Rutgers Day 2014 Coming Saturday, April 26

Free events, exhibits and activities for all ages and interests

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers Day, Rutgers University’s annual welcome and show-and-tell for New Jersey residents of all ages, will be Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Rutgers Day offers nearly 500 performances, tours, exhibits and hands-on activities on the university’s flagship campus in New Brunswick and Piscataway. Last year, a record crowd of 83,000 visitors learned firsthand about the university’s range of research, teaching and service.

Each campus boasts a variety of sights and sounds. This year’s highlights include:   

#RutgersisB1G – Learn all about Rutgers’ transition into the Big Ten Conference. The College Avenue Campus will host an interactive experience on Voorhees Mall for visitors to learn about the conference’s big time academics and big time athletics. The Scarlet and White spring football game – a one-hour scrimmage that caps off the Scarlet Knights’ spring practice schedule – starts at 4 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium. Representatives will be at the game with ticket information for the university’s inaugural year in the conference. 

Gray Matters – Take a closer look at the human brain, its complexities and technological advancements in the neuroscience field on the Busch Campus. Play games to learn about brain processing and learning, and perform surgery on model skulls with the region’s top neurosurgeons from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Division of Neurosurgery. Rutgers Day visitors may also learn about stroke assessment and tour the world-class W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience.

The Global Village – Visitors to the Douglass Campus may experience the Global Village Learning Community, where residents of 10 special-interest houses immerse themselves in a particular language, culture or topic, such as human rights, leadership or public health. Students from the East Asian, Spanish, African, Middle East and French houses will share their experiences. Douglass Campus is also the site of the New Jersey Folk Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and the new 20,000-sq. ft. Jameson Dormitory Complex, which has an anticipated completion date of fall 2016.

Parking is free and shuttle buses will connect the College Avenue, Busch, Douglass and George H. Cook campuses.

Rutgers Day is sponsored in part by Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, Barnes & Noble College Booksellers and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. For more information, visit http://rutgersday.rutgers.edu or download the new Rutgers Day mobile app: http://rutgersday.rutgers.edu/mobileapp.php.