A trip this past spring to partner schools in France, Germany, and the Czech Republic highlighted some interesting similarities and differences in the educational experience we offer relative to a typical European experience.

Blythe Hinitz, professor of elementary and early childhood education, and two Class of 2010 graduates presented their research at the August 2010 World Congress of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education.

In its campaign to address the latest issues in higher-education information technology, nonprofit Educause has appointed Nadine Stern, vice president for information technology and enrollment services at The College of New Jersey, to its Current Issues Committee.

The 2010 Helen Shaw Staff Excellence and Special Achievement Award this year was shared by three individuals: Megan Ayers, program assistant in the Department of History; Jack Fehn, professional services specialist, Office of Mechanical Engineering Services; and Diane Gruenberg, assistant director of humanities and social sciences tutoring, the Tutoring Center.

In June, two TCNJ staff members and a rising sophomore provided aid to impoverished Guatemalan villagers as part of the “Spring of Hope” project sponsored by a local church.

The work of Anita Allyn, chair of the art department, was exhibited in London’s Tate Modern art museum as part of the museum’s 10th anniversary festival, “No Soul for Sale.”

The College community was saddened by the deaths of Marvin Kurland, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Jonathan Trabilcy ’02, a support specialist in the Division of Information Technology’s User Support Services area, both of whom passed away in March.

TCNJ has joined a select group of primarily undergraduate institutions in the country that house both single-crystal and powder X-ray diffractometers.

Assistant professor of nursing Stacen Keating recently completed a qualitative study that provides insight into the skills nurses need to be successful and the key role they play in patient care.