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The National Association of Student Employment Administrator
s has designated the second week in April of each year be set aside to commemorate and recognize the value of student work and student employment professionals. This year The College of New Jersey will observe Student Employment Appreciation Week from April 13th to April 19th.

The purpose of this observance is:

-To enhance awareness of student employment and its important role in the higher education experience.
-To thank YOU, the employer who hires students for part-time positions
-To recognize those students who work while attending college

We take great pleasure in recognizing and thanking our many student employees. We will have a banner hanging in the Student Center, a proclamation from Governor Corzine and a letter from President Gitenstein advertised in the Signal. We encourage you to thank your student employee(s) in particular for their service. Many offices thank their student employee(s) by:

-Taking them to lunch
-Hosting a potluck luncheon, brunch or pizza party
-Making the student some baked goods
-Giving them a small gift or care package
-Having the department head send them a thank you letter or certificate
-Recognizing them in a staff or departmental meeting as valued members of the office

Please take advantage of this opportunity to show our student employees how very much TCNJ values their efforts. Thank you as well for your continued support and the invaluable part that you play in the development and education of our students.

Also remember that the DEADLINE for nominations of STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR is April 15, please send nominees to casey@tcnj.edu .

TCNJ Summer \"Maymester\" May 12-29, 2008 TCNJ Summer Sessi
on \"A\" June 2 - July 3, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-5 week\" July 7-Aug 7, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-6 week\" July 7-Aug 14, 2008

SAVE THE DATE! SENIOR WEEK IS ON! The Senior Class Counci
l is thrilled to announce that Senior Week 2008 is officially a "go"! The program is scheduled for May 13 - 15, 2008, with Commencement on May 16th. We have been working very hard all year to coordinate a program that will be fun and unifying and provide us all with an opportunity to bring closure to our years at TCNJ. There are several activities that students have always loved, such as the trip to Great Adventure, going "down the shore" to a club, and the semi-formal Gala on the last night. But we also have some terrific new activities that we know are going to start some meaningful new traditions for the seniors.

So, come back from winter break with the 3 R's: rested, refreshed and Ready to Register! With significant support from the administration of the College, we are committed to keeping the program affordable (just under $200!) because we want to make this a Senior Week for all of us to remember. Look for registration information, via our senior list serve and an ad in the Signal, upon your return. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to leave your legacy as the class who brought back senior week!

Please take a minute to let us know, anonymously, if you are planning to attend, by submitting this web form -- https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/cgi-bin/formgenie/formgenie.pl
?form=22398 . This information will help us in planning for the events.

Have a wonderful break and "Celebrate the Great '08"!

The College will be conducting its annual electrical shutdown
on Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18 from 6 AM to 6 PM both days. All buildings on campus will be without electrical service during the shutdown. This shutdown is necessary to service our transformers, switch gear, and related equipment to help prevent service interruptions during the year.

In anticipation of the shutdown, Information Technology will power down the network, Internet connection, servers, email and telephone equipment at 5:00 PM Friday, May 16 and restore service by 8:00 PM Sunday, May 18. Electrical devices, such as PCs, instruments, etc., should be shut down prior to this time.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The following meeting has been modified:Subject: Seniors Toa
st
Organizer: \"Jason Neely\" <neely@tcnj.edu>

Location: Sci Complex Fountain
Time: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM


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Dear Colleagues,




Yesterday, you received an e-mail inviting you to join the campus community in a Presidential Toast on Thursday, May 15th, around the Science Complex Fountain. Please note that the time of the event has been changed from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 pm .

The students have specifically requested the presence of their faculty and staff mentors on this special occasion. Therefore, your attendance is encouraged as a show of the valuable experience it has been for us to teach, advise, supervise, and coach these remarkable young people over the past four years.


Lori Thompson
Director of Planning and Administration
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
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Dear Colleagues,

We have all watched members of the Class of 2008 move with excitement and a little trepidation toward the next stage of their lives. It has been a wonderful experience to teach, advise, supervise, and coach these remarkable students over the past four years, and we will soon have an opportunity to join them in their commencement ceremony.

The senior class officers, with much support from the College, have been planning a new kind of Senior Week program, one that they hope will provide graduating students with an opportunity for unity, closure, and celebration. They have been dedicated to leaving a new legacy behind them for future classes to embrace. We write to share this program with you and to extend a special invitation for you to join them in their celebration.

In particular, we invite you to join the campus community in a Presidential Toast on Thursday, May 15th, at 7:00 p.m. around the Science Complex Fountain. The students have specifically requested the presence of their faculty and staff mentors on this special occasion.

The following is an overview of the Senior Week program:

On Tuesday, May 13th, Senior Week students will move into Wolfe Hall, where many began their career here at TCNJ. Then it's on to \"Reverse Playfair\" on Quimby's Prairie, a twist on one of their favorite freshman-year Welcome Week activities. They'll travel to some of their favorite New Jersey haunts, including the Casino Pier by the shore and KatManDu. The Alumni Brunch on Wednesday, planned with Alumni Affairs and sponsored by the Alumni Association, will give them an opportunity to get a glimpse of life after graduation and show them how profound TCNJ's impact has been on those who came before them.

The class council worked hardest on planning the last day of Senior Week, Thursday, May 15th. They have planned the entire day on campus, in all their favorite spaces. They will begin with an al fresco brunch and then play at a carnival by the lake, with rides and boating. Later that day they will gather in the Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall to hear the Senior Week speaker, Henry Winkler. They know him from reruns and not the original show, but they are very excited that he will be coming to campus.

Thursday concludes with a very special event that we hope you will consider attending, as faculty and staff who are very important to these students. We will gather at the Science Complex Fountain at 7:00 p.m., where Dr. R. Barbara Gitenstein will offer the \"Presidential Toast to the Seniors.\" Then, led by their class officers, the students will proceed to Eickhoff Hall for the Senior Gala.

Please join our students at the fountain to wish them good luck and a bright future. Your presence will show them that our community stands behind them and will give them something to remember for the rest of their lives.

Beth Paul
Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jim Norfleet
Vice President for Student Affairs

TCNJ Summer \"Maymester\" May 12-29, 2008 TCNJ Summer Sessi
on \"A\" June 2 - July 3, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-5 week\" July 7-Aug 7, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-6 week\" July 7-Aug 14, 2008

The following is a new meeting request:Subject: President's
Ice Cream Social
Organizer: \"Jason Neely\" <neely@tcnj.edu>

Location: Green Hall-BSC
Time: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 1:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

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You are cordially invited to the 2008 End of the Year Ice Cream Social on Thursday, June 19, from 1:30-3:00PM on the Green Hall Lawn rain location is the Brower Student Center. Your hard work and dedication to the College are very much appreciated. I look forward to celebrating with you another outstanding year. Thank you!

R. Barbara Gitenstein

TCNJ Summer \"Maymester\" May 12-29, 2008 TCNJ Summer S
ession \"A\" June 2 - July 3, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-5 week\" July 7-Aug 7, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-6 week\" July 7-Aug 14, 2008

TCNJ Summer \"Maymester\" May 12-29, 2008 TCNJ Summer Session
\"A\" June 2 - July 3, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-5 week\" July 7-Aug 7, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-6 week\" July 7-Aug 14, 2008

TCNJ Summer \"Maymester\" May 12-29, 2008 TCNJ Summer Sessi
on \"A\" June 2 - July 3, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-5 week\" July 7-Aug 7, 2008
TCNJ Summer Session \"B-6 week\" July 7-Aug 14, 2008

Reminder

TO: Members of the Campus Community FROM: R. Barbara Gitenst
ein
President

DATE: July 31, 2008

SUBJ: Welcome Back Activities ________________________________________________________________________

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to join me in celebrating the opening of the 2008-2009 academic year on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. This is a wonderful time to renew our sense of community and meet new members.
Please note that my address to the campus community will be at 2:30 p.m. in Kendall Hall. Following my address, I invite members of the campus community and their families to attend a welcome back family picnic on the lawn between Green and Packer Halls.

Please contact the Office of the President at jcortina@tcnj.edu or 609-771-2101 if you have any specific dietary restrictions.

I look forward to our time together on August 27.

Due to Labor Day, classes follow Monday schedule