Rutgers in Your District 31 23 20 17 22 16 18 19 13 17 14 15 18 12 13 14 District 1 15 11 12
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
24 40 39 26 24 25 35 38 37 34 40 36 28 39 26 27 25 35 38 32 33 37 34 21 29 36 31 23 2820 27 22 32 33 16 21 19 29 Rutgers In Your District 31 23 20 17 22 16 18 19 13 17 14 15 18 12 13 14 District 1 15 11 12 Senator Nicholas Asselta (R) 30 11 7 30 10 7 Assemblyman Nelson Albano (D) 10 8 5 8 Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew (D) 5 9 6 9 4 6 4 3 Rutgers People in District 1 3 Did You Know? 2 2 1,794 Alumni Aquaculture, the farm- 1 ing of fish and seafood in 1 384 Undergraduate and Graduate Students captivity, dates back cen- 554 Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally turies, but states such as New 75 Faculty/Staff Jersey are investing today to 2,807 Total encourage high-tech, large-scale commercial versions. Rut- gers’ Multispecies Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 1 which is nearing completion in Cape May, will be used to • MBA Team Consulting Program: Marketing plan for historic perform research and training related to the develop- Cold Spring Village developed by a team of MBA students ment of aquaculture as a large-scale New Jersey indus- (Cape May) try. The complex, managed by Rutgers’ Haskin Shellfish • Rutgers’ Cape Shore Laboratory: A research facility studying the Research Laboratory, will consist of a series of indoor tanks breeding processes and hybridization of aquaculture in and outdoor ponds for raising finfish and shellfish, an southern New Jersey (Green Creek) indoor hatchery facility, and a pumping station to supply • Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the saltwater needs. Rutgers’ Haskin Shellfish Research Labo- state’s workforce current and offering citizens opportunity ratory has a more than 100-year tradition of disseminat- for professional advancement (Cape May, Cape May Point, ing research results and working cooperatively with state Stone Harbor, Vineland City) and federal agencies and the fisheries and aquaculture • Keys to Achieving Resilient Transitions (KART): Provides training, communities in southern New Jersey. The laboratory funding, and support to group homes, residential treat- generates and disseminates research information directly ment facilities, and community-based service providers for applicable to all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture sci- children on the brink of aging out of foster care (Vineland) ence, concentrating on species of commercial importance • Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based outreach and to New Jersey. summer camp programs in such areas as food and nutri- tion, family and community health sciences, and 4-H (Cape For more information about Rutgers and its advocacy May Court House, Millville) programs, contact: Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 1 Friends of Rutgers • Center for Effective School Practices: Research-based pre-K Department of University Relations through grade 12 classroom innovations (Millville, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Vineland) 101 Somerset Street • NJ Math Science Partnership: Improving student achievement New Brunswick, NJ 08901 in mathematics and sciences (Millville, Vineland) Phone: 732-932-7823, ext. 626 Email: [email protected] • Rutgers Science Explorer Bus: Interactive science lessons and Website: http://for.rutgers.edu demonstrations for middle school and junior high students in a 40-foot, state-of-the-art, custom-designed mobile Rutgers is New Jersey’s sole comprehensive public research laboratory staffed by Rutgers scientists (Cape May) university with 50,000 students and 200,000 alumni living in • High School Financial Planning Program: Workshops from the state. Rutgers Cooperative Extension to help teachers implement a curriculum on personal finances (Cape May Court House, Leesburg, Millville, Ocean City, Vineland, Wildwood) RU-0607-0108 24 40 39 26 25 35 38 37 34 36 28 27 32 33 24 21 29 31 23 20 40 22 39 26 16 25 1935 38 37 34 36 17 28 27 18 32 33 21 29 31 13 Rutgers In Your District 23 20 14 22 15 16 19 12 17 18 11 13 14 15 District 2 30 12 7 Senator James J. McCullough (R) 11 10 30 7 8 Assemblyman Francis J. Blee (R) 5 10 8 5 Assemblyman James Whelan (D) 6 9 4 6 4 9 3 Rutgers People in District 2 3 Did You Know? 22 2,209 Alumni Rutgers works with Atlantic Cape Community 1 1 613 Undergraduate and Graduate Students College (ACCC) to bring degree 1,203 Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally programs to Atlantic and Cape 69 Faculty/Staff May counties, a region traditionally 4,094 Total underserved by state higher education. Hotel and casino workers are able to earn a Rutgers bachelor’s degree in Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 2 hospitality management through a program offered by • Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the Rutgers–Camden and ACCC that allows students to receive state’s workforce current (Absecon, Atlantic City, Egg Har- Rutgers credit while attending classes in Atlantic City. bor Township, Galloway, Hamilton Township, Pleasantville) This spring the program offered five courses with enroll- • Cultivating Youth and Communities for Positive Futures: ment of more than 100. The program focuses on hotel, Workforce readiness for at-risk youth through farm stand, food and beverage, and gaming operations and manage- nutrition, gardening, and other projects (Atlantic City, ment and helps workers advance professionally. Hotels Pleasantville) and resorts gain access to a workforce educated through • Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based information the Rutgers program’s practical, industry-oriented and outreach focused on 4-H youth development, food courses. Past students are now employed at every level and nutrition, gardening, and more (Atlantic City) of casino management, including a vice president of sales and a director of training for two of the boardwalk’s most Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 2 • Center for Effective School Practices: Research-based classroom recognizable hotels. In addition, Rutgers offers three other innovations to improve pre-K through 12th grade learning programs at ACCC’s Atlantic County campuses: bachelor’s (Pleasantville) programs in liberal studies, master of business administra- • Seeds to Success: Prepares at-risk youth for the workforce tion, and graduate courses in education. through classroom and on-the-job training by operating For more information about Rutgers and its advocacy summer farm stands in their communities (Atlantic City, programs, contact: Pleasantville) • Teens Teaching Middle School Youth Workforce Preparation: Friends of Rutgers Teambuilding, communication, goal-setting, job exploration, Department of University Relations and character education activities for more than 700 mid- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey dle school youth (Atlantic City) 101 Somerset Street • Roots of Knowledge: Increases science literacy, healthy New Brunswick, NJ 08901 lifestyle practices, and workforce readiness in high-risk Phone: 732-932-7823, ext. 626 youth through gardening (Atlantic City, Pleasantville) Email: [email protected] Website: http://for.rutgers.edu • High School Financial Planning Program: Free or low-cost work- shops from Rutgers Cooperative Extension to help teachers Rutgers is New Jersey’s sole comprehensive public research implement a curriculum focusing on personal financial university with 50,000 students and 200,000 alumni living in management (Atlantic City, Linwood) the state. RU-0607-0108 24 24 40 39 26 40 25 35 3839 26 37 34 25 35 38 3367 34 28 27 36 28 32 33 27 21 3229 33 31 23 20 21 29 Rutgers In Your District 31 23 2220 16 22 19 16 19 17 17 18 18 13 14 13 15 14 District 3 15 12 12 11 Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (D) 11 30 30 7 7 10 Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D) 10 8 8 Assemblyman Douglas H. Fisher (D) 55 9 9 6 6 4 4 Rutgers People in District 3 3 Did You Know? 3 2 2 2,501 Alumni The Food Innovation 1 Center, an initiative of the 1 471 Undergraduate and Graduate Students NJ Agricultural Experiment 200 Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally Station at Rutgers, helps farmers 176 Faculty/Staff develop and market new niche 3,348 Total products to maintain economic viability and preserve farmland in New Jersey. In the spring of 2007, Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 3 construction will begin on a new 23,000-square-foot • Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the center that will offer farmers and food businesses access state’s workforce current (Bridgeton, Clayton, Pennsville, to state-of-the-art food processing equipment, technical Pittsgrove, West Deptford, Woodstown) support, and business advice. The new facility is scheduled • NJ Small Business Development Centers Branch Offices: Low-cost to open in early 2008. Since its establishment in 2001, and no-cost services for small business (Carneys Point, the center has aided more than 700 clients in the Salem) agricultural and food sectors. It is projected that over • NJ Hospital Quality Initiative: Works with hospitals to improve $200 million in cumulative new revenue will be created by quality of care for hospitalized patients with congestive the center’s highest performing clients over the next five heart failure (Salem) years, which will also result in over 1,000 new jobs. The • Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center: Research on center has been recognized by the USDA as one of only 10 production of crops with maximum economic benefit and national exemplary “Agricultural Innovation Center Demon- minimum environmental risk (Centerton, Upper Deerfield) stration Programs,” has received international