Creating innovative programs to transform the student experience.
The Division of Student Affairs at Rutgers University–New Brunswick seeks to help students succeed and thrive, while attending Rutgers and after graduation as well. Our programs, services, and learning opportunities align with our mission, vision, and core values, reflecting the tenets of the Knight’s Call, while using data to inform how our offerings evolve. The four pillars of academic success, student engagement, health and wellness, and inclusion are fundamental to our work.
Comprised of 23 departments, over 1,000 staff members, and more than 2,300 student staff members, Student Affairs facilitates interactions among students, faculty, and staff to promote students' academic success, personal growth, and professional development. Our staff are committed to working with students to enrich the quality of their lives so that they can achieve their goals.
Student Affairs is committed to multiple overarching initiatives which focus on supporting various aspects of students' well-being and providing opportunities for success, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Through data-driven decision-making, Student Affairs can continually evaluate our programs and adapt to the needs of Rutgers students.
There are many on-campus resources and engagement opportunities available to Rutgers–New Brunswick students.
Cultivate positive transformative experiences, challenging students to be their best at Rutgers and beyond.
With students at the heart of all we do, the Division of Student Affairs facilitates innovative learning and developmental experiences, challenging and preparing students to successfully learn, engage, serve, and lead at Rutgers University and in a global society.
We respond to the needs of our students with compassion and care. We use restorative practices to build, maintain, and heal relationships. We create a culture of grace around learning from mistakes.
We foster the development and preservation of a community where all members feel they belong.
Learning for students occurs inside and outside the classroom. As such, we are educators first in our service to students.
We uphold the highest ethical and professional standards in our service to students and the university community.
We are committed to being a leading division of student affairs. We do this through data-driven decision making, a focus on continuous improvement, embracing innovative practices, and telling our story.
The Division of Student Affairs supports continuous learning of best practices and knowledge-sharing to better serve students and the university. The dynamic field of student affairs is always evolving, so in order to keep up with the latest trends, research, and policy, our staff belong to various professional organizations that develop and guide best practices. This commitment to ongoing learning helps us better serve our students and the university while ensuring that our staff retain their competitiveness in the workforce.
Here are some of the organizations with which our staff are affiliated.
Responsibility for diversity means more than just acknowledging and/or tolerating differences. Personal, institutional, and systemic discrimination creates and sustains inequity. It is both our individual and collective responsibility to ensure that we advocate for professional practices, policies and interpersonal behaviors that set the current and future framework for equitable excellence. As such, the Division of Student Affairs works to create an environment of inclusion which respects and affirms the inherent dignity, value, and uniqueness of all individuals, communities, and perspectives. Our practices reflect awareness and understanding of the complexity of identity and the increasing interconnectedness of our world. It is our responsibility to promote and maintain a community of compassion, embracing the rich dimensions of diversity, and facilitating opportunities for understanding and the expression of both individual and shared truths.
We have the freedom to be our genuine selves as we seek to find our place in this large community. We welcome differences and challenge assumptions as we endeavor to build connections that are sincere and meaningful.
Through discovery, dialogue, and development, we grow together in an environment free from judgment, stigma, and fear. We celebrate our diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating a place in the world where ideas, identities, and compassion converge.
Upholding the highest values of trust, honesty, and integrity, we believe that our actions significantly impact our personal journeys, our communities, and our larger society. We are thoughtful leaders who protect each other, inspire action, and tackle formidable challenges.
We come from all corners of the world and travel between many campuses and cities. Our Scarlet Pride is evident as we overcome obstacles with grace and grit while working to achieve our goals. Our greatest tradition is change and it drives us to persevere and ultimately succeed.
Our Rutgers experience ignites purpose within us and inspires us to get involved. We share our stories, discover our talents, collaborate with one another, and become better global citizens, all while applying the lessons we learn on the banks.
We take what we’ve learned and embody these values every day, on campus and wherever life’s journey takes us.
We take pride in our community knowing that together we will represent not only ourselves as individuals but the university that helped shape us.