![Graduating APIDA students prepare to pose for a photo together; program coordinator Naima Chowdhury stands in the center of the photograph.](/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_default_1x/public/2024-05/jo_apidagala1.jpg?h=c3fd1d45&itok=fTdrYqNp)
Student leaders who help build community and launched new groups to celebrate and embrace their culture were honored last week during the Asian American Cultural Center’s 2024 APIDA Leadership Gala. Read more in this story from Rutgers Today!
We foster the development and preservation of an inclusive community characterized by cultural understanding and student engagement. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse staff that reflects the students we serve and are dedicated to providing intentional experiences where students learn from each other.
On an unseasonably warm December morning, more than 2,000 runners participated in the Rutgers Big Chill 5K to benefit Winter Wishes, an annual holiday-themed event that provides clothing and toys to children ages 3-5 in New Brunswick preschool programs, and the Rutgers Student Food Pantry, which provides food to Rutgers students experiencing food insecurities.
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