Archive: November 2011

Major gifts will support community engagement, scholarship

A $500,000 gift from the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation will enable TCNJ to establish a permanent endowment for its Bonner Leaders Program; an anonymous $1 million bequest will benefit TCNJ students and faculty for generations to come.

Eickhoff dining hall makeover wins award

Calling the redesign “Big, Bold, and Beautiful,” “Food Management” magazine noted that the renovated dining hall has seen transactions and sales increase since reopening last academic year.

Two runners with TCNJ ties could be chasing gold in 2012

A former national champion and the current assistant sprint coach for the track and field team have strong shots at competing in next summer’s Olympics.

June Walker Fund moves closer to endowment status

A grassroots effort led by many former Lions athletes has pushed the Dr. June Walker Softball Endowment Fund past the $80,000 mark.

Adjunct and emeritus profs make toe-tapping music on their band’s latest CD

Ed Goldberg’s Odessa Klezmer Band, which features Robert Mehlman on clarinet, has been making audiences “hetsken zich” for more than two decades.

Psych prof receives award for Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues

Ruth Hall received the award for Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues for 2011. The award is given by the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Division 44 of the American Psychological Association).

Business prof says communicating global “corporate social responsibility” is good for the bottom line

Karen Becker-Olsen, associate professor of management, marketing, and interdisciplinary business, has established a link between sales and international activism.

Education major volunteers in Kenya

Justine Brancato ’13 spent two weeks student teaching in Africa this summer on a volunteer mission she organized and raised funds for herself.

Internship confidential

History major Kevin O’Brien reveals what he can about working for the United States Secret Service.