Events
Event Highlights
These are just a few of the upcoming events on Rutgers' campuses. For more events, view the universitywide calendar. To add an event, click here. You will need a Rutgers NetID and password to add an event.
University community invited to share comments at open meetings with Middle States reaccreditation team
Monday, March 10 (for staff)
4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Room 411
Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick
Tuesday, March 11 (for students)
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Room 411
Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick
Tuesday, March 11 (for faculty)
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Room 410
Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick
A visit by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education March 9 through 12 marks the culmination of 18 months of intensive self-study focused on undergraduate education. You are encouraged to read the report at middlestates.rutgers.edu, and you are invited to share your observations and comments with members of the Middle States team at these open meetings.
State Senate to hold hearings on Governor Corzine's recent budget proposal
Wednesday, March 12
9 a.m.
Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on the New Jersey fiscal year 2009 budget on Wednesday, March 12, from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center.
Members of the university community must register to testify at the public hearing, which will be led by state Sen. Barbara Buono, chairperson of the budget committee.
To register online to testify, fill out the Senate Public Hearing Selection Form and follow the steps to complete your registration. You may also fax your registration form to 609-777-2442. If you wish to register by telephone, contact the Legislative Budget and Finance Office at 609-984-6798. For other questions and inquiries, call 609-292-8030.
Members of the public may also fax their testimony to the Rutgers Student Center at 732-932-7996. The subject line should read: Senate Budget Hearing.
Rutgers–Camden celebrates Women’s History Month with a diverse series of free lectures
Monday, March 10
Noon
Faculty Lounge
Armitage Hall
311 North 5th Street
Camden
Cindy Lobel, an assistant professor of history at Lehman College, will discuss “Of Dining Tables and Delmonico’s: Gender and Consumption in 19th-Century New York City.” Lobel is the author of the forthcoming book The Appetite of the Metropolis: Food, Eating, and the Rise of a Consumer Culture in New York City, 1750–1870. Complimentary lunch will be provided.
Wednesday, March 12
Noon
Faculty Lounge
Armitage Hall
311 North 5th Street
Camden
Jenny Kehl, an assistant professor of political science at Rutgers–Camden, will discuss “Women and Work in India: The Wide Variation in Modern Opportunities, Incentives, and Constraints.” Kehl’s research has been published in the journals Political Science and Politics, Millennium, and the Journal of African Political Science and International Relations. Complimentary lunch will be provided.
Monday, March 31
Noon
Faculty Lounge
Armitage Hall
311 North 5th Street
Camden
Charlotte Markey, an assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers–Camden, will discuss “Body Image, Cosmetic Surgery, and TV: A Look at the Desire for Self-Change.” Markey’s research on gender and body image has been published in numerous scholarly journals. Complimentary lunch will be provided.
Expert on empowering women in business to deliver L’Hommedieu Lecture
Wednesday, March 26
Symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Lecture at 7 p.m.
Trayes Hall
Douglass Campus Center
100 George Street
New Brunswick
Douglass Residential College will host the “Women in the Era of Globalization: Women in Business” daylong symposium and the 2008 L’Hommedieu Lecture.
The symposium will focus on women and business, and includes sessions on microcredit, social entrepreneurship, negotiation, and women in small business. It will culminate in a lecture by Barbara Krumsiek, one of the financial services industry’s highest-ranking female executives, titled “Advancing Women and Minorities in Business.”
Krumsiek, the chief executive and president of the Calvert Group, Ltd., investment firm for the past 11 years, created the Calvert Women’s Principles, a code of corporate conduct focusing on gender equality and women’s empowerment. A former managing director at Alliance Capital Management LP, Krumsiek has been active in domestic and international initiatives encouraging corporations to adopt sustainable business practices.
The L’Hommedieu Visiting Lecture Series, sponsored by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College, began in 1984 through the generosity of the late Frances Bradley L’Hommedieu, a 1926 graduate.
Garden State Harvest: New Jersey’s agricultural heritage
Thursday, March 13
5 p.m.
Scholarly Communication Center
Archibald S. Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick
Robert M. Goodman, executive dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and executive director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station will speak on the topic “How New Jersey Agriculture Leads the Nation: Looking Back to Look Ahead.”
Thursday, April 10
5 p.m.
Pane Room
Archibald S. Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick
“The Transformation of New Jersey Farms: Perspectives from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,” is a panel discussion featuring the following speakers:
- William Roberts, professor emeritus of agricultural engineering
- Morris Fabian, professor emeritus of agricultural economics
- Charles Holmes, Mercer County senior agricultural agent
- Warner Thurlow, Middlesex County senior agricultural agent
- Moderated by Mark Robson, director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
To RSVP for either event, call 732-932-7505 or email events@rci.rutgers.edu.
Bargain books, clothes, and supplies available in clearance sale
Monday, March 10
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center
Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick
The Rutgers University Bookstore will be hosting a large clearance sale Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room. Save on a huge selection of clothing, supplies, and bargain books. Show your Rutgers ID for an additional 25 percent off the lowest ticket prices.
For more information, contact Shannon Cook at 732-246-8448.