Category Archives: Campus News

TCNJ establishes “Place-Based” Learning and Action Partnership with local nonprofit

TCNJ establishes “Place-Based” Learning and Action Partnership with local nonprofit

TCNJ will receive $40,000 from the East Trenton Collaborative as part of its first “place-based” community engaged learning initiative, which aims to direct a number of campus-based teaching and learning resources on a portion of the North Ward in Trenton. Continue Reading

Alumni Association bestows highest honors during Reunion weekend

Alumni Association bestows highest honors during Reunion weekend

Five graduates of the College were honored (two in absentia) at the Alumni Leadership Awards Ceremony held on April 26 as part of the Reunion festivities.Continue Reading

TCNJ Art Gallery exhibit will display works from state’s best K–12 artists

TCNJ Art Gallery exhibit will display works from state’s best K–12 artists

This summer, TCNJ Art Gallery presents Art, Innovation, and Ideas, an exhibition that will showcase exemplary artworks created by New Jersey’s K–12 students, as well as innovative lessons designed by New Jersey’s talented art teachers. Continue Reading

M&S Guitars licks the competition to claim the top prize in Mayo Business Plan Competition

M&S Guitars licks the competition to claim the top prize in Mayo Business Plan Competition

finance majors James Seyffart ’14 and Tim Pfenninger ’14 and mechanical engineering major Alex Matteson ’13, claimed the $12,000 grand prize in this year’s Mayo Business Plan Competition, a contest designed to challenge 
students to dream up the
 next big business idea and blueprint a course of action for bringing their idea to life.Continue Reading

TCNJ School of Business ranks No. 1 in New Jersey

TCNJ School of Business ranks No. 1 in New Jersey

The College of New Jersey’s School of Business continues to be ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek among the top 100 undergraduate business programs in the nation. Continue Reading

John P. Donohue named vice president for college advancement

John P. Donohue named vice president for college advancement

An accomplished leader with more than 30 years of experience in fundraising and advancement, John P. Donohue’s two main priorities are increasing philanthropic support and expanding TCNJ’s recognition nationally.Continue Reading

Not your average “muggle” college

Not your average “muggle” college

With a flick of the wrist and a little incantation of Wingardium Leviosa, members of TCNJ’s Order of the Nose-Biting Teacups, a student club composed of Harry Potter fans, recently helped the College land at the No. 9 spot in About.com’s rankings of the Top Colleges for Harry Potter Fans. Continue Reading

TCNJ partners with state initiative to address shortage of math and science teachers

TCNJ partners with state initiative to address shortage of math and science teachers

The College of New Jersey and four other institutions of higher education have partnered with a Princeton-based foundation to develop a program to recruit top science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college graduates and career changers, and prepare them to teach in 12 New Jersey school districts. Continue Reading

Pop retail: Campus pop-up shop promotes sustainability while supporting local nonprofit

Pop retail: Campus pop-up shop promotes sustainability while supporting local nonprofit

As part of an ongoing partnership with the Rescue Mission of Trenton, students from TCNJ’s Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement transformed the first floor of the Brower Student Center into something completely different one day last semester: a thrift store.Continue Reading

Worth your while: TCNJ Art Gallery exhibition explores the concept of value

Worth your while: TCNJ Art Gallery exhibition explores the concept of value

“Valued added: Artists’ Perspectives on the Meaning of Worth,” on display in TCNJ Art Gallery from March 20 to April 18, is an exhibition of multimedia artworks and installations that explore concepts of worth and valuation. Continue Reading