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13 Prairie WINTER 2024 4. "This room I hated most." The Gitenstein Library archives recently digitized a scrapbook kept by Mary Lawrence, Normal School Class of 1913, who described her disdain for a chem lab. 5. Prevention powerhouse Forbes named Shirley Wang '17 to its 2024 "30 Under 30" list in healthcare for her research as a PhD candidate at Harvard University that looks at why mental disorders develop. Wang 's study aims to help prevent suicide. 6. Big shots TCNJ's competitive a cappella group, The Trentones, per- formed on the main concourse of the Wells Fargo Center at a Philadelphia Flyers game in January. FACING PAGE ANTHONY DEPRIMO; THIS PAGE TCNJ DIGITAL ARCHIVES/INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES; TCNJ ATHLETICS 86% The bachelor completion rate at TCNJ for transfer students, the top in New Jersey, and one of the best in the nation. 34.9 seconds Record-breaking time in the 300-meter dash for track and field freshman Jack Attali. 100% Pass rate for TCNJ nursing students on the National Council of State Boards NCLEX exam in 2023. $400,000 Grant from the National Science Foundation to strengthen innovation and encourage partnerships with industry, nonprofits, and governmental entities. Notables 7. A busker discovered Matthew Richards '17 received a big surprise when he was playing saxophone in NYC's Times Square train station as a way to market his event planning business: A producer from The Kelly Clarkson Show asked him to be a musical guest. "You are incredible. You make people so happy," Kelly Clarkson told him on her show in October. 8. Agents of change Kassidy Farnum '26, Vinisha Patel '25, and Joe Petrecca '25 were named University Innovation Fellows as part of a prestigious global program through Stanford University. Fellows are trained to be leaders at their schools and to work with faculty and administrators on projects that foster an entrepreneurial mindset, such as experiential workshops, new courses, and innovation spaces.

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