The Campaign for Rutgers As it approaches its 250th year, Rutgers is engaged on a $1 billion campaign, Our Rutgers, Our Future, to sustain the work of education, research, and service, university’s and to help secure its place among the most highly-respected public research universities in the nation. The campaign supports a set of strategic objectives that will position Rutgers to thrive as a leader in higher learning in the 21st century: to enrich the learning experience of students, to address contemporary problems, to pioneer interdisciplinary approaches, and to educate citizens and leaders. The campaign seeks funding in four key areas: faculty and their research; students and learning; campuses and facilities; and university and community programs. The campaign is designed to broaden and enhance the myriad ways the university serves students, the state, and the world. The campaign was launched against the background of a challenging financial landscape; its successes will be critical for sustaining the tradition of access university’s to educational excellence. Membership in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) In December 2012, Rutgers accepted an invitation to join the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the premier higher education consortium of top-tier research nation’s institutions. CIC Chair and Michigan State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kim A. Rutgers University and the Wilcox said, “We welcome University of Maryland, two top-tier public research institutions that share the academic values, aspirations and challenges of the CIC member on the universities.” Commenting membership offer, President Barchi noted, of the schools in the consortium are, like Rutgers, large state “Most universities that serve a is where Rutgers belongs. similar mission…This The CIC is committed to advance its academic missions, members’ leverage campus resources, share expertise, and expand academic and research opportunities for students and faculty.” Collaborations with CIC members offer Rutgers students, faculty and staff access to world-class resources and programs, including new courses through distance learning technology, millions more library volumes, new study abroad programs and the CIC’s Summer Research Opportunities Program for underrepresented students. Membership also provides our faculty and staff with a wide range of collaborative opportunities to advance their research and scholarship and sharpen their professional skills.
The Campaign for Rutgers As it approaches its 250th year, Rutgers is engaged on a $1 billion campaign, Our Rutgers, Our Future, to sustain the university’s work of education, research, and service, and to help secure its place among the most highly-respected public research universities in the nation. The campaign supports a set of strategic objectives that will position Rutgers to thrive as a leader in higher learning in the 21st century: to enrich the learning experience of students, to address contemporary problems, to pioneer interdisciplinary approaches, and to educate citizens and leaders. The campaign seeks funding in four key areas: faculty and their research; students and learning; campuses and facilities; and university and community programs. The campaign is designed to broaden and enhance the myriad ways the university serves students, the state, and the world. The campaign was launched against the background of a challenging financial landscape; its successes will be critical for sustaining the university’s tradition of access to educational excellence. Membership in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) In December 2012, Rutgers accepted an invitation to join the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the nation’s premier higher education consortium of top-tier research institutions. CIC Chair and Michigan State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kim A. Wilcox said, “We welcome Rutgers University and the University of Maryland, two top-tier public research institutions that share the academic values, aspirations and challenges of the CIC member universities.” Commenting on the membership offer, President Barchi noted, “Most of the schools in the consortium are, like Rutgers, large state universities that serve a similar mission…This is where Rutgers belongs. The CIC is committed to advance its members’ academic missions, leverage campus resources, share expertise, and expand academic and research opportunities for students and faculty.” Collaborations with CIC members offer Rutgers students, faculty and staff access to world-class resources and programs, including new courses through distance learning technology, millions more library volumes, new study abroad programs and the CIC’s Summer Research Opportunities Program for underrepresented students. Membership also provides our faculty and staff with a wide range of collaborative opportunities to advance their research and scholarship and sharpen their professional skills.