNJ students received individual accolades as part of their extracurricular activities that were sponsored in part by the School of Business. These out-of-class learning experiences allowed TCNJ students to show off the skills they have learned in class, and compete against their counterparts from other business schools. Here is a brief summary of how TCNJ students fared.

April sports briefs

The athletics department names the 2008 Dr. Harold W. Eickhoff Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athletes, a former Lions baseball player who lost his life in Iraq is honored, and numerous athletes and coaches win individual honors. Plus, updates for several Lions teams. Read all about these items in this month's Sport's Briefs.

In Brief

"In Brief" contains news and announcements submitted by members of the campus community or compiled by the Office of Public Affairs. If you would like to submit news for consideration, please send it to update1@tcnj.edu or call extension 2368 before the fifth day of the month in which you'd like it to appear.