ONE UNIVERSITY, THREE
CAMPUSES
Within
the context of overall university goals, each of the three regional campuses,
along with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), has
a distinctive mission appropriate to its history, traditions, location,
population served, size, and stage of development.
| Despite such differences, similar academic standards are
rigorously maintained for the faculty on all campuses through a common
tenure and promotion review process. The strategic plans developed by each
campus and NJAES reflect and support their specific missions. The university
strategic plan enhances the distinctiveness of each campus and NJAES by
supporting their growth and development. In addition, the university plan
encourages more intercampus cooperation to support the continued transformation
of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, into a major force in higher
education in the United States. |
The
university plan supports the development of each campus and encourages
intercampus cooperation. |
As unique campus programs and collectively as components of the state university,
the instruction, research, and service activities sponsored by each campus
and NJAES bring national and international distinction to Rutgers.
New Brunswick Campus
Rutgers-New Brunswick is the university's oldest and largest campus with
the greatest array of undergraduate and graduate programs, extensive research
programs, and most of the university's centers, bureaus, and institutes.
The campus offers nearly 100 undergraduate programs and more than 80 graduate
programs to a student body of almost 25,000 undergraduates and more than
8,500 graduate/professional students. Approximately 27% of the students
are minority group members, including 7% African-American, 13% Asian, and
7% Latino. With a total of 33 members in the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers-New Brunswick faculty are well represented
in the nation's most prestigious scholarly academies.
The mission of Rutgers-New Brunswick is to provide
instruction, research, and public service of the highest quality through
a comprehensive array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional units.
As a Carnegie Classification-Research University I, the goal of Rutgers-New
Brunswick is to be one of the nation's best public universities.1
The campus strategic plan calls for identification and development of key
academic areas that are linked to strong, existing programs on the campus
and that are responsive to emerging societal needs.
Newark Campus
In 1946, the University of Newark, which included a college of arts and
sciences, school of business, and law school, merged with Rutgers University.
Now a major public university center committed to excellence in teaching,
research, and service to the community, the Rutgers-Newark campus has expanded
significantly. The campus offers nearly 50 undergraduate programs and some
20 graduate programs to a student body of almost 6,000 undergraduates and
about 3,500 graduate/professional students. Approximately 41% of the students
are minority group members, including 17% African-American, 12% Asian,
and 12% Latino. The mission of the undergraduate programs is to equip students
with knowledge and skills necessary to participate fully in the economic,
scientific, cultural, and political life of the community and the nation.
Graduate and graduate/professional schools at Rutgers-Newark prepare students
for leadership in scientific, commercial, legal, social, and health care
arenas. Campus goals and opportunities are strongly influenced by location
in the midst of New Jersey's largest city. Rutgers-Newark historically
has provided a quality education firmly rooted in the arts and sciences,
as well as programs of study appropriate for entry into professions.
The Rutgers-Newark strategic plan calls for significant
growth in the areas of graduate and graduate/professional fields to strengthen
the university's commitments to serve increasing needs for graduate and
professional education and training. The plan also calls for the achievement
of Carnegie Classification-Doctoral University I by 1998, and then achievement
of Carnegie Classification-Research University II by 2003.1
Camden Campus
The College of South Jersey was incorporated into Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, in 1950. Rutgers-Camden has grown significantly since then
and now provides critical academic leadership for teaching, research, and
service in southern New Jersey. The campus currently offers almost 30 undergraduate
majors and more than a dozen graduate programs to a student body of almost
3,600 undergraduates and over 1,200 graduate/professional students. Approxi-mately
21% of the Rutgers-Camden students are minority group members, including
11% African-American, 6% Asian, and 4% Latino.
Rutgers-Camden's strategic plan calls for the development
of a comprehensive campus with a broad range of undergraduate and graduate
educational opportunities for a diverse and expanding student body. While
ensuring the continued quality of its undergraduate offerings, the campus
will develop selected postbaccalaureate programs and will become a distinguished
center for graduate and professional education in southern New Jersey.
As a Carnegie Classification-Master's (Comprehensive) University and College
I, it is committed to graduate education through the master's level.1 In
addition, the campus will establish centers of research and service appropriate
to its geographic region and expertise, and bearing national and international
recognition for excellence.
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) carries out research
in areas identified by its various stakeholders, and delivers knowledge
and technology through the statewide extension system. NJAES serves as
a campus without walls with its extension faculty located in all 21 counties.
Programs focus on basic and applied research and the dissemination of new
information throughout the state in the areas of agricultural production
and competitiveness; natural resources and the environment; food science
and engineering; nutrition, health, and safety; marine and coastal resources;
and human and community resources and development. The plan for the NJAES
calls for enhancing programs to meet the needs of society in the 21st century.
1. Carnegie Classification-Research University I signifies
that the institution offers a full range of baccalaureate programs, is
committed to graduate education, awards 50 or more doctoral degrees a year,
and receives a minimum of $40 million in federal funding each year. Carnegie
Classification-Doctoral University I signifies that the institution grants
at least 40 doctorates a year in five or more disciplines. Carnegie Classification-Research
University II signifies that the institution grants at least 50-doctorates
and receives between $15.5 million and $40 million in federal funding each
year. Carnegie Classification-Master's (Comprehensive) University and College
I signifies that the institution offers a full range of baccalaureate programs,
is com-mitted to graduate education through the master-s degree, and awards
40 or more master's degrees annually in three or more disciplines.