News & Announcements Mercer’s Shape in Chemistry students visit the Princeton Center for Complex Materials Students from Dr. John Barr’s Shape in Chemistry course took a trip to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM), where they received a welcome and overview of materials science from Dr. Janine Nunes, the Center’s Education Outreach Director. Students then toured the Imaging and Analysis Center (IAC) at Princeton, where they observed… Community College Engagement TTI Students Visit NJIT As part of its mission to encourage NJ community college students to explore various transfer options, the Teaching Transfer Initiative (TTI) arranges admissions trips to select colleges in New Jersey. On March 28th, TTI students from both Mercer County Community College and Rowan College of South Jersey visited the New Jersey Institute… Community College Engagement Teaching Transfer Initiative EGR 150 Visit Campus Students from Rowan College of South Jersey participating in the Teaching Transfer Initiative Engineering 150 class visited Princeton to learn more about different types of engineering. First there was a tour of the cleanroom, which was led by Dan Woodie, the director of the cleanroom. The cleanroom is a special lab where there are… Community College Engagement Mercer County Community College Honors Program Students Visit Campus Students in Mercer County Community College’s Honors program visited Princeton’s campus to take part in a workshop in Special Collections and to visit the Roberto Lugo exhibit “Orange and Black” in Bainbridge House. Guided by a Special Collections librarian and working with the F. Scott Fitzgerald archive, students examined diaries,… Community College Engagement Rowan College of South Jersey Medical Spanish Students Help the Local Community with Kidney Screenings Students of SPA 205 Medical Spanish collaborated with the university group KDSAP last Sunday at a free clinic focused on kidney health screening and education. The clinic took place at the Catholic church St. Paul after the mass in Spanish. Their language skills played a crucial role in assisting Spanish-speaking patients, helping… Community College Engagement Rowan College South Jersey Creative Writing Program Visit to Special Collections and an Author Reading Student writers and faculty advisers celebrating the publication of Rowan College of South Jersey’s literary magazine visited Firestone Library’s Special Collections to examine the creative process of writing and revising. Guided by a Special Collections librarian, students used the F. Scott Fitzgerald archives to explore the process… Community College Engagement Princeton donates laptops to two New Jersey correctional facilities to support higher education and digital literacy By Jamie Saxon, Office of Communicationson Feb. 7, 2025, 1:20 p.m.The University has expanded its commitment to higher education for incarcerated individuals with a donation of 52 laptop computers to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, announced Jan. 29 in an event at Palmer House.The laptops and related… Prison Teaching Initiative Jenny Greene wins presidential mentoring award for Prison Teaching Initiative Jenny Greene, a professor of astrophysical sciences and the director of Princeton’s Prison Teaching Initiative, was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) by President Biden on Jan. 13. Continue reading ‘Jenny Greene wins… Faculty Prison Teaching Initiative What it takes to get from MCCC to Princeton University: Honors student Amelia Melendez Amelia Melendez, a Mercer County Community College Honors student, and Princeton Teaching Transfer Initiative and Transfer Scholars Initiative participant, is featured in The College Voice, the student newspaper of Mercer County Community College. Community College Engagement The Teaching Transfer Initiative Enters Second Year The Teaching Transfer Initiative partners with local community colleges to guide and support community college students in their quest to transfer to selective four-year schools. John Barr, a Teaching Transfer Associate, shares his insights into the unique nature of… Community College Engagement
