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Rutgers–Camden set program marks with a 47–5 record and a 29-game winning streak. In 2012 and 2013, Rutgers–Camden student-athlete Tim VanLiew won back-to-back NCAA Men's Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the javelin. He won his first title on May 26, 2012, with a throw of 67.19 meters (220.4 ft) at Claremont–Mudd ...
Rutgers University (/ ˈrʌtɡərz / RUT-gərz), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, [11] and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church.
Mario Batali, Class of 1982, chef, restaurateur, television host (Molto Mario, Iron Chef America) Bill Bellamy, Class of 1989, comedian, actor. Avery Brooks, Class of 1973, actor, educator. John Carpenter, Class of 1990, first-ever champion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television quiz show.
As president, built Winants Hall (1890), the college's first dormitory, New Jersey Hall for chemistry and biology departments, established the state's Agricultural Experiment Station. After Rutgers, appointed president of Amherst College (1890–99), led U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners (1899–1912) 10. Austin Scott.
John C. Pittenger (May 23, 1930 – December 6, 2009) was an American lawyer, academic and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving two non-consecutive terms in the State House. [1] He was appointed the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 1972 until 1976. [2] [3]
The school now called Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, was chartered on November 10, 1766, as "the trustees of Queen's College, in New-Jersey" in honor of King George III 's Queen-consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818). [3] The charter was signed and the young college was supported by William Franklin (1730–1813 ...
Rutgers University–New Brunswick is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. It is located in New Brunswick and Piscataway. It is the oldest campus of the university, the others being in Camden and Newark. The campus is composed of several smaller ...
Rutgers University–Camden dormitories at 330 Cooper Street. Despite the declines in industry and population, other changes to the city took place during this period: In 1950, Rutgers University absorbed the former College of South Jersey to create Rutgers University–Camden. [75]