Archive: In Focus

Campus security officer receives award for “Outstanding Performance” from ASIS International

Security Officer Marcos Garcia received the award for “Outstanding Performance” from the world’s largest educational organization for security professionals

Academic affairs staffing changes

Susan Bakewell-Sachs will serve as interim provost for Academic Year 2011–12, while William Behre, assistant vice president of grants, enterprise initiatives, and summer and off-campus programs, is now serving as interim vice provost for strategic initiatives and operations.

Grant is opening doors to China

A U.S. Department of Education grant has created new business, foreign language, and history classes related to China; given more students the opportunity to study there; promoted faculty-student research on Chinese business; and is helping to strengthen TCNJ’s partnerships with local companies.

New faces on campus

Emily Croll is the new director and head curator of TCNJ Art Gallery and Sarnoff Museum. Derek Westbrook is the new executive director of academic support programs.

Faculty and staff retirements

A listing of members of the College community who retired during the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.

Teaching physics with toys

It turns out the Nintendo “Wiimote” can be used for more than just playing “Super Mario Brothers.” A team of TCNJ researchers is helping physics teachers use the handheld controllers to conduct classroom experiments.

Passings

The College community was saddened by the death of longtime professor Norman Neff earlier this academic year.

With a foot in both academia and industry, Katz propels students into life after college

In his 40 years at the College, Professor Allen Katz, an internationally recognized expert in the satellite and microwave communications industries with his own company, has mentored nearly 2,000 students. Many have worked in his lab, presented papers with him at conferences, and gone on to graduate school and positions in industry or started their own businesses.

Engineering prof’s work honored by ASCE

Nabil Al-Omaishi, PE, associate professor and chair of the civil engineering department, was the lead author of a two-part paper which won the American Society of Civil Engineer’s T. Y. Lin Award for 2011.