Category: News with Syndication to Alumni site
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Donor support turns a bio computer lab into a collaboration hub
When IT data revealed that the computers in a second-floor lab in the Biology Building were rarely used, the biology department looked to students for inspiration on how to repurpose the space. “Students want spaces to be together: more whiteboards, more places to collaborate,” Wendy Clement, department chair, says. “And we were also running out…
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Team Juniper’s winning business plan aims to improve communication between doctors and their patients
Team Juniper, the brains behind an AI transcription platform that aims to simplify medical documentation and billing, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2025 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Team members Yasaman Galer ’25, Livia Minaides ’27, and Isha Patwardhan ’26 conceptualized their innovative app with the goal of streamlining healthcare administration for both…
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TCNJ receives $4.25 million in grants to launch new online mental health counseling program, lower education costs for future professionals
Amid a shortage of mental health professionals nationwide, The College of New Jersey has launched a new online Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling program to bolster diversity within the workforce. This new offering is funded by a $3 million grant from The Tepper Foundation and a $1.25 million grant from Accelerate the…
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Meet the winners of the 2024 Mayo Business Plan Competition
Golden Connections, an AI-powered health and wellness digital platform designed to help with the needs of senior citizens and their caregivers, won the first-place prize of $30,000 in the 2024 Mayo Business Plan Competition. Lauren Cunningham ’24, Emma Route ’25, and Sangam Shivaprasad ’24 developed the digital platform to serve as a bridge between adult…
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Brett Davidson named associate vice president for development and alumni engagement
TCNJ announced today the appointment of Brett Davidson to the position of associate vice president for development and alumni engagement, effective February 19. In this role, Davidson will be responsible for increasing overall support for the college and overseeing comprehensive and targeted fundraising campaigns. He also will develop goals, strategies, and programs for the successful…
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The Pavilion at TCNJ to provide versatile space in centralized campus location
The TCNJ Foundation has launched a new fundraising campaign, For the Love of Community, for the design and construction of The Pavilion at TCNJ, a multi-purpose venue that will provide opportunities for both indoor and outdoor programming that serves the college and the broader community. This new venue will offer rehearsal space, classroom and meeting…
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For the Love of TCNJ fundraising initiative will support scholarships and a new outdoor community space
In an ongoing effort to offer the highest-quality education and campus resources at The College of New Jersey, the TCNJ Foundation has introduced a targeted fundraising initiative — For the Love of TCNJ — focused on two key priorities: For the Love of Lions: to support scholarships to help TCNJ remain affordable and accessible to…
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WCBS 880’s Mets Radio Network awards scholarships to TCNJ students
TCNJ freshman nursing major Samantha Tumbarello was one of two students to receive a $2,500 scholarship from WCBS 880’s Mets Radio Network. TCNJ alumna Kristina Schoenbeck ’10, senior director of sales at Audacy, visited campus on November 1 to meet Tumbarello and present her with a ceremonial check. “When I was told I had earned…
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TCNJ announces inaugural Academic Innovation Award recipients
After a competitive application and selection process, the Office of Academic Affairs at The College of New Jersey is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Academic Innovation Awards. These collaborative awards, made possible by a $500,000 anonymous gift to the TCNJ Foundation, aim to stimulate and support academic innovation at TCNJ. They range…
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Michael Bernstein named interim president of The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey Board of Trustees announced today that Dr. Michael Bernstein has been selected as TCNJ’s interim president for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 2023. An accomplished educator and administrator, Bernstein is provost emeritus at Stony Brook University, having previously served as that institution’s interim president from August 2019 through…