The university seeks the support of its alumni and offers them a
number of services and programs. The responsibility for working with
the university's entire alumni body, now numbering more than 335,000,
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 university 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. Active membership is
maintained through payment of regular alumni dues. The alumni
associations are represented in the Rutgers University Alumni
Federation, which sponsors universitywide programs, such as homecoming,
distinguished alumni awards, legislative receptions, 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.
With more than 9,600 law graduates, the School of
Law-Newark has a loyal and spirited body of alumni. Many of them, and
others affiliated with the school, have achieved broad recognition.
Paul S. Miller ('62) was executive vice president and general counsel
of Pfizer Inc. at the time of his retirement in 2002. Now a law
professor, Ida L. Castro is former chair of the U.S. EEOC and former
New Jersey Commissioner of Personnel. U.S. Congressman Robert Menendez
('79) serves the country and the state of New Jersey with distinction.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg began her teaching career at
Rutgers and served nine years as a member of the law school faculty.
Justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court include Jaynee LaVecchia ('79)
and Virginia Long ('66). David L. Harris ('79) is chair of the
Litigation Department at Lowenstein Sandler PC.
The Alumni
Association of the School of Law-Newark sponsors a variety of annual
programs for the benefit of the school, its students, and its
graduates. These include an autumn dinner honoring alumni of
distinction and the Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub Lecture Series in
the spring. The association sponsors scholarships for law students and
annually awards the Alumni Senior Prize, the Justice Henry E. Ackerson,
Jr., Prize, and the Eli Jarmel Memorial Prize to graduating students.
Graduates are kept informed of recent developments at the law school
through the school`s annual alumni magazine, the Rutgers Tradition, and a periodic newsletter. The university publishes the award-winning Rutgers Magazine for alumni and friends of the university.
Alumni continue to have full access to the career services office and
are encouraged to participate in the many programs offered to students,
including the Mentoring Program, career panels, and the Lawyers'
Network. The School of Law-Newark alumni relations office is located at
the Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
07102-3094 (973/353-1617; alumnimail@kinoy.rutgers.edu).
