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Summer in the City

New Jersey’s largest city, that is.  There’s lots to do and see after class or work and on weekends.  Here are some ideas for summer fun in Rutgers-Newark’s hometown:

June 14, 2013
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Law Alumna Virginia Long Will Address 247th Commencement

Retired  NJ Supreme Court Justice Will Be Keynoter May 19

April 25, 2013
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Acclaimed Historian, NJ Native Lonnie Bunch Addresses Graduates May 22

Rutgers-Newark Anticipates Largest-ever Graduating Class

Rutgers University, Newark, is on track to graduate its largest-ever class.  Rutgers-Newark - which traces its roots to 1908, when the New

April 17, 2013
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Cory Booker,
Vincent Warren,
Gregory Ball,
Lonnie Bunch,
R. Donohue Peebles,
Laurie O Robinson

Make Some Fine Feathered Friends While Bird-Watching This May at Rutgers-Newark

Media Welcome To Join Free Early-Morning Bird Walks Beginning May 2

Airplanes aren’t the only air traffic crowding the skies over Newark; more than 100 species of nature’s frequent fliers also wi

April 16, 2013
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Volunteers Will Ready Newark Conservancy Urban Environmental Center

Media Welcome on April 22, 24; Bring water, wear sturdy shoes and clothes that you can get dirty!

For the ninth year, Earth Day will bring together volunteers from the Rutgers community in Newark for “green” serv

April 15, 2013
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Community Engagement

Events

May. 23: "Right Here, Right Now"
Drawing from the circle of people within conceptual and geographic...

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Campus Overview

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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