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Karyn Malinowski, Director of the Equine “Outstanding Equine Educator” by the Equine Nutrition and Physiology Science Center, to Address Silver Knights Society, also in 2001. at Fall Luncheon Meeting She is the author of countless arti- cles in such publications as Medical Science Sports Exercise, Journal of Dr. Karyn Malinowski, in addition The first important use of the horse Animal Science, Veterinary Journal to her duties as Director of the Equine was in warfare, making possible most and the Equine Veterinary Journal. Science Center at Rutgers-Cook of the great conquests of ancient histo- She has also contributed chapters to College and the New Jersey ry such as Alexander the Great and many books on equine science. ❑ Agricultural Experiment Station, also Genghis Khan. As centuries passed serves as Dean of Outreach and the horse was put to other Fall Luncheon to Include Extension Programs and Director of work...farming, hunting, transporta- Business Session for Rutgers Cooperative Research and tion and sport.. Election of Officers Extension.. She will also discuss the skill in rid- She holds bachelor’s, master’s and ing a horse well which must be The luncheon agenda will also doctorate degrees from Rutgers. Dr. learned by adjusting to the four prin- Malinowski grew up and still lives in cipal gaits-walk, trot, pace and gallop- include the election of officers in Somerset County. She has been a in which the horse moves its feet dif- accordance with the bylaws of the “horse person” since she took her first ferently. organization which requires that all pony ride as a toddler, and has been Dr. Malinowski has long loved har- officers shall be elected for terms of involved in various horse disciplines ness racers and occasionally drove two years and until their successors and organizations throughout her them. She views the standardbred as are duly elected and qualified. career. a very special horse, one that is very Joan DeBoer, chair of the nominat- The Equine Science Center is inter- forgiving, very patient and has a won- ing committee has noted that the nationally known for its teaching, derful temperament, much quieter bylaws also provide for the officers research and outreach programs and than a thoroughbred. succeeding themselves in office if reelected. her talk will focus on the maintenance Her dream of owning her own The membership shall be asked to of the quality of life of equine athletes pacer became a reality in September vote on the slate submitted by the while ensuring the vitality and viabili- 2001 when she purchased a 10-year nominating committee. To date the ty of the New Jersey horse industry. old gelding standardbred by the name committee has not received any sug- Her expertise and primary research of “Could Be Magic.” She became an gestions for nomination to office from interest lie in the physiology of horses active participant in the horse’s racing the membership. as it specifically relates to the well- career and drove to victory in the very Nominations will be accepted from being of the performance horse first race together at Freehold the floor. Anyone planing to nominate A current area of research .concen- Raceway in 2003. She also holds a member of the association for office trates on improving the quality of life membership in the New Jersey chapter from the membership is required to in aging horses and she will discuss of the American Harness Drivers obtain the approval of the individual the special care required of horses. Club. prior to submitting the person for Dr. Malinowski will also touch on Dr. Malinowski has earned numer- nomination to office at the October the history of the horse and the vari- ous awards for her work, including a 19th luncheon. ous breeds such as the thoroughbreds, leadership award from the American Should there be no additional nom- the great racing breed, trotters and Youth Horse Council, as well as the inees put forth the Secretary shall cast pacers, workhorses, quarterhorses, American Horse Council’’s most pres- the affirmative vote confirming the popular on cattle ranches as saddle tigious national citation, Van Ness acceptance of the slate of officers sub- horses, and Arabian stallions known Award , in 2001. She was named mitted by the nominating committee ❏ for their speed and strength. - 1 - for a new two-year term. be broken into three phases. which form our campus,”he said, “and we will include a new academic building will empower Rutgers undergraduates on College Avenue, new dorms along to take advantage of the distinctive Campus the Raritan River and a new trans- educatiional experiences that charac- portation hub. terize a great research university.” The city of New Brunswick also Given the urgency of this effort to News will close College Avenue to traffic break new ground the president has creating a mile -long green space from charged three colleagues to set the the Raritan River to the New Brunswick train station. wheels in motion. Plan for College Avenue The redesign project, despite the Barry Qualls serves as interim Vice Makeover Revived by Bank of America donation, is still far President for Undergraduate Edu- Major Donation from reality. Campus officials are cation. The soft-spoken chair of the looking for a mix of private donations, Task Force on Undergraduate Thanks to a $1 million grant from state borrowing, state transportation Education and dean of humanities in Bank of America Rutgers University funds and other grants to start work the Faculty of Arts and Sciences can move forward with its plan to on the multiyear, multi-million-dollar (FAS), has primary responsibility for ❑ make over the 69-acre College Avenue conversion. undergraduate academic matters that Campus. Transforming Rutgers cut across the schools. Kenneth Lewis, the bank’s chair- Michael Beals, dean of educational man and chief executive officer, pre- Undergraduate Education Underway initiatives for FAS. now chairs an sented a check to the president of the implementation steering committee state university during a crowded made up of 30 members. Having co- campus ceremony in Winants Hall on After two years of diligent plan- chaired the Task Force on Under- June 14. ning and eight months of intense dis- graduate Education’s working group Lewis said the corporation, based cussion, the Rutgers Board of Gover- in North Carolina, was attracted to the nors overwhelmingly approved Presi- on structure he will now organize and long-term nature of the Rutgers dent McCormick’s plan to improve oversee the work of 15 subcommit- redesign project and the long-term undergraduate education on its largest tees. benefits a revitalized campus could campus. Cheryl Wall, professor of English, bring to the university and the sur- The university is moving forward serves as the vice chair of the steering rounding community. with the implementation of a bold, committee.. The money from the Bank of far-reaching plan covering virtually In addition, Professor Lee Stewart America Charitable Foundation will every aspect of undergraduate learn- of the School of Communication, help Rutgers complete an internation- Information and Library Studies al design competition started last fall ing and life at Rutgers - from admis- sions and curriculum to campus facili- heads the committee on Nontradi- to create a new vision for the New tional Students charged with develop- Brunswick campus. ties and the student experience. The ing recommendations for the best The design phase of the project, plan envisions a university in which structures and programs to serve the which includes $50,000 for each of students are empowered, faculty the five finalists who competed in the reconnected to undergraduates, barri- special circumstances and challenges contest, was abruptly postponed in ers to opportunities are eliminated, of nontraditional students, including April a few days before the finalists and the public gains a much clearer those of University College. In going forward, work has already were scheduled to unveil their designs. understanding of a Rutgers education. been completed on the “core” require- President McCormick said, at the Now the hard work begins. The time, it would be “inappropriate and ments for the new School of Arts and next couple of years will be full of insensitive” to proceed with the design Sciences. The requirements, totaling lofty challenges as implementation while Rutgers and the rest of the state 36 credits, include intensive writing (6 colleges were facing nearly $169 mil- committees will advance the goals set credits), quantitative reasoning (6 lion in proposed state budget cuts. forth by the plan so that by the fall of credits), natural sciences (6 credits), Despite the proposed state budget 2007, students will find a significantly social sciences and humanities (12 cuts Rutgers officials said they are improved institution. credits, with at least 3 interdiscipli- committed to pushing ahead with the McCormick sees this far-reaching nary), diversity (3 credits) and global College Avenue design. “This is a pro- plan as representing a watershed awareness (3 credits) ject for the long term,” McCormick moment in university history. These core credits will apply to all stated. “Working together, we will complete students entering the school in the fall of 2007. Once a winning design is chosen, this historic undertaking and trans- the campus makeover is expected to See The New Rutgers, page 5 - 2 - Insight Bowl Reaps Sports Recruiting Benefits Five Dynamic Freshmen Shorts Impact 2006 Season

Rutgers Athletics Makes Brian Leonard Touted for GO RU !! Times - and roles - have Painful Budget Cuts Heisman Trophy and changed around Rutgers football.. As Named to Maxwell Award was expected, thanks to the Scarlet As part of a massive effort to shed 2006 Watch List Knights trip to the Insight Bowl last costs that university officials said was season, Coach Schiano was able to attract a number of marquee talents unavoidable after the state eliminated Rutgers officials are forging ahead to the football program for the 2006 $66 million in funding to the universi- with the school’s first official Heisman season - including 17 players from ty the athletic department reduced its Trophy campaign with fifth-year New Jersey. number of sports from 30 - the most senior running back Brian Leonard Depth has been a major key to any in the Big East - to 24. the focal point. It’s because of successful team and the Scarlet Men’s heavyweight and lightweight Leonard’s completeness as a football Knights freshmen - the most highly crew, men’s swimming and diving, player that Rutgers is getting the mes- touted class the program has seen in men’s tennis and men’s and women’s sage out about how good he really is. years - are a crowning reason. fencing were among the varsity sports The campaign which is essentially Five talented frosh could make a the university’s board of governors, cost-free, features the highlight clip on strong impact this season for Rutgers. faced with the budget crisis, voted to the jumbo Panasonic screen in Times Both wide receivers,Tim Brown from cut. Square, that ends with the trailer: Miami and Shamar Graves from The move will save $1.2 million a Brian Leonard for Heisman. Woodbridge, New Jersey could see a year and affect 150 athletes and 10 In addition, Leonard along with lot of action since the Receiving corps coaches. It will be phased out after teammate, tight end Clark Harris, are lost two players to injury this season. the upcoming season and the student- candidates for the 70th Maxwell Jeff Minemeyer, another nationally athletes will get to keep their current Award, given annually to the ranked recruit from Bishop Carroll scholarships. Athletic Director Robert Collegiate Player of the Year. It High School, Ebensburg, PA. could Mulcahy argued in defense of the cuts includes players who have distin- see some time . being phased in. “You can’t tell a stu- guished themselves as All-Conference Kordell Young, out of West dent in July he doesn’t have a sport in or All-America selections in their Deptford High School has the coach- September,” he said. careers. ing talking and should serve as a fine To justify spending on basketball Harris and Leonard were two of backup to sophomore tailback Ray and football Mulcahy noted that those the offensive catalysts that helped Rice. sports produce revenue even though propel the Scarlet Knights to a 7-4 A quick player like Blair Bines of they are not self-sustaining. “You regular season record, a third place William Floyd High School, Shirley, spend your money in the places where finish in the Big East Conference and N.Y. could gain a lot of attention in a you think you have the best chance of a berth in the Insight Bowl in thin linebacking corps. producing revenue,” Mulcahy said. Phoenix,Arizona. Coach Schiano terms this group as The good news, if you call it that. Leonard of Gouverneur, NY, probably the best recruiting class he for athletes and coaches is that in returns for his fourth season. A two- some cases, schools have reinstated time All-America selection by Pro sports after dropping them. Football Weekly, he enters his senior tight end in the conference for receiv- Mulcahy said saving the sports season just 10 points shy of being the ing yards per game (48.7) and recep- would not be easy because the univer- all-time leading scorer in Rutgers his- tions per game (3.17}. For his career, sity would have to comply with federal tory, He earned All-Big East Honors the 6-6, 255lb. Harris, of Mana- law, known as Title IX, requiring uni- for the second successive season in hawkin, has 109 receptions for 1,522 versities to equalize the number of 2005, leading the team in receptions yards and 9 TDs. athletic scholarships offered to men (55), scoring (102 points), and all For the third straight year, Harris and women. purpose yards (1,308). The punishing has also been named to the John Mulcahy explained his position that fullback is sixth all-time in rushing Mackey Award watch list annually he was left with no choice but to con- yards (2,352) and fifth all-time in presented to the most outstanding front the inevitable. “We can’t contin- rushing touchdowns (27). tight end in Division 1-A football. ue to fund 30 sports on a $36 million Harris is a two-time All-Big East He, along with Tamel Meekins and budget. We fought it for years. But selection who hauled in 38 passes for Darnell Stapleton are among those this pushed us further than we could 584 yards and four touchdowns in named to the watch list for the 37th go,” he said. ❑ 2005. He was the number one ranked Rotary Lombardi Award honoring the top lineman in college football. ❑ - 3 - C. Vivian Stringer completed the season at 47-5 and Big East Nominates Elected to Iowa Athletic went 4-0 at the national champi- Rutgers Neill for NCAA onships, including a pair of wins over Sportsmanship Award Hall of Fame St. Thomas. For head coach Carl Taylor, the Ryan Neill of Wayne, NJ, a standout Rutgers women’s basketball coach title represents a happy ending to a on and off the field during his time as C. Vivian Stringer is one of seven for- “Cinderella” story. In 1997 The a member of Rutgers University foot- mer Hawkeye greats to be elected by Raptors won only one game. Nine ball team, has been selected as the Big the University of Iowa Athletic years later, Taylor’s team has captured East Conference’s male nominee for Department and the National Iowa the first NCAA national championship the 2006 NCAA Sportsmanship Award Varsity Club to the groups Hall of in Rutgers-Camden history. honoring student-athletes who have Fame. Inductions into the National distinguished themselves through Iowa Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Courtney Greene Named sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Fame will take place September 2, Neill, who graduated from Rutgers to 2006 Nagurski Trophy with a bachelor’s degree as a commu- 2006. Watch List Stringer posted a 269-84 (.792) nication major, was one of the top Safety Courtney Greene of the record in12 seasons at Iowa, earning defensive ends in the country both as a Rutgers football team has been named ten 20-game seasons, nine NCAA junior and senior. He earned All- to the Football Writers Association of Tournament berths, six Big Ten America recognition from SI.com in America pre-season watch list for the Conference championships and a bid 2005, and was a finalist for the Ted Bronko Nagurski Trophy, annually to the 1993 final four. The Hawkeyes Hendricks Award, which is presented awarded to the top defensive player in compiled 11 consecutive winning sea- annually to the top defensive end in college football. sons under her leadership, and the country. Greene, a 5-11, 180 lb. sophomore Stringer’s players received eight all- “It’s a tremendous honor to repre- from New Rochelle, NY, emerged from Big Ten and seven academic all-Big sent both Rutgers and the Big East as last season’s pre-season training camp Ten awards. the conference nominee for this award, as a starter in the defensive backfield, During her 34-season career, Neill said, “My time at Rutgers, and as and averaged 9.7 tackles per game, Stringer has led three different schools a member of the football program, second best in the Big East to the Final Four {Cheyney in 1982, allowed me to achieve significant Conference. He led Rutgers with 116 Iowa in 1993 and Rutgers in 2000], growth as a student, as an athlete, and tackles and posted double digit tackles the first coach in men’s or women’s as a member of the community. It wa in 8 of 12 games. basketball to accomplish the feat. an experience I’ll always cherish.” Greene, who earned Freshman All- A 2001 inductee into the Women’s He co-captained the 2005 squad America honors from the Football Basketball Hall of Fame, she ranks and was named MVP of the Scarlet Writers Association of America third in all time victories (750-251) Knights following the season, was sec- Scripps, The Sporting News, and 20-win seasons (27). The three- ond in the Big East with 21.5 tackles Rivals.com and College Football time national coach of the year is for loss [8th among all NCAA Division News.com, helped lead ‘Rutgers to a already a member of the Hall of Fame 1-A players.] and was tied for second 7-4 season record and third place fin- at her alma mater, Slippery Rock, and in the Big East with 10 sacks {14 ish in the Big East. ❑ the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey. nationally} as a senior. A two-time ❑ All-Big East selection, Neill was also Adam Sternberger, sophomore an ESPN The Magazine District 2 forward, who led the Scarlet Knights Academic All-America selection and Rutgers-Camden men’s soccer team with eight goals last was chosen to the Big East’s All- NCAA Women’s National fall, won the Bob McNulty award as Academic Football Team as both a the team’s Most Valuable Player. junior and senior. He is presently a Softball Champions member of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. The Rutgers-Camden women’s soft- Kelly Harrigan, Scarlet Knights Neill was also active in the commu- ball team won the 2006 NCAA senior All-American, captured Most nity throughout his time at Rutgers, Division III National Championship in outstanding Big East Conference participating in programs such as a 3-2 victory against defending two- Swimmer honors for the second con- Student-Athlete Blood Drives, the time champ University of St. Thomas secutive year and won the 200 back- Read Across America program, on May 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina. stroke, bettering the NCAA ‘A’ stan- Rutgers Football Hospital Visits, and This achievement marks the first dard with a time of 1;54.76, and the was a member of the Rutgers Student- national title for a Rutgers-Camden team’s coach, Chuck Warner, was Athlete Advisory Committee. Through team and the first NCAA team title for named Women’s Coach of the Year, in involvement in his church and other Rutgers since 1949. the Big East Swimming and Diving organizations, he participated as a The Scarlet Raptors, winners of an Championships guest speaker for many children’s- impressive 37 of the final 38 games, youth groups. - 4 - The New Rutgers Cuts in State Aid The course catalog and Focus, the continued from page 2 Shatter University’s faculty-staff newspaper, no longer will be printed on paper, but will be avail- Also on the horizon is a new inter- Budget Plans able on the Rutgers Web site. im vice president for undergraduate On the positive side the university education who will oversee the general Although the State Legislature will provide an additional $1.5 million honors program, undergraduate restored about a third of the proposed in student aid to help the neediest stu- research, campus living-learning com- $99 million in state aid to Rutgers as dents cover the tuition increase. munities and academic support ser- part of Governor Jon Corzine’s plan to Rutgers will also allocate an additional vices. keep the state out of the red it still left $2.7 million to cover scholarships The new executive dean of the Rutgers with a major deficit. promised to freshmen in the School of Arts and Sciences will be The University adopted a $1.6 bil- Outstanding Scholar Recruitment responsible for the general academic lion budget that included a tuition Program, a state program for top stu- advising, the academic components of increase and vast cuts to every corner dents cut from the state budget earlier the honors program and graduation of the New Brunswick-Piscataway, this month. certification, formerly the responsibili- Newark and Camden campuses. Despite difficulties imbued in the ties of the current colleges. “I have said from the beginning of reductions, Rutgers officials empha- Philip Furmanski, Executive Vice this process there would be no sacred sized that the university will still pro- President for Academic Affairs, who cows and no unit would be spared,” vide students a quality education. was a major advisor to President noted President McCormick Chairman of the board of governors, Richard McCormick on formulating Undergraduate tuition increased Albert Gamper, in saying “The place the plan for reinventing Rutgers 8% to $7,923 a year. Room and isn’t going out of business. The place undergraduate education, is working board and student fees also increased. isn’t falling apart,”underscored that ❑ closely with implementation director The average cost for the undergradu- position. ate student living on campus totals Michael Beals on putting the plan into $19,000. action. Bloustein School Lends Up to 750 campus employees or Expertise to Aid He says that he is hopeful that positions will be eliminated, including ongoing fund-raising efforts will help the layoffs of 250 staff, faculty and Gulf Coast Hurricane cover the cost of retooling undergrad- teaching assistants and 400 part-time Recovery Efforts uate education. adjunct professors. Another 100 staff Furmanski believes the plan set “a positions will be eliminated once Nearly a year has passed since hur- new paradigm in American higher employees leave or retire. ricanes Katrina and Rita obliterated education.” He says all the pieces-- Staff cuts will also mean computer much of the Gulf Coast and the area first-year seminars, initiatives to network outages will take longer to still struggles with the question, “How encourage undergraduate research, repair on evenings and weekends do we rebuild?” The Edward J. capstone courses--exist at other insti- when most students are using their Bloustein School of Planning and computers. Public Policy, through a $490,000 tutions, but no other public university Searches to fill 100 empty faculty grant from the Ford Foundation, is has ever attempted to so closely align jobs will be called off. The salaries of lending its know-how in aiding orga- undergraduates in the core missions of senior administrators will be frozen. nizations and leaders on the Gulf teaching, research and service on this Six intercollegiate sports - men’s Coast to start over. scale. heavyweight and lightweight crew, Roland V. Anglin, a faculty fellow He is excited about the prospect of men’s swimming and diving, men’s at Bloustein, is leading the 1 8-month increased emphasis on undergraduate tennis and men’s and women’s fencing Gulf Coast Rebuilding Project to research. For him, the emphasis is --will be phased out after the upcom- address the recovery needs of the region’s most disadvantaged commu- not about creating researchers, but ing season. Student athletes will con- tinue to receive their current scholar- nities. about students learning from the very ships Dr. Anglin and his colleagues are people who make knowledge. Along Campus libraries eliminated the focusing on three areas they believe the way students will develop skills purchase of new books this year and will be most important in rebuilding: such as analytical thinking, forming reduced the number of hours they will community and economic develop- questions and arguments and break- be open. ment, leadership development and ing a problem into manageable parts. The department of business envi- philanthropy. ronment and international business The area of community and eco- “That is something that will benefit will be eliminated. Enrollment in the nomic development clearly requires a all students, no matter what career doctorate program in human resources need to rebuild physical structures they decide to pursue. “ asserts will be suspended. Furmanski.. ❑ See Gulf Coast, page 6 - 5- Gulf Coast News Briefs With views of the New York City continued from page 5 skyline and the proximity to Newark’s Australia and Japan are new addi- New Jersey Performing Arts Center, with a monumental problem for pub- tions to the growing list of countries Riverfront Stadium, galleries, restau- lic policy and philanthropy. welcoming Rutgers students for study rants, and transportation hubs, the To promote leadership develop- abroad programs. The new programs building should prove to be geograph- ment, the Rutgers group emphasizes bring the number of foreign nations ically desirable. the need to connect leaders in all sec- with a Rutgers Study Abroad presence tors of society - business, health care, Says Provost Steven J. Diner. “Like to 30. education and government, to name a so many urban universities, Rutgers- few. Such leadership programs must Newark is enjoying a renewed interest foster the establishment of cross-dis- With the help of a three-year, by graduate students in experiencing ciplinary interaction and innovation in $300,000 New Jersey Commission on the cultural amenities of urban living. the region Science and Technology grant to the Dr. Anglin and a team of experts Rutgers-Camden Technology Campus Rutgers-Camden will launch the have traveled numerous times to the - a business incubator developed by nation’s first doctoral degree granting Gulf Coast to collect data and meet Rutgers-Camden - southern New program in childhood studies begin- with local leaders to discuss how Jersey will increase the potential to ning in fall 2007. The program puts Rutgers and local institutions can attract and grow new business. The Rutgers at the vanguard of an emerg- help. grant will support efforts to attract ing discipline that is transforming the “We have already established new clients to the incubator and help way scholars and practitioners tackle Rutgers as an important actor in post current clients advance their business Katrina thinking and learning around the issues of children’s health, educa- regional and community transforma- tion and development. To meet the increased demand for tion,” Dr. Anglin says. “We are able graduate student housing on the to bring people together. They are Kenneth J. Breslauer, linus C. Rutgers-Newark campus a former starting the wonderful and rich con- Pauling professor of chemist and academic building will get an extreme versation that is needed to rethink chemical biology and dean and direc- makeover. An architecturally signifi- how the region should develop.” ❑ cant 17-story building at 15 Washing- tor of the Division of Life Sciences, The New Douglass ton Street will be converted into com- has been named to the new position of fortable apartments for 300 residents vice president for health science part- Residential College by 2008. nerships. Breslauer, who was appoint- Formerly home to Rutgers School ed in November 2005, is promoting Based on the recommendations of of Criminal Justice and situated neatly interinstitutional initiatives - such as President Richard L. McCormick, the between the main campus and down- the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey Board of Governors approved the cre- town Newark, the 77-year-old neo- and the New Jersey Center for ation of the Douglass Residential classical tower has been dormant since Biomaterials - to help New Jersey College, thereby striking a balance at 2000 when the two schools moved on remain a national powerhouse in bio- a university where more than half the campus to the Center for Law and medicine. students are women. Justice. The task force proposal to refer to Douglass College as a residential cam- pus was by far the most debated issue Related efforts will also be launched to libraries. It will bring together faculty, in the plan to transform undergradu- improve women’s education through- curators, researchers and artists to ate education. out the university.. Joan Bennett, a promote dialogue and interdisciplinary In the view of Douglass Dean distinguished microbiologist from projects in the arts. Carmen Ambar, the president listened Tulane University and member of the “Some people perceived Douglass to everyone’s opinions and made rec- National Academy of Sciences, was to be insular: that all we cared about ommendations “that maintained those appointed to head the program to was our view,” says Ambar, who will things critical to us. Our expectation advance women in the fields of sci- remain as dean, “That was not accu- is that we will continue to have cocur- ence, mathematics and engineering. rate. This was always about Rutgers ricular programming and all the The University’s Academic Excel- University, both in terms of where we pieces that have made Douglass so lence Fund will establish an Institute fit in and how we might most benefit special.” for Women and Art, which will be led the State of New Jersey.” The Douglass Residential College by Professor Emerita Judith Brodsky “I hope that over time Douglass will provide its own women-centered of the department of visual arts and alums will feel as I do, that this is an and cocurricular programs and single- Ferris Olin, head of the Margery opportunity for Douglass to continue ❑ sex housing on the Douglass campus. Somers Foster center of the university to thrive and grow,” she concluded. - 6 - SILVER KNIGHTS DAY AT RUTGERS FOOTBALL HOMECOMING GAME vs. OHIO Saturday, SEPTEMBER 16, 2006 marks Rutgers Football Homecoming date for the Rutgers-Ohio battle and Rutgers Athletics extends a special invitation to the SILVER KNIGHTS to attend the Homecoming festivities. A limited number of tickets will be reserved in Section 121 for Silver Knights members through 9/5/06. After this date, seating is based on avail- ability. PARKING is available in the Louis Brown Athletic Center lots in advance with ticket purchase or day of the game for $10.00 per car. For your convenience, FREE shuttle buses will take you to the Rutgers Stadium before the game and post- game back to the Athletic Center. For special disabled seating/parking or ticket availability please call the Rutgers Ticket office at 1-866-445-GORU [4678] before placing your order for tickets to this special event. . 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- 7 - New and Improved: cation requirements and complete a cate programs related to environmen- School of Arts and Sciences minor in addition to a major. Students tal studies or preprofessional studies School of Environmental in the new school will also be able to such as preveterinary medicine are also offered. Students may also seek and Biological Sciences choose from some of the majors offered by the School of enrollment in several accelerated Environmental Sciences and the health professions programs, including The transformation of undergradu- Mason Gross School of the Arts or joint degrees with medical and dental ate education at Rutgers-New obtain a joint degree from the School programs offered through the Brunswick/Piscataway includes a of Arts and Sciences and one of the University of Medicine and Dentistry. major restructuring of the university’s professional schools. Five residential campus options- schools and colleges.The four under- Professors will take a more active Busch, College Avenue, Cook, graduate liberal arts colleges- role in mentoring students through Douglass and Livingston-are available Douglass, Livingston, Rutgers and small seminars, research opportunities, to both schools. Women will also have University College-are combined to capstone projects, advising and more. the option of selecting Douglass create the School of Arts and Sciences, Cook College is now the School of Residen- tial College as their commu- while Cook College is now the School Environmental and Biological nity. of Environmental and Biological Sciences. It builds on a well-estab- Students living on campus may Sciences. lished tradition of studies in biological, move freely from one campus to An expanded choice of more than environmental, food and nutritional, another, and all New Brunswick/ 70 majors in the humanities, social marine and agricultural sciences. Piscatawy programs, resources and sciences, biological/life sciences and Professional and preprofessional cur- facilities will be open to all undergrad- physical and mathematical sciences ricula cover the biological spectrum, uate students no matter where they will be offered to a unified student from organisms to ecosystems. The live, on or off campus. body. social and human dimensions of scien- The university will provide locally Policies and procedures will be tific practice also are emphasized in on each campus an array of student streamlined through standard admis- majors such as environmental and services, including premajor advising, sions, core curriculum development business economics, environmental residence life, academic support, and graduation requirements, and a planning and design. and environmen- health services, career counseling, schoolwide honors program. Students tal policy, institutions and behavior. A mental health services, student centers will satisfy a single set of general edu- variety of interdisciplinary and certifi- and recreatiofall 06

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