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TCNJ students deliver Thanksgiving messages of encouragement to Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health patients

The College of New Jersey’s campus community has deepened its impact to the broader recovery community by partnering with Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health to create and send patients cards bearing messages of gratitude and encouragement for Thanksgiving. The cards, which were created by students during an event at the Brower Student Center on…

Counselor education prof Kathleen Grant supports local teachers in dealing with students’ “eco anxiety”

Kathleen Grant, assistant professor of counselor education at TCNJ, spoke at Hopewell’s Bear Tavern Elementary School recently as a part of a professional development day for its teachers. Her topic: eco-anxiety. “Climate change profoundly impacts the lives of this generation of children and adolescents,” Grant says. She shares her research with teachers, school psychologists, and counselors…

TCNJ students deliver heartfelt Valentine’s Day messages to Princeton House patients

The College of New Jersey’s campus community continued its connection with Princeton House Behavioral Health patients by creating and sending cards bearing messages of love and encouragement for Valentine’s Day. The cards, which were created by students yesterday during an event at the Brower Student Center, were delivered last night by Eric Van Eck, recovery and prevention coordinator…

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…

Meet the TCNJ freshman fighting pollution in his hometown

TCNJ freshman mechanical engineering major Liam Curran is working with his hometown of Ramsey, New Jersey to reduce pollution and flooding as a result of clogged storm drains. Curran launched his “Adopt a Drain” program in 2021 as part of his Eagle Scout service project. He then collaborated with Ramsey’s Environmental Commission on a website,…

School of Nursing and Health Sciences partners with Capital Health for mass casualty drill

TCNJ nursing students participated in a mass casualty drill in partnership with Capital Health earlier this month. The drill provided an opportunity for 30 students to see how two different types of hospitals — the community-oriented Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell and the more urban Capital Health Regional Trauma Center — handled an immediate…

In the Club: TCNJ Food Recovery Network

“In the Club” is a series that showcases some of the 230+ recognized student organizations at TCNJ. Want to have your club featured? Drop a line to tcnjtoday@tcnj.edu to be considered for a future story. TCNJ Food Recovery Network started in late 2019 with the goal of limiting food waste and fighting food insecurity by…

TCNJ community collects 1,200 pairs of socks for Rescue Mission of Trenton

  TCNJ President Kathryn Foster joined Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and representatives from Ewing Covenant Presbyterian Church at the Rescue Mission of Trenton on Friday, March 18 to cap off a very successful five-week sock drive. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, who represents the 15th legislative district in New Jersey, the “NJ Socks for Homeless” initiative collected…

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