Livingston College (Rutgers University)
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Livingston College is one of the schools that comprises Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey.
Named after William Livingston, the first governor of New Jersey, Livingston College was founded in 1969 as the first coeducational, liberal arts college of Rutgers University. The University states: "Livingston embodied the spirit of social responsibility and cultural awareness demanded by students of the time." Livingston is located in Piscataway, New Jersey between Metlars and Cedar Lanes. It formerly was part of Camp Kilmer, an army staging area during World War II. The army reserve still uses a small part of the original camp today, located in Edison. Livingston is least attractive and most neglected campus at Rutgers. It is known for having poorly maintained buildings, crumbling sidewalks, the worst dining hall, and the smallest student center. Elexis Silverman and Nathaniel Burke write in the Daily Targum: "Many Livingston College students call their school the second-string liberal arts college of Rutgers-New Brunswick. They say it is a subpar backup to Rutgers College. One student even classified the college as not something to like, but simply something to 'accept'."
[edit] Buildings on Livingston
- Tillet Hall- Named after Paul Tillett, a political science professor, who was a major part of the planning for Livingston College. This building holds the dining hall, the post office, the learning center, the counseling center, the departments of Physcology and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean studies, computer labs, and various classrooms.
- Kilmer Library- one of the original buildings that was part of Camp Kilmer
- Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC)
- Lucy Stone Hall- Named after the founder of the New Jersey Woman's Suffrage Association, this building holds many administrative offices, the departments of sociology, geography and criminal justice, as well as many classrooms and a few lecture halls.
- Livingston Student Center
- Livingston Recreation Center (As of December 2006, it is still being renovated)
- North and South Towers (dormitories)
- The Quads (dormitories)
- Beck Hall (classrooms)
- Levin Building
- Livingston Classroom Building (trailers) - the newest building on Livingston
- Many maintenance and storage buildings are also located on Livingston's campus
