CHANCELLOR'S ADDRESSES STUDENTS
CALVIN OKWUEGO STAFF WRITER
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: News
I really do believe that Rutgers Newark is becoming a national model," said Chancellor Steven Diner in his annual address to the university on Tuesday, November 10 in the Essex Room from 2-4 pm.
The diversity of R-N's students and its location in downtown Newark were cited as factors of the campus's unique position.
"We have been listed top twenty five nationally for diversity," said Chancellor Diner.
The chancellor jokingly compared the thirteen years that R-N has been ranked the top in diversity to a bar mitzvah. Diner said that aside from the multiculturalism of the students, the faculty is diversifying as well. More than half of new faculty is non white and thirty-seven percent of hires are female.
Other things expressed in the annual address were enrollment, funding, options of dual degrees, and faculty recognitions.
The amount of students has grown over several years and projections indicate larger growth. Currently, 11,500 students are enrolled this fall semester.
Diner cited other landmarks and goals R-N reached in the past year. The opening of the Rutgers Business School has provided an atmosphere where individuals can study and lounge in a professional environment, he noted.
The School of Public Affairs and Administration also has a new facility and there are plans to build new residence halls. Grants have made these developments possible.
"In the 2008 fiscal year Rutgers received more than 19 million dollars from federal funding," said Chancellor Diner
The funding increased by about seven million dollars increased in 2009. Rutgers received more than twenty six million dollars from federal funding. Some of this revenue has contributed to further expansion of our school and employing more faculties.
Diner also praised the accomplishments of the faculty members. The works of Clement Price, George Farris, and Annette Gordon Reed were some of the many individuals recognized.
Annette Gordon Reed stood apart from her fellow colleagues by winning a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards for her book, "The Hemingses of Monticello" last year.
As the annual address approached closure the chancellor envisioned more development of the campus in Newark. These developments would enrich student lives, but Diner said a low budget and lack of state support may cut some of these goals short.
The diversity of R-N's students and its location in downtown Newark were cited as factors of the campus's unique position.
"We have been listed top twenty five nationally for diversity," said Chancellor Diner.
The chancellor jokingly compared the thirteen years that R-N has been ranked the top in diversity to a bar mitzvah. Diner said that aside from the multiculturalism of the students, the faculty is diversifying as well. More than half of new faculty is non white and thirty-seven percent of hires are female.
Other things expressed in the annual address were enrollment, funding, options of dual degrees, and faculty recognitions.
The amount of students has grown over several years and projections indicate larger growth. Currently, 11,500 students are enrolled this fall semester.
Diner cited other landmarks and goals R-N reached in the past year. The opening of the Rutgers Business School has provided an atmosphere where individuals can study and lounge in a professional environment, he noted.
The School of Public Affairs and Administration also has a new facility and there are plans to build new residence halls. Grants have made these developments possible.
"In the 2008 fiscal year Rutgers received more than 19 million dollars from federal funding," said Chancellor Diner
The funding increased by about seven million dollars increased in 2009. Rutgers received more than twenty six million dollars from federal funding. Some of this revenue has contributed to further expansion of our school and employing more faculties.
Diner also praised the accomplishments of the faculty members. The works of Clement Price, George Farris, and Annette Gordon Reed were some of the many individuals recognized.
Annette Gordon Reed stood apart from her fellow colleagues by winning a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards for her book, "The Hemingses of Monticello" last year.
As the annual address approached closure the chancellor envisioned more development of the campus in Newark. These developments would enrich student lives, but Diner said a low budget and lack of state support may cut some of these goals short.
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