The magnificent campus, with its green spaces, a pond (known fondly
as "Passion Puddle"), and outstanding specimens of trees and plants,
brings the college's educational philosophy to life. Helyar Woods, the
Rutgers Display Gardens, and the college research farm are set amid
highly urbanized and industrialized central New Jersey. The area
surrounding the campus mirrors the contrasts of the state: the most
urban in the nation, yet 60 percent of its land is farm and forest.
Lipman, Bartlett, Martin, Thompson, Waller and Blake are buildings that
preserve the memory of the famous scientists and scholars of the
college's past. The Student Organic Farm, founded in 1993, provides
hands-on instruction in sustainable gardening and practical experience
in the operation of a community-supported agricultural enterprise, in
addition to providing wholesome produce for the student-farmers, the
shareholders, and local food banks and soup kitchens.
Recently
completed facilities include Walter E. Foran Hall, a
154,000-square-foot complex housing the Biotechnology Center for
Agriculture and the Environment, the Department of Plant Biology and
Pathology, and a state-of-the-art science library. Other facilities
include the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Perry Hall,
Cook College's newest residence hall.
