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Conklin Hall

Conklin Hall

Conklin Hall (175 University Ave) is home to several departments including History and African-American and African Studies, classrooms, labs, and conference rooms.

Franklin Conklin Jr. was the first president of the board of Rutgers-Newark's predecessor, the University of Newark. Conklin was also a well-known civic leader in Newark. He attended Princeton from 1903-04 and later headed the Flood and Conklin Manufacturing Co. He was also a member and past president of the Essex County Park Commission, past president of The Newark Museum (1943-64). He was founder and first president of the board of Newark University.

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Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4

Enrollment (fall 2012)
Total: 12,011
Undergraduates: 7,666
Graduates: 4,345

Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770

Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280

Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement

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