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Contact:

Ms. Erin Leuthold, erin.leuthold@rutgers.edu

 

Educational Opportunity Fund

Eligibility and Application Process:

• Demonstrate an educationally and economically disadvantaged background.
• Be a resident of New Jersey for 12 months immediately preceding enrollment.
• Have a family income that falls within the established income eligibility criteria.
• Meet admissions criteria as set by Rutgers University-Camden.
• As an incoming first-time, first-year student, apply at-time of admission through your Rutgers-Camden
• As an incoming transfer student, please apply through the EOF website under prospective students

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

• Grant funding for up to 12 semesters of study, up to $1,550 per year
• A pre-college Summer Institute for all entering first year students
• 1:1 academic coaching and student support services with your assigned EOF counselor
• Cohort-based, student-centered workshops to address professional development, academic success, social development, and other educational topics
• Experiential learning and leadership opportunities to supplement and enhance your academic experience
• A family-like environment to ensure your academic success and on-time graduation

Contact

Ms. Randi Ferguson, rf344@camden.rutgers.edu

 

Learning Center

Eligibility and Application Process:

All Rutgers-Camden students are eligible and highly encouraged to receive services from the Learning Center

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

• Smarthinking: an 24/7 online 1:1 tutoring service
• 1:1 and small group course specific tutoring
• Supplemental Instruction and course recitations
• Academic coaching
• Workshops and events

Contact

learn@camden.rutgers.edu

 

NJ STEP/Mountainview

Eligibility and Application Process:

• Previous participant in NJ STEP program while incarcerated and applying to Rutgers-Camden
• An enrolled student at Rutgers-Camden who was previously incarcerated within the State of New Jersey

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

• Support and assistance in completing the Rutgers admissions application and FAFSA
• Orientation programs
• 1:1 and small group academic coaching and support services
• Advocacy and support
• Accountability (for students who are still in DOC custody)

Contact:

Ms. Tiece Riddick, tiece.riddick@rutgers.edu

 

Student Success Coach Office

Eligibility and Application Process:

All incoming first-year students are eligible to have a coach. Priority is given to those students who are not affiliated with an academic support program such as the Honors College, EOF, and TRIO SSS.

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

• 1:1 and group coaching sessions (in-person, phone, video-conference)
• Academic & skill-building workshops
• Efforts to increase awareness of personal interests and abilities
• Student advocacy and resource referral

Contact

successcoach@camden.rutgers.edu

 

Institute for Leadership and Action

Eligibility and Application Process:

Students are eligible to apply to join the Student Leaders Cohort program after the completion of one full academic year of study on the Rutgers-Camden campus. The application process is competitive based on previous participation in Leadership Development workshops and Leadership in Action events, recommendations from members of Rutgers-Camden staff or faculty, and articulation of both one’s current leadership activities and how they hope to grow as leaders through their participation in the program. Applications will open for the Fall 2021 Cohort during the spring 2021 semester.

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

·  Personalized mentoring from students, faculty, staff, and Institute for Leadership & Action alumni;

·  Connection to exclusive, high-impact experiential learning, undergraduate research, and scholarship/fellowship opportunities relevant to their professional and vocational goals, many of which provide compensation for student participants;

·  Access to an intentional community of practice committed to investing in their whole-person thriving;

·  An e-portfolio that articulates the leadership experiences in which they participated at Rutgers-Camden.

Contact

Mr. Michael D’Italia, michael.ditalia@camden.rutgers.edu

 

TRIO Student Support Services

Eligibility and Application Process:

• A student must be a U.S. citizen, a national, or otherwise a legal recipient of federal financial aid at Rutgers-Camden
• In addition, applicants must be first-generation college students, and/or low-income, and/or have a documented disability or an academic need for additional support.

General Services (all services offered remotely, and in-service support as needed):

• 1:1 peer and group academic coaching
• New Student Orientation for incoming participants
• Grant aid up for active participants
• Workshops and events to promote academic success

Contact:

Dr. Dyron Corley, dyron.corley@rutgers.edu