Community Engagement at Rutgers-Newark 2010–2012
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BUILDING COMMUNITY TOGETHER! ututgersgersinin Newark Newark is oneone ofof three three campuses campuses of Rutgers,of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Offering countless degrees The State University of New Jersey. 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More and thangraduate 11,000 degree students programs are offered currently at the enrolled in a 35-acrewide range downtown of undergraduate Newark campus. and Rutgers-Newark graduate degree is rankedprograms among offered the leading at the urban research universities in the northeast, and number one for student diversity, 35-acre downtown Newark campus. Rutgers-Newark is ranked among the leading by U.S. News & World Report. urban research universities in the northeast, and number one for student diversity, by U.S.Rutgers News University & World celebrated Report. 100 years of higher education in the city of Newark in 2008. For most of those years, the university has been actively engaged with Rutgers University celebrated 100 years of higher education in the city of Newark the city, working towards the advancement of its citizens and its institutions. in 2008. For most of those years, the university has been actively engaged with the city, Fworkingor more information, towards the or if advancement you are interested of in its promoting citizens a andpartnership its institutions. with the university, please contact us at: Rutgers University, Newark For more information,Office or ofif youUniversity-Community are interested in promoting Partnerships a partnership with 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 203 the university, please contact us Newark,at: NJ 07102 Rutgers(973) 353-1630University (Phone), Newark Office of University-Community(973) 353-1631 (Fax) Partnerships 350 Dr. [email protected] Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 203 http://occrNewark,.newark.rutgers.edu NJ 07102 (973) 353-1630 (Phone) (973) 353-1631 (Fax) [email protected] http://occr.newark.rutgers.edu utgers-Newark students, faculty and staff have a rich history of engagement R with the Greater Newark community that is as old as the campus itself. Since 2007, Rutgers- Newark has formally recognized individuals and organizations for their commitment to developing strong community partnerships with the annual Chancellor’s Awards for Community Engagement. For more information about the Chancellor’s Awards for Community Engagement, visit Rutgers-Newark’s community engagement site at http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/community/. 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No fences Oor physical barriers separate us from the city streets; instead we are a campus without borders, an integral part of the city and its citizens’ lives. This absence of barriers helps to make our campus more than the place where our students learn and study, or where our faculty and staff come to work every day; it is our neighborhood and our hometown. As good neighbors for more than a century, we actively contribute to the scholarship, culture, and economy of the city. Our engagement with the community is as much a part of us as our excellence in scholarship, in education, in opportunity for students, and in diversity. In fact, we are nationally recognized by Washington National Magazine for our community commitment. The ways in which we engage with our community are as diverse as our campus: Numerous faculty and student collaborations with city schools, city agencies, and community organizations, on projects ranging from tutoring and mentoring pro- grams to projects to green the city; partnerships with our business programs to revitalize the city’s economy and make the city a more vibrant place in which to study, live and work; free services such as legal clinics and tax preparation advice; enrichment and summer programs for young people, and pre-college preparation programs for middle- and high-school students. Many of our schools and research centers are actively examining a variety of social and cultural issues impacting the city and seeking solutions, as well as sharing what they learn with citizens and civic leaders. Many Rutgers courses extend beyond the classroom into the community, which benefits the city while offering our students valuable opportunities to do hands- on research and immerse themselves in unique learning experiences. These are only a small sampling of the ways that Rutgers-Newark engages with the community; many more are to be found as you read through these pages. If you find a project or collaboration that could be of particular interest to you, please reach out