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Archived issue from October 10, 2007

A new vision for Livingston Campus

In the future, Livingston Campus will be an academic setting with a professional focus – a place where aspiring business leaders and educators mingle with adults pursuing continuing education to advance their careers or enrich their lives.

President Richard L. McCormick announced in his annual address to the university September 28 that his administration is proposing a long-term plan to develop Livingston Campus and bring all of Rutgers’ professionally oriented programs to the Piscataway campus.

“Throughout its history, Livingston has focused on leadership and social responsibility in a diverse society. Our vision is to expand that focus by making Livingston a center for professional education,” McCormick said. Full Story

Inside Focus

Teaching

LEAP Academy University Charter School marks 10th year

 

School brings hope and promise to Camden students and their families.

Address

Annual address looks to future with emphasis on global and local progress

 

President McCormick unveiled the Rutgers Future Scholars Program and an all-encompassing climate change initiative during his address, an annual tradition.

News

Rutgers appoints new pharmacy dean

 

Christopher J. Molloy is taking the helm of Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, leading the school in the rapidly evolving 21st-century health care environment.

Books

How a small fish is tied to our fate

 

Cultural historian H. Bruce Franklin describes how our own fates are tied to the fate of menhaden, a species in danger of being fished into extinction.

News

How to shrink the carbon footprint

 

Former Governor James Florio speaks at the first colloquium of Rutgers Initiative on Climate Change, Social Policy, and Politics.

Events

Event Highlights

 

SCILS celebrates its 25th anniversary, the greening of College Avenue moves forward, talks on cybersecurity, and much more taking place at Rutgers.

Address

State of the Camden Campus

 

Interim provost Margaret Marsh delivers address to welcome faculty, staff, and students back to Camden.

On Campus

Don’t Cancel Class: Call in a substitute educator

 

The program sends sexual assault services staff to classrooms to act as “instructors for a day."

News Briefs

 

Retiring pharmacy school dean honored; campus security report released; advances in stem cell research; reducing Rutgers' carbon output; nursing professor wins NY Times award

LEAP ACADEMY
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR URBAN CHILDREN Seline Caraballo is a first-grader at LEAP Academy, an educational jewel in the city of Camden, whose public schools are among the lowest achieving in the state. Rutgers supports the academy through school-based centers of excellence, which provide an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to develop and deliver multidisciplinary, collaborative programs to address the challenges of urban families and children. Photos by Sonia Gonzales and Gus Power.    Photo Gallery

 
Mary Ann Cancio

Staff Spotlight

As director of the Kreeger Learning Center, Mary Ann Cancio provides support to undergraduate students. In her spare time, she helps advance the careers of women in higher education and administration and rescues animals.

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FEATURES

  • Rutgers commemorates first encounter between New Brunswick and Fukui, Japan

    Rutgers commemorates first encounter between New Brunswick and Fukui, Japan

     

    Kusakabe Taro of Fukui died of tuberculosis before graduating Rutgers. Ever since, New Brunswick and Fukui have had a special bond.

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  • Rutgers–Newark programs aid multilingual students

    Rutgers–Newark programs aid multilingual students

     

    Students on the Newark Campus represent 136 nationalities; many are multilingual. New programs are helping them achieve success.

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