March 2016
The following events took place during Rutgers' 250th Anniversary commemoration held November 10, 2015, through November 10, 2016. Watch the documentary that chronicles the yearlong celebration at 250.rutgers.edu/250documentary.
Beacons of Light: Black Student Protest at Rutgers–Camden
Join us for full day of panel discussions that will explore the history and impact of student protest and the struggle for desegregation and diversity at Rutgers University–Camden and the surrounding areas. The closing reception will feature a lecture by John Carlos, U.S. Olympian and global humanitarian, who is widely remembered for his Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics. Guests may attend the closing reception and lecture without registering for the conference.
The conference and closing reception are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register for the conference. Register for the closing reception. | Location: Camden Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 326 Penn Street, Camden, NJ.
Libraries’ Bishop Lecture Focuses on Postwar Rutgers and Penn State
Penn State distinguished professor Roger L. Geiger will deliver the 30th anniversary Bishop Lecture, sponsored by Rutgers University Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives, on March 30 in Alexander Library at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. RSVP to events@rulmail.rutgers.edu.
Learn moreSimeon De Witt: Mapping the Revolution Exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum
See a map drawn in 1780 and other works of Simeon De Witt QC1776, George Washington's chief cartographer during the Revolutionary War, at the Zimmerli Art Museum. | Location: Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ. Admission is free. Hours: Zimmerli is open Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, Noon–5 p.m.; and first Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays, major holidays, and for the month of August.
Learn moreZimmerli Exhibition HereNow: Rutgers 250 Accepting Photos
The Zimmerli Art Museum’s exhibition HereNow: Rutgers 250 celebrates the 250th anniversary of Rutgers—as well as the 50th birthday of the museum—by looking to the future. Rather than focus on Rutgers’ illustrious history, the initiative engages the entire university community with an opportunity to capture what education and campus life look like in the early 21st century at a major public university.
Beginning on November 10, 2015, as part of the Rutgers' community, you are invited to submit your images through the exhibit website. Images received by early January 2016 will be printed and hung as the premier images for this major exhibition at the Zimmerli. Thereafter, submitted images will be printed and installed in the museum at regular intervals, allowing the online and onsite exhibition to grow throughout the spring.
Following the close of the show, the 250 most interesting and compelling images will be compiled and published in a fine arts book with accompanying essays by distinguished authors and critics from Rutgers and beyond. The publication will document Rutgers, here and now, comprising a record of life at Rutgers at its 250th birthday through the eyes of its many communities. | Location: Submit your images online at herenow250.rutgers.edu.
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Exhibition: Rutgers through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives at Alexander Library
Rutgers through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives opens on November 12, 2015, and will run through November 30, 2016. The exhibit features important historical documents; vivid photographic illustrations; and interesting, compelling, and often whimsical artifacts from the collections of the Rutgers University Archives. Among the treasures on display are the original printed copy of the 1770 Queen’s College Charter, portraits of past presidents and faculty, documents relating to Rutgers College becoming a land-grant institution in 1864, photographs and artifacts depicting 19th- and 20th-century student life, and other items related to the historical development of Rutgers from a colonial college founded in the 18th century to a comprehensive public research university in the 21st century. | Location: Gallery '50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery, Archibald S. Alexander Library, 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 1–5 p.m. (during the academic year). To request assistance with parking, send email to events@rulmail.rutgers.edu or call 848-932-7505.
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