Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

Meet Our Spirit of Edison Impact Award Honorees

Sean Murray

Market Executive, Fulton Bank

Sean Murray

Sean Murray is the Commercial Market Executive for Central and Northern New Jersey at Fulton Bank. He has held this position for eight years and is responsible for all commercial banking activities within the region. Prior to his time at Fulton, Mr. Murray was Market President for Peapack Gladstone Bank, NJ State President for Wilmington Trust and Regional Managing Director for Wachovia Wealth Management Group in Southern, NJ.

Mr. Murray has been involved in a number of charitable organizations during his career. In addition to serving on the Thomas Edison University Foundation Board from 2016 to 2022 he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Capital Health System, a multi-hospital healthcare organization serving Central New Jersey and parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In the past he has served on the local Scouting Council board of directors, the board of directors for the Princeton Chamber of Commerce, McCarter Theater’s board of directors, Homefront’s board of directors, The Princeton Historical Society Board of Directors, The Old Barracks Museum Board of Directors, and Rutgers Camden Business Schools’ Executive Advisory Board.

Mr. Murray received his undergraduate degree from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC and his MBA from Villanova University in Villanova, PA. He has been a life-long resident of New Jersey and currently lives in Titusville, with his wife, Hilary, of 30 years.

He is also the proud uncle of a recent TESU graduate: Gregory DuHaime ’20.

Bonny Simi ’19

President of Operations, Joby Aviation

Bonny Simi

Bonny is Joby Aviation’s President of Operations. Prior to joining the team at Joby, Bonny held several operational and strategic roles at JetBlue within Flight Operations, System Operations, People, Airports, and Customer Support. Most notably, she founded and led JetBlue Technology Ventures. As a pilot, Bonny has commanded Boeing, Airbus and Embraer aircraft at both United Airlines and JetBlue Airways. She is an Emmy-nominated sports reporter and a 3-time Olympian in the sport of Luge.