A quick look at some stats and highlights from last season; numbers include fall 2011 and spring 2012 campaigns. Continue Reading
Category Archives: September 2012
This month in Lions’ sports history: Eric Hamilton’s first game as head coach
The longtime football coach recalls his first game and the humorous approach he took for his first pregame speech. Continue Reading
First Class
Step inside The College of New Jersey’s newest academic facility: a 72,000-square-foot, three-story Education Building. Modern, functional, and inviting, the building contains 21 standard and specialized classrooms, a computer lab, a 165-seat auditorium, a seminar room, a café, an observation room for the counselor education program, a multipurpose room, a rooftop terrace, and offices for the school’s faculty, administrators, and grant-funded centers. Continue Reading
Softball diamond renamed for a coaching legend
“Dr. June Walker Field” to be officially dedicated during Homecoming Weekend, which is set for October 19–20. Continue Reading
2012 Hall of Fame class set for induction
Six former Lions standouts and two Teams of Distinction will be enshrined in TCNJ’s Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend. Here is how they punched their tickets: Continue Reading
Globetrotting alum contributes to a doggone good cause
Derick “Dizzy” Grant was one of a handful of celebrities and athletes who were photographed with their pets as part of Baltimore’s “Show Your Soft Side” campaign, which is aimed at curbing the incidence of animal abuse among the city’s teens. Continue Reading
TCNJ’s CCS Program well represented at SONJ Summer Games
Among the 2,300 athletes who took part in the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games, held on campus in June, were two individuals with ties to the College’s Career and Community Studies Program. Continue Reading
Smile, You’re a Lion Now
At this year’s freshman orientation, held on campus in July, the collegiate careers of more than 1,500 students began with a tote bag and camera flash in Paul Loser Hall. Continue Reading
Faculty and staff retirements
The following members of the College community retired during the period July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. Continue Reading
Breaking Down “Building Up”
A look at some of the symbolism in “Building Up,” the public art accompaniment to the new Education Building. Continue Reading