The impact of the state budget
The state budget adopted in July left Rutgers with a $66 million shortfall in state funding, the largest in university history. Other mandatory cost increases took the budget shortfall to $80 million. The result thus far is the cancellation of approximately 450 course sections, the phasing out of six intercollegiate varsity sports, 185 layoffs or eliminated positions, and a reduction in services and delayed improvements to campus facilities.
The board also established tuition, fee, and room and board rates for the 2006-2007 academic year. Total charges for a typical in-state undergraduate student living on campus will rise by 6.7 percent. Tuition for most in-state undergraduates will increase 8 percent, to $7,923 for the coming year. Out-of-state tuition will rise 10 percent. Due to inadequate state funding, tuition at Rutgers has increased more than 65 percent since fiscal year 2000.
Inside Focus
Board approves endowed chair in neuroscience
The Board of Governors also created a new School of Public Affairs and Administration in Newark and established new clinical faculty positions at four Rutgers schools.
President to offer fourth Annual Address to the University Community
All Rutgers staff, faculty, students and alumni are invited to attend the September 15 event taking place at the Rutgers Student Center.
New appointments
New deans at four schools; the first vice president for enrollment management; appointments at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and NJAES.
Undergraduate education: Admissions and recruitment
With the Board of Governors’ approval of recommendations for reinvigorating the undergraduate experience at Rutgers-New Brunswick/ Piscataway, the process of implementing those recommendations is now under way. Focus will examine in an ongoing series of articles various aspects of the undergraduate transformation process.
Remembering 9/11, five years later
Greg Trevor, senior director of Rutgers Media Relations, recounts his escape from the World Trade Center minutes before the North Tower collapsed on September 11, 2001.
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2006
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the festival, presented by the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center.
News Briefs
New officers elected to board of trustees; Rutgers center receives $3 million to ferret out terrorist activity; National Marriage Project finds life without children is a growing social reality; and more.
Staff Spotlight
Craig Ritz, aquatics director of the Golden Dome Athletic Center on the Newark campus, got the Sonny Werblin pool in Piscataway up and running. A few years later, he opened up Newark’s pool. He has spent his life keeping swimmers and boaters safe – and passing on his wisdom.
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