John Karsnitz, the longtime chair and professor of technological studies at TCNJ, retired in December 2012. A scholarship fund has been established to honor the visionary educator. … Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lionized
The student school board member
Sophomore Brandon Pugh, a political science major, is working to improve the school system from which he graduated just two years ago.… Continue Reading
Jacqueline Taylor named provost and vice president for academic affairs
Jacqueline Taylor brings more than 30 years of experiences as both an academic and an administrator at DePaul University to her current role, having most recently served as the founding dean of that university’s College of Communication.… Continue Reading
Staging an invasion
Biology Professor Janet Morrison’s six-year study will measure the effects of invasive species on the region’s forests. … Continue Reading
Going against the script
Communications professor Lorna Ann Johnson-Frizell has been making movies her way for 20 years. … Continue Reading
Computer science student develops high-grossing “Silence” app
One of Popular Science’s 2013 “Hottest Gadgets” and a featured story for the New York Post, the “Silence” app has spoken volumes in the Android community. … Continue Reading
IMM student runs marathons and saves lives
A once overweight high school student, Gabe Franc has amazed himself and others through his undying motivation to not only get in shape, but also to participate competitively in the New Jersey marathon—and raise thousands of dollars for charity in the process. … Continue Reading
Kiselica named American Council of Education Fellow
Mark S. Kiselica, interim dean of the School of Education, was recently named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, being one of 50 announced by Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education (ACE), on March 19, 2013. … Continue Reading
Senior fine arts major wins emerging artist award
Shannon Ehrola was named the 2013 recipient of the Thomas George Artists Fund Award. The $5,000 grant enables a young artist with exceptional promise, whose work is based in drawing and painting, to focus on his or her craft for several months after college.… Continue Reading
Professor’s new book finds social inequality drives media coverage
After working for over 20 years with TCNJ students on multiple projects examining the impact of society on media, communication studies professor John Pollock assembled a collection of work by leading scholars to explore new directions in the subfield, a book titled Media and Social Inequality: Innovations in Community Structure Research.… Continue Reading