Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait

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Received the 2016 Book Gold for the Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. In 2016, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will mark its 250th anniversary. Chartered in 1766 as the all-male Queen's College in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the school was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 to honor Revolutionary War veteran and trustee Colonel Henry Rutgers. Rutgers's history begins in the political maelstrom of colonial America; hurtles through the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and two world wars; wrestles with social upheaval in the late twentieth-century; and emerges in the current fast-paced global digital age. Today, Rutgers, a leading public research university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, is home to more than 65,000 students each year and 24,000 faculty and staff in New Brunswick, Newark, Camden, and other locations around the state. Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait brings to life two and a half centuries of excellence in higher education. At its "sestercentennial," Rutgers stands as the nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning—one of only nine colonial colleges established before the American Revolution—and boasts an unparalleled tradition of meeting the challenges of each new generation. In celebration of this auspicious milestone, this limited edition commemorative book includes an eclectic mix of historical narrative, archival artifacts, and personal stories and memories from alumni. This beautifully illustrated book, with over 200 images of new and archival photographs, revisits people and programs, achievements and discoveries of Rutgers's illustrious past with an eye toward the next 250 years. Rutgers also offers a unique perspective on the University with contributions by renowned alumni, prominent faculty members, and University leaders—names you're sure to recognize—all capturing the fascinating history of Rutgers and its potential in the next 250 years. Published by Rutgers University and Third Millennium Publishing Ltd. Distributed by Rutgers University Press. Front Cover Contents Message from the President Acknowledgments A Laboratory for Change and Challenge Part 1: History & Politics Queen's College - Child of the Awakening A Seminary to Cultivate Piety, Learning, and Liberty The American Revolution and the "Future Glory of America" From Queen's to Rutgers College The Multipurpose College Toward a Modern University Cold War University Becoming a Comprehensive Research University Coming Home: The McCormick Era From Seminary of Learning to Public Research University: Rutgers at 250 Part 2: Academics Rutgers University - New Brunswick The Seminary for God's Prophets The Statewide State University for a Diverse New Jersey The Research University Rutgers Roots as New Jersey's Land-Grant Institution: Past, Present, and Future Women at Rutgers and the Women's Revolution of the 1970s Faculty Voices: New Brunswick Rutgers University - Newark The New Jersey Law School Addressing the Liberal Arts The Seth Boyden School of Business Administration Bringing the Pieces Together Rutgers-Newark Is Born Toward Academic Excellence... ...With a Focus on the Real World Faculty Voices: Newark Rutgers University - Camden Modest Beginnings Postwar Growth and Merger Expanding and Changing Campus Emphasis on Academics Accelerating Impressive Growth Into the Future Faculty Voices: Camden Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Revolutionary Research The Modern Research University Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences: Back to the Future Arts and Humanities Social Sciences Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Life Sciences Natural and Earth Sciences Medicine and Health Care Part 3: Campus Life Extracurricular Rutgers: The Half You Have Not Told In the Beginning... The First Organizations: Meeting Unmet Needs 20th-Century Organizations: Changing with the Times The Effects of War and Its Aftermath Into the Age of Student Advocacy Campus Life Today "Ever Changing Yet Eternally the Same" Concerts Intercollegiate Athletics Early Powerhouse Sports and Players Baseball Crew Swimming and Diving Enter the Women Men's Basketball Soccer Football The Big Ten Rutgers - Newark Rutgers - Camden Athletics Wrap-up Legends and Lore The Cannon War Old Queens Bell William (Willie) the Silent The Queens Campus Gates The Alexander Hamilton Sign Passion Puddle Yule Log Sacred Path Rutgers on Broadway: Nobody Ever Died for Dear Old Rutgers The RU Screw Fraternities and Sororities Fraternity Life Comes to Rutgers The Changing Face of Greek Life Fraternity/ Sorority Life Today Intramurals Coming of Age at Rutgers in the 1970s College, Campus, Community Campus Life at Rutgers University - Newark A Streetcar University A Workers' Institution Student Associations Student Publications, Performance, and Sports Social Justice and Activism Campus = City A Real Campus Is Born In the City, of the City Campus Life at Rutgers University - Camden Part 4: Students & Alumni Roots of Diversity Coeducation Working Students and Working-Class Heroes Soldiers and Veterans Activists and Nonconformists And on to the Future Student Voices: Rutgers Lovers and Loyalists Some Notable Alumni... More Alumni and their Most Notable Life Achievements Part 5: Rutgers & the Wider World The Future of Rutgers: Opportunities and Challenges Scholarship in Action, Service to Society Teaching Research Access, Affordability, and Funding the Future Rutgers Timeline The Rutgers Shield List of Sponsors Index of Names Photo Credits Back Cover