The Rutgers University Recreation Activities Crew is sponsoring the 21st Annual “Special Friends Day” on March 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Approximately 100 children with developmental disabilities were invited to join this event for a fun-filled day of sports, games, arts and crafts, and swimming. Each child is paired with two Rutgers students as they […]
Youth/Community Development
Explore and Discover the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Early Bird Discount Available if you Register by March 1 and Discounts for Rutgers Employees! The Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp is a residential summer camp located in Branchville, NJ, in the heart of beautiful Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. Since 1951, the camp has served 4-H and non-4-H youth in grades 4 – […]
Rutgers 4-H in Cape May County Sponsors Free “Legopalooza” Event Feb. 23
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) 4-H Youth Development Program and the Cape May County Library have teamed up to offer a day of Lego-themed fun at the Lockwood Youth Center, in Cape May Court House, NJ. This family event, called Legopalooza, will be held on Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
4-H Clubs: Helping to build America’s youth
Perhaps parallel with today’s youth teaching their elders about ever-expanding technology, in the late 1800s researchers found that while adults in agricultural areas resisted new ideas developed at the university level, young people were open- minded …
Projesi Sona Erdi (Suzanne’s Project ended)
[NOTE: Article is in Turkish.] Suzanne’s Project organized by Akdeniz University Korkuteli Vocational School, the Municipality of Korkuteli, and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey was held January 21 29, 2013. The project lasted approximately …
Girl Scouts Investigate the Deep Sea in Ship to Shore Series
It’s “all hands on deck” for Girl Scout Cadettes from Central and South Jersey; that is, hands on ocean sediments, microscopes and “Oobleck,” in the inaugural Ship to Shore series, hosted by Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS). The Ship to Shore program targets girls in 6–8 grades to introduce them to ocean […]
Essex County 4-H: A Year in Review
Check out what 4-Hers in Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County were up to in 2012.
Zientek and Kunicki Receive 2012 RCE Diversity Awards
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2012 received their awards at the joint department luncheon at the Cook Campus Center on Nov. 27. The Diversity Award is given […]
Girl Scouts Explore Wonders of the Ocean in “Ship to Shore” Program Dec. 15
Close to 50 Girl Scout Cadettes will join Rutgers faculty, staff and students in an event on Dec. 15 that connects the middle school girls with research currently being done on board the research vessel JOIDES Resolution, now sailing in the Pacific Ocean. The JOIDES Resolution is an ocean-drilling vessel that supports climate change, geology, […]
Rutgers and Local Schools Team Up For Monster Mash Halloween Celebration on Oct. 26
Event provides an alternative trick-or-treat experience for elementary school children in New Brunswick and Piscataway
