Archive: Autumn 2007

Blue and gold…and going green

artThe effects of global warming could devastate New Jersey, but it is not too late to save our state-and planet. Find out what TCNJ is doing to fight the problem.

Ensuring Successful Student Outcomes

library lamps Is TCNJ successfully serving its role as a bridge to graduate study? Do its transfer students graduate within an acceptable time frame? How do the knowledge bases of TCNJ students grow throughout their college experiences? To answer questions like these, as well as many others, the College established the Center for Institutional Effectiveness this fall.

A Morning With Professor Albert Einstein

EinsteinWhat do you get when you cross an STC professor, a visitor from India, one of the greatest scientific minds of the last century, and a flamingo? Read this Lion’s Tale from former Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Men William H. Hausdoerffer ’36 to find out.

Bureaucracy will not make college affordable

The real culprit in the crime of runaway tuition bills is the dramatic decline in state financial support for higher education.

Culture and society dean chosen to lead national dean’s council

Susan AlbertineSusan Albertine, dean of the School of Culture and Society, was installed as president-elect of the national Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) this November.

Temporary deans in place while TCNJ searches for full-time provost

Taras PavlovskyTwo schools at the College are under the direction of interim deans, and a third is being led by a committee of four department chairs, while the search for a full-time provost is underway.

Student Life Reorganization Enhances Services

student life reorg artAfter a year of evaluating and reinventing itself in response to President Gitenstein’s challenge to “articulate a new student development model” and “foster a campus culture that values student life professionals as essential partners in the learning process,” student life, now the Division of Student Affairs, has redefined its mission and restructured its delegation. The reorganization provides a more definitive role for student affairs administrators in an effort to enrich the students ’ living experiences at the College.

TCNJ is Tops Yet Again

science complex fountainFor the 16th year in a row, TCNJ is the top public college in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Universities—Master’s category for the northern region of the country. Overall, the College ranks fifth out of 165 public and private institutions in the classification.

He’d like to teach the world to swing

Rick Dell For many, a move to the other side of the world, with the differences in culture and language, would be frightening. For Rick Dell, formerly the head baseball coach at TCNJ, the move was the opportunity of a lifetime.