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40 The College of New Jersey Magazine Mark your calendar dayofgiving.tcnj.edu March 26, 2025 Show your love for your fellow Lions. Your gift will help support scholarships, research, athletics improvements, inclusive excellence programs, and other initiatives. You can choose the TCNJ school or program that means the most to you. To get involved, or for additional information, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Engagement at 609.771.2218 or tcnjfund@tcnj.edu. responsible for giving campus tours and serving as public relations representatives for the college — still very much plays the part. Elected to the TCNJ Foundation Board of Directors in June 2024, after serving on the Alumni Association Board for more than five years, she plans to build new community partnerships while also urging alumni and students to stay connected and get involved. "Growing our networks of support will help to keep the college viable," she says. Together, Carl and Jackie are frequent visitors to campus, attending meetings, celebrating at homecoming events, and gathering with his Kappa Alpha Psi brothers and her Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters at Alumni Weekend. They also like to take advantage of the lectures and special presentations the college offers. Carl says inviting people to campus for these events goes a long way in promoting the college, too. "So many people who have not been on campus for awhile come back and see how much it has changed," he says. "They're just in awe. And I say 'I don't understand why you stayed away.'" In their new leadership roles, Carl and Jackie are even more motivated to tout all that TCNJ has to offer to as many people as they can. "Each one, teach one" is a favorite motto of Jackie's. "Don't stop with just the education you get," she says. "Take what you have to offer and give back to the college. That's how the cycle continues." — Kara Pothier "I am excited about the future of the institution and seeing how we prosper in new areas." — Carl Gibbs, Board of Trustees chair

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