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6 Group Fitness This fall the Office of Recreation is offering group fitness classes on campus! Some of the classes available include yoga, Zumba, kickboxing, and Insanity. The group fitness classes are available to all stu- dents, staff, and faculty for a once per semester fee of $25.00. A schedule that includes all of the group fit- ness classes being offered this semester and their locations is available on the Office of Recreation website. Interested in signing up? Visit the Rec Center front desk today to fill out your form to get started! For more information on group fitness classes and the Office of Recreation, please visit http://recreation.tcnj.edu/. TCNJ Business Institute for Non-Business Majors Are you a non-business major interested in learning about the important aspects of business and how the field works? If you answered yes, then a six-week program during the summer for the TCNJ Business Insti- tute for Non-Business Majors may be for you. Stay tuned for more information in the Spring 2016 edition of the Column! Alyssa Mangel continued…. Alyssa's favorite class, so far, at TCNJ was SPED 597 – Promis- ing Practices for Students Labeled as Having Emotional and Be- havioral Disorders. She enjoyed this course because of its explo- ration of the intersections between race, class, disability labels, and the education system. Alyssa has truly appreciated the fresh perspective the class has offered. Alyssa's dream job after gradua- tion would be co-teaching in an inclusion classroom, preferably in a public school within the kindergarten through second grade age range. Outside of her studies, Alyssa enjoys running and watching Netflix. The biggest challenge for Alyssa thus far in her graduate studies has been the transition from being an undergraduate stu- dent to being a graduate student. A piece of advice Alyssa would like to share with current or future graduate students is to remember that graduate school is worth all of the effort. She realizes how challenging it can feel to go back to school, especially when you're eager to enter the 'real world' and begin working. Alyssa urges those feeling that way to hold on, stay the course, and remind yourself that the incredible opportunity of higher education is worth it in the long run. Meet the Author Event On Thursday, October 29th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Elizabeth Hults Elko, TCNJ adjunct professor and two-time alumna, will be in room 113 of the School of Education building presenting her most recent publi- cation, "How The Public School System Stole Petey Guzman's Life." The event will include a meet and greet, a brief reading, refreshments, and an opportunity to purchase your own signed copy of the book.

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