Archives for the ‘November 2008’ Category


Student Volunteers Honored by Governor Corzine

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, Student Center
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A team of Bonner Community Scholars from The College of New Jersey was honored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at a reception at the governor’s mansion in Princeton.

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Communication Studies Students Continue Winning Streak at Annual Conference, Win National Office, Set Records for Student Papers

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, Student Center

Communication studies students from The College of New Jersey continued their tradition of setting national records at the annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA) November 20-24 in San Diego, CA.

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Poverty Simulation Helps Interfaith Service Group Better Understand the Problems Faced by the Poor and Hungry

By Madeline M. Patrick ’10 • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, Student Center
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A group comprising TCNJ students from different faiths and denominations took part in
The Community Action Poverty Simulation run by the Trenton-based organization Crisis Ministry at Princeton University.

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Alumni Award Nominations Sought

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Alumni Corner, November 2008

The Alumni Association is soliciting nominations for the 2009 Alumni Awards, which will be formally presented as part of Reunion Weekend, May 1–3, 2009. Read on to find out how to nominate someone.

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Rebuilding Patients’ Minds and Bodies

By Tracey Regan • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: Features, November 2008
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As a teenager heading off to college more than two decades ago, Ellen Deibert ’85 could not have predicted that she would one day be on the leading edge of any medical field, much less be counted a specialist in the complexities of brain trauma.

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Homecoming 2008 Video Highlights

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Alumni Corner, Multimedia, November 2008, Online Exclusives
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Video highlights from Homecoming 2008, which took place on October 17-18.

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Homecoming 2008 Photo Gallery

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Nov 10th, 2008 • Category: Alumni Corner, November 2008, Online Exclusives

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

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TCNJ Student Swims in Summer Olympics

By Mark Gola • Nov 10th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, Student Center
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Gilbert Kaburu, a student in TCNJ’s Graduate Global Programs at the Johannesburg, South Africa, site, represented his home country of Uganda in the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the 50 meter-freestyle event.

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Engineering Students Help Bring Life to Poverty-Stricken Village in Thailand

By Kelli Plasket '10 • Nov 10th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, Student Center
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Students from TCNJ’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) traveled to Thailand this past summer as part of a multi-group effort to build houses and bring fresh water to an area beset with extreme poverty.

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New Program Helps Low-income Bio/Chem Students PERSIST in their Studies

By TCNJ's editorial staff • Nov 10th, 2008 • Category: November 2008, On Campus
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PERSIST (Program to Enhance Retention of Students in Science Trajectories) in Biology and Science will assist economically disadvantaged students by providing scholarships of up to $10,000 per student per year. The four-year program is made possible by a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

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