Thank you to everyone who helps support our students during Rutgers Giving Days. Your contributions help us continue to support our students in various ways so they may be successful at Rutgers and beyond.
The Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) promotes a supportive environment for all students at Rutgers University interested in issues relevant to the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) diaspora. The center provides educational, cultural, and social co-curricular programs and services that reflect the experiences of APIDA individuals. We aid students in exploring their personal identity and strive to cultivate greater awareness of the diversity and complexity of the APIDA experience. We are dedicated to fostering academic excellence, community engagement, and both personal and professional leadership.
Help us achieve our goal of raising funds to support impactful programs and initiatives, including the Centerʼs learning series, peer-to-peer programs, student leadership development initiatives, annual celebrations, and the continued impact of the AACC.
The Center for Latino Arts and Culture (CLAC) is a student-centered, inclusive community where students can better integrate experiential, academic, and service-learning about Latinx/a/o arts and culture to become strong leaders and responsible global citizens.
The Center works to create a welcoming, supportive environment that values the diverse experiences of our students. We advocate for the well-being of students and work to foster access to university services and resources. Through intentional collaboration with academic and student affairs units, the Center works to enhance student recruitment, retention, and success at Rutgers.
Our CLAC Student Excellence Fund provides unique opportunities and peer-to-peer initiatives to enhance our students' academic pursuits and prepare them for advanced study and professional careers. Your donations will help fund student research projects, learning initiatives, conferences, travel abroad, graduate and career support, professional networking, and more.
The Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities (SJE) promotes a supportive environment for students of all backgrounds.
We are responsible for educating the campus community through workshops and campaigns, including our peer-to-peer Diversity Peer Education Program, which trains students to educate their peers on topics of inclusion and belonging. We continuously support student development through student leadership retreats, programs and events, and resources assisting student success.
Gifts made during Rutgers Giving Days will support student leadership development and student wages throughout the academic year. Your support allows us to continue to provide resources related to inclusion education and gender/sexuality to promote a supportive environment for students of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, including the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Parents Fund enhances the student experience through annual gifts from parents and family members of current and former students. Donations help create innovative learning opportunities, programs, and services that prepare students to lead, serve, and become engaged members of a global society; provides career-related advising, resources, and programs to help individuals discover their interests, values, and skills, explore careers and majors, develop skills through internships and experiential opportunities, and pursue their post-graduate goals, and helps support Rutgers University Libraries, which serve all members, support all disciplines, and play a key role in advancing student learning and faculty research.
Donations to this fund help support Paul Robeson Cultural Center (PRCC) initiatives at Rutgers–New Brunswick. Donations contribute to making our student leadership development program accessible to as many students as possible. For example, the Harambee Leadership Series helps students in our Black cultural organizations develop their leadership and management skills to ensure their development and success.
Students sometimes face unexpected emergencies or crises that threaten their academic progress. The Student Emergency Assistance Fund provides crucial financial support to help them navigate these difficult times. Your contributions ensure students have the resources they need to overcome obstacles and continue their education.
Your generous contributions to this fund play a crucial role in supporting Rutgers University students who face challenges in accessing basic necessities. This fund provides essential resources such as nutritious meals, groceries, toiletries, and other vital support services. By donating, you help ensure that every student has the opportunity to thrive academically and personally, without the burden of unmet basic needs.
In December 2023, Amy Vojta, an Assistant Dean in Fraternity and Sorority Affairs in the Division of Student Affairs, was recognized by the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) with the Dr. Robert H. Shaffer Award. In her twenty-eight-year career with the Division of Student Affairs, Vojta has received eleven awards and currently serves as president of the Central New Jersey Alumane Panhellenic Association. Read more about Amy's work at Rutgers here!
While Rutgers’ Division One sports teams in football, basketball, and other sports often capture the spotlight, student-athletes also thrive in Recreation’s intramural sports program, as well as its club sports program, which includes over 57 student-led organizations that compete against colleges and universities across the nation. These organizations foster camaraderie and community between their members as they compete for regional and national titles. A prime example is the Men’s Club Soccer, which has been rejuvenated in the post-pandemic years under new student leadership.
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.
Rutgers University is providing free Narcan kits supplied by the New Jersey Department of Human Services on its New Brunswick, Camden and Newark campuses as a preventive measure to enhance the safety and well-being of community members. Naloxone kits are available on campuses in New Brunswick, Camden and Newark. Read more of this article from Rutgers Today here!
Douglass campus is known for its grassy lawns and towering trees, Douglass Residential College, and Rutgers’ Department of Animal Science, among much else. However, a lesser-known building stands a few blocks down Nichol Ave: the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS), which provides support programs for autistic adults who want to live independent and fulfilling lives. Read more about the center and its partnership with Dining!
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!
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.
Rutgers students sometimes experience mental health issues that require a higher level of care than regular therapy appointments. While these students would be forced to choose between hospitalization or intensive outpatient care to meet their needs at most universities, Student Health's CAPS Next Step program steps in to provide a higher level of care that allows them to keep taking classes.
Friday, September 15 marked the official beginning of National Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month. At Rutgers—New Brunswick, in the Division of Student Affairs, the Center for Latino Arts and Culture (CLAC) and the Latino Student Council (LSC) are partnering to kick off their celebration with an upcoming event, Welcome to La Familia: Latine Fest, which will take place at the CLAC on Friday, September 22 from 1-9 P.M.