Guiding Principles for Student Learning
The accomplished and engaged learner:
- Reasons incisively using conceptual structures and accepted methods of an academic or professional discipline.
- Relishes challenging problems and generates creative solutions using tools of analysis and inquiry.
- Understands the complexity and connectedness of the world and the value of divergent points of view.
- Participates actively in the life of the campus community and seeks ways to improve this and other communities in which they work.
- Reflects on the larger questions of life in pursuing a path of meaning and purpose.
- Recognizes that learning is a self-directed endeavor and accepts responsibility for defining a path of intellectual and personal growth.
Notable Achievements
- TCNJ was featured in the July 2011 edition of “Nation’s Restaurant News” in an article about healthy dining trends on college campuses.
- The number of students participating in fraternity and sorority life has doubled.
- TCNJ is one of only 2 institutions to finish in the TOP 10 every year in the 15-year history of the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup.
- All of the intercollegiate Athletic Teams are involved in Community Service projects throughout the year while their academic successes consistently are highlights.