Ag Field Day
or Rutgers Day: It's
A GREAT Day!
Speaking of Ag Field Day, plan to arrive early and stay late to take advantage of more than 120 tents, programs and activities on Saturday, April 27, designed to inform, amaze and enchant you and your family. From the ever-popular Animal Science BBQ to the High Speed Horses to the Weeds of Desire, there is something for everyone at Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day. And if you want to take it all in, each New Brunswick campus will be waiting to greet you. Find out about all there is to do at the Rutgers Day website. |
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Reunion 2013: Retired Faculty and Silver Knights Join Alumni and Friends
Traditionally, the Silver Knights (Rutgers retired staff) and many retired faculty join alumni in the annual Rutgers University Alumni Association Reunion. For this year's event, scheduled from May 16-19, RUAA is extending a special invitation to retirees. Visit the Reunion website for a complete list of events.
This initiative is part of the new Retired Faculty and Staff Association (RFSA) started a year ago as the umbrella organization of the Retired Faculty Association, the AAUP Emeriti Assembly and the Rutgers Silver Knights. If you are a Rutgers retiree who hasn't filed your email contact with the RFSA, please do so at RFSA@rutgers.edu so we can begin "connecting" with you. |
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Save the Date
May 17, 2013 - Reunion Weekend Wine-Tasting and Cooking Demo, Neilson Dining Hall
May 18, 2013 - Rutgers Rising Remembrance Service and Dean's Tour and Reception
May 20, 2013 - School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Convocation
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Contact:
Office of Community Engagement
848-932-2000
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Salute to the Big Ten
At 'Let's Do Lunch'
The First Annual "Let's Do Lunch With the Executive Dean," hosted by Executive Dean Bob Goodman and alumnus Barry Adler (Class of '72), will celebrate Rutgers' entry into the Big Ten, with pennants, trivia, gifts and surprises. The barbecue event takes place at Cooper Dining Hall from noon to 1:30 p.m. on April 27 -- Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day -- and is open to all Ag, CAES, Cook and SEBS alumni, along with their spouses/partners and children. There is no cost to attend, but tickets are required to join the fun, and space is limited. Please register here. |
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'A Celebration of Excellence'
Honors the Best of the Best
"A Celebration of Excellence," now in its 20th year, honors the individuals and teams who have advanced the mission and vision of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. It recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding creativity, original work and ideas, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, leadership, impact, community engagement and overall excellence. This year's celebration begins at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Cook Campus Center. Advance registration is requested.
Honored this year will be Mark Robson, Alpha Zeta Barbara Munson Goff Teacher of the Year; Mark A. Miller (Environmental Sciences), research excellence; Douglas E. Eveleigh (Biochemistry and Microbiology), teaching excellence; Joshua Kohut (Marine and Coastal Sciences), outreach excellence; James E. Simon (Plant Biology and Pathology), international excellence; Ralph J. Dapsis (Plant Biology and Pathology) and Joanne Wrobel (Office of Academic Programs), staff excellence; and Rutgers NJAES Agritourism Working Group, team excellence. Additional information is posted on the Discovery Initiative website. |
New Endowed Chair
in Water Resources
and Watershed Ecology
A new faculty chair, endowed by charitable organizations of the Johnson family, will enable the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences to study the relationship between natural salt- and freshwater-based ecosystems and the influences of human activities in the Raritan River drainage basin and its estuary. The Johnson Family Chair in Water Resources and Watershed Ecology will be funded by the Cape Branch Foundation, led by James L. and Gretchen W. Johnson. The Cape Branch commitment to the endowed chair will be supported by other Johnson family members through The River Branch Foundation and the John Seward Johnson 1963 Charitable Trust. The Johnson Family's generous gift of $1.5 million will be matched with an additional $1.5 million from an anonymous donor -- part of a $27 million challenge grant to create 18 endowed faculty chairs across Rutgers. A report on the gift and the environmental initiative appears on the Rutgers Media Relations website.
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This newsletter is brought to you by the Office of Community Engagement, a unit of the Office of the Executive Dean at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. New events are posted frequently on our Discovery website at www.discovery.rutgers.edu.
Diana M. Orban Brown, Director
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