The university seeks the full support and interest of its alumni and, in return, offers them a number of services and programs. The responsibility for working with the university`s entire alumni body, now numbering over 320,000, is vested in the Department of Alumni Relations. The department has two main objectives. First, it maintains contact with Rutgers alumni, informing them of the university's programs with the hope that they will assist Rutgers in fulfilling its educational goals. Second, the department encourages alumni to continue their college friendships after graduation through social, educational, and reunion activities.
All undergraduate colleges and most graduate and professional schools have their own alumni associations that sponsor programs based on the interests of the alumni of that college. The Rutgers-Camden Alumni Association traces its beginnings back to 1951. The organization represents over 25,000 graduates of the southern New Jersey campus of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences, University College-Camden, School of Business-Camden, Graduate School of Business-Camden, and the Graduate School-Camden. Active membership is maintained through payment of regular alumni dues. The alumni association is represented in the Rutgers University Alumni Federation which sponsors universitywide programs, such as homecoming, and services, such as group travel and insurance. The Department of Alumni Relations provides guidance and administrative services to each of the college associations, as well as to a network of regional alumni clubs in New Jersey and throughout the country.
The university publishes a magazine for alumni and friends of the university.
The department maintains offices in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick. The Camden office is at 411 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1226 (856/225-6028).
