As vice president and chief operating officer, Brenda Robles-Cooke ’91 oversees every aspect of DVCH’s day-to-day operations, including capital projects, insurances, grant writing, front desk registration, and housekeeping. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Molly Petrilla
New Kid on Campus
David Heller, a freshman in TCNJ’s CCS Program, on his newfound independence, the importance of following your dreams and how he became an Internet celebrity. Continue Reading
Five Irish films for your Netflix queue
Who says you have to stick with American-made movies this Oscar season? Terry Byrne, associate professor of communication studies, specializes in movies from the Emerald Isle. Here are his top picks. Continue Reading
Four Chinese rock bands you need to hear
In his freshman seminar Rock ’n’ Roll in Post-Mao China, Associate Professor Jiayan Mi opens students’ ears to contemporary music from the East. Here are the rockers he says everyone should know. Continue Reading
Wheel appeal
Kerri Martin is changing the lives of the children in her community—one bike repair at a time. Continue Reading
Designing for Trenton
IMM students are using technology to empower local nonprofits and facilitate social change. Continue Reading
Woods Man
Each wooden creation made by alumnus Jeff Bishop’s students is assembled from scratch, but still more impressive, it’s constructed by a student who has significant physical, developmental or emotional difficulties. Continue Reading
College in Prison
TCNJ students are taking class side by side with inmates at a correctional facility through a program that is ending recidivism and providing transformative experiences for everyone involved. Continue Reading
‘One Short Day’ inside Broadway’s Emerald City
On stage in New York City’s Gershwin Theatre, Glinda and Elphaba—the star witches of the “Wizard of Oz”-inspired musical “Wicked”—sing and prance their way through the Emerald City. Fifteen feet above the action, Christy Ney ’99 flips light switches and taps her feet and fingers in time to the music below, speaking quiet commands into a microphone headset. As the blockbuster musical’s assistant stage manager, Ney is charged with orchestrating the look, sound, and feel of “Wicked.” Continue Reading
How John T. Hughes ’50 helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis
Inside the State Department’s auditorium, John T. Hughes ’50 is ready to address his country. A makeshift pointer, fashioned moments earlier from two fishing poles and tape, awaits him at the back of the stage. It leans against a 12-foot-tall projection screen. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara stands at a nearby podium, speaking between two… Continue Reading