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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.
At just nine years old, Naomi Kutin shattered a world record for her weight class in 2011. Today, in her fourth year at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the young athlete maintains her powerlifting skills, but now she’s weighing options in the field of social work as well. While continuing to train one to two hours a day, five days a week, and competing as a member of the Rutgers Powerlifting Club, Kutin is completing her undergraduate degree and studying for her master's degree at Rutgers’ School of Social Work. Read more in this article from Rutgers Today!
In celebration and recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month this year, Rutgers Today presented Talk the Talk: A Conversation on Language, where staff members and students were invited to share about their relationship with language, community and identity. Here are their stories—including that of Saskia Cipriani from the Center for Latino Arts and Culture!
At Rutgers—New Brunswick, the Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA), with campus partners, has taken a lead on providing support and programming during Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (DVAM) through their Turn the Campus Purple campaign. One crucial resource that will remain available throughout the rest of the month—and the entire calendar year—is VPVA’s crisis intervention hotline, which aims to help survivors cope with the effects of interpersonal violence.
When incoming Rutgers University—New Brunswick undergraduates are reviewing their on-campus housing options, one option among Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) often sticks out for business-minded and entrepreneurial students: the Entrepreneurship and Innovation LLC.
Senior Melissa Perdomo and junior Amarachi Chukwuma try their hand at Rutgers Recreation’s newest fitness class offering, virtual cycling. Learn more about Rutgers Recreation.
Scarlet Smash treasurer Khloe Cabalfin stops in to talk about her favorite characters, streamers, and the Rutgers gaming community. Learn about Scarlet Smash and other student organizations.
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.