- For other uses of "Rutgers", please see Rutgers .
- This article discusses Rutgers University's campus in
Camden. For general information on the University
as a whole, please see Rutgers University
.
Rutgers
University in Camden
, New
Jersey
, USA
(Rutgers-Camden), is a
state-funded, coeducational, public,
research university. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers-Camden
began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College
of South Jersey.
It is the southernmost of the three regional
campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey
. Rutgers-Camden is situated at the
crossroads of the Washington-New York and Philadelphia-Atlantic
City corridors. The college's hallmark and mission is "Prestige,
Opportunity, Tradition, and Value."
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History
was chartered in 1766. Chartered in New Brunswick as Queen’s
College — the nation’s eighth institution of higher learning —
Rutgers is one of only nine colonial colleges established before
the American Revolution. In 1825 Queen’s College became Rutgers
College, to honor trustee and Revolutionary War veteran Colonel
Henry Rutgers. In 1864 the state legislature chose Rutgers to be
the state land-grant college. By 1926 South Jersey Law School was
founded in Camden and in 1927 the College of South Jersey was
founded in Camden. By 1945 Rutgers was declared the state
university of New Jersey by act of the state legislature. The
College of South Jersey and the South Jersey Law School joined the
Rutgers system in 1950. After the Rutgers takeover, the campus
expanded, erecting several buildings on site including the
Paul Robeson Library, the Business and Science
Building, the Campus Center, and the
Walter K. Gordon Theater. In 1968 Rutgers School of
Law–Camden was granted autonomy from its Newark counterpart. In
1981 The Graduate School–Camden was founded and 1989 Rutgers joined
the prestigious
Association of American
Universities (AAU), an organization comprising the top 62
research universities in North America. Rutgers School of
Business–Camden was founded in 1995 and became the first southern
New Jersey institution to earn accreditation from the AACSB
International.
In 2001 Campbell's Field
was built, home to the professional minor-league
Camden Riversharks and the
Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors baseball. Today, the campus
boasts the nation's first doctoral program in childhood studies, a
new state-of-the-art, law-school facility, and a comprehensive
four-year undergraduate business curriculum.
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Academics
View of Rutgers Campus with
Philadelphia skyline in background
Camden is a medium-size, four-year, selective University in the
United States. The four-year, full-time, undergraduate program is
classified as "selective" and has an arts & sciences focus with
some graduate coexistence. Rutgers Camden is
accredited by the
Middle States
Commission on Higher Education.
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arts and sciences, business, and university college, 24
departments, 35 majors, and 16
master's
degree programs including the renowned
Rutgers School of Law-Camden.
The
academic year follows a 4-4
schedule of two four-course
semesters, fall
and spring. During the winter study term, students study various
courses outside of typical curriculum for 3 weeks in January.
Rutgers students often take the winter study term to pursue
internships or work on intensive research projects. Rutgers Camden
granted 800 bachelor's degrees and 230 master's degrees in
2007.
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Graduate and Professional Programs and Law School
The Graduate Schools offers thirteen programs granting Master of
Arts degrees and one Phd. degree program in childhood studies.
Additionally graduates students may pursue an M.B.A. through the
Business School. The Law School at Rutgers Camden is a highly rated
law school and frequently ranks within the top 50 category in US
News and World Report's annual Law School Rankings Guide.
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Libraries
Paul Robeson Library-Located in the heart of the
Rutgers–Camden campus, the Paul Robeson Library develops and
maintains access to materials that support undergraduate and
graduate coursework and research. A designated Federal Depository
for the First U.S. Congressional District, the library serves as a
public resource for the citizens of New Jersey. Library faculty
deliver comprehensive support for reference and research questions.
Through the Paul Robeson Library, the Rutgers–Camden community may
access the global resources of the Rutgers University Library
System and a host of online services. Recent renovations to the
library include an upgraded student computing center and a new
lounge area for study.
Law Library-One of New Jersey’s largest law
libraries and offers excellent research facilities for students,
legal practitioners, and the general public. The Law Library houses
440,000 bibliographic units in book and micro form, and the
collection is comprehensive in its holdings of American, English,
Canadian, and foreign legal periodicals. The Law Library is located
on three floors within the Law School Building. A selective federal
despoitory, the Rutgers–Camden Law Library hosts numerous online
collections of public documents related to federal and New Jersey
courts.
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Honors College
The Honors College
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and faculty scholars who participate in a challenging academic
program that includes honors seminars, junior and senior year
projects, and extracurricular activities. Selection into this
program is very competitive; approximately 90 new students are
enrolled into The Honors College each year.
Rankings
Rutgers University as a whole is consistently ranked among the top
three public universities in the northeast. Rutgers-Camden,
specifically, is among the leaders in the master’s-level
universities category in the metro Philadelphia region.
Additionally, Rutgers–Camden was rated as one of the top 50 values
among the nation's state universities by Kiplinger's Personal
Finance magazine. The campus—which ranked 42—was the only
university in the metro Philadelphia region to make this list.
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Campus
Visual and Performing Arts
The Fine Arts Building houses the Rutgers-Camden Center for the
Arts, encompassing the principal campus performing venue, now named
the Walter K. Gordon Theater, as well as a black box theater, the
Stedman Gallery, and a variety of campus and community programs.
These three main venues - the Walter K. Gordon Theater, Stedman
Gallery, and Black Box Studio—serve as focal points for the visual
and performing arts in the region from international touring
artists and companies to local theater and student-derived
works.
Transportation Services
- Rutgers Shuttle transportation to Philadelphia
Athletics
Rutgers-Camden baseball team
(Note:
The athletic teams at Rutgers' main campus in New Brunswick are called the
Scarlet Knights.
The
Rutgers-Newark
athletic teams are called the Scarlet Raiders.
The Scarlet Raptors and the Scarlet Raiders both compete within
NCAA Division III. The Scarlet
Knights compete within Division
I)
The
Scarlet Raptors
are a member of the
National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA). The following sports are found at
Rutgers-Camden:
- Men's NCAA Division III and Men's Intercollegiate Baseball
- Men's NCAA Division III, Women's NCAA Division III, Men's
Intercollegiate, Women's Intercollegiate, Men's Intramural and
Women's Intramural Basketball
- Men's NCAA Division III, Women's NCAA Division III, Men's
Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Cross country
- Men's Intramural Football
- Men's NCAA Division III and Men's Intercollegiate Golf
- Men's Intramural and Women's Intramural Handball
- Men's Intramural and Women's Intramural Racquetball
- Men's NCAA Division III, Women's NCAA Division III, Men's
Intercollegiate, Women's Intercollegiate, Men's Intramural and
Women's Intramural Soccer
- Women's NCAA Division III, Women's Intercollegiate, Men's
Intramural and Women's Intramural Softball
- Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Track and
field
- Men's NCAA Division III and Women's NCAA Division III Track
indoor
- Men's NCAA Division III and Women's NCAA Division III Track
outdoor
- Women's NCAA Division III, Women's Intercollegiate, Men's
Intramural, Women's Intramural, Men's Club and Women's Club
Volleyball
- Mens Club Ice Hockey - Division III ACHA
Student life
Student Body
Approximately 3,900 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students
attend Rutgers Camden nearly 600 students live on campus.Renowned
for its commitment for diversity the student body is made up of
students from 29 states and 33 countries. There are many clubs that
represent various ethnic and racial groups, various religious
denominations and a LGBTQ club. There have been over 33,000
graduates as of 2009
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Student media
- The Gleaner Independent
weekly newspaper; includes Features, Arts & Entertainment,
Commentary, Weekly Word, Comics/Horoscope, Sports
- WCCR-Camden[165660] Internet based radio station
Clubs & other organizations
Student housing
Although the majority of undergraduate students live off campus,
the university provides limited graduate and undergraduate housing.
Undergraduates live in a 10-story tower composed of several levels
of suite style rooms. Students living in the dormitories at Camden
do not have communal bathrooms. Instead each suite contains: a
bathroom, two sinks, a living room, three bedrooms and a monthly
supply of bottled water. Law and graduate students live in single
or shared apartment style rooms across from the undergraduate
housing. For students who choose to live off campus, but in the
City of Camden, options include the loft apartments at the Victor,
The Castle, or townhomes and small apartment complexes bordering
the campus.
See also
References
External links
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