Get a different perspective on campus with these aerial photos taken in August 2009. … Continue Reading
Category Archives: September 2009
William F. Phelps
Read about William F. Phelps, the first principal of the New Jersey State Normal School. … Continue Reading
Introducing TCNJ’s Newest Additions, William Phelps Hall and William H. Hausdoerffer Hall
Two new buildings, one new name. Find out about the College’s newest residence halls and the men for whom they are named.… Continue Reading
William H. Hausdoerffer ’36
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.… Continue Reading
The School of Business Gets a New Dean
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.… Continue Reading
The School of the Arts and Communication Gets a New Dean
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.… Continue Reading
The School of Culture and Society Gets a New Dean
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.… Continue Reading
Shattering Barriers and Opening Doors
TCNJ is leading the way in improving the lives of people with with a wide range of developmental disabilities—from autism spectrum disorder, to Down syndrome, to cerebral palsy—and in preparing teachers to work with these populations.… Continue Reading
School for Field Studies: Madeline Emde ’10
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.… Continue Reading
School for Field Studies: Jessica Kafer ’10
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.… Continue Reading