Rutgers to Welcome First Group of 'Future Scholars' From Newark, Camden, New Brunswick, Piscataway June 26

Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick will welcome the first group of eighth-graders from Newark, Camden, New Brunswick and Piscataway, who comprise the inaugural class of the Rutgers Future Scholars Program, for their first visit and pre-college activities on campus. Selected on the basis of academic promise and economic need, the students are embarking on a five-year program leading to a tuition-free education at Rutgers upon their successful completion of the program and acceptance at the university.

A welcome session incorporating hands-on science activities for students, and information sessions and campus tours for parents.

10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 26:  Remarks and welcome by President Richard L. McCormick; Courtney McAnuff, vice president for enrollment management; and Aramis Gutierrez, director, Rutgers Future Scholars Program; followed by hands-on science activities in the Math and Science Learning Center, and information sessions and bus tours for parents.

Allison Road Classroom Building, 618 Allison Road, Piscataway (Busch Campus) Parking in Lot 55.

Last fall, Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick announced a bold initiative to expand the number of talented students coming to Rutgers from underrepresented communities. The Rutgers Future Scholars Program will provide up to 200 economically challenged, academically promising eighth-grade students from the university’s home communities of Newark, Camden, New Brunswick, and Piscataway with opportunities for educational growth, social development, personal enrichment and economic support over the next five years. Upon successful completion of the program and acceptance to the university, the first group of students will become members of the Rutgers Class of 2017. Each year, 200 new eighth-graders will be selected for the program.