Rutgers University–Camden

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(Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also.) |established = 1926,1927,1950 |type = Public |president = Richard L. McCormick |chancellor = Wendell Pritchett |campus = Urban |city = Camden |state = New Jersey |undergrad = 3,870 |postgrad = 1,738 |faculty = 243 (150 male / 93 female) |mascot = Scarlet Raptors |website= http://camden.rutgers.edu] }}

"Rutgers Camden" redirects here. For other uses, see Rutgers Camden (disambiguation).

Rutgers-Camden, , is a state funded, coeducational, public, research university located in Camden, New Jersey, USA. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. The southernmost of Rutgers' three regional campuses, Rutgers-Camden is situated at the crossroads of the Washington-New York and Philadelphia-Atlantic Corridors. The colleges hallmark and mission is "Prestige, Opportunity, Tradition, and Value"[1]

Rutgers in Camden

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. 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. Rutgers–Camden consistently earns high marks from students, graduates, employers, and such entities as U.S. News and World Report and Entrepreneur magazine.

Academics

The following are the types of degrees, majors and minors offered at Rutgers Camden Campus:

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

• Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Business, Management, & Marketing:

• Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Marketing Management

Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Chemistry [2]

Computer Science:

• Computer Science

Public Administration and Service:

• Social Work, Public Policy

Health and Clinical Sciences:

• Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine

History:

• History- General, American History, European History

Mathematics:

• Mathematics- General

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

• Art, Art History, Graphic Design, Drama/Theater Arts, Music, Film Studies, Creative Writing

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

• Biological/Physical Sciences, Urban Studies, Women's/Gender Studies, African-American Studies, Childhood Studies, American Studies (Walt Whitman Studies Option), Latin-American Studies, European Studies, Media Studies, Student Proposed Major/Minor Option

Security and Protective Services:

• Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Studies

Psychology:

• Psychology- General

Social Sciences:

• Economics, Political Science/Government, (American Politics, Public Policy, Political Theory and Methodology, International/Comparitive Politics, Legal Studies), Sociology, Anthropology (Physical and Cultural)

Philosophy and Religion:

• Philosophy, Religion, Ethics

Physics:

• Physics- General

Foreign Language and Literature:

• French, German, Spanish, (Summer: Latin, Classical Greek and Italian)

English Language and Literature (World Literature in translation):

• English- General, English Literature, American Literature, Compartive Literature, Irish Literature, Spanish-American Literature, Spanish Literature, German Literature, Russian Literature, French Literature, Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, Linguistics

Joint Degree Programs:

• Five year BA/MA or BA/MS program
• BA/JD Dual-Degree Program
• BA/DO Dual-Degree Program
• MBA/JD Program
• (2+4)Joint Pre-Pharmacy/Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy program

Honors College

The Honors College[3] at Rutgers-Camden is a community of student 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.

Diversity

Students attending Rutgers-Camden represent commuter students and resident students from various backgrounds. A majority who choose the Camden campus over the New Brunswick campus are Pre-Med, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Law or Business. A majority of students are from New Jersey. However, residents include students from other states and international students. An African-American and Latin-American community exists in the outskirts of the University. Most of the University's public signs are in Spanish as well as English. Students tend to be socially and politically progressive. There are many clubs that represent various ethnic and racial groups, various religious denominations and a LGBTQ club.

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

• PATCO Speedline station located two blocks from campus center

• River Line (New Jersey Transit) station located on campus

• Walter Rand Transportation Center located a few blocks from campus

• Rutgers Shuttle transportation to Philadelphia

• RUPD pick-up service

Safety & Security

In addition to the security provided by the Camden Police department, the New Jersey State police and the Bridge Port Authority, Rutgers-Camden University is among only a half-dozen colleges and universities in New Jersey that have their own commissioned police force. The RUPD consists of 18 full-time commissioned police officers, 45 security guards, and four dispatchers. Security on campus is taken very seriously and as a result crime in the Cooper Grant area of Camden is noticeably less than that of the entire city of Camden. Although incidents do occur occasionally, Rutgers is very proficient in dealing with the incidents in a fast and efficient manner.

Athletics

Rutgers Camden Baseball Team

The Scarlet Raptors are a member of 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 media

• The Gleaner Independent weekly newspaper; includes Features, Arts & Entertainment, Commentary, Weekly Word, Comics/Horoscope, Sports
• WCCR-Camden[4] Internet based radio station

Clubs & other organizations

• The Honors Student Organization[5]
• The Honors Advisory Board [6]
• Student Government Association [7]

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. Unlike most residential universities, 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

• Rutgers University
• Rutgers-New Brunswick
• Rutgers-Newark
• Rutgers School of Business-Camden
• Rutgers School of Law-Camden
• List of notable Rutgers University people

External links

• Official website
• Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts