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When Reverend Katrina Jenkins was hired as the assistant dean of faith and spirituality in Off-Campus Life and Community Initiatives (OCLCI) in the Dean of Students Office, she immediately brought a new focus to interfaith organizing across the Rutgers—New Brunswick community. Soon after her hiring, Jenkins also began promoting something less familiar to students, staff, and faculty: labyrinth activities and workshops. Read more about them here!
A new book coauthored by two Rutgers psychologists offers actionable insights into how racism can affect Black clients. Read this interview of co-authors Jennifer Jones-Damis, the first Black director of Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program, and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and Kelly Moore, the first Black director of the Rutgers Center for Psychological Services in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.
Spring is arriving early this winter, as the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market will be hosting a pop-up at the Busch Student Center International Student Lounge on Wednesday, February 26, from 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. The pop-up will feature fresh food and produce, goods from local vendors, and information about student-centered resources in the Division of Student Affairs.
Many students, staff, and faculty members at Rutgers University—New Brunswick know that they have access to the gym facilities located on each campus. Fewer know, though, the range of resources that Recreation offers, including Aquatics, which has rolled out RU Swim School over the past two years. Read more about Swim School here!
As the days grow shorter and colder, a familiar spirit of holiday generosity has returned to New Brunswick, as the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) ran its annual Winter Wishes program on Saturday, December 7th and Recreation held its annual Big Chill 5k run on Saturday, December 14th. Read more about both events here!
Graduate students at Rutgers University—New Brunswick are a key part of our university campus: they contribute to cutting-edge research, teach and grade important university classes, and may even serve as full-time staff members at Rutgers, too. Balancing academic and parenting responsibilities is not easy. That's where the Graduate Student Affinity Group Supporting Parents and Caregivers at Rutgers (SPCR) fits in.
When prospective students take tours of Rutgers—New Brunswick this fall and spring, they’ll be stopping at 90 Davidson on Busch Campus, where they will tour a two-person bedroom that models the standard on-campus housing option. Read more about the tour room and how it fits into Residence Life's engagement with incoming students!
While Rutgers—New Brunswick students can readily access a variety of health-related services on campus through Student Health, GSAPP CPS, and Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS), some still fall through the cracks. That’s where Accessing Campus Connections and Empowering Student Success (ACCESS), an ADHD cognitive behavioral program new to Rutgers, comes in.
Read more about ACCESS and its connections to Student Affairs here!
Students exploring Alexander Library in the fall semester might stumble upon the Hatchery Innovation Studio, a collaboration between Rutgers—New Brunswick Libraries and the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), which resides on the first floor of the library. Read more about IDEA—and its connections with student clubs—in this article!