Take a photo tour of TCNJ’s newest building, which houses the art history, digital arts, fine arts, graphic design, interactive multimedia, and photography departments.

The College of New Jersey’s Gamma Zeta chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), the international education honor society, received the Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) Award at KDP’s 47th Biennial Convocation in Orlando, Florida in October, one of only 29 chapters nationwide to receive the award.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

Read the extended journal excerpts of WILL members who took part in the Nicaragua Solidarity Project.

The oft-controversial Australian philosopher Peter Singer spoke on campus recently about extreme poverty in developing countries and the reasons why members of an affluent society are so reluctant to help fight it.

Re-live moments from TCNJ’s 2009 Homecoming festivities, held October 23-24. Plus, see which groups won our first-ever Tailgating Contest.

Fifty years ago this month, a tragic crash took the lives of 11 students and one beloved professor.

Check out the action that made TCNJ’s sports highlight reel for September 2009, including the play of the month.

The College’s Alumni Association is pleased to offer alumni the opportunity to select an affordable, all-inclusive, four- or seven- day winter getaway to The Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana Resort & Spa in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Read about William F. Phelps, the first principal of the New Jersey State Normal School.

The man for whom one of the new student apartments is named—Willam “Bill” Hausdoerffer—has been associated with this institution as a student, alumnus, and/or faculty member for 77 years; or, to look at it another way, for half of the time the College itself has been in existence.

William Keep has a PhD in marketing from Michigan State University and a BA in social science and economics from James Madison College, a residential college at Michigan State. He comes to the College from Quinnipiac University, where he has held the positions of associate vice president for academic affairs and director of assessment for the institution’s School of Business.

John Laughton comes to TCNJ from the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth, where he was most recently a professor and chair of the music department. He also served for seven years as the dean of the university’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. He has more than 30 years experience as a higher education educator and administrator, international arts consultant and performer, and trained mediator.

Benjamin Rifkin received his BA and MA in Russian and Eastern European Studies from Yale University, and his AM and PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. He comes to TCNJ from Temple University, where he served most recently as head of the Russian section in the Department of French, German, Italian and Slavic Languages.

Madeline Emde ’10, a political science major with a minor in psychology and concentration in environmental studies, studied at a field station in Puerto San Carlos, Mexico through the School for Field Studies.

Jessica Kafer ’10, a biology major with minors in chemistry and anthropology, combined her loves of biology research and community service when she studied abroad in Kenya through the School for Field Studies.

This past spring semester, Sara Jackrel ’10, a biology major with a concentration in environmental studies, lived an ecologist’s dream when she spent four months studying rainforests in Australia through the School for Field Studies.

Read about one of Yassin El-Ayouty’s cases that made headlines worldwide.

Autism, which is known to affect millions of Americans, is the subject of groundbreaking research. Several of the country’s most prominent advocates on behalf of people with autism spectrum disorder have ties to TCNJ.

TCNJ’s Class of 2009 gives thanks to family and friends for the support that made their journey through college possible.

A video recap of Senior Week events and Commencement.

Photo recap of Reunion Weekend 2009, which featured awards presentations, a nostalgic look at 50 years of student life, concerts, and much more!

Commencement Day 2009 was memorable for all 1,600+ students who received degrees, but it was doubly so for Joe Palumbo ’07, MA ’09. After receiving his master’s degree that morning, he proposed to his girlfriend, Christine Fasano ’07, that afternoon inside her old dorm room in Townhouses West.

A recap and photo gallery from the on-campus event celebrating EOF’s four decades of success in providing access to TCNJ for highly motivated, yet economically disadvantaged students.

Watch highlights from each of the Lions’ fall 2008 sports teams.

Video profile of Guy Chiarello ’81, who is Chief Information Officer for JPMorgan Chase. Guy has worldwide responsibility for the firm’s information technology functions.

Video profile of Holly Black ’94, the bestselling author of numerous contemporary fantasy novels. Holly is perhaps best known for her series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which in 2008 was made into a major motion picture.

Video profile of MacDella Cooper ’01, who as a child narrowly escaped the horrors of the civil war that tore apart her native Liberia. These days, her humanitarian organization is brightening the future for a new generation of Liberian children.

Video profile of Tom McCarthy ’90, who works as a broadcaster for the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, after holding similar positions with the New York Mets and Trenton Thunder.

The College of New Jersey’s alumni are directly responsible for its success. They built the foundation for TCNJ’s continuing strength. This video chronicles the extraordinary achievements of just a few of the many proud Lions!

Travel back through time with this slide show of wintry photos culled from the College’s archives and yearbooks.

For the past several months, patients and staff at Hunterdon Medical Center have been treated to private concerts courtesy of André Tarantiles, harpist and adjunct professor of music at TCNJ.

The College of New Jersey is the nation’s No. 10 ”Best Value” public college for 2009, according to The Princeton Review, one of America’s most widely-known education services companies. The Princeton Review has teamed with USA TODAY, the nation’s most widely-read newspaper, to present The Princeton Review’s “Best Value” Colleges list for 2009. Read more about this latest accolade for the College.

Video highlights from Homecoming 2008, which took place on October 17-18.

Re-live moments from TCNJ’s 2008 Homecoming festivities, held October 18, 2008.

“Wilder in the Twenty-first Century,” held on campus in October, was the first international conference dedicated to the study of the playwright/novelist Thornton Wilder. Read more about the event.

From mainframes to Macs, computing on campus has changed dramatically over the years. Here is an unapologetically incomplete look back at some of the developments.

Nearly 100 alumni and their families gathered on campus for an afternoon barbeque this past June during the Second Annual Alumni Grove Open House. The event was held as a thank-you to those alumni who have helped pave the way to success by purchasing a brick for the Alumni Grove.

Sarah Cunningham, director of The College Art Gallery, and Michelle Nugent ‘09 collaborated on a public art project.

Keith Pecor, assistant professor of biology,and Sarah Wolfson ‘10 studied the distribution and ecology of several species of native and exotic crayfish in New Jersey.

Benny Chan, asssistant professor of chemistry, collaborated with chemistry students Sergio Pulido ‘09 and Sarah Wehrhan ‘11 on a solid-state chemistry project involving chalcogenide materials, funded by National Starch and MUSE.

Established by the Helen Shaw Endowment in January 2003 in honor of Helen D. Shaw ’36, the award recognizes the essential role TCNJ staff members play in the College’s educational process and institutional activities. This year marks the fifth installment of the award, with each of the four recipients taking home a plaque and a monetary award.

John Allison, professor and director of forensic chemistry, collaborated with Shawn Donnelly ‘09, Josette Marrero ‘09, and Kevin Fowler ‘09 on a questioned-document analysis project. The project was suggested by the US Secret Service, which is searching for new methods to analyze inks from the printers.

Matthew Bender, assistant professor of history, Tamra Wroblesky ‘10, and Beatrice Kwok ‘10 collaborated on a study of the local populations’ perspective on the melting Kilimanjaro’s Glaciers.

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.

In 2004, TCNJ Foundation received a bequest from Mildred M. Dahne ’32, which earmarked $217,000 endowed to annually recognize faculty excellence. Starting in spring 2005, an annual award of $8,000 has been given for department or program excellence. The Department of Psychology was named the academic year 2007-08 winner of the award.

TCNJ students Kevin Gilligan ’09, Toronja Williams ’08, and Elizabeth Stamler ’09 spent part of last year interning in Washington, DC, through a program offered by The Washington Center. Read more about their experiences as Washington insiders.

In February 2008, schools across the country took part in the 11th annual Read Across America (RAA). As part of its RAA festivities, Petway Elementary School in Vineland invited 14 deaf education majors from TCNJ. The project was coordinated by Jean Slobodzian ’76, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, Language and Literacy at TCNJ, and Jennifer Lilla ’06 and Tara (Todd) McMenamin ’94, teachers of the deaf at Petway.

In March, The College of New Jersey’s School of Business received perhaps its biggest accolade to date when it was announced that the school was named one of Business Week’s “Best Undergraduate Business Schools.” The recent success of the business school is in no small part tied to the individual successes its students have enjoyed over the past academic year.

Pictorial recap of Reunion 2008, held on campus May 2-4.

By the time the Summer Olympics get underway this August, 1.5 million people will have been forced from their homes as a result of the build-up to the Summer Games, according to the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), an independent international human rights organization dedicated to securing economic, social, and cultural rights, with a special focus on housing.

Pictorial recap of Commencement 2008, held on campus May 16.

The spring 2008 issue of TCNJ Magazine included a story about an ethnography project undertaken by students in two courses: Representing the Holocaust, a senior seminar capstone taught by Professor of English Ellen Friedman, and Representations of the Holocaust, an honors class co-taught by Friedman and Professor of Art Lois Fichner-Rathus. Here are several ethnographies that the students were kind enough to share with us.

The second annual President’s Scholarship Reception, held Friday, April 25, provided the opportunity to honor benefactors of TCNJ Foundation scholarships, and connect these donors with the students their scholarships benefit. The evening also featured the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Art and Interactive Multimedia Building. The building, which will feature studios, classrooms, offices, computer laboratories, and a recording studio, is scheduled for completion in fall 2009.

Guitar heroes, lay down your axes. The Virtual Maestro Interactive Conducting Kiosk lets you conduct an entire orchestra using a Nintendo Wii-mote.

A few months after graduation, Brian Liloia ’06 found himself living in the hills and prairies of northeastern Missouri, a stark contrast to many of his fellow graduates who stayed in New Jersey or flocked to big cities like New York and Philadelphia.

But Liloia was drawn to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage because it offered something greater than financial stability and paid vacations. While in school, Liloia developed ideals regarding environmental sustainability after learning about issues such as climate change, energy conservation, pollution, and urban sprawl.

After more than a quarter century of travel along its path, New Jersey’s Alternate Route to teacher preparation has developed a few potholes. But a team of researchers that includes TCNJ faculty members has put forth a plan to fix the problems and keep this road to teaching certification open for future travelers.

Tracing TCNJ’s Path to Joining the Nation’s Elite Academic Honors Society
When the Delta of New Jersey chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) was installed on TCNJ’s campus this past April, it put the College in select company. Fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher education have achieved membership in PBK, the [...]

Getting Their Game On
Many parents have chided their offspring for spending too much time playing video games and not enough engaging in educational pursuits. Well, hard-core gamers at TCNJ can legitimately respond by explaining that the two endeavors need not be mutually exclusive.
Professor Chris Ault has blended elements of the Interactive Multimedia (IMM) Program and [...]

What do you get when you cross an STC professor, a visitor from India, one of the greatest scientific minds of the last century, and a flamingo? Read this Lion’s Tale from former Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Men William H. Hausdoerffer ‘36 to find out.

On October 24, TCNJ students, faculty, and staff joined counterparts from more than 300 other colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada by taking part in the fifth annual Campus Sustainability Day Web cast.
The online forum highlighted the achievements and challenges for the tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff working to instill [...]

When President R. Barbara Gitenstein signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, it was the latest step in an ongoing effort by TCNJ to be environmentally friendly. Not only are these efforts paying dividends for the environment: they are also saving the College millions of dollars.
Two years ago, in response to skyrocketing energy [...]

When Sheila Callaghan ’95 sits at her desk to start writing a new piece, she isn’t thinking of receiving a surprise phone call announcing she has won a huge cash prize for emerging writers—but it is a nice surprise when such a call does come.
Sheila was one of 10 recipients of the Mrs. Giles Whiting [...]

Former TCNJ basketball standout Greg Grant was voted one of basketball’s “All-Time, All-Size All-Stars” in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, where he is listed along with such all-time greats as Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Bill Walton.

Greg Grant during his days as a Lion.
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