Category: TCNJ Foundation News
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TCNJ’s John Donohue named CASE Professional of the Year
John Donohue, vice president of college advancement at The College of New Jersey, executive director of the TCNJ Foundation, and president of the Trenton State College Corporation, has been named Professional of the Year by The Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Donohue, who serves as a member of President Kathryn A. Foster’s Cabinet,…
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Author Clint Smith, inaugural Foster Distinguished Visitor, reckons with America’s history of slavery
Clint Smith, an award-winning author whose latest book chronicling the legacy of slavery in the U.S. topped the New York Times bestseller list, visited The College of New Jersey on March 8 as the inaugural speaker in the newly created Foster Distinguished Visitor Series. In a conversation led by Michael Mitchell, assistant professor of African American studies and criminology,…
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Clint Smith, a person we need to hear from now, to speak on March 8
Clint Smith, the award-winning author whose latest book chronicling the legacy of slavery in the U.S. topped the New York Times bestseller list, will visit TCNJ on March 8 as the inaugural speaker in the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series. He will appear at 4 p.m. in Mayo Concert Hall, participating in a conversation with Michael…
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Former TCNJ President Gitenstein and husband, Donald Hart, gift $1 million to benefit student and faculty scholarship
Barbara Gitenstein, the first woman to serve as president of The College of New Jersey, and husband Donald Hart, a retired professor of philosophy, have gifted $1 million to TCNJ to create two endowments that will benefit the work and research of both students and faculty. The R. Barbara Gitenstein Library, which was renamed in…
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How a message from a student inspired this professor’s prize-winning research on the experiences of Asian American classroom teachers
It was an email from a student in a master’s-level course at TCNJ that inspired MinSoo Kim-Bossard’s research endeavor. The student wrote: “Having you as a professor finally bridged a gap I never even realized was there … [I haven’t] had any representation in higher education until [your class].” Kim-Bossard, associate professor of elementary and…
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TCNJ Foundation’s Student Investment Fund provides real-world experience while serving the community
The TCNJ Foundation’s Herbert B. Mayo Student Investment Fund is giving finance students real-world experience in the art of investing while making a difference in the local community by generating scholarships for students in Ewing. The fund, which tasks the student portfolio managers with monitoring current market conditions and enforcing compliance with investment objectives, was initially created…
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TCNJ President Kathryn Foster establishes Foster Distinguished Visitor Series
Beginning this spring, TCNJ will see the first of many high-profile and diverse speakers brought to campus through a new series established by a gift from TCNJ President Kathryn A. Foster. “President Foster has generously donated $250,000 to the college in order to create the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series,” said John Donohue, vice president of…
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Jonathan Meer named associate vice president for development and alumni engagement
TCNJ has announced today the appointment of Jonathan Meer to the position of associate vice president for development and alumni engagement, effective May 2. In this role, Meer will be responsible for increasing overall support for the college and overseeing comprehensive and targeted campaigns. He also will develop goals, strategies, and programs for the successful…
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Jennifer Keyes-Maloney named associate vice president for government and community relations
TCNJ has announced today that Jennifer Keyes-Maloney has been named to the position of associate vice president for government and community relations, effective April 18.
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TCNJ receives anonymous $5 million gift
President Kathryn A. Foster announced at the June meeting of the TCNJ Foundation Board of Directors that the college has received an anonymous donation of $5 million, the largest unrestricted gift given by an individual to the college. These funds will allow the college to foster academic innovation, further its commitment to the neighboring communities,…