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6 Distinctively TCNJ SEVERAL ATTRIBUTES OF A TCNJ EDUCATION set us apart, including our emphasis on community-engaged learning and our small classes led only by first-rate professors and never by teaching assistants. We are continually seeking new ways to best serve students, and the following notable programs demonstrate that commitment. Music, Mind, and Invention TCNJ hosted the inaugural "Music, Mind, and Invention Workshop" on March 30–31, honoring artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky. The two-day event drew a gathering of leading scientists, video-game designers, mathematicians, musicians, and authors who discussed and demonstrated the creative possibilities that have emerged at the intersection of music and computers. Among the distinguished guests in attendance were Eran Egozy, co-creator of the blockbuster video game "Guitar Hero," and Nobel Laureate John Nash. JPMorgan Chase Finance Forum For the second consecutive year, Guy Chiarello '81, CIO of JPMorgan Chase, welcomed TCNJ business students and faculty, as well as alumni working in a variety of financial industries, to a finance forum at the firm's Park Avenue headquarters in Manhattan. The evening consisted of a formal discussion followed by a networking reception. Paul Sullivan '85, managing director at Merrill Lynch, served as moderator for an impressive panel of TCNJ alumni: Andrew Holzheimer '82, executive director, Investment Bank Technology at JPMorgan Chase; Gregory Peters '89, managing director at Morgan Stanley; and Laura Ritter '00, group vice president, Financial Reporting at PVH Corp. Mayo Business Plan Competition The College's first-ever "Mayo Business Plan Competition" awarded three freshmen a $12,000 grand prize for their proposal to create an online community where users can build personal, web- based magazines. Team Mashup, which included economics major Davis Craig, management major Ryan Dolan, and biology major Frankie Nwafili, already has a beta site online and will be using their winnings to perfect the site and prepare it for public launch. The competition's second- and third-place finishers were The Elite Club with Albert Matlock, Anthony Grullon, Dan Bucher, and Laura Mendez and Flow & Co., helmed by Frank Piazza, Mike Arnone, and Pat Chirchirillo. Those teams won $6,000 and $2,000, respectively. All prizes were made possible by generous donations from Professor of Finance and International Business Herbert B. Mayo, who said that he established the competition based on the advice of former student Thomas Bresnahan '11, and alum Eric Szabo '97, who offered to match Mayo's $10,000 contribution and served as a competition judge.