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Office of Community Affairs Department of University Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 101 Somerset Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-7824 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Contents

Page 1: Welcome

Page 2: Ways to Engage with Rutgers

Page 4: Rutgers Supports Its Neighbors

Page 8: Program Descriptions A–Z

Page 43: Program Index by Interest Area

Page 47: Program Index A–Z

2 communityprograms.rutgers.edu WELCOME

At Rutgers, we are committed to reaching beyond our campus borders to educate, inform, and assist local communities.

As members of the greater New Brunswick community, we are dedicated to its vibrancy and growth. Rutgers’ partnerships with residents, organizations, health institutions, and businesses put our resources to work throughout the area. Linda Bassett Senior Director, Office of Community Affairs Use this directory to learn about university programs available to you and ways to engage with Rutgers. From swim lessons and professional education to gardening and the arts, your state university has a program for you.

Visit communityprograms.rutgers.edu to discover the latest events and opportunities, or contact us at 732-932-7824 for Melissa Selesky more information. Director, Rutgers–New Brunswick Community Relations We look forward to hearing from you!

1 Ways to Engage with Rutgers

Take advantage of Rutgers’ strengths and expertise in the following areas: Business Outreach: Local businesses—from corner stores to large corporations— depend on Rutgers for technical assistance and innovative solutions. Education Outreach: Learn for life with preschool programs, college prep support, professional education, and courses for senior citizens. Employment Services: Climb the ladder with career fairs, continuing and professional education, workforce forecasting, and more. Student Volunteerism: Students devote their time and talents to serve community members and organizations in need. Faculty Expertise: With experts in every discipline, Rutgers’ faculty participate in research partnerships, speaking engagements, and more. Cultural Programs: Take in museum exhibits, theater performances, musical acts, public lectures, and cultural festivals. Health and Safety: Learn about nutrition and child safety through scores of public programs. Environmental Awareness: Consult with university eco-experts on recycling and purchasing to benefit your business and the environment.

2 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs (page 32) include a weeklong summer adventure into ecological science on 180 acres of idyllic landscapes. Through projects, games, and hands-on activities, campers aged 9 to 13 learn to identify plants and insects, explore outdoor environments, understand gardening basics, and much more.

Ways to Engage with Rutgers 3 Rutgers Supports Its Neighbors

It all adds up: Rutgers is a major contributor to the greater New Brunswick economy. Our impact starts with dollars spent and funds invested, but it hardly ends there. Rutgers shares many valuable assets—from manpower hours to infrastructure improvements— with its host communities. Here are some of the ways that Rutgers’ presence helps to strengthen the economy in Middlesex County.

Supporting Local Business The 39,000-plus students attending Rutgers–New Brunswick study, play, and live locally, shopping in corner stores and snacking in coffee bars. They buy supplies downtown and bring family and friends to local restaurants. With each student spending an average of $8,642 each year, this translates to a hefty total spending of about $337 million in our local economy. Add to that a daily influx of over 10,000 potential customers: Rutgers’ faculty and staff. Our employees grab sandwiches for lunch, run errands in town, and meet colleagues for dinner after work. University activities—like academic conferences, faculty meetings, and special events—translate to significant revenue streams for local hotels, restaurants, con- ference centers, and catering firms. Through athletic contests, cultural events, and academic conferences, Rutgers attracts more than 855,000 visitors each year who infuse an estimated $13 million into the local economy.

4 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Purchasing Locally Not only is Rutgers committed to purchasing locally, we make it a priority to support small businesses and women- and minority-owned businesses. In fact, in the period from January 2009 to September 2010 alone, Rutgers spent: l $125.3 million in goods and services within Middlesex County l $39 million in purchases from about 300 unique vendors in New Brunswick l $37.9 million with small businesses of 50 or fewer employees l $20 million with 200 unique vendors in Piscataway

Partnering with Public Services Rutgers is New Brunswick’s public services partner, sharing resources to help foster a safe and secure community. Here’s a quick look at our contributions: Police and Emergency Services: Campus emergency services—police, fire, and ambulance—aid local colleagues as needed. They also provide training programs and share intelligence, equipment, and personnel. Environmental Health and Safety: Rutgers disseminates public information, advises local governments, conducts educational programs and training exercises, and provides local disaster response and instruction. Transportation: Campus buses provide free transit to approximately 500 residents each day.

Rutgers Supports Its Neighbors 5 Emergency Management: Public emergencies—from severe weather to hazardous ma- terials to terrorist threats—require coordination among Rutgers and our municipal and county counterparts. We assist in risk assessment, provide emergency action plans, and conduct training exercises, among many other efforts.

Building for the Future Rutgers–New Brunswick’s downtown building program demonstrates our commitment to more fully integrate university life with city life. Infrastructure improvements spur short-term spending while providing a foundation for long-term economic growth. Rutgers’ completed and planned major construction projects boost our host cities’ economies through: l Jobs for contractors, construction workers, architects, engineers, and others l Construction-related purchasing, from meals to materials l Retail space that generates tax revenue and improves the downtown shopping district l Employment for local residents in retail stores and other enterprises l An infusion of Rutgers faculty, staff, and students into an invigorated city center

6 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Working with the City of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Development Corpora- tion (DEVCO), and other partners, Rutgers has invested in several recent capital construction projects, including: l Civic Square, a multiuse complex on the corner of Livingston Avenue and New Street that puts two Rutgers schools—Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Mason Gross School of the Arts—at the city’s crossroads l Health Sciences Center, including the College of Nursing building and the Institute for Health Sciences, an academic facility located between Paterson and Bayard streets providing a bricks-and-mortar foundation for health care partnerships with the city l Gateway Transit Village, a mixed-use facility connecting College Avenue to the New Brunswick train station, featuring a new university bookstore, parking garage, office space, residential rental units, and for-sale condominium homes l Heldrich Plaza, a 365,000-square-foot hotel anchor project on Livingston Avenue that includes the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development l Rockoff Hall, a 12-story retail and student residential high-rise on George Street l Rutgers Public Safety building, a 75,000-square-foot facility that expands Rutgers’ presence along the George Street corridor l University Center at Easton Avenue, a 12-story, 562,000-square-foot, mixed-use complex that includes apartment-style dormitory housing, structured parking, the Rutgers Fitness Center, and street-level retail space

Rutgers Supports Its Neighbors 7 Program Descriptions A–Z

This section includes Rutgers resources, The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in The Academy for Leadership and Equity events, and opportunities available to Engineering and Technology (TARGET) (TALE) you. To browse by interest areas such as TARGET is a weeklong summer program de- TALE is designed for seventh- and eighth-grade nutrition, youth camps, and the arts, signed for middle and high school girls. Through a students interested in leadership roles and explor- visit page 43. For an alphabetical index series of hands-on activities, team challenges, ing nontraditional careers, those in which one speakers, and mentorships, TARGET aims to gender comprises less than 25 percent of those of programs, see page 47. Take a look— familiarize girls with different engineering employed. Participants make a difference in their our doors are open! disciplines and destroy negative stereotypes schools by developing and implementing a social concerning their ability to do well in math awareness project to be shared with their peers. and science. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding communities; New Jersey communities; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Students in grades seven Population(s) Served: Girls in grades six and eight through 11 Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education Partner(s): Motorola; National Science Foundation For More Information Website: ncrc.rutgers.edu/do/tale.html For More Information Contact: Glenda Gracia-Rivera, Website: osd.rutgers.edu/target [email protected] Contact: Candiece White, [email protected] Program Administration Nontraditional Career Resource Center Program Administration Center for Women and Work School of Engineering 50 Labor Center Way 98 Brett Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-932-0054 732-445-2687, ext. 18

8 communityprograms.rutgers.edu The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET) (page 8) is a summer program designed to encourage young women to flex their scientific muscles in the area of engineering. With activities like building and launching rockets, labs, and workshops, girls in grades six through 11 get a strong introduction to a range of engineering disciplines.

Program Descriptions A–Z 9 Advancement Via Individual Annual Safety Forum Ask Before You Eat Determination (AVID) (Food Allergy Awareness Campaign) The Annual Safety Forum is a proactive and AVID helps prepare students for entry into four- educational networking event for transportation, Making New Jersey’s residents aware of the dan- year undergraduate institutions by increasing their enforcement, and educational agencies, industry, gers of food allergies, Ask Before You Eat helps level of academic performance. Rutgers undergrad- and professional organizations. people understand the importance of avoiding uate students serve as supplemental instructors in foods that trigger allergic reactions. Restaurants the areas of math, English, and science. Sessions Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; can obtain fact sheets and advice on how to serve are held twice per week at New Brunswick High New Jersey enjoyable and safe meals to customers with food School for approximately 20 weeks during the Population(s) Served: Safety-related agencies and allergies. academic year. organizations Partner(s): Federal Highway Administration; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick High School New Jersey Department of Transportation; Population(s) Served: Restaurants; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Students in the middle of Transportation Safety Resource Center residents their academic class with B/C grade-point averages Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Health Partner(s): New Brunswick Public Schools For More Information and Senior Services; New Jersey Restaurant Website: cait.rutgers.edu/tsrc/forum2 Association For More Information Contact: Janet Hansen, [email protected] Website: odasis.rutgers.edu/index.php/avid For More Information Contact: Nina Echeverria, Program Administration Website: foodallergy.rutgers.edu [email protected]; Ruth Yeselson, Transportation Safety Resource Center Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) Program Administration Program Administration 100 Brett Road Department of Nutritional Sciences Office for Diversity and Academic Success Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in the Sciences 732-445-3919, ext. 146 26 Nichol Avenue 604 Allison Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2882 Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000 732-445-6878

10 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Big Chill 5K Run/Walk (Charity Toy Drive) Big Pink Volleyball Bridge to Employment (BTE) In lieu of a race fee, participants are asked to bring Big Pink Volleyball is a fun and competitive tour- BTE seeks to increase the number of students pur- a new, unwrapped toy for a child between the ages nament played in over 20 universities nationwide. suing careers in health care, science, technology, of 3 and 14. Suggestions include dolls, books, Rutgers students donate money to create a team to engineering, and mathematics. Throughout high sports equipment, games, and building blocks. enter in the tournament, and sell Big Pink Volley- school, students receive three hours of academic ball merchandise. All donations go to the Central support on Saturdays during the school year. In Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding New Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the addition, the students engage in college experi- communities Cure. ences, mentoring programs, research projects, and Population(s) Served: Children ages 3 to 14; workshops. local charitable organizations Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Partner(s): Catholic Charities; Children’s Special- surrounding communities; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick ized Hospital; New Brunswick Housing Author- Partner(s): Central New Jersey Affiliate, Susan G. Population(s) Served: Students in grades nine ity; New Brunswick Recreation Department; The Komen for the Cure through 12 attending New Brunswick High Salvation Army School or New Brunswick Health Sciences For More Information Technology High School For More Information Contact: Matthew S. Zielinski, Partner(s): Johnson & Johnson; New Brunswick Website: bigchill.rutgers.edu/welcome.html [email protected] Public Schools Contact: [email protected] Program Administration For More Information Program Administration Residence Life and Recreation Website: odasis.rutgers.edu/index.php/ Department of Recreation Federation Hall, 4 Jones Avenue bridge-to-employment Werblin Recreation Center New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Contact: Kamal Khan, [email protected] 656 Bartholomew Road 732-932-4075 Piscataway, NJ 08854 Program Administration 732-445-0462 Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences 604 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000 732-445-6878

Program Descriptions A–Z 11 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Career Summer Institute (CSI) Center for Effective School Practices and First Aid Training (CESP) CSI is a free, weeklong residential program The Emergency Services Training unit of the designed for high school students who completed Hosted by Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education, Rutgers Division of Public Safety provides CPR ninth, 10th, or 11th grades. This intensive pro- CESP is a multidimensional school improvement and first aid courses to the community at large gram focuses on two key stages of career develop- organization providing high-quality technical assis- through the American Heart Association Commu- ment: career assessment and career exploration. tance, professional development, coaching, and nity Training Center. The department also pro- Activities include interactive workshops, explo- other support services to practitioners and scholars. vides instructor training and support for various ration of careers and nontraditional workplaces, Workshops cover a wide range of instructional municipal governments. and leadership skill building. strategies for educators teaching at all grade levels.

Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; surrounding communities; New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey Population(s) Served: All Population(s) Served: High school students in Population(s) Served: Prekindergarten to grade Partner(s): American Heart Association grades 10 through 12 12 teachers, administrators, supervisors, and other Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education specialists; students; parents; researchers For More Information Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education; Website: rues.rutgers.edu/cpr.shtml For More Information traditional and charter public schools; statewide Contact: Lieutenant Les Barta, Website: ncrc.rutgers.edu/do/career-institute.html education associations [email protected] Contact: Glenda Gracia-Rivera, [email protected] For More Information Program Administration Website: cesp.rutgers.edu Department of Emergency Services Program Administration Contact: Liliana Snegur, [email protected] 55 Commercial Avenue Nontraditional Career Resource Center New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Center for Women and Work Program Administration 732-932-4800 50 Labor Center Way Center for Effective School Practices New Brunswick, NJ 08901 80 Cottontail Lane, Suite 410 732-932-0054 Somerset, NJ 08873 732-564-9100

12 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Child Seat Inspection Station Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships (CESEP) Program For More Information Certified technicians assist in ensuring child safety Website: engage.rutgers.edu seats are properly installed. The inspection station, The CESEP Program identifies projects, provides Contact: [email protected]; Amy Michael, located at 129 Davidson Road in Piscataway, New orientations, and tracks the progress of Rutgers [email protected] Jersey, is open Wednesdays, 7–11 a.m.; Thursdays, students who participate in service learning and 3–7 p.m.; and the first Saturday of every month, community engagement projects. The Council of Program Administration 8 a.m.–noon. Community Partners from New Brunswick pro- Civic Engagement and Service Education vides information about the kinds of projects in Partnerships Program Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; which Rutgers students can participate. 191 College Avenue New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Population(s) Served: Families with young Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding 732-932-8660 children communities Partner(s): New Jersey Division of Highway and Population(s) Served: Varies with need Traffic Safety Partner(s): American Conference on Diversity; BOAZ Community Corporation; Community For More Information Development Institute: Head Start; Elijah’s Prom- Website: publicsafety.rutgers.edu/rupd/ ise; Embrace Kids Foundation; Eric B. Chandler programs.shtml Health Center; Farmer’s Solidarity Project; Francis Contact: Community Policing Officer Jennifer E. Parker Memorial Home; George Street Play- Hammill, [email protected] house; H.O.P.E.; Italian American Heritage Commission; Lazos America Unida; Learning to Program Administration End Hunger Campaign; Lord Stirling School; Rutgers University Police Department Marigold Project; New Brunswick Health Sciences 55 Commercial Avenue Technology High School; New Brunswick Senior New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Citizen Resource Center; New Jersey Women and 732-932-1368 AIDS Network; NJPIRG Student Chapters; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; St. Peter’s University Hospital; Sustainable Connec- tions; U.S. Census Bureau; Youth Empowerment Service; Youth Services System

Program Descriptions A–Z 13 Community Policing Program Confucius Institute at Rutgers University Day of the Dead Program (CIRU) The Community Policing Program assists the City The Day of the Dead Program (November 1–2) of New Brunswick with walking patrols and CIRU provides information about China and features Mexican food traditions, artist workshops formal public safety training. The community offers programs for achieving excellence in teach- and performances, and exhibitions related to the policing officers have completed advanced training ing and research in Chinese language and culture. Dia de los Muertos celebration. in programs such as security design, communica- CIRU also strives to enhance and expand univer- tion effectiveness, and community involvement. sity scholarship in Chinese studies. The institute Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding supports the expansion and diversification of communities; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick cooperation between the university, the state, Population(s) Served: Local residents Population(s) Served: Local residents and China and East Asia. Partner(s): Lazos America Unida; New Brunswick Partner(s): New Brunswick Police Department, Free Public Library City of New Brunswick Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; New Jersey For More Information For More Information Population(s) Served: Varies Website: clac.rutgers.edu/community Website: publicsafety.rutgers.edu/rupd/ Partner(s): Jilin University in China; Office Contact: Sandra Rocio Castro, units.shtml of Chinese Language Council International [email protected] Contact: Sergeant Michael J. Rein, (Hanban) [email protected] Program Administration For More Information Center for Latino Arts and Culture Program Administration Website: www.ciru.rutgers.edu 122 College Avenue Rutgers University Police Department Contact: Holly Chen Tyson, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1165 55 Commercial Avenue [email protected] 732-932-1263 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-1368 Program Administration Confucius Institute at Rutgers University 24 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1164 732-932-2651

14 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Department of Transportation Services Douglass Project: Fourth Grade Science Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (DOTS) Stars Program (EFNEP) Rutgers’ campus transit service is available to all This annual program engages Douglass Residen- EFNEP provides classes for youth, families, and residents of and visitors to New Brunswick and tial College undergraduates and students from adults with limited incomes to help them improve Piscataway at no cost. Schedules are available local New Brunswick elementary schools in inter- their eating behaviors and understand the impor- on the Rutgers Department of Transportation active, hands-on science labs based on New tance of good nutrition. Services website. Jersey’s fourth-grade human body curriculum. The goal of the program, which takes place on Friday Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway mornings, is to excite and educate children about Population(s) Served: Limited-resource adults Population(s) Served: Residents and visitors the field of science. and families; preschool children; youth; pregnant Partner(s): City of New Brunswick; Middlesex women County Transportation; New Brunswick Parking Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Partner(s): USDA’s National Institute of Food Authority Population(s) Served: Students in grade four and Agriculture Partner(s): New Brunswick Public Schools For More Information For More Information Website: rudots.rutgers.edu For More Information Website: njaes.rutgers.edu/efnep Contact: [email protected] Contact: Regina Riccioni, Contact: Debrah Palmer, [email protected]; Ife Meadows [email protected] Program Administration for student volunteer information, Department of Transportation Services [email protected] Program Administration 55 Commercial Avenue New Jersey Agricultural Experiment New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Program Administration Station Cooperative Extension 732-932-7744 Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, 88 Lipman Drive Science, and Engineering New Brunswick, NJ 08901 50 Bishop Street 732-932-9853 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-9197

Program Descriptions A–Z 15 Get Moving–Get Healthy New Jersey Getting to Know Europe: Business Getting to Know Europe: Euro Challenge Forums Get Moving–Get Healthy New Jersey improves The Euro Challenge trains a team of Rutgers un- the health of individuals, families, and communi- The Center for European Studies hosts a series of dergraduate students in European Union politics ties by encouraging a healthy lifestyle, especially industry-specific business forums to raise aware- and economics. They then recruit and train New healthy eating and physical activity, through ness in the New Jersey business community of the Jersey high school teams to participate in the educational programs, a website, publications, European Union (EU) and of the potential for national Euro Challenge Competition, in which and targeted marketing campaigns. stronger EU-New Jersey trade, investment, and re- they compete to demonstrate their knowledge of search and development ties. the European Union and the euro currency. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Children; adults; senior Area(s) Served: New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Jersey citizens; communities Population(s) Served: Businesses and business Population(s) Served: High school students Partner(s): American Academy of Pediatrics, New associations Partner(s): Delegation of the European Union to Jersey; Bristol-Myers Squibb; New Jersey Academy Partner(s): Delegation of the European Union to the United States; Working in Support of of Family Physicians; New Jersey Department of the United States; European-American Chamber Education (WISE) Health and Senior Services of Commerce New Jersey; John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development; New Jersey For More Information For More Information Business Action Center Website: europe.rutgers.edu Website: getmovinggethealthynj.rutgers.edu Contact: [email protected] Contact: Kathleen Morgan, For More Information [email protected]; Website: europe.rutgers.edu Program Administration Nurgul Fitzgerald, [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Center for European Studies School of Arts and Sciences Program Administration Program Administration 102 Nichol Avenue Department of Family and Community Center for European Studies New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Health Sciences School of Arts and Sciences 732-932-8551 Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment 102 Nichol Avenue Station Cooperative Extension New Brunswick, NJ 08901 88 Lipman Drive 732-932-8551 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525 732-932-5000, ext. 604

16 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Not sure if you installed that seat correctly? Visit the Child Seat Inspection Station (page 13) on the Busch Campus at Rutgers University. Certified technicians from the Rutgers University Police Department are on hand to evaluate your car seat to ensure that it is safe and secure.

Program Descriptions A–Z 17 Governor’s School of Engineering and Halloween Monster Mash Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp Technology The Halloween Monster Mash provides an alter- Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp encour- The Governor’s School of Engineering and Tech- native trick-or-treating experience for local ele- ages positive interaction between New Brunswick’s nology is a free residential program that brings mentary school children. Student organizations set economically disadvantaged Latino and African- together some of New Jersey’s most talented and up activity tables and reward visitors’ efforts with American youth. By engaging youth in the cre- motivated high school students. Following their treats. Activities include pumpkin painting, crafts, ative process, they master multidisciplinary art junior year of study, students spend part of the a costume contest, and relay races. In the past, ap- skills, increase their understanding of respective summer at the Rutgers School of Engineering to proximately 700 families participated in the event. cultures, strengthen their critical-thinking skills, participate in team-based courses and research and foster proficiency in performance through projects. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; team-building, discussions, and art-making. Highland Park Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: Elementary school Area(s) Served: New Brunswick communities; New Jersey children and families Population(s) Served: Latino and African- Population(s) Served: High school students in Partner(s): Cook/Douglass Residence Life; American youth grade 11 Cook/Douglass Residential Campus Council, Partner(s): New Brunswick Puerto Rican Action Partner(s): Lockheed Martin; Morgan Stanley; Rutgers Residence Hall Association; local public Board; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital SilverLine Windows, an Andersen Company schools Health Promotion Program; Suydam Street Reformed Church For More Information For More Information Website: soe.rutgers.edu/gset Contact: Reggie Blockett, For More Information Contact: Jean Patrick Antoine, [email protected] Website: clac.rutgers.edu/community [email protected] Contact: Sandra Rocio Castro, Program Administration [email protected] Program Administration Housing and Residence Life School of Engineering Administrative Services Building III Program Administration 95 Brett Road 3 Rutgers Plaza Center for Latino Arts and Culture Room B-110 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 122 College Avenue Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-932-9363 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1165 732-445-2687, ext. 16 848-932-1263

18 communityprograms.rutgers.edu HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project Institute for Families (IFF) Law Enforcement Training Facility for High Schools IFF provides a focal point for training, research, The Rutgers University Police Department hosts a The HiGene program helps high school teachers and service activities concerned with strengthen- number of high-quality, industry standard training learn modern molecular genetics by engaging ing families, promoting healthy family develop- courses. The courses vary in topic and include in- them in genuine scientific research projects during ment, protecting children and strengthening ternal affairs investigation overview, interview and a summer workshop. When teachers return to families at risk, assisting youth in the transition interrogation techniques, and advanced supervi- their classrooms in September, they recruit stu- to adulthood, supporting and protecting aging sion skills to improve the quality of police services dents to begin working on the research project. family members, and serving diverse populations delivered to the Rutgers community and the of all ages. surrounding municipalities. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding communities; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Population(s) Served: High school teachers communities; New Jersey surrounding communities; Middlesex County; Partner(s): GE Healthcare Biosciences; National Population(s) Served: Adults; children; families; New Jersey Science Foundation; Toshiba America Foundation senior citizens Population(s) Served: New Jersey law enforce- Partner(s): A full list of partners is available on ment For More Information the website below. Partner(s): International Association of Chiefs of Website: avery.rutgers.edu/WSSP/Begin Police; John E. Reid & Associates; The Rodgers Contact: Susan Coletta, For More Information Group LLC; Van Meter & Associates [email protected] Website: socialwork.rutgers.edu/ instituteforfamilies/aboutiff.aspx For More Information Program Administration Contact: John Klena, [email protected] Website: aps.rutgers.edu Waksman Institute of Microbiology Contact: Sergeant Michael J. Rein, 190 Frelinghuysen Road Program Administration [email protected] Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020 School of Social Work 732-445-3531 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue Program Administration Piscataway, NJ 08854 Administration and Public Safety 743-445-0512 55 Commercial Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-8407

Program Descriptions A–Z 19 Marigold Project Mason Gross School of the Arts Math and Science Learning Center Extension Division (MSLC) The Marigold Project promotes economic devel- opment, urban gardening, job training, and edu- The Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension MSLC is a unique resource for university and cation while improving residents’ health and the Division provides high-quality arts instruction to K–12 students. The center provides students with economic vitality of the neighborhood. The pro- students and adults of all ages and ability levels. hands-on interdisciplinary science demonstrations gram also increases exposure to Rutgers and higher Classes are available in dance, drawing, sculpture, and learning experiences taught by Rutgers education for children of Mexican immigrants. and more. Summer classes and camps give young faculty, staff, and students. people an opportunity to explore their creative Area(s) Served: New Brunswick talents and hone their skills. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: Mexican community and communities; New Jersey Spanish-speaking immigrants Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Population(s) Served: Students in kindergarten Partner(s): Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Re- New Jersey through grade 12; university students search and Extension Farm; Department of 4-H Population(s) Served: Children; adults; teachers Youth Development; Lazos America Unida; New Partner(s): Puerto Rican Action Board For More Information Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Website: mslc.rutgers.edu For More Information Contact: Margie Eickhorst, For More Information Website: masongross.rutgers.edu/extension [email protected] Website: njaes.rutgers.edu/spotlight/marigold.asp Contact: Julie Roth, Contact: Jim White, [email protected]; [email protected]; Program Administration John Grande, [email protected] [email protected] Busch Math and Science Learning Center Allison Road Classroom Building, Third Floor Program Administration Program Administration 618 Allison Road Department of Plant Biology and Pathology Mason Gross School of the Arts, Dean’s Office Piscataway, NJ 08854 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 33 Livingston Avenue 732-445-3442 Foran Hall New Brunswick, NJ 08901 59 Dudley Road 732-932-8618 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-9711, ext. 357

20 communityprograms.rutgers.edu National Safety Council Defensive New Brunswick 4-H Club New Brunswick Community Driving Course Farmers Market The New Brunswick 4-H Club serves the needs of The National Safety Council Defensive Driving New Brunswick’s Latino community. Programs in- The New Brunswick Community Farmers Market Course is approved by the New Jersey Motor clude leadership opportunities, cultural arts and brings healthy food from local farms to families Vehicle Commission and is open to any driver. dance, arts and crafts, babysitting, sports and fit- and households across the city. The organization’s The course, offered several times monthly, pro- ness, gardening, foods and nutrition, and English mission is to instill healthy eating habits by focus- vides information about defensive driving and as a Second Language classes. Rutgers students ing on nutritional issues that plague the commu- improving safety. Participants may receive an in- serve as mentors and resource leaders for the club. nity and creating good eating habits. Open June surance discount and remove points from their through October. driving record. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Population(s) Served: New Brunswick youth Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Partner(s): Center for Latin American Studies; Population(s) Served: Residents Population(s) Served: Eligible drivers Central Jersey Latino Chamber of Commerce; Partner(s): City of New Brunswick; Johnson & Partner(s): National Safety Council; New Jersey George Street Co-op; Greater Brunswick Charter Johnson; Rutgers School of Environmental and Motor Vehicle Commission School; Latino Leadership Alliance; Lazos America Biological Sciences Unida; Magyar Bank, New Brunswick; Puerto For More Information Rican Action Board; Rutgers University Center For More Information Website: rues.rutgers.edu/defense.shtml for Latino Arts and Culture Website: nbcfarmersmarket.com Contact: Lieutenant Les Barta, Contact: Jaymie Santiago, [email protected] For More Information [email protected] Website: nj4h.rutgers.edu/about Program Administration Contact: Karl McClean, Program Administration Department of Emergency Services [email protected]; Laura K. Bovitz, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 55 Commercial Avenue [email protected] Cooperative Extension New Brunswick, NJ 08901 88 Lipman Drive 732-932-4800 Program Administration New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County 848-932-3706 42 Riva Avenue, Davidson Mill Pond Park North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732-398-5261

Program Descriptions A–Z 21 New Brunswick Saturday Scholars New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Academy Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) This in-depth study illuminates childhood The New Brunswick Saturday Scholars Academy obesity in five New Jersey cities: New Brunswick, Formerly known as the Food Stamp program, provides an opportunity for local high school Camden, Newark, Trenton, and Vineland. The SNAP-Ed is a program aimed at improving nutri- juniors to enhance their understanding of research provides comprehensive information on tion and increasing physical activity among eligi- mathematical and scientific concepts and applica- the weight status of the cities’ public school chil- ble audiences. It provides practical, hands-on tions, and to improve their writing and reading dren and identifies factors that contribute to their education regarding diets and nutritional welfare, comprehension skills. The program is designed overweight and obesity to guide the design of managing food budgets, and other resources. to strengthen problem-solving skills, abstract interventions. reasoning, critical thinking, and written and Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Middlesex oral expression. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Newark; County; New Jersey Camden; Trenton; Vineland; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Families Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Population(s) Served: Children; adults; Partner(s): U.S. Department of Agriculture Population(s) Served: Students in grade 11 communities attending New Brunswick High School or Partner(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation For More Information New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology Website: njsnap-ed.org High School For More Information Contact: Debrah Palmer, Partner(s): New Brunswick Public Schools Website: www.cshp.rutgers.edu/ [email protected], 732-932-9853 childhoodobesity.htm For More Information Contact: Michael Yedidia, Program Administration Website: odasis.rutgers.edu/index.php/ [email protected] New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station nb-saturday-scholars Cooperative Extension Contact: Kamal Khan, [email protected] Program Administration 88 Lipman Drive Center for State Health Policy New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Program Administration 112 Paterson Street, Fifth Floor 732-932-9570 Office for Diversity and Academic Success New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1913 in the Sciences (ODASIS) 848-932-3105 School of Arts and Sciences 604 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000 732-445-6878

22 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Budding young artists can spend a week immersed in painting, drawing, pastels, watercolors, sculpture, and more at the Zimmerli Art Museum Summer Art Camp (page 42) on the College Avenue Campus. In addition to stimulating workshops and classes, students also explore the museum’s collections for artistic inspiration.

Program Descriptions A–Z 23 Northern New Jersey Junior Science and Nurture Through Nature Nutritional Sciences Preschool Humanities Symposium (JSHS) This summer program teaches third-, fourth-, Three- and 4-year-old children in the Nutritional JSHS is an annual research fair that celebrates and fifth-grade students the wonders of science. Sciences Preschool enjoy discovery learning and high school students’ investigations in science, An outdoor learning area features a butterfly meaningful social interaction through develop- engineering, and mathematics. Students compete garden, organic vegetable garden, pond, and mentally appropriate activities. Cooking and for scholarships and recognition by presenting the fountain. Offered three days per week during July nutrition education are emphasized in all classes. results of their original research efforts before a and August, the program continues after school Research and evaluation projects related to child- panel of judges and an audience of their peers. in September. hood nutrition are an integral part of the school.

Area(s) Served: Northern New Jersey counties Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: Students in middle school Population(s) Served: Students in grades three communities through grade 12 through five Population(s) Served: Preschool children Partner(s): Academy of Applied Science; Partner(s): Johnson & Johnson; New Brunswick U.S. Department of Defense Public Schools; Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein For More Information School of Planning and Public Policy Website: nutrition.rutgers.edu/presch For More Information Contact: Harriet Worobey, Website: soe.rutgers.edu/jshs For More Information [email protected] Contact: Jean Patrick Antoine, Contact: Michael Camasso, [email protected] [email protected]; Program Administration Radha Jagannathan, [email protected] Department of Nutritional Sciences Program Administration School of Environmental and Biological Sciences School of Engineering Program Administration 26 Nichol Avenue 95 Brett Road Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2882 Room B-110 Economics 732-932-8895 Piscataway, NJ 08854 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 732-445-2687, ext. 16 55 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-9155

24 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Off-Campus Housing Service Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Preschool Storytelling at Rutgers University (OLLI-RU) The Rutgers Off-Campus Housing Service pro- The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum offers vides informational, legal, and local resources to OLLI-RU is designed for citizens 50 years of age Preschool Storytelling Days to community assist landlords in New Brunswick, as well as their and older who want to continue their learning ex- schools. Each session includes 30 minutes of university tenants. perience and share knowledge with others. It is a storytelling by storyteller-in-residence Ellen noncompetitive, noncredit education that is stim- Musikant, an age-appropriate museum tour, a Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding ulating, friendly, and informal. There are no tests drawing activity, and a musical art-hunt parade. communities or grades. Storytelling Days are arranged by appointment Population(s) Served: Community landlords; and are free of charge. university tenants Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding For More Information Population(s) Served: Adults age 50 and older communities; New Jersey Website: ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu Partner(s): Osher Foundation Population(s) Served: Preschool children Contact: [email protected] For More Information For More Information Program Administration Website: olliru.rutgers.edu Website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/ Off-Campus Housing Service Contact: [email protected] education 96 Davidson Road Contact: Zimmerli Education Department Piscataway, NJ 08854 Program Administration 732-445-5737 Division of Continuing Studies Program Administration 178 Ryders Lane Zimmerli Art Museum Education Department New Brunswick, NJ 08901 71 Hamilton Street 732-932-7233, ext. 4201 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1248 732-932-7237, ext. 615

Program Descriptions A–Z 25 Psychological Services Clinic Public Education Institute (PEI) QuarkNet The Rutgers Psychological Services Clinic delivers PEI hosts and cosponsors approximately 10 public QuarkNet is an initiative to involve high school psychotherapeutic services to the greater New forums yearly on important issues facing New physics teachers and their students in state-of-the- Brunswick community provided by advanced Jersey public education. Roundtables feature pre- art research into the structure of matter and the doctoral students from the Rutgers Graduate sentations followed by discussion among partici- fundamental forces of nature. Rutgers faculty hold School of Applied and Professional Psychology pants, including educators and researchers, parents workshops for teachers and summer programs for under the supervision of faculty and clinical super- and policymakers, and administrators and busi- students. visors. ness leaders. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: High school teachers and communities communities; New Jersey students; physicists Population(s) Served: Children; adults; couples Population(s) Served: Prekindergarten to grade Partner(s): National Science Foundation; Office Partner(s): Division of Youth and Family 12 teachers, administrators, supervisors, and other of High Energy Physics and Office of Science at Services; Middlesex County Division of Addiction specialists; students; parents; researchers the U.S. Department of Energy Services Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education; statewide education business and philanthropic For More Information For More Information associations Website: quarknet.fnal.gov Website: gsappweb.rutgers.edu/clinic/about.php Contact: Stephen Schnetzer, Contact: Dr. Donald Morgan, 732-445-6111, For More Information [email protected] ext. 22 Website: cesp.rutgers.edu/PEI/PEI.htm Contact: Liliana Snegur, [email protected] Program Administration Program Administration Department of Physics and Astronomy Psychological Services Clinic Program Administration School of Arts and Sciences 152 Frelinghuysen Road Center for Effective School Practices 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8085 80 Cottontail Lane, Suite 410 Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-6111, option 4 Somerset, NJ 08873 732-445-5500, ext. 5035 732-564-9100, ext. 13

26 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Program Read Across New Jersey Relay For Life (Rutgers University Chapter in Public Service of Colleges Against Cancer) Students share their love of reading through this Each year, the Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Pro- videoconferencing project that pairs students in Relay For Life, an event to fight cancer, is orga - gram in Public Service selects four undergraduate grades two through eight around New Jersey. nized by Rutgers student volunteers and open to students to undertake internships with nonprofit Teachers register for technology support and to get community participants. Teams take part in an or government organizations in areas such as a partner site in New Jersey to begin their collabo- overnight relay with at least one member of each community development and planning, commu- rations. Classes can have either webcams or room- team walking or running around a track through- nity-based education, housing and public trans- sized videoconferencing equipment to out the night. portation, public health, and public policy. participate. Area(s) Served: Local communities Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Jersey Population(s) Served: Varies communities Population(s) Served: Students in grades two Partner(s): American Cancer Society Population(s) Served: Nonprofit and government through eight organizations Partner(s): New Jersey students and teachers For More Information Website: eden.rutgers.edu/~rucac For More Information For More Information Contact: [email protected] Website: policy.rutgers.edu/academics/ Website: cmsce.rutgers.edu Program Administration undergrad/voorhees.php Contact: Judy Bornstein, [email protected], RU Colleges Against Cancer Contact: [email protected]; 732-445-0670 Professor Kathe Newman, [email protected] H.O.P.E. House Program Administration 8 Lafayette Street Program Administration Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Undergraduate Student Services Education Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and 118 Frelinghuysen Road Public Policy Piscataway, NJ 08854 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 100 732-445-4850 New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Program Descriptions A–Z 27 RU Ready RU STRONG Service Days Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension (RATE) RU Ready engages the students of New Brunswick The RU STRONG (Rutgers University Student- High School in the political process. In addition Athletes Total Resource Opportunities for Neces- RATE, the continuing education arm of the Rut- to in-class workshops assisted by Rutgers student sary Growth) program helps student-athletes build gers School of Engineering, provides current pro- interns, RU Ready works with the elected student life skills by participating in community service at fessional and continuing education to meet the leaders of New Brunswick High School, training local organizations such as Elijah’s Promise Soup lifelong learning needs of scientists and engineers. and mentoring them as they fulfill their duties as Kitchen, Salvation Army of New Brunswick, Read RATE’s mission is to transfer advanced research leaders. Across America, and a toy/book drive. from the laboratory to the marketplace.

Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: New Brunswick High communities communities; New Jersey School students Population(s) Served: Students in grades K–12; Population(s) Served: Engineers; scientists families in need Partner(s): Division of Continuing Studies For More Information Partner(s): Elijah’s Promise; New Brunswick Pub- Website: eagleton.rutgers.edu/programs/ruready lic Schools; Salvation Army of New Brunswick For More Information Contact: Elizabeth C. Matto, Website: rate.rutgers.edu [email protected] For More Information Contact: Stephen Carter, [email protected] Website: scarletknights.com/rustrong/index.asp Program Administration Contact: Kendrick Gholston, Program Administration Eagleton Institute of Politics [email protected] School of Engineering 191 Ryders Lane CoRE Building, Room 703 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8557 Program Administration 96 Frelinghuysen Road 732-932-9384 Athletics Compliance Piscataway, NJ 08854 83 Rockafeller Road 732-445-4700 or 732-921-8294 Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-7864

28 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Local residents can enjoy healthy, affordable, and farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, and artisan prepared items such as honey and preserves at the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (page 21). Located at 178 Jones Avenue in New Brunswick, the market is open on Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from June through October.

Program Descriptions A–Z 29 Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) Rutgers Astrophysics Summer Institute Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club RAH works to increase awareness of hunger, Each summer, outstanding high school students The Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club provides its encourage activism and service to tackle hunger, and their physics teachers are invited to learn how members with a sense of identity on campus, stimulate research to assist those in need, and to conduct research in X-ray astrophysics. The enriches their lives through group projects and provide immediate relief through food drives and institute works to improve science education recreation, and develops confidence and leadership other events to raise money and collect food. through teacher and student involvement in basic skills. The club provides service and support to its research, and challenges teachers to learn methods local and state 4-H programs, as well as to com- Area(s) Served: New Jersey that can be applied in their classes. munities near Rutgers. Population(s) Served: Individuals suffering from hunger, including children, families, and senior Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Middlesex citizens New Jersey County Partner(s): Johnson & Johnson; New Jersey Population(s) Served: High school students who Population(s) Served: Youth; the public Federation of Food Banks have completed a physics course; physics teachers Partner(s): NASA; Rutgers Graduate School of For More Information For More Information Education; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Website: nj4h.rutgers.edu/about/ruc4hc Website: rah.rutgers.edu Contact: Macy Compton, Contact: Kat Decker, For More Information [email protected]; [email protected] Website: xray.rutgers.edu/asi/asi_general.html [email protected] Contact: James Coleman, Program Administration [email protected]; Program Administration Office of the Secretary Terry Matilsky, [email protected]; Department of 4-H Youth Development 7 College Avenue Eugenia Etkina, [email protected] New Jersey Agricultural Experiment New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Station Cooperative Extension 848-932-7434 Program Administration 88 Lipman Drive Department of Physics and Astronomy New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525 School of Arts and Sciences 732-932-5000, ext. 596 136 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-5500

30 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Rutgers Day Rutgers Early College Humanities Rutgers Future Scholars (REaCH) Program Rutgers Day is an all-day celebration showcasing The Rutgers Future Scholars program seeks to in- Rutgers’ research and service to New Jersey. With REaCH provides high school students from low- crease the number of academically promising stu- free performances, tours, exhibits, hands-on activi- income communities with the ability to take dents from Rutgers’ host communities, including ties, demonstrations, and more, Rutgers Day ex- college-level, credit-granting courses in a variety New Brunswick, who go on to college. Partici- pands on the long-standing success of Ag Field of humanities disciplines. Rutgers grants a certifi- pants are identified before the eighth grade. Those Day and the New Jersey Folk Festival, encompass- cate of achievement to students completing the who successfully complete the five-year prepara- ing programs across campuses in New Brunswick courses, and offers 4 to 6 college credits or high tory program will attend Rutgers tuition-free. and Piscataway. school credit for successful participation in the course. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Newark; Camden surrounding communities; Middlesex County; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: High school students in New Jersey communities; New Jersey New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, and Population(s) Served: New Jersey residents Population(s) Served: High school students Camden Partner(s): New Brunswick Public Schools; Partner(s): AT&T; Diversity Inc; Fred J. Brother- For More Information community-based organizations; local school ton Charitable Foundation; Fund for New Jersey; Website: rutgersday.rutgers.edu districts The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Merck; Contact: [email protected] National Grid; Susquehanna Bank; TD Bank; For More Information Xerox Foundation Program Administration Website: reach.rutgers.edu Office of Community Affairs Contact: Martin Kempner, For More Information Department of University Relations [email protected], 732-297-9214 Website: futurescholars.rutgers.edu 101 Somerset Street Contact: Aramis Gutierrez, New Brunswick, NJ Program Administration [email protected] 08901-1281 Office of the Vice Dean of Undergraduate 732-932-7824 Education Program Administration 35 College Avenue Rutgers Future Scholars New Brunswick, NJ 08901 191 College Avenue, 202B 732-932-8433 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-6712

Program Descriptions A–Z 31 Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market Rutgers Gardens Tours Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs–including Rutgers University and Rutgers Gardens help sup- Tours can be scheduled Monday through Friday, after-school and camp programs and guided and port local farmers, as well as the local community mornings or afternoons, and Saturday mornings. self-guided tours–enable children to explore and and economy, by utilizing an area at the entrance Tours are approximately one hour in length and discover the garden environment. to the gardens, adjacent to Ryders Lane, as a mar- include a general tour of the garden, unless prior ket. The market promotes sustainable farming arrangements have been agreed upon. Rain or Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; and focuses on recycling and conservation. shine. Adults: $12 weekends, $10 weekdays. New Jersey Children: $5. Population(s) Served: Children Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Partner(s): Middlesex Regional Educational surrounding communities; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Services Commission; New Brunswick Public Population(s) Served: General public surrounding communities; New Jersey Schools; Newark Public Schools Population(s) Served: Students; families; master For More Information gardeners; garden clubs For More Information Website: rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/ Website: rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/ farmmarket.htm For More Information childrensprograms.htm Contact: Mary Ann Schrum, Website: rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/tours.html Contact: Mary Ann Schrum, [email protected] Contact: Nancy Herbert, [email protected] [email protected] Program Administration Program Administration Rutgers Gardens Program Administration Rutgers Gardens 112 Ryders Lane Rutgers Gardens 112 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 112 Ryders Lane New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-8451 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-8451 732-932-8451

32 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Rutgers Gardens Volunteer Program Rutgers Geology Museum Rutgers Green Purchasing Program Rutgers Gardens offers volunteers an opportunity The Rutgers Geology Museum provides unique The Green Purchasing Program conducts research to become a part of the gardens’ mission to edu- learning experiences to enhance understanding of leading to the development and implementation cate both students and the general public. Volun- the natural world through exhibits, collections, of environmentally and socially responsible teers help in all areas from planting the display public lectures, tours, special activity days, an an- procurement at Rutgers and globally. Research garden to working in the greenhouses, as well as nual open house, and mineral sale. The museum is includes product R&D, life-cycle, alternative assisting at annual events. free and open to the public. and sustainable materials, procurement software enhancement, and waste and recycling. On- and Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding off-campus consultancy services include procure- surrounding communities; New Jersey communities; New Jersey ment, research, teaching/training, and green Population(s) Served: High school students; Population(s) Served: All contract development. corporations; local residents Partner(s): Deloitte; Eagle Scouts; General Elec- For More Information Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; tric; Johnson & Johnson; L’Oreal; Starbucks Website: geologymuseum.rutgers.edu New Jersey Contact: Lauren Adamo, [email protected] Population(s) Served: All For More Information Partner(s): City of New Brunswick; Duke Farms; Program Administration Website: rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/ Middlesex County Freeholders; Rutgers Center Rutgers Geology Museum volunteering.html for Sustainable Materials; Rutgers Energy Institute Contact: MaryAnne Mcmillan, 85 Somerset Street [email protected] New Brunswick, NJ For More Information 08901-1281 Website: greenpurchasing.rutgers.edu Program Administration 732-932-7243 Contact: Kevin Lyons, [email protected] Rutgers Gardens 112 Ryders Lane Program Administration New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Purchasing Department 732-932-8451 3 Rutgers Plaza, 2nd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8559 732-932-4370

Program Descriptions A–Z 33 Rutgers Infant Nutrition and Growth Rutgers Science Explorer Rutgers Senior Day Project Rutgers Science Explorer is a state-of-the-art This annual event provides guests from various This project studies infants from low-income, mi- mobile laboratory contained within a 40-foot local senior centers a day of fun with Rutgers stu- nority families. Infants are assessed from 3 months custom-designed bus that travels to schools in dents. Each guest is encouraged to participate in through 5 years of age. The program follows in- New Jersey. Rutgers scientists work with students activities including arts and crafts, swimming, fant weight gain, activity levels, overfeeding, and in experiments to explore and experience the ex- wellness programs, games, exercise, and dance. mothers’ perceptions of temperament and infant citement of the life, earth, and physical sciences. Lunch is provided. fussiness in order to better understand the factors promoting overweight in early childhood. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Population(s) Served: Students in grades five surrounding communities; Middlesex County Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding through 12 Population(s) Served: Local senior citizens communities; New Jersey Partner(s): Edison Venture Fund; Glaxo Smith - Partner(s): Department of Exercise Science Population(s) Served: Families with young Kline; Wyeth children For More Information Partner(s): National Institutes of Health For More Information Website: recreation.rutgers.edu Website: sciencebus.rutgers.edu Contact: Paul S. Fischbach, For More Information Contact: Aly Busse, [email protected] [email protected] Website: magazine.rutgers.edu/features/spring- 2010/tipping-the-scales Program Administration Program Administration Contact: John Worobey, [email protected] Busch Math and Science Learning Center Department of Recreation Allison Road Classroom Building, Third Floor 656 Bartholomew Road Program Administration 618 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08901 Department of Nutritional Sciences Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-445-0462 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 732-445-3442 26 Nichol Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-6517

34 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Rutgers Office of Student Life provides many student community service opportu- nities (page 39). For example, students engage in volunteer work such as shelving books at a local library, helping with landscaping at a YMCA, and assisting at a day care.

Program Descriptions A–Z 35 Rutgers Speakers Bureau Rutgers Summer Scholars Program Rutgers University in Your Community Girl Scout Program Award The Rutgers Speakers Bureau is comprised of This program allows ambitious and high- faculty and staff interested in sharing their knowl- achieving high school freshmen, sophomores, This program helps young women learn more edge and expertise with various organizations as a or juniors to take introductory-level college about the possibilities that await them in the service to New Jersey. Professional, community, courses at the Rutgers–New Brunswick Campus world of higher education and at Rutgers. Partici- and civic organizations are welcome to request a during the summer to prepare for college, pants leave the program with an understanding Rutgers speaker. explore a major, or even earn credits. of Rutgers’ diverse student body, academic land- Scholarships are available. scape, on- and off-campus activities, outreach Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; efforts, research, and history. surrounding communities; Middlesex County; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; New Jersey surrounding communities; Middlesex County; Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; Population(s) Served: New Jersey organizations New Jersey surrounding communities; Middlesex County; Population(s) Served: High school freshmen, New Jersey For More Information sophomores, and juniors with a minimum Population(s) Served: Cadette-, Senior-, and Website: ur.rutgers.edu/speakers cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 Ambassador-level Girl Scouts Contact: Arlana Arrington, Partner(s): Girl Scouts of Central & Southern [email protected]; For More Information NJ, Inc. [email protected]; 732-932-7823, option 2 Website: summer.rutgers.edu/highschool Contact: Jennifer Valera, For More Information Program Administration [email protected], 732-932-6869 Website: ur.rutgers.edu/girlscouts Office of Community Affairs Contact: Melissa Kvidahl, Department of University Relations Program Administration [email protected] 101 Somerset Street Office of Summer and Winter Sessions New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281 55 Commercial Avenue, Room 120 Program Administration 732-932-7824 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Office of Community Affairs 732-932-7565 Department of University Relations 101 Somerset Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281 732-932-7824

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Rutgers University Summer Acting Rutgers Upward Bound Safety and Traffic Education Program Conservatory (STEP) The Rutgers Upward Bound precollege program The Rutgers University Summer Acting Conserva- assists and motivates students to graduate from STEP, a free cooperative program, provides tory is a four-week program for high school stu- high school, prepare for college admission, and demonstrations to children in prekindergarten dents and offers intensive, professional actor complete their baccalaureate degree. This year- through third grade on bicycle and helmet safety, training within the context of a college environ- round project offers an on-campus summer the crossing of intersections with or without traffic ment. The daily classes, which include acting, institute, SAT and HSPA preparation, cultural signals, and the meaning of common traffic signs. movement, and voice/speech, are taught by activities, college tours, college planning, Printed materials are provided to reinforce travel working theater professionals. and more. safety.

Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding communities; New Jersey communities; New Jersey communities; New Jersey Population(s) Served: High school students Population(s) Served: High school students Population(s) Served: Children in prekinder- Partner(s): Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in grades nine through 12 garten through grade three Partner(s): New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Trans- For More Information Plainfield Public Schools portation Website: masongross.rutgers.edu/ extension-division/summer-theater-conservatory For More Information For More Information Contact: Marshall Jones III Website: upwardbound.rutgers.edu Website: cait.rutgers.edu/tsrc Contact: James Whitney, [email protected] Contact: Janet Hansen, [email protected] Program Administration Mason Gross School of the Arts Program Administration Program Administration 2 Chapel Drive Office of Undergraduate Education Transportation Safety Resource Center New Brunswick, NJ Instructional Support Center for Advanced Infrastructure and 08901 Lucy Stone Hall Transportation 732-932-9891, 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue 100 Brett Road ext. 25 Piscataway, NJ 08854 Piscataway, NJ 08854-8954 732-445-3090 732-445-0579, ext. 146

Program Descriptions A–Z 37 Scarlet Day of Service Senior Citizen Audit Program Special Friends Day Scarlet Day of Service takes place early in the fall Senior citizens, age 62 or older, can attend courses This annual event provides special needs youth a semester, matching over 450 student volunteers to on a space-available, noncredit basis, during the day of fun with Rutgers students. Each participant over 25 different community partner sites. fall and spring semesters with special permission has two friends escorting him or her throughout from the professor. There are no tuition costs for the day. Activities include arts and crafts, games, Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; auditing courses. food and beverages, access to the pool facility, and surrounding communities; New Jersey take-home items. Registration is limited to 100 Population(s) Served: Local community Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; Piscataway; participants. surrounding communities; Middlesex County; For More Information New Jersey Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Contact: Matthew S. Zielinski, Population(s) Served: Senior citizens, age 62 or communities [email protected] older Population(s) Served: Special needs youths ages 6 to 21 Program Administration For More Information Partner(s): Douglass Developmental Disabilities Student Affairs Website: ur.rutgers.edu/community/senior.shtml Center Federation Hall, 4 Jones Avenue Contact: Kay Schechter, [email protected] New Brunswick, NJ 08901 For More Information 732-932-4075 Program Administration Website: recreation.rutgers.edu/content/ Office of Community Affairs special_friends_day.asp Department of University Relations Contact: Paul Fischbach, 101 Somerset Street [email protected]; Sue Beaudrow, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281 [email protected] 732-932-7824 Program Administration Department of Recreation 50 Biel Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-9178

38 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Student Community Service Sustainable Raritan River Initiative Teacher Workshops in Arts Education Opportunities The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative, led by The Zimmerli Art Museum arts education work- Rutgers offers a variety of community service ini- faculty and students at Rutgers’ Edward J. shops provide teachers with a multidisciplinary tiatives, enabling students to develop a sense of Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy approach to teaching art and ways to use the social responsibility while giving back to the local and the School of Environmental and Biological visual arts to enhance other academic skills such community. Past events include river cleanup, Sciences, enlists the cooperation of public- and as writing. holiday gift wrapping, Census 2010 information private-sector stakeholders in the Raritan gathering, and craft making for children at the River Basin to foster environmentally sound Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Robert Wood Johnson medical center. stewardship. communities; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Teachers Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; areas along the Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education communities Raritan River Population(s) Served: Varies Population(s) Served: All For More Information Partner(s): Elijah’s Promise; Enable; F.E. Parker Partner(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/ Memorial Home; First Reformed Church; Making Administration; New Jersey Audubon Society; New education It Possible to End Homelessness; New Brunswick Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Contact: Zimmerli Education Department Public Library; NJ Tree Foundation; Pine Grove NY/NJ Baykeeper; Raritan River Collaborative; Program Administration Day Nursery; Raritan Valley YMCA; Tiny Tot Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Zimmerli Art Museum Education Department Spots; Youth Empowerment Services Sciences; Sustainable Raritan River Business Round 71 Hamilton Street Table; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency For More Information New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Website: getinvolved.rutgers.edu/ For More Information 732-932-7237, ext. 615 programs-and-events/community-service Website: ruweb.rutgers.edu/raritan Contact: Karen Ardizzone, Contact: Judy Shaw, [email protected] [email protected] Program Administration Program Administration National Center for Neighborhood and Office of Student Life Brownfields Redevelopment, Edward J. 613 George Street Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy New Brunswick, NJ 08901 33 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-5475 Program Descriptions A–Z 39 Teach Europe Tutoring Plus Tutoring Programs in Literacy and Math The Center for European Studies provides work- Tutoring Plus provides academic and enrichment The Literacy and Math Tutoring Programs were shops for high school teachers of languages, social services to partner schools in New Brunswick. established to ensure that all children become studies, and art to study the European Union and Rutgers students work as tutors in classrooms, successful readers. To further this effort, Rutgers its multicultural nature, economy, global role, and after-school arenas, and in one-on-one sessions. provides opportunities for federal work-study relations with the United States. students to serve as reading tutors to students in Area(s) Served: New Brunswick prekindergarten through ninth grade. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: Children in kindergarten communities; New Jersey through grade 12 Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Population(s) Served: Teachers Partner(s): Future Scholars Program; New Population(s) Served: Students through Partner(s): American Association of Teachers of Brunswick Public Library; New Brunswick Public grade nine German; Delegation of the European Union to Schools Partner(s): Future Scholars Program; New the United States; Rutgers Language Institute; Brunswick Public Library; New Brunswick Public many European consular and cultural offices For More Information Schools in New York Website: tutoringplus.gse.rutgers.edu Contact: Lorraine McCune, For More Information For More Information [email protected] Websites: studentwork.rutgers.edu/tutor/ Website: europe.rutgers.edu litandmath.htm; Work Study Opportunities for Contact: [email protected] Program Administration Tutoring: studentwork.rutgers.edu/new/ Graduate School of Education comservagencies.htm Program Administration 10 Seminary Place, Room 311 Contact: Cynthia Meekins, Center for European Studies New Brunswick, NJ 08901 [email protected]; off-campus employers 102 Nichol Avenue 732-932-7496, ext. 8336 can contact Joyce Madee, [email protected], New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-8817, ext. 652 732-932-8551 Program Administration Student Employment Office 620 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-8817

40 communityprograms.rutgers.edu 12th-Grade College English Waksman Student Scholars Program Zimmerli Art Museum Studio Z: The Adi Blum Learning Center This program offers New Brunswick high school This yearlong program enables students to take seniors college-level English courses taught by part in a challenging research investigation. Basic Open to the public during regular museum hours, Rutgers professors. Students who complete “Basic concepts and relevant themes in molecular biology Studio Z: The Adi Blum Learning Center is the Composition” with a grade of C or better receive are explored in conjunction with a strong labora- perfect place for families to learn about the Zim- 3 college credits and may be recommended to tory component. Throughout a summer institute merli’s diverse collections with self-guided activi- continue in the spring with “Expository Writing” and during the academic year, emphasis is placed ties for the whole family to enjoy, including the (English 101) for an additional 3 college credits. on bioinformatics, computational biology, and center’s interactive computer terminal. electronic communications. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Population(s) Served: Students in grade 12 Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding communities; New Jersey attending New Brunswick High School or communities; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Children; adults; families; New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology Population(s) Served: High school students school groups High School Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education Partner(s): New Brunswick Public Schools For More Information Website: avery.rutgers.edu/WSSP/ For More Information For More Information WSSP10-11/index.php Website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/ Website: odasis.rutgers.edu/index.php/ Contact: Susan Coletta, education 12th-grade-college-e [email protected] Contact: Zimmerli Education Department Contact: Dr. Kamal Khan, [email protected] Program Administration Program Administration Waksman Institute of Microbiology Zimmerli Art Museum Education Department Program Administration 190 Frelinghuysen Road 71 Hamilton Street Office for Diversity and Academic Success Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 in the Sciences 732-445-3531 732-932-7237, ext. 615 604 Allison Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000 732-445-6878

Program Descriptions A–Z 41 Zimmerli Art Museum Summer Art Camp Zimmerli Art Museum Tours Both veteran and newcomer budding art students With thousands of original artworks, educator- can benefit from this summer camp for children. led discovery tours, an elegant museum shop, Classes include painting, drawing, pastels, water- and convenient café, the Zimmerli is an ideal colors, sculpture, and an art “sampler” class. destination. Tours should be scheduled at least Children also will spend time during the weeklong two weeks in advance. School groups, $1 per camp finding inspiration in the museum’s collec- student; teachers and chaperones, free. Adult tions as they explore the galleries. groups, $10 per person. Seniors, $9. Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding Area(s) Served: New Brunswick; surrounding communities; New Jersey communities; New Jersey Population(s) Served: Children ages 7 to 14 Population(s) Served: Children; adults; families; For More Information school groups Website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/ Partner(s): New Jersey Department of Education education For More Information Contact: Zimmerli Education Department Website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/ Program Administration education Zimmerli Art Museum Education Department Contact: Zimmerli Education Department 71 Hamilton Street Program Administration New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Zimmerli Art Museum Education Department 732-932-7237, ext. 615 71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-7237, ext. 615

42 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Program Index by Interest Area

Agriculture and Environment Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp...... 18 Marigold Project...... 20 Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division ...... 20 New Brunswick Community Farmers Market ..21 New Brunswick 4-H Club...... 21 Nurture Through Nature...... 24 Northern New Jersey Junior Science and Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club ...... 30 Humanities Symposium (JSHS)...... 24 Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs ...... 32 Nurture Through Nature ...... 24 Rutgers Gardens Tours...... 32 Read Across New Jersey ...... 27 Rutgers Gardens Volunteer Program...... 33 Rutgers Astrophysics Summer Institute...... 30 Rutgers Green Purchasing Program ...... 33 Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club ...... 30 Sustainable Raritan River Initiative...... 39 Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs ...... 32 Rutgers Summer Scholars Program...... 36 Camps and Youth Programs Rutgers University in Your Community The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering Girl Scout Program Award ...... 36 and Technology (TARGET) ...... 8 Rutgers University Summer Acting Conservatory The Academy for Leadership and Equity ...... 37 (TALE)...... 8 Special Friends Day ...... 38 Career Summer Institute (CSI)...... 12 Waksman Student Scholars Program...... 41 Governor’s School of Engineering and Zimmerli Art Museum Summer Art Camp...... 42 Technology...... 18

Program Index by Interest Area 43 Community Education Rutgers Speakers Bureau...... 36 Big Pink Volleyball ...... 11 Annual Safety Forum...... 10 Rutgers University in Your Community Girl Day of the Dead Program...... 14 Scout Program Award...... 36 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Getting to Know Europe: Business Forums ...... 16 Aid Training...... 12 Senior Citizen Audit Program...... 38 Halloween Monster Mash...... 18 Center for Effective School Practices (CESP)....12 Teacher Workshops in Arts Education ...... 39 New Brunswick Community Farmers Market ...21 Confucius Institute at Rutgers University (CIRU) Teach Europe...... 40 Preschool Storytelling ...... 25 ...... 14 Zimmerli Art Museum Studio Z: The Adi Blum Relay For Life (Rutgers University Chapter of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Learning Center ...... 41 Colleges Against Cancer) ...... 27 Program (EFNEP)...... 15 Rutgers Day...... 31 Get Moving–Get Healthy New Jersey...... 16 Culture, Arts, and Entertainment Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market...... 32 Getting to Know Europe: Business Forums ...... 16 Confucius Institute at Rutgers University (CIRU) Rutgers Geology Museum ...... 33 HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project for ...... 14 Rutgers Senior Day...... 34 High Schools...... 19 Day of the Dead Program...... 14 Zimmerli Art Museum Tours...... 42 Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp...... 18 Division ...... 20 Marigold Project...... 20 Nutrition and Wellness National Safety Council Defensive Driving New Brunswick 4-H Club...... 21 Course...... 21 Ask Before You Eat (Food Allergy Awareness Rutgers Day...... 31 New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Campaign) ...... 10 Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) ...... 22 Rutgers University Summer Acting Conservatory Expanded Food and Nutrition Education ...... 37 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers Program (EFNEP)...... 15 University (OLLI-RU)...... 25 Teacher Workshops in Arts Education ...... 39 Get Moving–Get Healthy New Jersey...... 16 Public Education Institute (PEI)...... 26 Zimmerli Art Museum Studio Z: The Adi Blum New Brunswick Community Farmers Market ...21 Learning Center ...... 41 QuarkNet...... 26 New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study...... 22 Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension (RATE) New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...... 28 Events: Join Us Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) ...... 22 Rutgers Astrophysics Summer Institute...... 30 Big Chill 5K Run/Walk (Charity Toy Drive) ....11 Nutritional Sciences Preschool...... 24

44 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH)...... 30 Prekindergarten to Grade 12 Read Across New Jersey ...... 27 Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market...... 32 The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering RU Ready...... 28 Rutgers Infant Nutrition and Growth Project....34 and Technology (TARGET) ...... 8 Rutgers Astrophysics Summer Institute...... 30 The Academy for Leadership and Equity Rutgers Early College Humanities (REaCH) Partnerships With Business, Government, (TALE) ...... 8 Program ...... 31 and Community Advancement Via Individual Determination Rutgers Future Scholars...... 31 (AVID)...... 10 Civic Engagement and Service Education Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs ...... 32 Partnerships (CESEP) Program ...... 13 Bridge to Employment (BTE) ...... 11 Rutgers Science Explorer ...... 34 Community Policing Program...... 14 Career Summer Institute (CSI)...... 12 Rutgers Summer Scholars Program...... 36 Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) Center for Effective School Practices (CESP)....12 Rutgers University in Your Community Girl ...... 15 Douglass Project: Fourth Grade Science Stars ...15 Scout Program Award...... 36 Getting to Know Europe: Business Forums ...... 16 Getting to Know Europe: Euro Challenge ...... 16 Rutgers Upward Bound...... 37 Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp...... 18 Governor’s School of Engineering and Safety and Traffic Education Program (STEP) ...37 Institute for Families (IFF) ...... 19 Technology...... 18 Tutoring Plus...... 40 Law Enforcement Training Facility ...... 19 HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project for High Tutoring Programs in Literacy and Math...... 40 Schools...... 19 New Brunswick 4-H Club...... 21 12th-Grade College English...... 41 Math and Science Learning Center (MSLC).....20 New Brunswick Community Farmers Market ...21 Waksman Student Scholars Program...... 41 New Brunswick Saturday Scholars Academy.....22 Off-Campus Housing Service...... 25 Zimmerli Art Museum Summer Art Camp...... 42 Northern New Jersey Junior Science and Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Program in Public Humanities Symposium (JSHS)...... 24 Service...... 27 Public Health and Safety Nurture Through Nature...... 24 Rutgers Green Purchasing Program ...... 33 Annual Safety Forum...... 10 Nutritional Sciences Preschool...... 24 Rutgers Speakers Bureau...... 36 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Preschool Storytelling ...... 25 Sustainable Raritan River Initiative...... 39 Aid Training...... 12 Public Education Institute (PEI)...... 26 Child Seat Inspection Station ...... 13 QuarkNet...... 26 Community Policing Program...... 14

Program Index by Interest Area 45 Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) ...... 15 Institute for Families (IFF) ...... 19 Law Enforcement Training Facility ...... 19 National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course...... 21 Psychological Services Clinic...... 26 Safety and Traffic Education Program (STEP) ...37

Service Opportunities Big Chill 5K Run/Walk (Charity Toy Drive) ....11 Big Pink Volleyball ...... 11 Halloween Monster Mash...... 18 Relay For Life (Rutgers University Chapter of Colleges Against Cancer)...... 27 RU STRONG Service Days ...... 28 Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH)...... 30 Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club ...... 30 Rutgers Gardens Volunteer Program...... 33 Scarlet Day of Service ...... 38 Special Friends Day ...... 38 Student Community Service Opportunities...... 39 Sustainable Raritan River Initiative...... 39 Tutoring Plus...... 40 Tutoring Programs in Literacy and Math...... 40

46 communityprograms.rutgers.edu Program Index A–Z

A Community Policing Program ...... 14 HiGene: A Genome Sequencing Project for High Schools ...... 19 The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering Confucius Institute at Rutgers University (CIRU) and Technology (TARGET)...... 8 ...... 14 I The Academy for Leadership and Equity (TALE) D Institute for Families (IFF)...... 19 ...... 8 Day of the Dead Program ...... 14 L Advancement Via Individual Determination Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) Law Enforcement Training Facility...... 19 (AVID)...... 10 ...... 15 Annual Safety Forum ...... 10 Douglass Project: Fourth Grade Science Stars....15 M Marigold Project ...... 20 Ask Before You Eat (Food Allergy Awareness E Campaign)...... 10 Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Division...... 20 B (EFNEP) ...... 15 Math and Science Learning Center (MSLC) .....20 Big Chill 5K Run/Walk (Charity Toy Drive).....11 G Big Pink Volleyball...... 11 N Get Moving–Get Healthy New Jersey ...... 16 Bridge to Employment (BTE)...... 11 National Safety Council Defensive Driving Getting to Know Europe: Business Forums...... 16 C Course...... 21 Getting to Know Europe: Euro Challenge...... 16 New Brunswick 4-H Club ...... 21 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology New Brunswick Community Farmers Market...21 Aid Training...... 12 ...... 18 New Brunswick Saturday Scholars Academy .....22 Career Summer Institute (CSI) ...... 12 H Center for Effective School Practices (CESP) ....12 New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study ...... 22 Halloween Monster Mash ...... 18 Child Seat Inspection Station...... 13 New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Healing Through the Arts Summer Camp ...... 18 Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)...... 22 Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships (CESEP) Program...... 13

Program Index A–Z 47 Northern New Jersey Junior Science and Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) ...... 30 S Humanities Symposium (JSHS) ...... 24 Rutgers Astrophysics Summer Institute...... 30 Safety and Traffic Education Program (STEP)...37 Nurture Through Nature ...... 24 Rutgers Collegiate 4-H Club...... 30 Scarlet Day of Service ...... 38 Nutritional Sciences Preschool ...... 24 Rutgers Day...... 31 Senior Citizen Audit Program ...... 38 O Rutgers Early College Humanities (REaCH) Special Friends Day...... 38 Program...... 31 Off-Campus Housing Service ...... 25 Student Community Service Opportunities ...... 39 Rutgers Future Scholars ...... 31 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers Sustainable Raritan River Initiative ...... 39 University (OLLI-RU) ...... 25 Rutgers Gardens Children’s Programs...... 32 T P Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market ...... 32 Teacher Workshops in Arts Education...... 39 Preschool Storytelling...... 25 Rutgers Gardens Tours...... 32 Teach Europe...... 40 Psychological Services Clinic...... 26 Rutgers Gardens Volunteer Program ...... 33 Tutoring Plus ...... 40 Public Education Institute (PEI) ...... 26 Rutgers Geology Museum...... 33 Rutgers Green Purchasing Program...... 33 Tutoring Programs in Literacy and Math ...... 40 Q Rutgers Infant Nutrition and Growth Project ...34 12th-Grade College English...... 41 QuarkNet ...... 26 Rutgers Science Explorer...... 34 W R Rutgers Senior Day ...... 34 Waksman Student Scholars Program...... 41 Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Program in Public Rutgers Speakers Bureau ...... 36 Service ...... 27 Z Rutgers Summer Scholars Program ...... 36 Zimmerli Art Museum Studio Z: The Adi Blum Read Across New Jersey ...... 27 Rutgers University in Your Community Girl Learning Center...... 41 Relay For Life (Rutgers University Chapter of Scout Program Award ...... 36 Zimmerli Art Museum Summer Art Camp...... 42 Colleges Against Cancer) ...... 27 Rutgers University Summer Acting Conservatory Zimmerli Art Museum Tours ...... 42 RU Ready ...... 28 ...... 37 RU STRONG Service Days...... 28 Rutgers Upward Bound ...... 37 Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension (RATE) ...... 28

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