March 2017
Summer Camps 
Opportunities abound for summer enrichment and fun on campus and around town. Choose from academic-based programs, sports, or traditional camps. Options include:

Rutgers Gardens Summer Exploration Camp 
Mason Gross Extension Division: Art, music, dance, or performing ensembles for all ages.
Rutgers Pre-College Academy: Residential academies focused on engineering, STEM, or leadership, ages 16-18. 
Our Classroom Summer Enrichment Program: Academic program, grades 5-12.
Rutgers Gardens Summer Exploration Camp:               Day camp, ages 9-13.
New Horizons Summer Camp:  Day Camp, age 5-11; Adventure Camp, age 11-14; Learn to Row (crew), age 12-16.

Rutgers Regional Bike Share Program:  
Public Open House Dates 
Interested in learning more about the planned regional bike share program that will be open to the public? Open house meetings will take place throughout March. For more information, email [email protected]
  • March 13, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Piscataway Public Library
  • March 15, 1-3 p.m.Highland Park Public Library
  • March 20, 1-3 p.m. Middlesex County Administration Building Freeholder Room
  • March 21, 5-7 p.m. Middlesex County Administration Building Freeholder Room
  • March 23, 1-3 p.m. Rutgers University Douglass Student Center
  • March 29, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Rutgers College Avenue Student Center

Access Rutgers 

New in Town
La Catrina Mexican Restaurant
144 Easton Avenue
 
Dates to Know
 
Rutgers spring break, March 11-19  
 
Rutgers Unite Half Marathon & 8K
April 9

Scarlet Day of Service
April 22

Rutgers Scarlet and White Football Game
April 22

New Brunswick Ciclovia
April 23

Rutgers Day
April 29

Spring Semester Ends
May 1 
 
Rutgers University Commencement
May 14 
 
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Performances
  
March is Women in Jazz month, and the New Brunswick Jazz Project will feature 19 free performances by women in venues throughout the city center.
Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

Rutgers Bildner Center invites you to view the documentary, Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance, featuring Ohad Naharin of Israel's Batsheva Dance Company on March 1 and then return to campus on March 3 for a free Gaga/people class (age 16+).

The New Jersey Film Festival offers a free showing of Chunking Express on March 3 at Rutgers Voorhees Hall.

The live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast opens March 17 at  Rutgers Cinema on the Livingston Campus. The theater is open to the public and parking is available.

George Street Playhouse presents Bad Jews, the smash hit comedy by Joshua Harmon, March 21-April 9.

Take a musical lunch break at the free Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series at the  First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. On March 22, enjoy "Star Crossed Love" musical theater and opera selections. Includes a free lunch after the recital.
LecturesLectures and Exhibitions 

The Bildner Center presents a discussion by visiting scholar Yakir Englander on " Religious Zionism, the Media, and the Changing Role of the Rabbi" at the Douglass Student Center on March 8.

Zimmerli Art Museum's Art After Hours: First Tuesdays features  guided tours, live music and return of Slide Jam.

Frank Bruni speaks at Eagleton on March 29 
Eagleton Institute of Politics presents two talks this month: " Soft Corruption: How Ethical Misconduct Undermines Good Government and What to Do About It" on March 7, and an evening with New York Times op-ed columnist "Frank Bruni...He Has Opinions!" on March 29. 
For Kids   
 
Families can get creative together at the Zimmerli Art Museum's Passport to Art free interactive workshops on March 5 and April 2.

Kids aged 6-12 can join Rutgers Junior Knights Club for free and receive access to select Rutgers Athletics events.  
ScienceNatureScience & Nature
 
Have a green thumb? Attend the 41st Annual Home Gardeners School on March 18. Choose from classes that provide expert instruction in innovative gardening and landscaping subjects . Over 19 new workshops to choose from!  
 
Rutgers Gardens hosts a variety of classes and workshops this month including Pruning Techniques, Organic Lawn Care, and Propagating Native Plants. 

View the night sky at the Robert A. Schommer Astronomical Observatory at Rutgers on select Thursdays, weather permitting. Viewing dates this month are March 9, 16, and 23. 
ScienceNatureSports & Recreation

Rutgers men's and women's lacrosse have a full slate of games in March. See the women take on Manhattan, Ohio State, and Niagara, and the men compete against Brown, Stony Brook, and Princeton at home. 

The Rutgers Unite Half Marathon and 8K return to campus on April 9. Register to run, or volunteer today!

New Brunswick Ciclovia is looking for volunteers throughout 2017 to serve as road marshals, block captains, or set-up crew. 
AroundTownAround Town
 
Does your local community organization have a project, but need some helping hands? Register for a group of student to assist during Rutgers Scarlet Day of Service on April 22.

The Rotary Club of New Brunswick presents Rags to Runway on March 2, a fundraiser fashion show featuring student teams creating designs sourced from local thrift shops.

History buffs can take a free tour of Elmwood Cemetery on March 3, featuring the stories of notable Rutgers alumni, professors, and presidents.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital begins a significant emergency room expansion beginning March 6. Construction will impact traffic flow in the area of Little Albany Street.
 
April is National Poetry Month and the New Brunswick Free Public Library is looking for submissions by March 17 for its 19th Annual Poetry Celebration.

Rutgers University Dance Marathon 2017 Impact Video 
Rutgers University Dance Marathon 2017 
Show your support as more than 2,000 students dance, volunteer, and pledge their time to benefit the 
Embrace Kids Foundation  at the Rutgers University Dance Marathon   on March 31 & April 1 at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Livingston Campus.   

Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital hosts a candlelight ceremony on April 5 
during  National Child Abuse Prevention Month  to honor children who have been victims and survivors of child abuse and neglect.

Interested in hiring Rutgers students for part-time or summer jobs? Register as an employer for a job fair on April 27 at the College Avenue Student Center.

coLAB Arts is looking to hire a trained and experienced artist in 2017 for a nine-month residency with a local partner environmental advocacy organization.  
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