Rutgers–Camden’s Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) addresses the voices and needs of Camden County residents through research and community engagement. Learn more about CURE’s “Community First” initiative, which has empowered students to work directly with 13 local partner organizations.
Chancellor Antonio D. Tillis and Mayor Victor Carstarphen welcomed the 2024 Chancellor’s Mayoral Internship class to their new roles. Since 2022, Rutgers University–Camden and the City of Camden have collaborated to offer select Rutgers–Camden students the chance to work alongside Mayor Carstarphen and other city leaders learning about the inner workings of government and serving the needs of Camden residents.
The belief in the power of food to bring people together and the knowledge that so many in Camden regularly face food insecurity led two Rutgers–Camden Honors College students to design a new community program that is having a big impact.
The Cooper Street Gateway project will transform 14 vacant historic properties and several empty lots along the 400 Block of Cooper and Lawrence Streets into a dynamic new facility for the university and the community.
LaRodge Johnson-Miller, a Rutgers University–Camden double major in marketing and photography, will join students from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico as part of the 2024-2025 Newman Civic Fellows cohort.
The Rutgers University–Camden community joined together earlier this week for the 2024 Chancellor’s Awards for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, an annual celebration of faculty, staff, and students.