Rutgers-Camden

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Rutgers University - Camden Campus
Motto:	Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra (Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also.)
Established:	South Jersey Law School: 1926 College of South Jersey: 1927 Rutgers-Camden: 1950
Type:	Public, research university
President:	Richard L. McCormick
Staff:	2,552
Undergraduates:	38,576
Postgraduates:	12,904
Location:	Camden, New Jersey, USA
Campus:	Urban
Athletics:	27 sports teams
Mascot:	Scarlet Raptors
Website:	http://camden.rutgers.edu/

The Camden campus of Rutgers University is located in Camden, New Jersey, and was formerly known as the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey (founded 1926 and 1927, respectively) which were merged with Rutgers in 1950 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature.^[1] The South Jersey Law School was established in 1926 and the College of South Jersey was established in 1927. Today, the 47 acre (162,000 m²) Camden campus consists of the following degree-granting divisions:

• Camden College of Arts and Sciences
• University College–Camden (School for non-traditional students)
• Graduate School–Camden
• School of Business–Camden
• Rutgers School of Law - Camden

During the 2005-06 academic year, Rutgers-Camden enrolled 5,450 students in 34 undergraduate and 13 master's-level programs. In Fall 2007 the first doctoral program will begin at Rutgers Camden, offered by the Department of Childhood Studies.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 The College of South Jersey 1.3 Rutgers in Camden 2 Athletics 3 Housing 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Early history

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[edit] The College of South Jersey

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[edit] Rutgers in Camden

The College of South Jersey and the South Jersey Law School joined the Rutgers system in 1950. After the Rutgers takeover, the campus expanded, erecting several buildings on site including the Paul Robeson Library, The Business School, the Student Center, and the Walter Gordon Theater.

see camden.rutgers.edu

[edit] Athletics

Rutgers-Camden is an NCAA Division III school, with 15 men's and women's teams. In 2006, The Women's Softball team won the Division III National Championship. ^[2]

[edit] Housing

Though the majority of undergraduate students live off campus, the university provides both graduate and undergraduate housing. Undergraduates live in shared dormitory rooms, while law and graduate students live in single or shared apartment style rooms.

[edit] See also

• Colonial colleges
• List of notable Rutgers University people
• Public Ivy
• Rutgers University
• Rutgers-New Brunswick
• Rutgers-Newark

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rutgers-Camden official website

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