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 300,000, 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 nearly 30,000 graduates of
the southern New Jersey campus of the Camden College of Arts and
Sciences, University College-Camden, 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 located at 411 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ
08102-1226 (856/225-6028). Visit the web site at http://www.alumni.camden.rutgers.edu.
