Rutgers University In Newark To ‘Paint The City Scarlet’ For Homecoming, Tomorrow Through Sept. 26

(NEWARK, ) – Members of the community are invited to join  students, faculty, staff and alumni of Rutgers University, Newark,  to “paint the city scarlet” this week during the campus’s fifth annual homecoming, a four-day public celebration of community spirit and school pride from Wed., Sept. 23 through Sat., 26.

Festivities, which are open to the public, include a Family Fall Fest outdoor fair, Rutgers Spirit Day, the “Mr. and Ms. Rutgers” pageant and talent show, a basketball game featuring Hall of Fame alumni athletes, a soccer game, a book-signing by the author of How Newark Became Newark: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of an American City, and tours of the campus and city. Homecoming 2009 at Rutgers in Newark offers a variety of memory-making opportunities and celebrations for the entire community. All events are open to the public, and most are free, unless otherwise indicated.

A full schedule of events and locations is online at http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/homecoming/index.php?sId=events    Here are some highlights:

• Sept.  23, 2:30 p.m., Homecoming Kick Off, Norman Samuels Plaza (RAIN LOCATION: PAUL ROBESON CAMPUS CENTER)

• Sept.  23, 6 p.m., Book-signing with Brad R. Tuttle, author of How Newark Became Newark: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of an American City

• Sept.  23, 7 p.m., Meet the Greeks, Essex Room, Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• Sept.  24, 6:30 p.m., Alumni Social at MiSaVi, 62 Van Buren St., Newark

• Sept.  24, 7:30 p.m., Mr. & Ms. Rutgers Newark, Essex Room, Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• Sept. 25, 9 p.m., Homecoming Concert, Essex Room, Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• Sept.  26, 11 a.m. – Family Fall Fest, Bradley Hall Parking Lot, corner of Warren Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard.  Fee for optional BBQ, but no charge for admission to Family Fall Fest games and activities.

• Sept.  26, 2:30 p.m. – Alumni Basketball Game, Golden Dome Athletic Center, 42 Warren St.

• Sept.  26, 4 p.m., Homecoming Social, McGovern’s Pub, 58 New St.

• Sept.  26, 7 p.m., Homecoming Soccer Game, Alumni Field

The full schedule of events and locations is online at http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/homecoming/index.php?sId=events  

For more information, please contact Carla Capizzi, 973/353-5263, or email: capizzi@rutgers.edu.

Rutgers-Newark can be reached by New Jersey Transit buses and trains, the PATH train and Amtrak from New York City, and by the Newark Light Rail, Washington Street Station or Broad Street Station.  By car, Rutgers-Newark can be reached by the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, Routes 95, 21, 78, and 280, and the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. Metered parking is available on University Avenue. Other parking: Rutgers-Newark’s parking garage (200 University Ave.) or the Bradley Hall Lot.  Printable maps and driving directions at: www.newark.rutgers.edu/maps/index.php