Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Annual Report 2001-2002
Dean's Letter
Camden College of Arts and Sciences
Research Centers and Initiatives
Academic Departments
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
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OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT The Student Development Division of the Office of Student Affairs continues to perform multifunctional tasks that compliment academic affairs and enhance student enrollment and retention. The diversified functions of this unit resulted in staff consultations with 6,244 students individually and in groups. Individual consultations were for personal, academic, health, and financial reasons. Group consultations included testing, advising, Senior Reviews, and Orientation. Orientation New student orientation continues to be the bridge that promotes interaction among students and with the campus community. Traditional student orientation was held on August 30, 2001 with 300 new students participating. Parents, friends, family and significant others were also invited to this Orientation. There was a total of 65 participants in this group. Non-traditional new students orientation was held on August 29, 2001. As indicated by the literature, many in this student population work during the day and have responsibilities different from those of traditional students. An evening program has been created to accommodate this group of new students. Fifty-five non-traditional students participated. Because the non-traditional student population gains a great deal of insight into the campus community through their peers, their program was highlighted by Mr. Kenneth Jonczak and Sonia Krutzke. Both were non-traditional student and both are presently employees of the university. Mr. Ken Hiltner, a graduate student in the process of writing a book, was also part of the impressive student panel. The program received a five (5), the highest ranking in its evaluation. Disability Services Students with disabilities continued to receive accommodations and services for various physical, psychological and learning problems. For the first time it was required that documentation be forwarded to a subcommittee on the New Brunswick campus for review and determination of appropriate accommodations. In spite of this new time consuming process, disabled students at Camden received the necessary accommodations in a timely manner. In order to clarify and better understand the role of higher education in relation to the Americans With Disabilities Act, a campus seminar was held on Friday, February 1, 2002. The seminar featured Jeanne Kincaid, Esq. an expert in the area of Americans with Disabilities. She has authored book supplements to section 504 of the Disabilities Act, and is a contributing author to the publication, Disabilities Compliance for Higher Education. Ms. Kincaid's presentation was dynamic and extremely informative in demystifying ADA and its parameters. The presentation began with a definition of ADA, who is qualified, and ADA obligations. Ms. Kincaid also discussed reasonable accommodations, general institutional ADA obligations and the delicate balance between academic freedom and reasonable accommodations. There were approximately forty (40) faculty and staff members in attendance at the presentation. An interactive and lively question and answer period concluded the formal presentation. After the presentation, the group relocated for lunch, with the majority of participants remaining to continue the dialogue with Ms. Kincaid and each other. The program survey results indicate that the seminar was valuable and well received. On a scale of one to five, more than 50% of respondents ranked the seminar as five (the highest rank). Three fourths of the respondents indicated that their needs and concerns were addressed. The participants expressed diverse reasons for attending the program, a few of which follow:
Some of the suggestions culled from the survey were:
Since the overwhelming suggestion from respondents was to have regular meetings concerning ADA, a follow-up meeting was held on Friday, February 15, 2002 as a segue into a campus Committee for ADA. Brian Rose, Esq. and University Director of Compliance and Student Policy facilitated the follow-up meeting. There were 15 faculty/staff in attendance and 8 indicated a desire to serve on the committee. It is the goal that with an on-going campus committee in place, some of the problems and misunderstanding around ADA can be alleviated and in the long term ensures that Rutgers-Camden will be a "Welcoming" place for those with disabilities. International Students Services New International Students were welcomed to the campus by an Orientation Program held on Friday, September 7, 2002. During the program students were introduced to the campus and the services available to them such as Student Affairs, Health Services, Financial Aid, Computing Services, and Student Billing. A representative from the Cherry Hill Social Security office was present to discuss reasons international students would need a social security card, as well as the process for obtaining the card. A new handbook was organized and designed to assist International Students with issues relating to college, personal matters, immigration regulations, and general American customs and ways of living. Throughout the year there were several Optional Practical Training Workshops (OPT) to assist international students with their employment authorization applications. Workshops were also held to assist students with Curricular Practical Training applications for paid internships. During the year International Students received personal and individual assistance with changing their visa status and renewal, traveling, banking, academic planning and personal counseling. The International Student Association (ISA) was established to educate the general university population about international affairs, as well as to provide an effective networking environment to international students. The key objective of this association is to provide valuable programs that contribute to the social, educational, and cultural aspects of life for Camden students. The ISA participated in its first campus program (The International Food Festival) on Monday, April 15, 2002. The members provided samples of food and chocolate from different countries. This event was a kickoff to World Week. The Camden Campus has an increasing population of International Students. There are approximately 64 students engaged in undergraduate and graduate study and research on campus. These students represent the following countries:
There are 23 undergraduate students and 41 graduate students. The following table indicates undergraduate and graduate majors represented on the Camden Campus:
Academic Advising and Counseling Academic, career, financial, and personal advisement/counseling was provided to meet the needs of Camden College of Arts and Sciences, University College, and School of Business students. Accurate records were maintained of student advisement/counseling sessions. Students were informed of current and revised college and departmental requirements. Follow-up was conducted on matters relating to students during advisement/counseling sessions, and students were referred to the appropriate departments for service when needed. In addition to the duties stated above, on-line and telephone advisement was provided to students. I provided academic advisement to 925 students in the following areas: International Regulations (215 students), Academic Advisement (594 students), Career Counseling (50 students), Personal Counseling (23 students), and Financial Counseling (40 students). College to College An on-line transfer process among the colleges of Rutgers University was instituted this year. Applicants were reviewed by the Office for Students Affairs and were admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences if they had cumulative averages of 2.5 or better and to University College with averages of 2.0 or better. Twenty applied to the colleges (17 CCAS, 3 UC) for the Spring '02 semester and 11 were admit-coming. For the Fall '02, 44 applied (26 CCAS, 18 UC) and 32 have been admitted to date. Most students indicate that they are transferring to Camden for smaller classes, proximity to their homes, and financial considerations. SENIOR SERVICES Seniors are provided special services to ensure that their last year at the college flows smoothly. Senior Reviews were done for 760 College of Arts and Sciences / University College students to verify that their general requirements were being fulfilled. Seniors were considered as full-time students with 80 credits or more and part-time students with 100 credits or more by the end of the spring semester. The project began in July with reviews divided up among the Student Affairs deans. By the end of August all the reviews were mailed to the students' homes along with their major curriculum worksheets. The students were then instructed to go over their major requirements with their faculty advisors. Those with problems were able to adjust their spring schedules in order to graduate in May. Two seminars were offered to the seniors. The Senior Review Seminar on October 22 and 25 drew 187 students (156 CCAS/UC and 31 SBC) while the Graduation Seminar on March 12 and 13 attracted 163 students (121 CCAS/UC, 6 MSW, 36 SBC). The combined attendance of 350 was a 50% increase from the attendance of 232 at last year's February Senior Seminar. These seminars continue to be well received and will be expanded next year. Honors and Commencement Ceremonies The achievements of the College of Arts and Sciences and University College students were recognized at the campus' annual Honors Ceremony on April 19. An Awards Dinner for donors and award recipients hosted by the Development Office preceded the ceremony. One hundred thirty-eight (138) CCAS and UC students received scholarships and awards for their outstanding performance in academics and student activities. Alpha Sigma Lambda, the UC honor society inducted fifteen (15) students. Athenaeum, the CCAS honor society founded in 1952, marked its 50th anniversary and inducted seventy-five (75) students. Of special significance in this anniversary year, the first Camden students (30) were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at the New Brunswick ceremony on May 22. The Commencement Ceremony was held for the sixth year at the Tweeter Center on Friday, May 24. Provost Roger Dennis and Dean Margaret Marsh presided over the ceremony where Dr. E. Roger Cowley was the Grand Marshal and Associate Dean Marie Cornelia, the reader. President Francis Lawrence presented an honorary Doctor of Letters degree to Dr. Spencer Crew, former Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and now Executive Director of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Dr. Crew gave the Commencement Speech and discussed his research on the African American experience in the United States. Provost Roger Dennis presented the tenth annual Provost's Teaching Excellence Awards to Dr. Alex J. Roche, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Dr. Allen Woll, Professor of History and Director of the Honors College. Dean Margaret Marsh gave the Alumni Association's Outstanding Faculty Award to Dr. Carol Singley, Associate Professor of English. President Francis Lawrence congratulated the Class of 2002 as he conferred the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Dean Margaret Marsh highlighted the outstanding students. Six students received the Dean's Undergraduate Research Awards. Those honored for their research were: Susan Cheetham in American Studies, Carol Connolly in English, Kristi Hohenstein in Biology, Tracy L. Moral in English, Margaret Vitalie in History and Carrie K. Wilson in Chemistry. Ten College of Arts and Sciences students were noted for their perfect 4.0 averages: Mary Evers, Riki Hirsh, Yolonda Jones, Sherry Labree, Jan Le Cates, Mark Maski, Patricia Meeder, Margaret Ronn, Linda Sowers, and Angelique Stambouli. Eight hundred nine (809) graduates received degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences/University College (609), the Graduate School-Camden (92) the School of Nursing-Newark (MSN, 25), and the School of Social Work-New Brunswick (MSW, 83). Martin Dillon and the Repertory Singers concluded the ceremony with the singing of Bob Dylan's Forever Young and the Rutgers Alma Mater, On the Banks of the Old Raritan. The Department of Housing and Residence Life The academic year 2001-2002 has been one of great strides and challenges for the Department of Housing and Residence Life. We started another academic year with increased occupancy for the first time having residents residing in overcrowded housing. Thus we had more first year students on campus in our history. We created a support group called "The First Year Program" just to meet their needs and help them adjust to college life. Housing and Residence Life coordinated a record number of programs for the community with overwhelming success; a majority of the programs took place over the weekend. As a department, this academic year was the most challenging after the events of September 11th. The events of that day defined our entire academic year. During the fall, several efforts were provided for the residents to express their feelings during this time and we provided assistance to the families and communities affected. Because of the number of students that we have from the northern New Jersey and New York City areas we had to make sure that we provided opportunities for those residents to contact their loved ones and to express their fears and concerns. Also, this year we started a Reading Partnership Program with Gannet Publishing that provided four weekly papers for our residents (New York Times, Courier Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and the USA Today). This program happen to coincide with the events of September 11th was an overwhelming success because it provided information for our residents to discuss and learn up to date information. The mission of our department to provide quality housing and residence life services to the university community has been a continuous goal for this department. The Housing and Residence Life department has challenged every employee to provide the best quality of service to the university community. Developing new avenues for the residents to provide feedback to our department on services and programs that they would like to see the department implement and continue has provided vital information for us to be on the pulse of the students we serve. Also, our departmental newsletters have done an excellent job of keeping our residents informed of the policies and activities of the department. The marketing of our department has always been a challenge because Rutgers Camden is considered a commuter campus. However, over the last four years housing has become a popular attraction as more students are attracted to the campus from areas outside of New Jersey and our best recruiters are our current residents. Our residents provide tours and are probably some of the more active student leaders on campus. They share with perspective students that living on campus is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend your energy learning, growing, and being with friends while you travel through this exciting and significant period of your life: those undergraduate years. It must be noted because of the sheer small size of our community that this provides opportunities for our students to get to know our staff and one another. To evaluate our effectiveness as a department we surveyed our resident population to get feedback on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the Housing and Residence Life department. Some of the feedback we received is as follows: Question: What are some of the things you liked best about Housing and Rutgers Camden? Responses: The overall responses from our current residents were the size of the room, the programs provided, the security and the effectiveness and caring of the staff. The feedback from the residents emphasized our beliefs that our effectiveness is enhanced through active partnerships with residents, faculty, staff and the other departments we work close with such as Student Activities, University Police, Bursar, Physical Plant etc. The feedback with some of the areas that the residents expressed we need to improve or change are the following: Responses: The overwhelming feedback we received from the residents emphasizing the problems they had with the assigned parking program, constant breakdown of the elevators, the construction outside and inside of the residential complex and their dissatisfaction with the guest sign-in policy. Since we administered the feedback we have examined ways to improve some of the issues the residents have documented. RA Staff 2001-02 The RA staff this year received the benefit of 2 two-day workshops (summer and mid-year training) as well as many opportunities for staff bonding to better prepare them for the work they would be expected to do. The staff of eleven RA's was a diverse group of students from different backgrounds. It is the belief of this department that the RA staff would be better served with more professional development time for the many issues that arise within the residential complex. As a result of the trainings they received, the staff was informed in terms of the interests of the residents and better prepared for the many difficult situations and discipline problems encountered throughout the fall and spring. There was also decline in the numbers of acts of vandalism through a more up to date method of responding to these acts. These observations were evident in the quantity and quality of programs developed and carried out this academic year and the level of professionalism exhibited by this staff during moments of crisis. Funding is always a concern for the Residence Life Program, but as witnessed this year, it is necessary and vital element of the on-campus housing experience. There is a need by the RA staff to become better at their positions and to be more emotionally involved with their residents. Occupancy Occupancy this year was at an all-time high of 544 at the opening of the fall semester. As a result of the enormous demand for housing, triple rooms assignments were created for the school year. There has been a marked increase in the demand for an on-campus for the last few years. This year, we expect at least an increased in housing applications to be returned with many going immediately to a wait list. It will soon become urgent to increase the number of bed spaces to meet the growing needs for housing at Rutgers Camden. Towers Rehab Project As we close out the semester, the new carpet project initiated in Summer 2000 will be winding down with the last two sections to be completed mid-June 2002. Furniture re-upholstery was initiated in 2001 to breathe life into the aging décor of the Towers and to make the furniture fire retardant. The residents have expressed pleasure with the changes made to the environment, as have parents. It has promoted pride for their "home". Programs The programming of the department was outstanding this year. We provided a variety of cultural, social, recreational and community service programs. The RA and Housing student staff were instrumental in coming up with new ideas that attract a diverse resident student population. We held programs dealing with domestic violence, a night at the opera, bus trips to NYC, Baltimore and the Amish Country, hosted our annual events such as the Safe Halloween Party and Thanksgiving Homeless Project, to countless study breaks, bowling trips and etc. This year we empowered the RA staff to have a new paradigm as it relates to programming, we encouraged them to have more weekend events and to coordinate activities with other student organizations and solicit ideas from residents. The overall goal of programming is to develop a sense of community, to educate and act as an outlet outside the rigors of their academic load. Because of the success of our program efforts this year for the next academic year we will have to build on our successes and continue to try new programming ventures. Some areas that we will improve on are our developing more community service initiatives, more educational programs dealing with relationships, money management, and career planning and drug and alcohol issues. The Residents Our student population for the size of our department is diverse so our programming, staffing and our services provided all have to meet the needs of our residents. Over the past academic year we have made strides in some areas like programming, community development and policy enforcement. However, our challenge has been responding to the increasing crisis of the students we serve. Thus, we have provided on-going training with our staff, increased our visibility in the residential complex, re-evaluated our crisis policies, and developed a more solid relationship with Student Health, Dean of Students (Law), Athletics, and the University Police departments. As more students come to this academic community with challenging emotional problems and lack of family support, our staff will have to make sure that we have the resources to meet their needs. Summary The continued success of our department will continue with the constant evaluation of our policies, procedures and programs. The mission of the department is to serve the University in its pursuit of excellence by providing a safe, clean comfortable, well-maintained, and affordable living environment for students, faculty, staff and guests as they carry out their academic pursuits. The goals of the Housing and Residence Life for the 2002 - 2003 are to continue to provide first-rate programs, improve the monitoring of our housing information systems to improve the accuracy of our student accounts and to improve the marketing of our freshmen year program. To implement the goals of our department our investment in our staff has been crucial to our success. As a department we believe our employees are more productive in an environment, which promotes involvement in decision-making and continuous training and communication. Career Center OVERVIEW In order to reflect a more broad based services appeal, the Career Planning & Placement Office title was changed to Career Center. This was keeping with the national trend to move away from the word Placement in office titles. The Career Center sponsored a variety of major career events, organized special seminars and expanded on-campus recruiting for teacher candidates. Five major on-campus career events brought together over 300 organizations and over 3000 candidates for employment and graduate school opportunities. These included the Annual Fall Career Day, Graduate/Professional School Fair, Public Service Career Fair, Health Professions Graduate Education Day (New), and Employment Opportunity Day, a major community wide event held in the spring. In addition to these major events, career center staff provided assistance to major career events on the Rutgers New Brunswick & Newark Campuses, Delaware Valley Regional Teacher Job Fair, and the Annual Philadelphia Operation Native Talent Job Fair. A special program series titled "Backpack to Briefcase" resulted in four major seminars designed to develop key skills for graduating seniors. Topics included Business Dining, Public Speaking, Navigating the Hidden Job Market (a nationally broadcast program), Interviewing Strategies, and Professionalism in the Workplace. Speakers included Rutgers alumni and guest consultants. The Home Page (http://cc.camden.rutgers.edu) continued to provide detailed information about services for students, alumni, employers and parents, links to the best career, job or professional school sites, and a link to Rutgers-Camden special employers. Subscriptions to several web sites were continued. Students and alumni can post resumes and preview job openings on College Central and Job Track. As a result of a merger between Brass Ring Campus and Experience, Inc., a change will be made in May from Career Connections to Recruiting. Over 1000 students and alumni are now formally registered with the Career Center's system and over 2,000 job and internship opportunities were posted. The new system will continue to provide for an increase in employment opportunities. Over 800 students and alumni continued to seek out assistance with career planning through individual appointments, averaging 45 minutes per session. Staff facilitated a non-credit Careers 101 course during the fall and Spring Semesters. Twenty-two students participated in a six-session course, which provided free assessment testing and results, training on seeking career information and conducting career information interviews, and discussion on making a career decision. Job Search 101, a non-credit course on job strategies was held during the fall and Spring Semesters. Seventeen students registered for this course designed to keep seniors on track with their job search during the final semester. As a result of Job Search 101, a majority of the students found jobs while others indicated the course has given them a head start on the competition, as well as a sense of confidence in conducting a job search. Interest in graduate / professional school continued to be a focus of student aspirations during the past year. Over 50 students are currently registered with the Career Center Director for premed advising. Staff also provided Pre-Law Advising as well. During the fall and spring, free diagnostic testing for students was offered with Kaplan Test Prep Services. All participating students experienced taking graduate / professional school tests (GRE/GMAT/MCAT/LSAT/CPA) under real test conditions and received detailed results on areas of strengths and weaknesses. Three hundred twenty-seven sets of references were mailed to graduate / professional schools throughout the U.S. Jobs, especially gaining practical experience, also remained high on student's priority lists. Staff job development efforts resulted in listings of over a thousand professional level jobs in the areas of business, education, health / social sciences, math/science, and research / arts / communications. Over 300 students participated in some type of experimental learning experience during the year. New this year is the establishment of a special internship course for Arts and Sciences and University College students, which will debut as an elective course in Fall 2002. Eighty-six employers provided 283 on-campus recruiting interviews for the Class of 2002. Eighty-six students took part in the regular on-campus recruiting program. In addition, the Career Center expanded recruiting for teacher candidates. Eleven school districts provided 85 interviews for 35 teacher candidates. Overall results for the College of Arts & Sciences (Class of 2001) showed: 75% were employed, 23% were enrolled in graduate school. Over 40 career fields were represented. The top choices were: Nursing, Computer Programming / MIS, Business Management Trainee, Teaching, Social Work / Social Services and Lab/Research Technology. The average salary was $33,373 (a 4.5% increase over the Class of 2000). Seventy-two percent of the graduates were employed in Southern New Jersey, and twenty-three percent in Philadelphia. See Appendix. In addition to the outcomes survey on the Class of 2001, a survey of seniors from the Class of 2002 revealed the following: 51% had a clearly defined career goal, 33% had a volunteer experience, 26% completed a formal internship, students are working on average 23.6 hours per week during school earning on average $10.09 per hour, 96% of the students regularly used email, and the average percent of college expenses paid by seniors was 55%. Career Center staff served in leadership roles on University Committees, Community Programs and Professional Associations. Staff memberships and affiliations include the National Association of Colleges & Employers, Middle Atlantic and New Jersey Associations of Colleges & Employers, National Association of Pre Law and Pre Med Societies, Tri-State Personnel Association, Southern New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Operation Native Talent Committee, Delaware Valley MBA and Teacher Education Consortiums, The National Association of Experiential Learning, and the Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association. Community outreach by staff to area schools and community services agencies continued throughout the year. Special seminars were held for the GEMS program, Leap Academy, alumni gatherings and admissions open houses. In addition, staff continued to build greater public awareness of Rutgers through participation as members of the Rutgers News Service. Included were major articles in the Courier-Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and other news sources throughout the area including NJ Public Radio - 101.5. Class of 2001 Profile Report College of Arts & Sciences ˇ 203 (35%) of the 579 graduates responded to surveys. EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY ˇ 75 % are employed (80% of the students were satisfied with their jobs) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
ˇ 72% are employed in New Jersey (primarily southern NJ) SALARY BREAKDOWN $22,000 = 10th percentile $35,000 = 50th percentile $50,000 = 90th percentile ˇ Average Salary = $33,847 (a 4.5% increase over the Class of 2000) GRADUATE / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SUMMARY ˇ 23 % are enrolled in graduate / professional school (5 assistantships, 3 scholarships and 1 fellowship)
ATHLETICS AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES
Athletics and Recreational Services is an administrative unit subsumed within the Office of Student Life. Its athletic mission is to conduct intercollegiate sports programs within the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) and the NCAA Division III. Recreational Services is responsible for providing recreational, intramural, and club sports programs and events for the campus community, which includes students, faculty, staff and alumni. In addition, Recreational Services extends its facilities and staff to the community at large of South Jersey. For the first time in its 50-plus year existence, Rutgers Camden athletics was able to conduct baseball, men's and women's soccer, and softball home contests on campus. Baseball played its home games in Campbell's Field, while men's and women's soccer along with softball played in the newly completed Rutgers-Camden Community Park. The lighted Community Park also provided a venue for additional Recreational Services programming. Collectively, the past season was the most successful in Rutgers Camden history. The following highlights substantiate this assertion. ˇ For the first time all six high profile sports teams had winning records. This included the following records: Men's Soccer, 9-8-2; Women's Soccer, 9-5-2; Men's Basketball, 14-11; Women's Basketball, 20-8; Baseball, 32-10 and Softball, 27-12. ˇ School records for most wins were set in Baseball (32) and Softball (27). ˇ Baseball, for the first time, and Women's Basketball made the NJAC and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournaments. Women's Basketball finished second in the ECAC tournament. ˇ 25 (7 male and 18 female) new Track and Field records were set. ˇ 10 Track and Field athletes (4 male and 6 female) qualified for the ECAC championships. ˇ Matt Collins won the ECAC 400 Intermediate Hurdles Championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III championship in the same event. ˇ 14 athletes (8 males and 6 females) earned conference, state, regional and/or national acclaim in their respective sport. In alphabetical order they were: ˇ Jill Chestnut (Cross Country) 1st Team New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NJAIAW). 1st Team Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). 2nd Team NJAC. ˇ Matt Collins (Track and Field) 1st Team NJAC. NJAC Outstanding Male Track Athlete. ˇ Ricky Flores (Baseball) 1st Team NJAC. 1st Team New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA). 1st team NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region. 2nd Team ECAC Metro. ˇ Heather Greenwald (Soccer) 2nd Team NJAC. ˇ Corey Hoffman (Baseball) 2nd Team NJAC. 2nd Team NJCBA. ˇ Dan McKenna (Baseball) 2nd Team NJCBA. ˇ Brian Murphy (Baseball) 2nd Team NJCBA. ˇ Mike Murphy (Baseball) 2nd Team NJAC. 2nd Team NJCBA. ˇ Sarah O'Malley (Softball) 1st Team NJAC. 1st Team ECAC Metro Region. ˇ Joy Silver (Basketball) 1st Team NJAC. NJAC Player of the Year. 1st Team ECAC Metro Region. ECAC Metro Region Player of the Year. Honorable Mention NCAA Division III All American. ˇ An-ni Tsai (Volleyball) 2nd Team WIAC. ˇ Brian Turner (Basketball) 1st Team NJAC. NJAC Player of the Year. 1st Team ECAC Metro Region. National Association Basketball Coaches Atlantic Region Player of the Year. 1st team NCAA Division III All American. ˇ Tanesha Williams (Volleyball) 1st Team WIAC. ˇ Chad Zimecki (Soccer) 2nd Team NJAC. 2nd Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America Metro Region. ˇ Keith Williams and Harold "Jon" Jenkins were named NJAC Coach of the Year respectively in Baseball and Women's Track and Field. Keith Williams was also named NJCBA Division III Coach of the Year. In addition the following recipients received the most esteemed awards given each year by intercollegiate athletics at the annual end of the year sports banquet. Eugene Mergenthal (Basketball) received the William P. Carty Memorial Award as the Most Courageous Athlete. Joy Silver (Basketball) and Brian Turner (Basketball) were named respectively Female and Male Athlete of the Year. Keith Williams (Baseball) was honored as Coach of the Year. The Wilbur W. Wilson Scholar Athlete Award went to Matt Collins (Golf/Cross Country/Track and Field). Recreational Services enjoyed similar success to that of Athletics. A record number of students, faculty, staff, and alumni participated in 16 different offerings throughout the year. The undergraduate men's intramural basketball champion (Its Murda) represented Rutgers Camden in the New Jersey State Extramural Championships and won the Men's Division Championship. Eight club sports involving more than 125 members were sponsored by Recreational Services. The cheerleading club participated in the Harbor Classic Championship in Baltimore, Maryland and earned first place in the College-Open Division. Each semester Recreational Services conducted four 8 week, non-credited activity classes. The classes included step aerobics, yoga, ballroom dancing and karate. Fifty different community at large groups availed themselves of the indoor and outdoor facilities managed by Recreational Services. Highlights included hosting the Al Carino All Star Basketball Game, Olympic/Cape High School Basketball festival, American Cheerleading Classic, South Jersey High School Soccer All Star games and the South Jersey Barons professional soccer team.
CAMDEN CAMPUS CENTER & CONFERENCE SERVICES The primary mission of the Campus Center (which now includes student activities, dining services, conference services, facilities use, student fund, campus - wide IDs, the Impact Booth and building operations) is the development of the full person. This mission is accomplished in several ways. As employees, students are afforded the opportunity to work as cashiers, office workers, clerks, print shop graphics designers, dining and catering employees, and building managers. While some students choose to work as a part of the campus center operations, others volunteer and contribute to planning activities for the benefit of fellow students. Working as a student employee or volunteering time as a student leader affords all students the opportunity to work with the campus center staff and interact with their peers while playing an active role in the center and its programs and operations. The Campus Center serves the college campus community as a multi-use facility. The center is not just a building, it is a program. Though focus groups, student governing associations, student committees, and staff, the center provides the cultural, social, and recreational programs for the campus community, thus making free time activity a cooperative factor with study and education. The extensive number of activities and events chronicled in this report brought an incredible amount of positive press about the campus in the various local print, TV, and radio media. The Campus Center continues to maintain a working relationship with the Tweeter Center (formerly the Sony / Blockbuster Entertainment Center) and remains the only collegiate sponsor on the East Coast if not the entire country. This relationship provides the campus community with premium seating at dozens of the most popular musical concerts and events throughout the summer months. Ticket sales are handled by the assistant director and sold at the IMPACT Information Booth in the Campus Center Lobby. In addition, the University holds annual commencement ceremonies for CCAS, University College, and the Graduate School at the Tweeter Center. The sponsorship also provides the University with tabling opportunities throughout the concert season. The Campus Center in conjunction with the Student Affairs Office also hosts annual Rutgers Nights at the Tweeter Center complete with food, beverages, and giveaways under a huge tent on the concert grounds. Almost 500 students attended the September 2001 Rutgers Night at the Tweeter Center. A full-page ad about the Camden campus appears in the Tweeter Center's Live! Tonight concert publication and the University logo appears in all newsprint advertisements for Tweeter Center events. The Campus Center continues to coordinate the production of the weekly REACT newsletter that promotes campus activities and events to all campus email accounts on a weekly basis. Publication of the email newsletter was expanded to included notification to students, faculty and staff of ticket giveaway opportunities for special Tweeter Center tickets and for tickets to various student theater productions, trips and other campus activities. In addition, the Campus Center with the cooperation of the Facilities Use Coordinator, the Assistant Director for Student Activities, and the Campus Center Supervisor assists the campus and the community in facilitating many on and off campus activities.
DINING SERVICES Although sales were down in some areas, overall Dining Services had a good year. Events such as 9/11 and the State's budget reduction impacted greatly on how other departments used their funds, causing an overall reduction in catering revenue. Dining's other revenue loss, in the Raptor Roost Pizza Parlor, is largely due to Leap Academy High School using the facility for their daily lunch program, necessitating the closure of daytime pizza parlor operations. While food costs were up, labor expenses were down, due in part to the three-month absence of a dining director. Labor issues were not as significant as they have been in previous years. Diligent recruiting of student employees and reduction of type 4 employees helped dining keep costs in line. After meetings with students last year, a campaign was initiated for better vegan selections for students in both the convenience store and at the Main Course. It was a successful venture. Students appreciated the fact that their concerns and needs were met. The expansion of weekend hours was well received by the students. Sales on the weekends are up 18.5% over last year. Several major equipment repairs were made, which reduced revenues and increased the overall operating expense. Outdated equipment such as the dishwashing machine, large steam kettle, and the pizza oven have made repair costs rise tremendously. The biggest expense was the installation of a new floor in the walk-in refrigerator and a new grease trap system mandated by the Board of Health. The Director of the Campus Center and the Acting Director of Dining Services are diligently working together on ways to increase sales for the upcoming year. Letters have been sent to previous customers to secure return business. A new catering menu is being implemented to kick it up a notch. Dining Services plans to institute a catering option / menu for student organizations called Shoestring Catering for Clubs and institute a catering option for out of building catering deliveries to Cooper Street buildings and other campus sites called Cooper on the Run. New marketing strategies should increase student and faculty awareness of the entire Dining operation.
CAMPUS ID CENTER The Campus ID Center provides student, faculty and staff IDs through the RapIDcard video imagining system. The RapIDcard system, in conjunction with the RUConnection Office in New Brunswick, provides IDs for use in all Rutgers University-Camden areas and access through a debit system for meal purchases, bookstore, vending and laundry use. The Campus ID card is also used as the library card. The office maintained regular business hours and special hours for law, graduate and undergraduate orientation, and evening hours for law, graduate and undergraduate night students and conferences. In addition to the meal plan, commuting students and staff can sign up for the Commuter Cash Card plan.
FACILITIES USE The Facilities Use office planned, compiled, coordinated, issued catering, setup and instructions, performed billing and collection for over 7000 contracts this fiscal year. In addition to daily in-house distribution of reports, weekly mailings of master reports are sent to twenty-three separate campus areas. Support reports for detail review at security / safety meetings are done on a weekly basis. Contracts supporting all campus buildings and grounds are generated - running the gamut from meetings and workshops to major performances, galas, and graduation events including the annual Arts for Teens Festival, the Academic Challenge, and Arts Horizons workshops, etc. Setup specifications vary from simple lecture to multi-tiered risers for candidate debates and other events. Catering requests included basic pizza orders to gourmet dinners, generating in excess of $300,000.00 in catering revenue. The client base extends beyond supporting the Rutgers community for meetings, conferences, and catering. The campus hosts a diversified group of clients including the Delaware Port Authority, Federal Court House, the Annie B. Casey Foundation, Campbell's, NJ Public TV and Radio, Morehouse College, Toshiba Business Solutions, the US Field Hockey Association, various local school districts and numerous Camden City organizations, to name only a few. The Facilities Use Office provides services for student organizations, faculty departments, administrative departments, and the community by providing access to university facilities outside of the normal academic classroom use. As of June 17th, the Facilities Use staff logged 7131 reservations, which included 841 user and administrative cancellations. At least 8000 reservations and changes will be processed by the end of this fiscal year. More than 37.9% of these reservations (2384) required a record change (these changes did not include canceled events). Chart A1: Reservation Summary Chart A2: Reservations Made by Day of the Week Wednesdays again were the heaviest days for reservations with 21.4 % of all reservations made on Wednesdays. Chart A3: Reservation % by Building-Category More than 55 % of the reservations occurred in the Campus Center and almost 4 % occurred on the grounds adjacent to the building. A detailed distribution by frequency of facility - use (room usage) is on file in the office. Chart A4: Reservation % by Facility - Category More than 40 % of all reservations requested Campus Center conference / meeting room space. Forty-four different types of events categories were scheduled during the year: from information / sales tables, speakers, festivals to equipment loans and exhibits. A detailed distribution by types of events scheduled is on file in the office. The facilities use reports logged more than 42471 people at programs in the Campus Center as well as 42434 people at programs outside the center. These numbers are based on a total of 1192 reservations that provided attendance figures. A detailed distribution of attendance at events is on file in the office. Chart A5: Use of Facilities by Sponsoring Organizations Almost 21 % of all events were initiated by students / student groups; 74 % were scheduled by campus departments / administration and 5 % were non University related. A detailed distribution by specific sponsor is on file in the office.
CONFERENCE SERVICES The Campus Center is responsible for coordinating conference services for the University community and its guests. The following groups utilized the conference services during the summer: 2001 -2002 Conference Date Type # of Guests AmeriCorps 5/16 to 6/21 Resi 12 First Union / DCA 6/3 to 6/8 Resi 30 TMSA (Tri State Maritime Association) 6/5 to 6/9 Day 150 J. Robinson Wrestling 6/24 to 6/28 Resi 160 J. Robinson Wrestling 6/24 to 6/28 Day 30 Urban Promise 6/27 to 7/25 Resi 3 Urban Promise 6/27 to 7/25 Resi 3 Urban Promise (Lee Young) 7/1 to 7/7 Resi 13 Urban Promise (NC, OK, NJ) 7/8 to 7/14 Resi 45 Urban Promise (OH) 7/14 to 7/21 Resi 9 Urban Promise (Manufu, Grover) 7/15 to 7/21 Resi 15 Urban Promise (F T S S) 7/22 to 7/28 Resi 67 Urban Promise (F T S S) 7/23 to 7/29 Resi 26 Urban Promise (F T S S) 7/29 to 8/5 Resi 26 Arts Horizon 7/23 to 8/3 Resi 40 Arts Horizon 7/23 to 8/3 Resi 10 Conferences ranged from hosting students from other areas in the USA participating in the AmeriCorps program and the Urban Promise Ministry to a group of 8 to 18 year old wrestlers participating in a wrestling camp sponsored by J. Robinson Wrestling from Minnesota. The J. Robinson Wrestling Camp is committed to using the campus facilities for next year. TMSA used the University conference facilities to train 150 police, fire, and maritime officers in emergency responsiveness in the maritime environment. Marketing conference services continues; a color brochure is available and a web page is online.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE Each year the Student Activities Office assists over 80 student groups, 10 National Greek organizations, and academic units in the design, coordination, and implementation of programming for the Camden Campus. In the 50th Anniversary 2000-01 school year, over 400 programs were organized to meet the diverse needs of our community and in the Fall 2001 and Spring 2002 semesters this goal was reached again. The office assisted in advising, training, and strategic planning for all students (undergraduates, graduate, and law school student organizations) who utilized the office. The Student Activities Office prides itself as the university entity which seeks to develop the student in a holistic manner through workshops and programs on leadership, diversity, career development, wellness, social justice issues, spirituality, and current events. The goals of incorporating academic, social, and recreational programming provides our students, as well as the entire campus community, every opportunity to create, learn, and understand. The Campus Center & Student Activities Office work as two hands bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community members for a true cultural and learning experience. Summer began in true "RU-C" style offering an array of programming, including recreational trips to NYC, Washington DC, and whitewater rafting. Students and staff purchased ticket for over 40 Tweeter Center shows, and the fun on-campus activities included Healthy Breakfast Days, BBQs, and Free Dessert Days. The fall 2001 semester began with Rutgers Night at Campbell's Field. Students enjoyed hot dogs and a night at the stadium watching Camden's Riversharks. The tragedy of 9-11 affected our campus like every campus within the nation and during these times, the Campus Center and Student Activities Office provided support and services to the campus community. We offered a "safe" place for the campus community to discuss and reflect what was happening in the country. An afternoon memorial service and candle light vigil with representatives from various faith- based backgrounds each offering words to begin the healing process, were held. Many Rutgers-Camden faculty members participated in panel discussions to relate how 9-11 affected their field of expertise. Throughout the semester, the Interfaith Council, Newman Club, Muslim Student Association, and the Student Activites Office worked to raise awareness regarding the religious and political ideology behind the tragedy. Additionally, with the Newman Club and the Activities Office sponsored "Theology on Tap" every 3 weeks. More than 60 students, undergraduate, graduate and law students would cram into the local Tavern to discuss current events, especially those concerning civil liberties. The campus hosted Roger Newman who discussed Terrorism and Civil Liberties and Ms. Tahmeena Faryal, from the Revolutionary Association of Women in Afghanistan, who discussed women's issues in Afghanistan relating to the current situation. In March, a lecture entitled: "The Media: Controversial Stereotypes of Muslim Women", featuring Ms. Tayyibah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of Azizah magazine was held. Trying to "get on with life", the fall schedule of events included Rutgers Night at the Tweeter Center with Aerosmith. More than 500 students attended the concert and enjoyed an evening of music, food and great giveaways. The fall also featured the annual Fall Day, Homecoming, Raptor Rage, Casino Night, Halloween Costume Ball, Karaoke Night, the Black Comedy Tour, and the Love Jones Poetry Slam events. Cultural events included: the Chinese Moon Festival, a lecture by author and poet Sherman Alexie, a lecture by Dr. Joy Ezelio, a performance by Deer Chaser Native American Lakota Dance Troupe, the BSU's Annual Cultural Celebration, and SALSA's Dance Show. Spring semester highlights included the Raptor Rally, Snowball 2002, Casino Night, Valentine's Day Love Fest, Greek Week, and a Talent Show, along with performances by actor Rob Nash, Simple Gifts, Brian Jones, the Black Comedy Tour, and lectures by Dr. Robert Bullard, BD Wong, Katharine Jones, David Lamb, and various lectures on women's issues, health and social justice issues. The Student Leadership Retreat with Tony D'Angelo offered inspiring words to motivate student leaders into action, while a workshop with Steve Birdine provided a foundation for social justice issues and the values of self-awareness. The students learned the concept of "knowing ourselves as teachers" and as members of different social groups, ultimately becoming aware of the forces that have shaped consciousness and began to unlearn biased attitudes and behaviors. Over 270 students volunteered their time during Camden's Unity Day, which fed over 1,000 Homeless and brought the RU-C, Coopers Ferry and Camden City residents together- again focusing on the holistic development of the student through. Rutgers students also took part in various outreach programs: Light the Night Walk, UNICEF, Breast Cancer Walk, Red Cross Drives, Philadelphia AIDS Walk, and many others. Overall, student leaders logged in 1,200 hours of volunteer time! The Greek Community came together this year with the re-chartering of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Many Greeks tutor and mentor in the Camden Schools, hold workshops, and help at shelters and soup kitchens. Six of ten chapters received awards for dedication to the campus and community. Chi Upsilon Sigma Latin Sorority Inc. received attention when they were "caught" by the press during the Thanksgiving session. For the last seven years, the sorority has prepared hot dinners for the homeless and delivered them for Thanksgiving in Camden and Philadelphia. Additionally, the overall GPA for the Greek community went up one half of a point - an incredible and impressive increase! Numerous panel discussions were held to increase awareness and understanding of current issues, such as hate crimes, abortion, religion and social justice issues, capital punishment, credit-cards, wellness and the use of alternative medication, grief and recovery, AIDS and the Black Community, and AIDS and the International Pharmaceutical Industry. In keeping with tradition, Latin American History, Black American History, Asian and South Asian History Month celebrations were held throughout the year offering many opportunities for those to reflect on the past as well as the future. The Playlist: a production of the SAO and WCCR featured 14 independent bands and 7 student bands during the year, drawing large crowds on Sunday nights. Well-known groups such as New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional played for a packed house. The Activities Office sponsored many trips: the Eastern State Penitentiary Halloween Tour, NY Bound Beauty and the Beast trip, Mama Mia trip, Blue Man Group: Tubes and Radio City Christmas shows, ski trips, whitewater rafting, day trips to DC and NY, and Spirit of NY Dinner Cruise. Over 480 students took advantage of these discounted trips. One of the focuses of the Student Activities Office was to increase student leaders academic performance. The activities program offers incentives to student organizations that featured "academic" topics at their meetings, providing information on study skills, time management and career goal setting. Additionally, the office corresponded with faculty and "checked-in" with student leaders concerning academics more than ever before. Due to this program, student leaders' average GPA's rose from 2.79 to a 3.1. Many students were selected to represent the University at Regional and National Conferences which focused on student leadership and diversity. Allison Emery, Assistant Director, presented workshops at the ACUI Region 3 Conference, NACA Regional Conference, AFA Greek Retreat and the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education. Ms. Emery served as the Educational Programming Chair for the 2001 ACUI Region 3 Conference Committee and is the current Chair for the Region 3 ACUI Conference Committee. These opportunities allow for the students and staff to develop their skills, generate innovative ideas and ensure Rutgers-Camden as a step above the rest. The year ended with students receiving numerous awards for programming, leadership, community service contributions, and academic achievement.
IMPACT BOOTH The booth continues to provide the campus and community information, multimedia support, programming and activities information, concert ticket sales, and a warm bright touch to the Campus Center. The IMPACT Booth is staffed and managed by students for students and the large campus community. The IMPACT Booth assisted over 5,000 individuals with Tweeter Center sales as well as on campus events since its opening in the summer of 2000. The IMPACT Booth also continues to produce campus ID photos.
PRINT SHOP Due to a downturn in overall sales, the print shop operation will close as of June 30, 2002. Print Shop operations: the inventory, billing and u-charge reporting proceeded normally. However overall, volume is down. The copier operator position was eliminated as of January 2002 in an effort to minimize any additional loss in the print shop operation. The Print Shop produced text packets sold in the bookstore as well as flyers promoting student and campus organizations and events. The Print Shop also produced materials used to promote the Camden campus: full color T-shirts, mouse pads, aprons, puzzles, book bags and full color flyers and discount coupons. The Print Shop also acted as a liaison between the Camden Campus and commercial printers to provide services not available in the Print Shop: business cards, invitations, matching envelopes and foil stamping. Jobs included: Law School Honors program, Law School Commencement program, CCAS / UC Honors Program, School of Business Commencement program, CCAS / UC Commencement Program
STUDENT FUND RECORD KEEPING / CLERICAL DUTIES The Rutgers Student Fund Office maintains the accounts for all undergraduate student organizations and the Student Activities Office. The office oversees the distribution of fee money to over 80 student accounts. The Campus Center also provides assistance to all student organizations' treasurers and reviews expenditures for compliance with fee expenditure guidelines. As of March 15th, the senior accounting clerk position was eliminated as part of the University's budget reduction plan.
HISPANIC AFFAIRS OFFICE The primary goal of the Hispanic Affairs Office is to plan and coordinate educational programs to improve the academic and personal development of Hispanic students and to serve as a liaison between the university and the Hispanic community. The Office helps students with academic advising, scholarship information/applications and periodic mailings and communication to keep Hispanic students updated on issues that may affect them. The Hispanic Affairs office provided personal counseling and academic advising to Hispanic students throughout the year. The Office also worked with the Latino organizations on campus on several issues, such as: Hispanic Heritage Month. The Hispanic Affairs Advisory Committee meets several times throughout the year to discuss various issues which impact Hispanic students on the Camden Campus. The committee works closely with the Spanish Department to update the existing Latin America Studies Minor consisting of 24 credits. The committee includes faculty, administrators and staff who work closely with Hispanic students. The Director of Hispanic Affairs is also part of several campus and university wide committees including: the Multicultural, Orientation, Affirmative Action Committees and is Latino Arts and Culture Board member.
ADMISSIONS The Office of Admissions continued the expansion of recruitment efforts during the past year. The number of on campus recruitment events was increased and we covered more off campus events as well. Through the use of our prospective and admitted student computer systems we contacted students earlier and more often. Many of our mailings were changed during this past year to an electronic format so that students received many communications from our office via e-mail. The number of graduate and undergraduate on line applications continues to increase. Greater use of technology has also enhanced both the undergraduate and graduate application process, and enabled us to serve students in a timely and efficient manner. The Admissions Office continued to expand efforts for the recruitment and enrollment of Provost Scholars. The enrollment of additional students has strengthened and diversified the Honors Program. The Admissions Office sponsored two undergraduate open house programs, two graduate open house programs, and an open house for transfer students which brought many guests to the campus. The expansion of the 2+2 Engineering progam and the 2+4 Pharmacy program through which students spend the first two years at Rutgers Camden has continued. Those students who continue with their education in New Brunswick have been well served by these programs. These and other initiatives have resulted in an increase in the number of applications and enrolling students.
EOF PROGRAM The mission of the EOF Program reflects that of the College and the University. The primary mission is to provide outreach, access, support, and assistance, irrespective of personal resources, to New Jersey residents. Further, the mission of the EOF Program is to provide under-prepared but motivated students with the skills that will empower them to benefit from the quality liberal arts education afforded by a recognized research faculty, so that they will graduate in the field of their choice, be prepared to further their education, and ultimately become responsible and productive citizens. The special mission of the program is to meet the intent and spirit of EOF as it was originally designed, and to provide 1) opportunity and assistance to those who have been most disenfranchised and disadvantaged and 2) the tools necessary to meet the challenges of the new millennium. In addition, the program is an advocate for diversity and multiculturalism in higher education, educational dialogue with the local urban community and with the educational institutions within the community. The goals that spring from this mission statement are built upon the Rutgers University Learning Goals. They embody standards of excellence that are necessary to meet the challenges the program faces. 1. Enhancement of the Freshmen Studies Program to better prepare students for their academic experience at Rutgers-Camden, for their majors of choice, and for their life beyond the baccalaureate. 2. An increased retention and graduation rate. 3. Continued emphasis on equipping EOF students who wish to continue their education in graduate or professional schools. 4. Development of a Student Advisory Board/Leadership Program. 5. Strengthening of relationships with area high schools. 6. Strengthening of the existing Community Advisory Board. Achievements Despite tremendous obstacles, remarkable numbers of students have achieved at credible and even distinguished levels. We can certainly be proud of our students' accomplishments, even as we strive for continued excellence. Our students enter the university without the preparedness of regularly admitted students, yet through commitment and dedication on their part and on the part of staff and faculty, we see the positive fruits of their labor. During the year, our Program served 283 students and graduated 47. Another 10 completed their degree requirements in summer 2002. This year thirteen (13) of our graduates received the EOF Outstanding and/or Academic Achievement Awards presented by the State of New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and the Educational Opportunity Fund. To receive the Outstanding Achievement Award students had to maintain a 3.5000 cumulative average. To obtain the Academic Achievement Award a 3.200 cumulative average was required. Additionally, our seniors received the following awards/scholarships. Thirteen students received special Academic Recognition from the Secretary of the State of New Jersey. Other seniors received the Canon Financial Services Scholarship, the Lambert Blunt Jackson Memorial Plaque, as well as the William Smith Memorial Plaque for Academic Achievement, the Concord Chemical Company Scholarship, the Alloy Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams Mulford Cicalese Wilson Company Scholarship, the Samon Family Scholarship, the Armand Corporation Scholarship, the Mary Francis La Plant Award, the Angerman Family Endowed Scholarship, and the Lewis Katz Scholarship. Students were also inducted into the Athenaeum Honor Society. Two students graduated with honors and one student, Jessica Cintron was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. We are also proud of our retention rate. Since 1995 (the inception of our Freshmen Studies Program) our third and fifth semester retention rates have not been below 78% and have been as high as 94%. Further, this year thirty students made the Dean's List and fourteen more were at the 3.500 level (which represents only 16% of the student population). The overall average for the Program students this year was 2.719, a figure which has remained relatively constant over the past several years. Community Involvement EOF has continued in its commitment to diversity issues in both its academic program and its participation in campus cultural committees, while serving as advisor to several student groups. Also, we have continued to work with the Camden Board of Education to better serve the educational needs of Camden youth. Finally, the Acting Director served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Camden County Council On Economic Opportunity, a Community Action Program which serviced almost thirty thousand Camden County disadvantaged residents the past year.
FINANCIAL AID
The Financial Aid Office provided financial assistance to 2,389 undergraduates in Arts and Sciences and University College in 2001-02. Undergraduate students received almost $18 million in assistance from federal, state, and university sources. Undergraduate students financed their education primarily through student loans, accounting for 51% of all aid received. Forty-seven per cent (47%) of their financial aid was from grants and scholarships, while 2% was from student employment. The New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program (TAG) continues to be our largest source of grant funding, providing over $3.8 million in direct tuition assistance. At the federal level, the Pell Grant program provided over $2.4 million in grants to students. Undergraduates received over $1.56 million in scholarships. Our primary scholarship programs continue to be the Provost Scholars program (224 students) and the Carr Scholars program (53 students). At the Graduate level, 173 students received over $1.9 million in financial assistance. Student loans accounted for 81% of this funding. Various university and private scholarship programs provided over $315,000 to graduate students in 2001-02.
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER
Course Specific Support Tutoring At the request of students, faculty, and staff members, tutoring for students in the School of Business, students majoring in sociology, and students in upper level mathematics courses was expanded at the LRC. Hiring graduate students to serve as tutors enabled the LRC to add upper level courses to the tutoring roster. Over 1,200 tutoring sessions were conducted over the fall and spring terms. The requests for tutoring in math and the sciences remained a high priority for Camden students-especially for Elementary, Intermediate and College Algebra. Requests for tutoring in Spanish were also high. Supplemental Instruction Three new courses were added to the roster for the '01- '02 academic year: World Masterpieces, Introduction to Computing, and Data Structures. These courses were added to respond to the high number of students earning poor grades. Supplemental instruction facilitates learning course material through group participation. The World Masterpieces SI was very successful. The Introduction to Computer Science SI had a steady number of participants as did the Data Structures course. The Introduction to Psychology SI had a large number of participants for the fall term. The number of participants decreased slightly in the spring term. However, student participation generally decreases during the spring term. The Director plans to add more science courses and an economics course to the SI roster for the summer and fall terms. Non-Course Specific Support Learning Assistance The number of students requesting Learning Assistance increased from the previous year. The Director also had a record number of requests for workshops from academic departments when the new Learning Specialist came on board in January. Learning Assistance for the Criminal Justice Program, the Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority, and the Honors College was provided in the form of in-class workshops. The Athletic Department requested presentations on LRC services to recruited athletes and work with currently enrolled students. At the request of the Office of Student Affairs, the LRC continued to provide academic assistance to students on academic probation. The LRC staff worked individually with these students and reported to the Assistant Dean for Retention. A stronger alliance with the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) increased the number of EOF students seeking Learning Assistance. The Learning Specialist and the Senior EOF Counselor created a new referral form for EOF students. Students from the Honors College have taken advantage of Learning Assistance at the urging of the Program Director. To assist students in accurately documenting sources for research papers, the LRC and the library staff created a guide sheet featuring the APA requirements for listing references. As in the past, the LRC continues to provide presentations at Orientation Programs and for student groups upon request. The Teacher Preparation Program called upon the LRC to assist their students in preparation for the Teacher Preparation Examination. The Director collaborated with the Marketing Department and presented to School of Business students. As a result more students from this college became aware of LRC services. As in past years, the LRC continues to meet with students referred by various departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, and several graduate programs. NEW INITIATIVES/SPECIAL PROGRAMS Course Specific Support LEAD The course Data Structures was selected for the LEAD course at the Camden Campus. The professor for the course was very supportive of the program and encouraged students to attend sessions. Non-Course Specific Support English Conversation Chats In the past few years, there has been an increase in international students seeking academic support in the area of English conversation. The Camden LRC initiated English Chats groups. Led by senior English majors, the groups met weekly. The students who participated enjoyed learning American colloquialisms. An additional benefit for the students participating was to make new contacts outside of their usual peer groups and learn about American culture. Teacher Preparation Program The Learning Specialist and the Director of the Teacher Preparation Program developed a procedure for students wanting to prepare for the essay portion of the Teacher Preparation Examination. The LRC staff prepared a series of practice essays to be given to students before taking the examination. Students were able to bring their practice essays to the LRC staff for evaluation. Recruiting Faculty to Participate in Tutor Training The Director invited undergraduate faculty to participate in Tutor Training. The faculty who attended the training met with new tutors and offered their recommendations for the training. Learning Survey for Rutgers Camden Students The Learning Specialist designed a survey to gather information about what academic support services Rutgers Camden students would like to see offered and what courses students perceive to be most difficult. The survey was conducted in March as a pilot project. The survey will be expanded in the fall semester. LRC Marketing Project The Director met with the Marketing faculty to design a plan to increase the number of students using the LRC. The Director presented to Marketing classes and surveyed the students in these classes for marketing ideas. The faculty assigned students to come up with a marketing plan to promote the LRC. Based upon the submitted marketing plans, the Director incorporated the most feasible recommendations. After these methods were implemented, there was an increase in student participation--- especially from the School of Business. The Federal College Work-Study program provided on and off-campus work opportunities to 257 undergraduate and 18 graduate students. Many students participated in off-campus community service activities and literacy programs. The Financial Aid Office continued to enhance its service to students by upgrading its electronic communication systems. Students are now able to go on-line and view not only their Financial Aid package, but also the status of their application at any point in the process. This summer we embarked on a complete "on-line" process for both the application and the delivery of financial aid. This experimental program will serve as a model as we continue to enhance electronic notification to students. Finally, this office continues to be the leader in southern New Jersey in outreach programs to students and parents across the tri-county area. Numerous presentations are made by staff to parents of juniors and seniors to help guide them through the complex financial aid application process. Local high school guidance counselors continue to interact with our staff on non-traditional financial problems their students and families encounter.
PAUL ROBESON LIBRARY The Library was a participant in Project Vote Smart, a project supported by the Pew, Ford, and Carnegie Foundations, which has a goal of getting more college age youth involved in voting and the political process. We made materials available in print and on our web page to facilitate the goals of this worthwhile project. In the fifth year of our grant, we continued to strengthen our program with Rowan University and Camden County College Camden City Campus. Under the terms of a $90,000 contract, we provided library services for over 1,700 students, faculty, and staff. Last year, over 45% of their students registered for a library card, the number of instructions sessions presented to their students increased, and we became active participants in their registration fair by providing staff and handouts about the Rutgers University Libraries. Vibiana Bowman was named as an Associate at the Center for Children and Childhood Studies on the Camden Campus. She has assisted this Center with their web page design and research. Julie Still is a member of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate. Elaine Navarra, Judy Odom, and Val Steele retired in May. Combined, they had over 84 years of experience at the Paul Robeson Library. Julie Still taught a 3 credit course (525:122:09) in the Honors College for Spring Semester called: Honors 122: Solid Rock or Shifting Sand -- The Structure of Information The Camden Base Database of citations and abstracts about the city of Camden and Rutgers Camden continued to grow. This database contains selected citations of journal, book and newspaper articles about Camden, New Jersey to over 6,000 items. The documents cover economic, political, and social events in the city from 1945 to the present. Searching is done by keyword or by browsing the holdings by specific themes. For the fourth year, we held several lunchtime seminars for faculty arranged by discipline. These were used to introduce faculty to our electronic resources, including electronic reserve, and we had 49 faculty members in attendance. Formal training classes were offered to the CCAS and Business faculty in using the following online resources: Ingenta, Academic Universe, BIOSIS, RLG Eureka, and FIS Online. The Rutgers Universities Libraries tested a live internet based ask a librarian question and answer chat. Patrons could ask a question online and be assisted in real time. We hope to continue and expand this project next year. This will supplement our in-house reference and online e-mail reference services. With the assistance of ELF funding, our 20 personal computers used by patrons were upgraded in March to high-end Pentium machines running Windows 2000. Our microfilm/microfiche reader printers were upgraded to digital scanners in early April and our photocopiers were upgraded in the Fall through a lease to buy program. The Library faculty and staff participated in our 5th toy drive for the Camden Mission's Christmas party and were able to collect four large bags of toys. Every other week, several faculty and staff bagged groceries for the St. Paul's Episcopal Church Food Bank. Holiday greeting cards were sent to 195 donors who pledged over $75 to the Robeson Library. In addition, thank you cards were sent to every donor of at least $50. Two Camden schools, Morgan Village Middle School English class and Woodrow Wilson High School AP English classes, had eight hours of instruction in our electronic classroom. In addition, they have been encouraged to use our resources when doing their research papers. John Maxymuk, Donna Wertheimer, and Vibiana Bowman participated in the Camden County Math and Science Fair for over 200 area high school students. We designed a web page and held training session in our lab. The LEAP faculty attended several training sessions in the use of RULS online resources and in doing research via the Net. We continued to work with the Director of the Camden Free Public Library on cooperative projects. We offer them first chance at books we are putting on the book sale and have offered them the use of our electronic classroom. They used this classroom over several Saturday's for community projects Several significant online full text resources were purchased during this past year to assist faculty and student research. A few of these titles were: PCI Full Text an international interdisciplinary index useful for finding articles from over 3,500 journals from as early as1770 up to 1995, Encyclopedia of Life Sciences providing access to more than 3000 articles and 6000 illustrations related to the Life Sciences, IEEE Xplore a database of 121 full text engineering journals, hundreds of research journals published by Wiley, NetLibrary collection of 537 computer science books, and The Grove Dictionary of Art Online. Library Faculty Achievements Julie Still was promoted with tenure to a Librarian II effective July 1, 2002 Libby Hart was promoted to an Administrative Assistant I Susan Beck is taking an annual sabbatical and will be studying the impact of assessment within various libraries in the Association of Research Libraries. Susan J. Beck was invited to serve as an ARL Visiting Program Officer. Under the auspices of the ARL New Measures Initiative, Susan will investigate the impact of assessment on library management decision-making and the degree to which assessment data has influenced change. Susan Beck was accepted and attended the Service Quality Evaluation Academy an ARL/Texas A&M University Event. The Service Quality Evaluation Academy is an intensive five-day Academy in the evaluation of library service quality. The Academy will focus on both qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting and analyzing library service data Vibiana Bowman is the President of the ACRL chapter of New Jersey and Julie Still is the Vice President/President elect of the ACRL chapter of New Jersey. Julie Still is the editor of the ACRL Literature in English Newsletter. Library Faculty Research Susan Beck presented a paper "E-Mail Reference, a University Library Experience" at the Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Library, International Resources Center, Flushing, NY on March 18, 2002 This speech was part of ILIAC's Fifth International Workshop: "Digital Resources and International Information Exchange: "East-West" The 2002 Topic is Russia -America: A New Level of Partnership This annual conference brings together information professionals from Russia and the United States. Vibiana Bowman had an article entitled "The Campaign Against Plagiarism: Academic Initiatives in the March, 2002 LIRT NEWS http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/instruct/lirt/lirt.html Vibiana had an article accepted for publication in Library Hi-Tech for Spring 2002 called "Reading Between the Line: An Evaluation of WindowEyes Screen Reader as a Reference Tool for Teaching and Learning" John Maxymuk is the editor for the annual Notable Documents issue of Journal of Government Information Julie Still published the following articles: o A content analysis of university library web sites in English speaking countries," Online Information Review 25 #3 (2001): 160-164. o "Full-text electronic literature," Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000. Vol. 70 supplement 33, pp.119-128. o "Campaign web pages," The Forum (Forum for Policy Research and Public Service, Rutgers University, Camden) 9 #1 (Fall 2001): 8-10.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
The Office of Public Information works closely with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to heighten external, campus and University awareness of FAS's student, faculty, and programmatic advancements. During FY02, the public information office placed numerous FAS-oriented stories in regional, statewide and national media outlets. FAS faculty helped the campus to retain its dominance as a premier source for expert opinion among metro Philadelphia and New Jersey statewide newspapers, radio stations, television stations, and Web-based news outlets. In the wake of Sept. 11, FAS faculty displayed characteristic sensitivity to meeting the public's need for their expertise in a wide array of topics. They discussed issues ranging from homeland security to military history, adolescent psychology to religion, and much more. By working with the public information office, FAS faculty delivered a much-needed service. The public information office connected numerous FAS faculty with community organizations through the Rutgers-Camden Speakers Bureau, which increases external appreciation of the high caliber of Rutgers-Camden's professors. FAS educators also participated in the Rutgers-Camden Cappuccino Academy, a monthly lecture series at Barnes & Noble in Marlton. FAS activities were represented smartly in such University-wide venues as the Rutgers magazine, Rutgers Focus, Web sites, and more, thanks to the efforts of the public information office, which also produced the undergraduate alumni newsletter, the Rutgers-Camden Outlook, during the year. The office launched a development-oriented Web site that serves as a portal to the FAS-specific page for current and potential donors. Plans for FY03 include a campus Web page representing faculty accomplishments; a widening of speaking engagements at prominent regional organizations; and the creation of the 2003 Arts & Sciences Media Guide, which lists FAS faculty expertise in an easy-to-use format for media representatives. Continuous feedback is always welcome. FAS faculty, staff, students, graduates, and friends are encouraged to share their ideas with Mike Sepanic at (856) 225-6026 or msepanic@camden.rutgers.edu.
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE During the past year, the Camden Registrar's Office provided a variety of registration services and support to students, faculty, and administrators. Several Web-based registration services have been developed over the past several years and continue to be expanded to meet the needs of the Rutgers community. Commencing with the Summer 2000 semester, students could register for classes on-line at http://webreg.rutgers.edu. Students have embraced this technology and are now registering for classes and making changes to their schedules on-line in significant numbers. Only those students with a cumulative average of less than 2.000 are excluded from using the Web registration system in Camden. The outlook for WEBREG is extremely positive as more and more students realize the convenience of registering on-line at home or by using one of the many computers on the campus. By all accounts, the implementation and operation of the web registration system has been a resounding success. Students also have the ability to view their class schedules on-line, with meeting times and rooms noted, thereby keeping themselves up-to-date on the status of their classes. Students can now see when room assignments are made and can tell if their class has been cancelled. At the end of the semester, students can view their grades, cumulative average, etc., and have the ability to print the information from their PC's. Students have the ability to process an address change on-line, providing them a convenient way to keep their addresses current without having to fill out forms or wait in line. Within the past year, the Registrar's Office added three computers specifically for student use locally. Students visiting the office can register for classes, confirm grades on these computers, or download transcript or verification request forms using the available printers. The touch-tone registration system (RTTRS) offers the same services as WEBREG and continues to be utilized by many students, although its popularity is waning with the growth of web-based registration activities. The systems are available from 6:30 am to midnight, Monday through Friday, and from 6:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays, with expanded hours during peak registration periods. Automated grade reporting, which was initiated with RTTRS, is now available on-line at the Registrar's website at http://registrar.rutgers.edu, has eliminated the practice of posting grades. Printed term grade reports are no longer automatically mailed to students each semester because the grades are readily available on-line. The touch-tone system allows student requests for unofficial transcripts of grades and grade reports. "One semester" term grade reports are possible for those students who need them for their employers or for other reasons. Starting with the Spring 2002 semester, on-line grading was initiated on a test basis. Selected departments were permitted to submit grades using a web-based system for the first time. Instructors were allowed to enter the grades for their classes at home or in their offices and transmit them for grade processing without having to make a special trip into the Registrar's Office. The test was considered a success and, as a result, on-line grading will be available for all departments commencing with the Summer 2002 grade processing cycle. The wide variety of services provided by the Registrar's Office require that the office continue to grow in order to meet the needs of its customers. As a result, the Registrar's Office is constantly looking toward the future.
TEACHING EXCELLENCE CENTER The Teaching Excellence Center consults with faculty and holds training sessions to improve teaching, as well as overseeing the student evaluation process. It also sponsors an annual Teaching Portfolio Workshop under the leadership of Lindback Distinguished Professor Roger Cowley. Besides its normal activities, the TEC Director has administered a large FIPSE grant to improve the online skills of faculty over the past four years. This grant also provided for the funding of an instructional technologist who was available to any faculty working on mounting online materials. An intensive training program was part of the final year of the FIPSE project. Dr. Mary Wall, who has a doctorate in Instructional Technology, led a series of workshops for faculty on various aspects of using WebCT, a Rutgers supported software package for academic coursework. Over twenty faculty began in the fall with a core group of fourteen completing the set of six workshops. Over the summer, seven FIPSE fellows were selected: Dr. Gayle Porter of the School of Business, Dr. Bob Wood, Sociology, Dr.Kim Shienbaum, Political Science, Dr. Joe Martin, Biology, Dr. Pradip Sarkar, Biology, Dr. Jon'a Meyer, Criminal Justice, and Ms.Nanette Sulik of Nursing. All received summer stipends for their work in committing a substantial portion of a course to an online format, as well as creating software and other materials to support their work and their courses. To date, the FIPSE grant has provided substantive support to faculty for creating supplemental online materials, online courses, and online evaluation materials on campus during the last four years. The Project Director disseminated results of the grant at several conferences: Ed-Media in Denver and the International Improving University Teaching Conference In Lithuania, where she had papers accepted. In addition, she traveled to Boston for the Web-CT conference as part of the grant activities.
SUMMER SESSION 2001 AND WINTERIM 2002
For the 2001-2002 academic year the Summer Session Office sponsored a host of exciting courses and special events. The challenging courses were complemented by extra-curricular activities that peaked students' interests and encouraged them to make Rutgers-Camden their academic home. Proportionally, the student summer population has been about 50% Rutgers-Camden students, 25 % other Rutgers student units, and 25% visiting students from other colleges and universities around the country. This unique classroom diversity results in an enthusiastic and creative classroom mix that teachers and students find very rewarding. The Summer Session had 2,732 students in attendance with $2,740,749 in revenue generated. After expenses, $701,543 was retained by the Camden campus, and $490,257 for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' 2001 summer season. We have increased our print-media advertising and find continued success with the transit billboards posted in the commuter stations on the PATCO line between Philadelphia and New Jersey. Two 240,000-piece direct mail campaigns resulted in an increase of inquiries for Summer Session and Winterim. Our Camden cooperative cover theme and expanded catalog format have increased our advertising exposure. The continued use of a combined additional university summer catalog produced by the centrally administered Vice-president's Office of Continuing Education results in a unified, concise, state-wide impression. The Annual Summer Writers' Conference and Summer Music Festival provided a welcome exposure to the arts for students and faculty alike. Local writers and performers were able to spend quality time with artists visiting with us from across the country and around the world. Ample space and comfortable accommodations presented our campus well to participating faculty and students. A wide variety of laboratory science courses were offered this summer including biology, chemistry, and physics in order to give science students a jump ahead of the competition, while focusing on a particular science in a concentrated course. We have continued our off-campus offerings in Atlantic City. The off-campus location attracts potential students to our programs offered in Camden. Our Master's level courses continue to grow and attract highly qualified students from all over Southern New Jersey. The Winterim 2002 session has demonstrated strong growth in enrollments during its pilot project period. Selected courses were offered by the Arts and Sciences faculty (35) and the School of Business (6). This year 675 students were in attendance with overall revenue generation of $446,345. Faculty of Arts and Sciences garnered $127,598 after all expenses.
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