Mercer Times

The Class of 2024 from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is preparing to embark on their post-graduation journeys. Having started their academic careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, these graduates are now stepping into various professional and educational paths.

Benjamin Winkler will join NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as a junior electronics engineer. Tanvi Sonak has secured a position at NBCUniversal as a software engineering media tech associate. Sean Hanily will become an industrial arts teacher in Hillsborough Township Public Schools.

Diamond Urey plans to pursue a PhD in African cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sarah Curtis will work as a nurse in the newborn intensive care unit at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Zach Rice has been hired by CBS New York as an assignment desk assistant.

Grayson Leslie is set to attend The University of South Carolina for a master’s degree in speech-language pathology, while Amechelle Leander will intern with the CDC's Dengue Branch in San Juan, Puerto Rico, through the Public Health Entomology for All program.

Duro Ajayi attended the New York Giants training camp after participating in their rookie minicamp last weekend. Matthew Lankford joins Credit Union of New Jersey as a marketing coordinator, and Gianna Marrano will teach K–5 general music at Howell Township Public Schools.

Matthew Palacios aims for a doctorate in physical therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. Cameron Keating will pursue a PhD in sociology at Indiana University – Bloomington. Alexa Giacoio has accepted a role as a sales analyst with Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Other graduates have found employment with companies such as AT&T, Becton Dickinson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Honeywell, JP Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Merck, MetLife, Northrop Grumman, PwC among others or plan to attend graduate schools including Columbia University and Yale University.

The college community extends its congratulations to all graduates and looks forward to witnessing their future achievements.