Two groups of TCNJ students were in New Orleans this past January, assisting with the rebuilding and recovery efforts that continue more than five years after Hurricane Katrina struck the area.

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.

If college is a time for stamping out one’s identity, what does that mean for students who are always paired with someone else? Find out what these six identical twins have to say about it.

Testing the functionality of an orthotic, assistive exoskeleton for the hand…studying how short-term memory changes with age…setting up seismic stations in surrounding states. These are just a few of the MUSE projects featured in these short videos. Watch them here.

Jessica Gruskos ‘13, a chemistry education major from Oceanport, New Jersey, teaches sailing to children at a Yacht Club.

“Fast facts” about the 1,284 newest Lions.

Thanks to his high achievement and enthusiasm, junior history major Robert Hickman has gotten to meet a variety of important people over the past year. On September 17, he received an award named after one very important person.

Students in Lincoln Konkle’s “Springsteen’s Lyrics as Literature” course are examining the timeless, universal themes—such as growing up, love, death, political power, religious faith, and doubt—that are a part of the Boss’s songwriting.

Last spring, students in the Professor Jean Slobodzian’s Classroom Application of Sign Communication course visited several area schools for the deaf. Their goal was to examine communication with students who are deaf or hard of hearing through readings, class activities, demonstration lessons given in schools, and independent research.

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.

Two comp-sci students met with U.S. Representatives Rush Holt and John Adler to make the case for continued funding for undergraduate research opportunities.

A TCNJ professor and his student have discovered important new data on the energy emitted by Gamma Ray Bursts. Their research could eventually play a role in attaining more accurate measurements of the dark energy of the cosmos.

For the second year in a row, TCNJ students participated in NASA’s Microgravity University, getting the chance to fabricate, fly, and evaluate their own self-designed, reduced-gravity experiment.

Thanks to a donation from Gale Wayman ’70, Matt Boury ’09 traveled to Turkey to research his senior thesis.

Valery Camarena ’11, a student in TCNJ’s EOF Program, spent the spring semester fulfilling a dream—and dining on some unusual fare.

Curious what a typical day is like for today’s TCNJ students? See what’s changed—and what hasn’t—since your days as a student on campus.

The Celebration of Student Achievement showcased student accomplishments in academic research, performance, and creative work. Here is a recap of the day’s events.

For the second year in a row, TCNJ’s student newspaper, The Signal,won first place in general excellence for a four-year college at the New Jersey College Newspaper Contest. Numerous Signal staff writers also garnered individual honors.

Michelle Cornacchia, a senior biology major who was profiled in the February 2009 issue of TCNJ Magazine, is one of the 60 national winners of Phi Kappa Phi’s 2009 $5,000 Fellowship Award winners.

Communication studies major Kristen Kiernicki ‘09 was one of 13 students nationwide invited to attend a Rutgers Journalism Resources Institute conference this past April as a national Merck Scholar.

Eleven environmentally conscious TCNJ students traveled to Washington, DC earlier this year to participate in Power Shift ’09, a conference organized by the Energy Action Coalition to mobilize young people concerned about climate change and interested in advocating for clean energy policy.

On Saturday, April 5, four TCNJ music students took part in Sakura Sunday/2009 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia.

Biology major Sara Jackrel ’10 and mathematics major Glen Wilson ’10 were awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarships for the 2009–2010 academic year. A total of 278 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from the United States, and only six recipients were from New Jersey Institutions.

Members from TCNJ’s Alternative Break Club traveled to Houma, LA, to perform disaster relief with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance during their spring break.

Six Army ROTC cadets from TCNJ, along with fellow cadets in Princeton University’s Tiger Battalion, had the rare and unique opportunity to meet with the highest-ranking officer in America, U.S. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen.

The NJAV project is a senior engineering project that began in 2004 at TCNJ, in which a team of engineering students creates an autonomous vehicle to compete in the annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). Rather than starting from scratch each year, TCNJ engineering students improve upon the previous team’s vehicle.

The Class of 2009 has challenged their Class of 1959 counterparts to a competition to determine which group can get the highest percentage of its members to donate to the College.

TCNJ students looking for something new and exciting to do with their lunchtimes haven’t had to travel farther than the Student Center. For the second year in a row, the College Union Board (CUB) has been sponsoring a series of free events that it’s calling “CUB Nooners.” The goal, said CUB Executive Director Katerina Gkionis ’09, has been to “spice things up” in the Student Center.

Julie Ann Howlett ’09, a biology major/psychology minor with a love of environmental sciences and the ocean, spent last summer studying marine biology at the University of Hawaii in Hilo.

A full-time undergraduate researcher at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ); a volunteer at Mercer County Correctional Center; a health clinic volunteer in Peru—these may sound like the accomplishments of three different people, but one ambitious student, Michelle Cornacchia ’09, achieved them all in one summer.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Although legally blind all her life, Mary Worthington’s courageous spirit has enabled her to live life on her own terms.

During his summer internship with PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Daniel Byrnes ‘09 had the opportunity to travel to Belize to perform community service with other company employees and interns.

Ed@TCNJ, a club that helps students at the College find jobs and get ahead in the commercial magazine business, beat out chapters from Syracuse University, the University of Florida, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others, to grab the top spot. Read about what makes TCNJ’s chapter so special.

Mandy Hauck ’09 landed any racing fan’s dream job: interning with NASCAR as part of the company’s Diversity Internship Program. Read about her experiences.

Last winter, when TCNJ received $1 million from an anonymous source, the donor or donors stipulated that $750,000 of the funds be used to support scholarships for underrepresented groups. In keeping with that wish, the College designated the money toward scholarships for students in the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program.

Four TCNJ students defied gravity this summer when they conducted experiments over the Gulf of Mexico aboard one a NASA DC-9 jet, affectionately called the “Vomit Comet.” Read more about their experiences.

Senior Week, the annual rite of passage for TCNJ’s graduating classes, returned this May after a one-year hiatus. The tradition started in 1999 as a way for seniors to spend the week leading up to Commencement, together, in the same dorms where many of them started their college careers (Wolfe Hall).

Despite its name, Gospel Choir Ministries (GCM) is about more than just singing. The group, which has been active on campus for 35 years, devotes many hours to community service activities.

Adam Mamwala was crowned “New Jersey King of Campus Comedy” at the 2007 NJ Comedy Festival in December. He beat out 36 other campus clowns from 12 colleges to win the festival competition. In the process, he picked up $1,000 cash, a trip for two to Cancun, and the chance to open for a big-name comic at New York’s Laugh Factory.

Terence Grado ’09 was one of just 13 college students to take part in the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) Second Annual Current and Future Leaders Study Mission to Israel this past winter. During his 10-day trip, Grado discussed the peace process with Israeli and Palestinian journalists, and met with “everyday Israeli citizens, minorities within Israel…members of Knesset, Israeli students, and [Israeli] soldiers.”

This June, four TCNJ students took a ride on a NASA DC-9 jet—affectionately referred to as the “vomit comet”—as part of NASA’s Microgravity University. Brandon Bentzley ’08, Mike Hvasta ’08, Justin Nieusma ’09, all physics majors, and Rachel Sherman ’09, a physics education major, were accepted into the highly selective program based on a research proposal they submitted last semester.

For years, Vera Goodkin, a Holocaust survivor, kept her story of atrocity, tragedy, inspiration, and courage to herself out of fear and pain. Last fall though, she shared it with English major Ashley Reichelmann ’08. The exchange between Reichelmann and Goodkin was one of many that occurred between TCNJ students and Holocaust survivors as part of an ethnography project.

When Rick Kamber, professor of philosophy, approached James Van Strander ’08 he had an assignment for his former student involving the works of revered American philosopher William James. Kamber ’s proposal was not a typical reading or writing assignment, but rather a request that Van Strander assist in the editing process for the forthcoming book William James: Essays and Lectures.

The day an artist sells his or her first piece of work is a memorable one. For Jennifer Kakaletris ’08, that day came in her junior year at a New York City gallery.

TCNJ’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the History Student Honors Society, was named “Best Chapter” by its national headquarters. The award, which was earned through outstanding accomplishments in community service, consists of a $250 grant toward the purchase of history books for the College library.

In a world of continual injustice, a few strong individuals choose to fight inequality, violence, and other problems. One of these individuals is Paul Harris Jr. ’07, a political science major at the College.

Students at The College of New Jersey are not solely involved in researching and contributing to the community — they’re doing so for the solar system, as well.

My grandmother suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, my uncle has diabetes, and a friend of mine died from cystic fibrosis when he was just 16. Stem cell research could lead to possible cures for these diseases that people I love have suffered or died from, ” said Krysta Johns-Harris ’08, a biology major at TCNJ. These occurrences in her life influenced her decision to pursue a passion. Along with Natalie Cedeno ’08, another biology major, Johns-Harris cofounded a chapter of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR.) Other board members include Regina Sommese ’08, treasurer, and Jennifer DeSousa ’08, secretary.

The cofounder of a long-board company …a Miss Teen New Jersey winner who competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant… the president and co-founder of a student playwrights’ association…a 14-year-old who plans to study chemical engineering…a nationally ranked BMX racer…a ballet dancer who has performed at Lincoln Center. These are just some of the 1,316 exceptional students who the College welcomed as members of the Class of 2011.