News http://news.pages.tcnj.edu The College of New Jersey Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TCNJ Commencement 2013 – FAST FACTS http://news.pages.tcnj.edu/2013/05/13/tcnj-commencement-2013-fast-facts/ http://news.pages.tcnj.edu/2013/05/13/tcnj-commencement-2013-fast-facts/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:09:45 +0000 Emily W. Dodd http://news.pages.tcnj.edu/?p=6871

The College of New Jersey Commencement
Thursday, May 16, 2013 and Friday, May 17, 2013
Main Ceremony processional begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in Lions’ Stadium 

Media Note:

Members of the media may find information and press passes at the visitor’s side entrance of Lions’ Stadium (the stadium entrance closest to the Student Recreation Center).

Date:

Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17, 2013

Thursday, May 16 will consist of three sessions of Departmental Ceremonies, and the Main Ceremony in Lions’ Stadium. Following the Main Ceremony will be the President’s Reception. On Friday, May 17, there will be two sessions of Departmental Ceremonies. In the event of severe weather, this schedule will be slightly modified. Please refer to the Severe Weather scenario for more information.

Main Ceremony:

Main Ceremony processional will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Lions’ Stadium on Thursday, May 16. Graduates will begin lining up, in cap and gown, by 5 p.m. The Main Ceremony will be held rain or shine in Lions’ Stadium (absent severe weather).

 

Location:

The Main Ceremony will take place in Lions’ Stadium, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628
Departmental Ceremonies will take place at various locations on campus. Please refer to tcnj.edu/commencement for details.

*Number of Graduates:

1,956 total; 1,567 undergraduate, 389 graduate
(*Number of students eligible to graduate in May. Not all graduates will be in attendance on commencement day)

Greetings:

Welcome
R. Barbara Gitenstein, President

Faculty Greetings
Matthew D. Cathell, Assistant Professor of Technological Studies

Graduating Class Greetings
Alaina Springsted, President 2013

Conferring of Degrees:

R. Barbara Gitenstein, President of The College of New Jersey

TCNJ Commencement Reception:

Immediately following the Main Ceremony on Thursday, President Gitenstein will host TCNJ Commencement Reception on Quimby’s Prairie, Green Lawn, and in the Alumni Grove. Refreshments will be served, and all guests are welcome!

Visit www.tcnj.edu/commencement for details

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  • James Day (School of the Arts and Communication) 
  • Devon DiBella (Finance & Business Services) 
  • Emily Dodd (Communications, Marketing & Brand Management) 
  • Leon Duminiak (Chemistry) 
  • Diane Gruenberg (Tutoring Center & Writer’s Place) 
  • Ann Guarnaccia (Alumni Affairs) 
  • Monica Jacobe (School of Humanities & Social Sciences) 
  • Jason Jordan (Human Resources) 
  • Debra Kelly (Career Center) Paula Rainey (Library) 
  • Christopher Russomanno (Campus Police) 
  • Quiana Starr (College Advancement) 
  • Emily Thomas Lleo (Student Accounts) 
  • Carol Wells (Health & Exercise Science)

Please extend your best wishes and congratulations to our new Senators! Thanks to all staff members who voted!

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All buildings and facilities are affected Saturday, May 18 from 6 AM to 6 PM (NOTE: Green Hall data center and Campus Police will remain powered via generator). On Sunday, May 19, from 6 AM to 6 PM, only Packer Hall, Travers/Wolfe Halls, Centennial Hall, EAB, Eickhoff, Norsworthy, and the Brower Student Center will be affected. Should anyone have any questions, please call Lori Winyard, Facilities and Administrative Services, at 609-771-2353. As always, we will strive to complete work earlier, if possible, on both shutdown days.

• STEAM: Friday, May 17 at 5 PM through Friday, May 31 at 6 PM.
This is an extended shutdown to advance the campus steam infrastructure replacement project, and will affect domestic hot water campus wide, with the exception of all Townhouses, Phelps and Hausdoerffer, and Loser Hall. Should anyone have any questions, please call Lori Winyard, Facilities and Administrative Services, at 609-771-2353.

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
The Green Hall IT data center will remain available during the campus electrical shutdowns. This means that email, SOCS, PAWS, library system, etc. will remain available via the Internet. The network will not be available in those buildings without electricity. Campus phones will continue to function even in buildings without electricity. Should anyone have any questions, please call Shawn Sivy, Networking and Technical Services, at 609-771-3474. Thank you for your patience as we maintain and improve our systems.

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