Monday, May 13, 2013
School placed first among 1,500 institutions for affordability
Technology has helped Essex County College achieve the number one ranking for the affordability of its textbooks, according to a recent survey of colleges and universities across the United States. “We’ve been offering e-books since the fall 2012 semester,” said Marva Rudder, director of the college’s bookstore. The e-books are available for classes offered every semester and make up about 10 percent of all books sold at ECC, Rudder also said. The study, released in March by Akademos, ranked the affordability of texts sold at 1,500 schools, including Rutgers-Newark, which landed at 424 on the list. Another Newark school, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, was not ranked. It’s not uncommon for college students to pay a few hundred …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
All prospective students, including transfers and adults, welcome
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Thursday, April 11
Rutgers-Newark will be holding an open house Saturday, April 13 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm for prospective students, including college-bound high school students, transfers and older adults. The open house includes all undergraduate disciplines at Rutgers-Newark, ranging from the arts, social sciences, humanities, the sciences, nursing, public affairs, criminal justice, or business. A full schedule of activities and online registration is available here. Representatives from the university’s undergraduate academic departments and schools will be on hand to answer questions one-on-one and will present information sessions. Prospective students and their families also will be able to get information on financial aid, the admissions …
Rutgers, city, foundation mark Arbor Day with tree planting
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Thursday, April 11
Brick City became a little more green Thursday, when the city government partnered with Rutgers-Newark, individual volunteers and other groups to plant 28 trees at the campus’s Samuels Plaza in celebration of Arbor Day. New Jersey's Arbor Day, which is celebrated on different days in different states, is observed on the last Friday in April. “What happened with Hurricane Sandy really hurt our urban forest. With our partners, like the university, we’re trying to rebuild the urban forest,” said Kim Green of the city’s Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services. Green said the city plants hundreds of trees a year throughout Newark, sometimes working in concert with the New Jersey Tree Foundation, the main partner in Thursday’s …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Smith discovered forensics at University High
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Wednesday, April 3
Elijah Smith, a junior at Rutgers-Newark's School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), and Ryan Wash of Emporia State University garnered this year’s national Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) championship title after defeating West Georgia University last month at Idaho State University. Smith is a graduate of Newark's University High School, where he began his policy debate career. He also is a charter member of the Rutgers-Newark Debate Team, which received an overall number one ranking by CEDA for the Northeast Region for the 2012-2013 season. He has been on leave from Rutgers-Newark this semester as a visiting student at Emporia State University in Kansas. “Policy debate is in my blood,” said Smith. “It’s a …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Service planned Tuesday for Dr. Miguel Estremera
Dr. Miguel Estremera, 61, who served Rutgers University, Newark, for 37 years, died March 29 after a long battle with cancer. The East Brunswick resident is survived by his wife of 29 years, Norma Estremera, a Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-New Brunswick alumna; and four children, Gabriel, an alumnus of Rutgers-New Brunswick; Miguel F. and his wife, Kim; and two daughters, Cristina, a student at Rutgers-Newark; and Marisa, a student at Rutgers-New Brunswick. He also is survived by his mother, Carmen Weinberg and her husband Harold; two sisters, Jeanette and Gloria, and two grand-children. Dr. Estremera, a native of Lares, Puerto Rico, was a devoted “soccer dad” and coach. Dr. Estremera began his work at Rutgers in the Office of Admissions, but…
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Camp runs from one to three weeks this summer
The men’s basketball team at Rutgers-Newark has announced the schedule for its 12th annual summer basketball program for children ages 7 to 17. The program will run the weeks of July 8-12, July 22-July 26, and July 29-Aug. 2 under the direction of head coach Joe Loughran. The cost for one week of camp is $160, and there are discount rates for attending two weeks or all three weeks. The program runs each day from 8:30 am to 4 pm, with early dropoff at 7:30 am and late pick up to 5 pm, free of charge. . The program will be held at the Golden Dome Athletic Center, 42 Warren Street, on the Campus of Rutgers University-Newark. For more information and a camp brochure please call Joe Loughran at 973-353-1483.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Corporations, schools will be in attendance
Newark’s GI Go Fund, along with Rutgers and the city, is hosting a free “Job and GI Bill Fair” for military veterans Monday, March 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. The fair is being held at the Paul Robeson Center at Rutgers-Newark, 350 Martin Luther King Boulevard. Last year’s fair saw more than 500 veterans in attendance, and organizers expect a similar turn-out for this year’s annual event, the city said. Representatives from a wide array of public and private sector employers will be present, along with agencies providing outreach support to veterans and their families. In addition, there will be information for veterans and their families on programs and benefits for veterans, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Educational institutions that …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
For many, a troubled past opens to a brighter future following graduation yesterday
Environmental remediation and personal rehabilitation went hand-in-hand last night, when nearly a dozen men and women graduated from a special training program in lead abatement, asbestos removal, hazardous-waste management and other “green jobs” skills. Many of last night’s graduates have served time in prison and regard the Metro Newark Brownfields Careers Training Program as the break they needed to begin new, productive lives. “This gives people a chance to give back to the community and be productive where they live,” said John Martin, a spokesman for the US Environmental Protection Agency, which helped fund the careers training program. The program was run in Newark by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, a group working to …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Crowded, Diverse Field Seeking Payne's Seat
The six candidates vying to become the Democratic nominee for the 10th Congressional District seat met last night for a debate at the Rutgers-Newark campus. The seat was held by Donald Payne Sr. since the late 1980s until his death March 6. With the passing of Payne Sr. -- a highly regarded lawmaker who made a name for himself as a champion of human rights and for aid to developing nations -- the seat is competitive for the first time in several years. The Democratic primary election is June 5. The 10th District, which was reconfigured this year following redistricting occurring nationally every 10 years, will encompass much of Newark, parts of Bloomfield, Maplewood and South Orange, as well as parts of Hudson and Union counties. The …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Dozens of Employers Connect With Military Service Members
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Mayor Cory A. Booker and G.I. Go Fund Executive Director Jack Fanous announced that The G.I. Go Fund, Rutgers-Newark, and its Rutgers-Newark Student Veterans Organization co-hosted a free free “Year of the Vet” Newark Veterans Job and GI Bill Fair for Veterans and their families today at Rutgers-Newark’s Paul Robeson Campus Center March 13. More than 500 veterans attended the event. Also in attendance were Acting Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff and Rutgers University Director of Veterans’ Services Stephen Abel, as well as Municipal Council Member-at-Large Carlos M. Gonzalez. Representatives from a wide array of public and private sector employers were present, along with agencies providing outreach support to veterans and …
Christian L
5:16 pm on Sunday, July 29, 2012
I'm an ex offender with masters degree prior to ever becoming a victim of circumstance. I not only congratulate but am inspired the most by those who have paved a way for a new beginning when many are not willing to give you a fresh start. All people who are not sex offenders or murders deserve immediate expongements upon their release. When you serve you time you deserve an equal opportunity … more ›