Learn how to get ‘From College to Career’ with Gen Y Career Expert Lindsey Pollak

Lindsey Pollak is a best selling author, speaker and consultant specializing in Gen Y (that’s us!) career and workplace issues. She’s the author of fabulous career advice books like “Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to do Before You Join the Real World” and “A Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking.” Her advice and opinions have been featured everywhere from the New York Times to NPR, and she is the Career Contributor to ABC News on Campus. She will be here at TCNJ to deliver top notch advice on how to land a job after gradation (yes, even in this economy).

You definitely do NOT want to miss this event, and it will be an especially helpful and inspiring talk for graduating seniors. Even if you aren’t graduating, Lindsey’s advice is ALWAYS relevant.  Event will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. Lindsey’s discussion will be followed by a Q & A session and a book signing! Hope to see you there!

P.S. Visit the Past Events page to see what Ed’s been up to this semester!

April EDvents!

Psst, Edsters… hope you are relaxing over spring break because the rest of the semester is JAM PACKED with Ed events. We have career advice, freelance tips, fashionistas and more surprises coming your way soon! Check out the “Upcoming Events” page for more information.

Read Unbound!

Check out the latest issue of Unbound, TCNJ’s online magazine, here.  Read about everything from the economic crisis to a review of the game Tomb Rader Underworld to how to deal with stress, written by TCNJ students.

Fall 2008 Semester Wrap Up

Whew!  Ed had a busy semester.  From traveling to Manhattan for a life-changing career conference to bringing our favorite magazine editors to TCNJ, it was a great semester to be an Edster!  Check out the photos below (courtesy of Ed’s lovely historian Jo) and the Past Events page for more on Ed’s semester.  We’ll be back next semester with many more fabulous events.

E-board members Alex and Nancy at the Fall Activities Fair

E-board members Nancy, Kaitlin and Kelli at the fair

Ed's Activities Fair table

Megan signs books after entertaining the crowd with stories about how she became a bestselling author

Ed@TCNJ at the NYWICI Student Career Conference

Ed’s famous!

Check out Ed in the news!  TCNJ Magazine wrote about ED@TCNJ’s recent successes:

Ed@TCNJ is named Best College Chapter of Ed2010 in the Nation!

Come celebrate and meet fellow Ed members TONIGHT during Ed Night Out at Applebees (yay for half-priced apps!).  We are meeting at the Student Center at 9pm.  Rides will be provided, so take a break from studying to join us.  For more upcoming EDvents, click here.

One on One with Megan McCafferty

Ed E-board members with Megan McCafferty at a book event at Barnes and Noble

“One on One with Megan McCafferty” is almost here! Come to the Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to hear Megan McCafferty talk about her books, magazines and life as a writer in New Jersey.

Megan is a Jersey girl, a former magazine editor and author of the Jessica Darling (Sloppy Firsts) series. She also recently contributed to Declare Yourself, a compilation of essays from over 50 famed Americans encouraging young people to vote, edited by America Ferrera. She is promoting the paperback release of the fourth novel in her series, Fourth Comings (the book will be on sale at the event courtesy of the TCNJ bookstore). Megan will read from her book, sign copies and answer questions about magazines, publishing, writing and anything else! Megan is a fabulous speaker and will undoubtedly be a wealth of information, so please come out!

September EDvents!

Ed’s off to a busy start this semester!  Join us this Sunday, Sept. 21 at 5p.m. in Holman Hall for our second meeting of the semester.  Then, come eat ice cream (yummy!) at Coldstone (Route 1) with us on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7p.m. This is a fundraiser for Ed so bring your friends!  Finally, end your week with Ed’s first big event of the semester, when Toby Grace, editor of Out in New Jersey, comes to the Library Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7p.m to talk about working on a magazine catered specifically to the LGBT community.  Don’t forget to bring your questions about the magazine business, interning, writing for a specific audience and anything else!

Ed wins Best Established Chapter!

Ed’s celebrating!  ED@TCNJ has been named Best Established Chapter of the Year by Ed2010.  Stay tuned for details of our celebration and for all of the fabulous events we have planned to make this another phenomenal year!

Ed on Campus @ TCNJ

Welcome to the (new!) Online Hub of TCNJ’s Magazine Enthusiasts!  We are ED@TCNJ, the On Campus chapter of ED2010 at The College of New Jersey.  Click on the About link above to learn more!

A bundle of belated pictures

Featuring Ed 2010′s lovely founder/Ms. CosmoGirl herself:

And equally lovely interviewers:

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Chandra loves her job so much that it comes home with her each night (see green folder bursting with papers that are thirsting to be edited)

This Executive Editor is so smokin’ hot that two water bottles were necessary!

And of course, she is just as friendly and down-to-earth as she is inspirational and amazing