Rutgers' tradition of revolutionary teaching, research, and service has endured for nearly 250 years—a milestone few have reached. Our yearlong commemoration featured hundreds of events culminating with the celebration of Rutgers’ 250th Birthday in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick on November 10, 2016.
Rutgers’ yearlong 250th Anniversary commemoration was remarkable thanks to the work of the Rutgers community, friends, and alumni. Peruse this photo-filled, 56-page report, and share our pride in Rutgers’ milestone celebration.
Watch and relive the milestone Rutgers 250 commemoration in this 13-minute documentary that chronicles the university’s yearlong birthday celebration, including performances, festive and scholarly events, and a fireworks finale.
Check out the special issue of Rutgers Magazine: “Celebrating a Revolutionary Idea in Education.” Learn about Rutgers' history and alumni. Remember your days as a student. Recall the big games and the great athletes. Tackle the Rutgers Birthday Crossword Puzzle.
Rutgers’ history comes to life in these great reads available now from Rutgers University Press:
Congratulations, the cannon, cupcakes, and more as #Rutgers250 is celebrated on social media.
250th Birthday fireworks burst, blinked, and zigzagged across the sky to an eclectic sound track on November 10, 2016, in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick. Watch a video of the fireworks.
Dozens of all-star alumni—named as Rutgers 250 Fellows—returned to campus on November 10, 2016, to inspire and share insights through lectures and presentations at locations in Camden, Newark, New Brunswick, and Piscataway. See photo highlights.
Marking Rutgers’ 250th Anniversary, President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, delivered the commencement address on Sunday, May 15, 2016. Relive this momentous occasion.
See the RevolUtionary monument, a birthday gift from Johnson & Johnson, at the Visitor Center on Busch Campus in Piscataway. Stop by and take a photo.
On November 10, 2016, at Old Queens, the Old Queens bell—and local community bells—tolled for 250 seconds, Rutgers ROTC members raised an American flag donated by Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, and a Rutgers 250 All-Star Variety Dogwood tree was planted. See photo highlights.
Who was Rutgers' first graduate? How did Rutgers get its name? Find the answers to these questions, and more, as you browse the Rutgers timeline.
Over the past year, Rutgers has profiled 20 extraordinary people from the university who have been truly revolutionary. These feature stories have been assembled as a collection online, titled the Rutgers Revolutionary Series.
Through vivid imagery and stories, Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait relives Rutgers' 250 years of revolutionary history.
