The Blue and Gold Award honors students who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to The College of New Jersey. This award acknowledges our understanding that these students, through the quality of their work and dedication to the mission of the College, will have a positive and lasting impact on the student experience. These individuals have all proven themselves to be critical change-agents, excellent role models for their fellow students, and dedicated and able leaders in and out of the classroom. These individuals represent leadership, scholarship, service and the core beliefs of the College.
Award Guidelines
Application and Nomination Guidelines and Definitions Prior to applying or nominating someone for a Student Leadership Award, readers should review these guidelines, which apply to individual awards. Any questions or concerns which arise regarding these guidelines or the application process may be sent to Avani Rana, Assistant Dean, via email at ranaa@tcnj.edu.
1. Individual applicants must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.50 (unless an alternative GPA is specified), be in good college standing at the time of application, and be in good college standing at the time of the award ceremony. Good college standing shall be defined as without a student conduct status of pending termination of housing, removal from housing, pending suspension, suspension, or expulsion. The following awards have a special GPA requirement that must be met: Bessie Cutter Perlman ‘25 Scholarship Award (2.0 GPA), Harold Eickhoff First Year Student Award (3.0 GPA), Dorthy Taylor Haas ’32 Fund (3.0 GPA), William M. Klepper Scholarship (3.0 GPA).
2. Individual undergraduate applicants must be full-time students at the time of application and be, at the time of the award, enrolled in a minimum of 3 course units per semester. Individual graduate applicants must be enrolled in a graduate degree-seeking program, or a post-baccalaureate or post-masters certificate program. Graduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of 1 course unit at the time of application, and a minimum of 1 course unit at the time of the award.
3. Class standing is defined as: First Year Students are defined as having earned between 0.00–7.75 earned course units; sophomores are defined as having between 8.00–15.75 earned course units; juniors will have earned 16.0- 23.75 earned course units; and seniors are defined as any student with 24.0+ earned course units.
4. Several scholarships and awards are financial need-based. Individual student eligibility for awards and scholarships will be determined by information previously submitted to the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Students who receive financial assistance and are applying for a scholarship or award should work with the Office of Student Financial Assistance to determine how this may affect their financial aid package.