As president, I have placed a top priority on ensuring that Rutgers reaches the top ranks of public research universities and provides more significant service to communities beyond our campuses. In pursuit of these goals, and guided by administration values, the university is moving forward on key initiatives designed to promote academic and research excellence, enrich the undergraduate experience, and forge deeper connections between Rutgers and the people of New Jersey.

I welcome your feedback on these initiatives.

• Academic Excellence Fund
  The fund provides seed money for forward-thinking, interdisciplinary proposals that enhance Rutgers' primary missions of teaching, research, and service.
  
  
• Campus and Community
  Projects to transform the university's campuses and strengthen the connection between Rutgers and its host communities: Camden, Newark, New Brunswick, and Piscataway.
  
  • Vision for the College Avenue Campus
  • Vision for the Livingston Campus
  • Major Projects at Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick
  • University Master Plan [PDF - 50 MB]
  
  
• Committee on Efficiency and Entrepreneurship
  A long-term initiative to optimize the use of university resources and cultivate a proactive approach to expanding revenues.
  
  
• Constituency Research Project [PDF]
  This comprehensive report commissioned by the university provides a snapshot of how Rutgers is perceived by its stakeholders and offers recommendations for strengthening university communications.
  
  
• Friends of Rutgers
  An advocacy network of Rutgers supporters brings the university’s message to policy makers, voters, and other influential citizens.
  
  
• New Faculty Traveling Seminar
  This five-day bus tour offers new faculty a firsthand introduction to the people, places, and perspectives that shape the Garden State.
  
  
• President’s Recognition Awards
  The university is proud to acknowledge exceptional contributions by Rutgers staff in the areas of service and collaboration.
  
  
• Research in Service to New Jersey
  Two annual programs—a President's award and a pool of funding for innovative projects—reward the effective application of university research to serve New Jersey citizens and institutions.
  
  
• Stem Cell Initiative
  Rutgers and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) have moved to the forefront of a biomedical research revolution that promises new treatments and cures for a host of devastating diseases and disorders.
  
  
• Strategic Goals 2007–08
  These five long-term goals, and annually determined areas of emphasis and effort under each, point the university toward its overarching aspirations of academic distinction and more significant service to communities beyond Rutgers.
  
  • Report on Strategic Goals 2007–08 [PDF]
    
    
• Transforming Undergraduate Education
  President Richard L. McCormick has proposed bold reforms to enhance undergraduate education at Rutgers–New Brunswick. His recommendations come after a thought-provoking discussion of the report of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education, a group composed of Rutgers faculty, staff, and students.