Living-Learning Communities Workstream
Building Community
The Living-Learning Communities Workstream will develop a plan for specialized first-year living and learning communities on each geographic campus, reflecting the themes of Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Civic and Community Engagement as laid out in the Academic Master Plan.
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Representatives to the Executive Steering Committee
- Barbara Cooper, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Jason Geary, Senior Administrator, Mason Gross School of the Arts
Steering Committee
- Jean Patrick Antoine, Staff, School of Engineering
- Christy Beal, Faculty, Undergraduate Education
- G. Tony Bell, Faculty, Rutgers Business School
- J.D. Bowers, Senior Administrator, Honors College
- Jennifer Buckman, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Christopher Cartmill, Faculty, Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Ana Paula Centeno, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Jeanette Covington, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Leslie Danehy, Staff, Douglass Residential College
- Ghada Endick, Staff, Student Affairs
- Ryan Greenbaum, Faculty, School of Management and Labor Relations
- Erin Johnson, Staff, University Strategy
- Diane Kim, Student, School of Arts and Sciences
- Nancy Kranich, Faculty, School of Communication and Information
- Ariel Leget, Staff, Student Affairs
- Katie Lynch, Student, School of Engineering
- Christine Morales, Faculty, School of Social Work
- Anne Newman, Staff, Student Affairs
- Mary Nucci, Faculty, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
- Brian Schilling, Senior Administrator, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
- Dave Schulz, Staff, Institutional Planning and Operations
- John Shulack, Senior Administrator, Institutional Planning and Operations
- Nico Toepfer, Student, School of Arts and Sciences
- Henry Velez, Senior Administrator, Institutional Planning and Operations
- Donel Young, Staff, Honors College
- Tanya Washington, Staff, School of Arts and Sciences
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Co-Chairs
- Jason Geary, Senior Administrator, Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Dave Schulz, Staff, Institutional Planning and Operations
Members
- Jennifer Buckman, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Ana Paula Centeno, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
- Ryan Greenbaum, Faculty, School of Management and Labor Relations
- Erin Johnson, Staff, University Strategy
- Brian Schilling, Senior Administrator, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
- John Shulack, Senior Administrator, Institutional Planning and Operations
- Henry Velez, Senior Administrator, Institutional Planning and Operations
- Donel Young, Staff, Honors College
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Co-Chairs
- J.D. Bowers, Senior Administrator, Honors College
- Anne Newman, Staff, Student Affairs
Members
- Jean Patrick Antoine, Staff, School of Engineering
- Christy Beal, Faculty, Undergraduate Education
- G. Tony Bell, Faculty, Rutgers Business School
- Ariel Leget, Staff, Student Affairs
- Katie Lynch, Student, School of Engineering
- Salvador Mena, Senior Administrator, Student Affairs
- Mary Nucci, Faculty, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
- Nico Toepfer, Student, School of Arts and Sciences
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Co-Chairs
- Mark Robson, Faculty, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Barbara Cooper, Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences
Members
- Christopher Cartmill, Faculty, Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Leslie Danehy, Staff, Douglass Residential College
- Ghada Endick, Staff, Student Affairs
- Diane Kim, Student, School of Arts and Sciences
- Nancy Kranich, Faculty, School of Communication and Information
- Christine Morales, Faculty, School of Social Work
Expected Outcomes
- A plan for a cohesive program of learning communities, living-learning communities, and special interest housing that help to create a sense of community and well-being and help students further their academic and career goals.
- A plan for residential housing, both new and renovated, that can provide an appropriate structure for the planned residential communities.
Committee Charges
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- Examine the role that Learning Communities and Living-Learning Communities might play in (a) helping first-year students make the transition into Rutgers and develop the skills they need to succeed academically, and (b) helping students at all stages of their academic career develop their interests and prepare to enter their chosen careers.
- Develop possible models for first year communities that can be replicated on each campus and develop a pilot living-learning community. Determine how these communities will support our goal of creating a welcoming, equitable, and supportive environment and help prepare our students for future success.
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Study the current residential landscape and supporting infrastructure and create a revitalization plan for Rutgers–New Brunswick that includes future building of new residential spaces and renovation of existing spaces that can support living-learning communities for both first-year students and continuing students and support other types of housing, including for upper-class students