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  New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005 General Information Student Life and Services Cook College Student Organizations and Activities  

Student Organizations and Activities

College Clubs and Organizations. College clubs and organizations currently active and recognized include the following: Agricultural Economics; Alpha Zeta; Biotechnology ("Designer Genes"); Chess; Collegiate 4-H; Cook Campus Center Advisory Board; Cook College Council; Environmental Science; Exercise Science; Finance Board; Food Science; Forestry and Wildlife; Green Print (student news- paper); Kappa Theta Epsilon; Landscape Architecture; Latino American Student Organization (LASO); Meteorology; Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS); Minority Education of Cook College Alliance (MECCA): NJAES/Cook College Farm Market; Nutrition; Organic Farm; Plant Science; Programs and Activities Council (PAC); Rutgers Naturalists; Society for Environmental Studies; Society of Animal Science; Soil and Water Conservation; Students Concerned for Animal Rights; Student Orientation Ambassadors; Students for a Free Tibet; Students for Environmental Awareness; Trout Unlimited; Turf Club; Veterinary Science; and Wild Flower (yearbook). Others include Cook/Douglass Recreation Advisory Council; Equestrian Team; Mountain Bike Patrol; Mounted Patrol; Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Society; and Rutgers Outdoor Club.

Cook College Council. This council, made up of members from the student body representing various curricula, faculty, and administration, serves as the governing body of Cook College. It addresses many areas of student life and services.

Cook/Douglass Recreation. The Cook/Douglass Recreational Advisory Council provides activities and experiences designed to enhance the educational process. Programs exist in intramurals, sport clubs, informal recreation, and special events. Facilities include a swimming pool, a fitness center, a multipurpose gymnasium, racquetball courts, an aerobic studio, bowling lanes, tennis courts, outdoor volleyball and basketball courts, a rollerblading complex, and outdoor lighted playing fields. More information may be obtained from the program`s administrative office in the Loree Recreational Facility, 732/932-8615.

Cook Newspaper. Green Print, the Cook student newspaper, began publication in the fall of 1970 and is published weekly. The paper covers information pertinent to the college community.

Leadership Development Program. All Cook students are invited to participate in an interactive program with faculty and staff that aims to develop student leadership competencies. Specific skills include knowledge acquisition, interpersonal relationship development, organizational management, and vision. The program provides students with a variety of experiences through workshops, monthly meetings, committee interactions, and retreats. The program`s mission is to involve the entire community in a dynamic partnership to evaluate and resolve issues in both the academic and student life aspects of the college. Information is disseminated through an email Listserv and a web site: www.cook.rutgers.edu/~leadership.

Program and Activities Council (PAC). The Cook College Program and Activities Council is responsible for many of the programs that are held on and off campus throughout the academic year. The council is made up of committees that include Animal Sounds Concerts, which plans small band nights to major concerts; Cultural and Ethnic Programs, which provides intercultural programs; Education Committee, which plans seminars, workshops, and craft nights; Films, which brings movie blockbusters to campus; Network Event Theater, which provides free movie premieres; PAC Tracs, which organizes off-campus trips from Broadway plays to spring break; and Special Events, which plans entertainment in the campus center.

Student Safety Officers. Students aid the university police by maintaining foot, mounted horse, and mountain bike patrols on the campus. Contact the University Police Department for further details.


 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732/932-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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