Posting Summary
RutgersCamden Community Engagement has been awarded a CongressionallyDirected Award to support RutgersCamden working in partnership with the City of Camden and other partners to maximize underutilized city community centers by providing programming to residents of all ages. Programming will focus on the areas of: Adult education and workforce development Arts and culture Health and wellness Youth and families Educational opportunities Individual and family support The Rutgers UniversityCamden Community Partnership Centers RUC CPC will provide RutgersCamden programming and resources in community centers located in the neighborhoods in the city of Camden where the RutgersCamden community Camden residents Rutgers University and partners will collaborate in mutually beneficial ways on issues of shared. Multiple vacancies available. These positions are grant funded and contingent upon continued funding to the program.
Overview
Ranked #49 in U.S. News & World Report s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities Rutgers UniversityCamden is a diverse researchintensive campus of approximately 6100 students at the undergraduate graduate and doctoral levels and 1100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden N.J. directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Educationdesignated Minority Serving Institution the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. RutgersCamden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers UniversityCamden among its Best Bang for the Buck universities and best national research universities. Recently RutgersCamden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research creative output and scholarly activity.