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Spring 2012 is off to a fast start - the semester, that is, if not the spring weather! Join the Office of Community Engagement and its "Discovery Initiative" events and programs this spring to learn more about the excellent work of the faculty, students, and staff of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Please visit our website on a regular basis, as new information and opportunities are posted frequently. And forward this email to your friends. They are invited to join our Master Invitation list. |
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The Photo Gallery is Open!
As promised in our December newsletter, the album of photos from the recent Retired Faculty Luncheon is now posted on the website. Check out your favorite teachers and colleagues by clicking on the Luncheon Event on our website. If you would like a printed copy of the album, email discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu. |
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Hear Executive Dean Goodman
Give Special Lecture on January 31
As one of the foremost authorities on agriculture, agricultural research, sustainability, the environment and related topics,  Executive Dean Bob Goodman is called upon frequently to address diverse groups at various venues. Those of us close to home will have the pleasure of hearing him on Tuesday, J anuary 31, 2012, at 11 a.m. in the Alampi Room of the Marine and Coastal Sciences Building on the G.H. Cook Campus. Dean Goodman and Associate Dean Xenia Morin will team up to present "The Emerging Ecological Paradigm of Agriculture and Scholarship." Read more here. |
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Teacher of the Year Ehrenfeld
Challenges Universities to 'Reinvent'
 David Ehrenfeld has been a steady force in the Rutgers classroom for 38 years. Winner of the Barbara Goff Teacher of the Year Award in 2011, he teaches four very popular courses every year in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources and is known for his rapport with his students. One of the most frequent comments in his evaluations is: "He changed my life."
He also is outspoken about the role of universities in a world totally different than that of a generation ago. He will share his thoughts - and provoke thoughts of your own - in the spring Executive Dean's Distinguished Lecture: "Reinventing the University for the 21st Century." This lecture and reception will take place beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in the Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Rd., New Brunswick, NJ. Registration is strongly suggested.
Please see further details about this talk and about Professor Ehrenfeld by visiting the Discovery Initiative website at www.discovery.rutgers.edu.
Other Talks of Interest
February 2, 2012 - Rutgers alumnus (GSNB-Microbiology, '83) Stephen Picataggio, chief scientific officer of Verdezyne, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, will keynote the 2012 Microbiology at Rutgers Symposium at 5:30 p.m. in Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick, NJ. Details and a registration link are here.
February 29, 2012 - Agriculture biotechnology expert Greg Jaffe will address "Busting the Myths: The Truth About Genetically Engineered Foods" at 4 p.m. in the Alampi Room of the Marine and Coastal Sciences Building on the G.H. Cook Campus. Jaffe is director of the Project on Biotechnology for the Center in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C. Read more about the speaker and his talk by visiting the Discovery Initiative website. |
Memorial Service for Dick Merritt
Our G.H. Cook community has lost a number of dear friends in the past year; we will honor them at the Rutgers Rising remembrance event on May 12. In addition, the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology will hold a memorial service for Professor Richard Merritt, who passed away on October 31, 2011 after a two-month illness. The service will start at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in the Cook Campus Center. All are invited. |
Volunteer Opportunity
Rutgers Cooperative Extension partners with various agencies to provide nutrition education to low income adults, seniors and youth enrolled in the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly called "food stamps"). A network of volunteers, working with Rutgers faculty and staff, teach individuals how to select and eat healthier foods, cook and store foods safely, create a food budget, and related skills. They also participate in food fairs and community events. If you have a desire to teach and to volunteer, visit the website of the SNAP-Ed program at www.njsnap-ed.org. |
Keep Up With the News
Each month, the Office of Communications prepares the "Executive Dean's Report," a comprehensive chronicle of news, events, promotions, programs and other items of interest that demonstrate the amazing scope and reach of the work of our faculty, students and staff.
If you want a good dose of school pride each month, be sure to bookmark the Executive Dean's Reports webpage at http://execdeanagriculture.rutgers.edu/message/. |
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Save the date for these April and May events...
April 25, 2012 - Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony
and Reception
April 27, 2012 - Reconnect with Rutgers Food Science
April 28, 2012 - Ag Field Day @ Rutgers Day May 12, 2012 - Rutgers Rising Rembrance Service in the a.m. Executive Dean's Tour and Reception at Rutgers University Alumni Association Reunion in the p.m. May 13, 2012 - University Commencement
May 14, 2012 - Convocation - School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Visit our website for more information about these and other events. |
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Office of Community Engagement
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
57 U.S. Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554
Phone: 848-932-2000
Email: discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu
Website: www.discovery.rutgers.edu
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