The Rutgers Board of Governors took the following actions at its October 13, 2006 meeting:

• New bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees 

The board approved three new degree programs and forwarded the proposals to the New Jersey Presidents' Council. All programs have been reviewed by external consultants, and resources to establish and maintain the programs are in place.

The Master of Information Technology at the Rutgers Business School­­–Newark and New Brunswick is designed to        strengthen the Ph.D. in Management and will serve as a terminal degree for academically outstanding students.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice, which if approved will be offered by the Graduate School–Newark, will address the need for doctorally-prepared practitioners in specialty areas that include acute care, care of adults and aged persons, pediatric care, and psychiatric and mental health care.

The Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management at the School of Business–Camden will build on existing offerings at the business school. The program will expand opportunity for undergraduate students in southern New Jersey and will provide an important service to the regional business community.

•  Wailoo named Martin Luther King Jr. Professor 

Keith Wailoo, a professor in the Department of History in New Brunswick and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, has been appointed Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of History after recommendations from a faculty committee, Executive Vice President Philip Furmanski, and President Richard L. McCormick. The professorship was established to honor the legacy of King and his dedication to human rights; it reflects the university’s commitment to the principles of equality, access, and the advancement of scholarship that extends understanding of race-related issues in the United States and throughout the world. Wailoo came to Rutgers in 2001 after nine years at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. He is an internationally distinguished scholar whose research has explored the intertwined histories of race, medicine, and social change. The board said Wailoo’s penetrating study of the history of 20th-century science has realized the principles to which King dedicated his life.

• Funding approved for business school  

The board approved a resolution announcing the university’s intent to issue federally tax-exempt bond obligations up to $35 million to pay for the Rutgers Business School building project. The total expected cost for the project is $83 million.

                                                                                                                                               - Ashanti M. Alvarez