As educators, we understand that learning occurs both inside and outside the classroom. We facilitate a supportive campus environment that contributes to student learning and personal development. Additionally, we seek to inspire students to be engaged citizens within the Rutgers community and beyond.
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.
For many students at Rutgers University—New Brunswick, the spring semester of the academic year is filled with classwork, applications for summer opportunities, and much more. However, many leaders in the 700+ student clubs and organizations at Rutgers are consumed with a different type of work: planning blockbuster end-of-spring events.
Students at Rutgers–New Brunswick, in partnership with Dining, turn eating areas on campus into living laboratories as part of an international collaborative program. Read more in this article from Rutgers Today!
Aryan Gurusamy and Atharva Kulkarni, two first-year students at Rutgers, have come up with a startup which aims to remove carbon dioxide from central ventilation systems at schools: CarbonX. Read more about their work and Shark Tank competition in this article from Rutgers Today!
When incoming graduate students begin their first semesters at Rutgers University—New Brunswick, many encounter the Graduate Student Association (GSA), which is featured in multiple opening events, including the Involvement Fair and the Graduate Student Welcome.
Although New Brunswick, in central New Jersey, is surrounded by opportunities for excursions into the natural world, the longest trip that many students at Rutgers—New Brunswick regularly take is from one campus to another.
GO Outdoors, a Recreation program designed to get students into the outdoors, aims to change that with accessible trips and courses available to students and other Rutgers community members within and outside of the Division of Student Affairs.
Junior Esha Rao talks about her role as a student facilitator, wilderness response training, and Go Outdoor Adventure Recreation trips. Find more information about adventure recreation.
Go behind the scenes at WRSU as music director Mica Finehart talks about the station’s music selection process, ways students can get involved, and what she’s listening to now. Learn more about WRSU.
As an undergraduate student, Katie Miller SAS’17, was involved in a variety of on-campus organizations, but it was her time with RUPA that really allowed her to explore her interest in the concert production world. Her hands on experiences with RUPA ultimately connected her with her current employer Groove Boston Mission 6, the production company that helps make Beats on the Banks happen every year. Katie is back at Rutgers to help set up Beats on the Banks and reflect on her experiences with RUPA.