2000s
Community partnerships and athletic achievements elevated campus pride, while pioneering doctoral research positioned Rutgers–Camden as a leader in interdisciplinary scholarship.
2000s
Community Partnerships and National Achievement
The 2000s emphasized community, athletics, and scholarly innovation. In 2001, Rutgers–Camden partnered with the City of Camden to open the Rutgers–Camden Community Park, followed by Campbell’s Field—home to Scarlet Raptors baseball and the Camden Riversharks. The decade’s signature athletic achievement arrived in 2006, when Women’s Softball captured the NCAA Division III National Championship, the first Rutgers team to win an NCAA title in more than 60 years. Academically, 2006 also launched Rutgers–Camden’s first Ph.D. program—Childhood Studies—the nation’s first doctoral program in the field, cementing the campus’s pioneering role in interdisciplinary research.
Key Milestones
- 2001 — Rutgers–Camden Community Park opens (with city partnership)
- 2001 — Campbell’s Field opens
- 2006 — Women’s Softball wins NCAA Division III National Championship
- 2006 — Ph.D. in Childhood Studies launched (Rutgers–Camden’s first; nation’s first in the field)
Looking Back at the 2000s
2006 — Women’s Softball Wins NCAA Title
Scarlet Raptors make history, capturing the NCAA Division III National Championship—the first Rutgers team to win an NCAA title in over 60 years.
2006 — Ph.D. in Childhood Studies Launched
Rutgers–Camden introduces the nation’s first doctoral program in Childhood Studies, pioneering interdisciplinary research.