<p>Dear SleeplessNJMom:</p>
<p>I hope you are getting some sleep now that the college admissions process is behind you!</p>
<p>Your daughter should have received or will receive any day now a packet with information about course options for students entering into the Humanities & Social Sciences Open Options Program. </p>
<p>The one required course for these students is the Open Options Orientation Course, which meets on Wed. mornings: it is a zero-credit pass/fail course, but it is required. </p>
<p>Of course all freshmen must take a freshman seminar. The other 3 courses are determined in accordance with student interests: what are the majors they want to explore? </p>
<p>After your daughter has read through the packet, if she has any more questions, she should contact the Assistant Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Rosa Zagari-Marinzoli (students call her “Dr. Rosa”) at <a href=“mailto:zagarima@tcnj.edu”>zagarima@tcnj.edu</a>. Dr. Rosa is the director of the HSS Open Options program.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>BR</p>
<p>Benjamin Rifkin
Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of New Jersey</p>
<p>Dear Wzwoboda:</p>
<p>There is no additional information that you would be getting at this time: if your son was offered admission to the Honors Program, he was entered into the Honors Program upon receipt of his deposit. More information about Honors will be coming to him later in the summer. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>BR</p>
<p>Benjamin Rifkin
Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences
The College of New Jersey</p>
<p>Dear CC’ers:</p>
<p>Lately the messages posted to this forum have been more individual in nature than general. It seems as though the value of our forum may have been exhausted. I’m going to sign off now.</p>
<p>If you have questions about The College of New Jersey, I encourage you to post to the forum maintained by my colleague from the Office of Admissions </p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>send an e-mail directly to the person at TCNJ who might be able to help you with your question, such as representatives of …</p>
<p>The Office of Admissions
The Office of Financial Aid
The Dean’s Office of the Various Schools at TCNJ (Arts & Communication, Business, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nursing and Health & Exercise Science, Science)
The Office of Liberal Learning for questions about our liberal learning (general education)
The Center for Global Engagement for questions about study abroad at TCNJ</p>
<p>Of course, I’m happy to receive and answer any questions about the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. My e-mail address is <a href=“mailto:rifkin@tcnj.edu”>rifkin@tcnj.edu</a>. </p>
<p>I send my sincere congratulations to the students entering college for the class of 2016. And I congratulate your parents on doing a great job in launching you.</p>
<p>To students in the class of 2017 and beyond: I wish you luck and hope you will enjoy the end of your junior year in high school, the summer before your senior year, and that you will have a great senior year. As you move forward on your college applications, please remember that you should be looking for your best fit. Remember that no matter how your college search ends up, you are responsible for achieving your own happiness.</p>
<p>I send my best wishes to all who have been reading this forum and encourage you to contact me directly by e-mail with any questions you might have that I can answer for you.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Benjamin Rifkin
Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences
The College of New Jersey</p>