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Strategic Priorities and Initiatives

The Office of the Chancellor-Provost is focused on several priority initiatives that will strengthen opportunities and support excellence among faculty, students and staff at Rutgers–New Brunswick.

Chancellor-Provost Conway invites faculty, staff, and students to offer feedback, comments, and suggestions, and to help shape the future of Rutgers–New Brunswick by serving on one or more of the Academic Master Plan (AMP) implementation teams. To nominate yourself, please explore the AMP initiatives below and connect with the office to express your interest.

Nominate Yourself for an AMP Implementation Team

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Academic Master Plan

The Rutgers University–New Brunswick Academic Master Plan (AMP), led by the Office of the Chancellor-Provost, will serve as the roadmap for the institution’s future, clarifying strategies to accomplish the university’s academic mission. The success of the plan depends on the collaboration and input from our Rutgers–New Brunswick community.

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Chancellor-Provost Challenge

The Chancellor-Provost Office invites Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty, staff, and students to propose innovative ideas that catalyze exploration, collaboration, concept-testing, and risk-taking, and advance the goals and objectives of the Academic Master Plan.

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Innovative Collaboration in Action

The Academic Master Planning process has uncovered many outstanding programs and initiatives that embody the AMP’s Four Pillars of Excellence, and that are moving Rutgers University–New Brunswick toward its envisioned academic future. See the list of programs that fulfill the pillars of Scholarly Leadership, Innovative Research, Student Success, and Community Engagement.

Academic Master Plan Initiatives

The initiatives listed below serve the AMP’s Four Pillars of Excellence: Scholarly Leadership, Innovative Research, Student Success, and Community Engagement; and President Holloway’s values of Access to Academic Excellence, Beloved Community, and Common Good.

Access to Academic Excellence

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Discovery Advantage

We're holistically reimagining the student experience—from enrollment to retention and ultimately graduation—to ensure students are supported in their belonging and well-being, and best prepared to succeed in their academic and co-curricular pursuits and life after graduation.

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Graduate Education and Student Support

The Graduate Education and Student Support Initiative seeks to improve the graduate student experience through enhanced coordination of recruitment, enrollment management, scholarships, academic support, and support for graduate student life. 

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Scarlet Guarantee

This signature Rutgers–New Brunswick program aims to make college more accessible and affordable, offering a "last dollar" financial aid award that covers the cost of in-state tuition and mandatory fees. The Scarlet Guarantee is a supplemental program to the Garden State Guarantee.

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15+ to Finish

Students can graduate on time and minimize their educational costs if they complete 15 or more credits per semester. The 15+ to Finish initiative helps students get there by connecting them with academic, wellness, and career support services, and opportunities for experiential learning and involvement.

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Teaching, Learning, and Inclusive Pedagogy

To help our students make the most of their Rutgers–New Brunswick education, the Teaching, Learning, and Inclusive Pedagogy Initiative empowers our faculty with best practices and an approach to teaching that engages the background and learning style of all students.

Beloved Community

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ScarletWell

ScarletWell is a public health and prevention-focused approach to mental health and wellness for our students, faculty, and staff. The ScarletWell Task Force will make recommendations for Rutgers–New Brunswick’s wellness initiatives and will develop a strategy for establishing our institution as a center of excellence in behavioral health.

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Diversity Strategic Plan

Our aim is to adopt the means for the cohesive, coherent, and collaborative integration of diversity and inclusion into New Brunswick’s shared pursuit of excellence.

Common Good

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Excellence Scholar Collaborative

With a $15M investment over the next five years, Rutgers will create interdisciplinary scholarly communities across our diverse academic units to focus on climate and sustainability, data science, and artificial intelligence, among other pressing global issues.

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Rutgers Distinction

Rutgers–New Brunswick proudly connects students with hands-on, experiential opportunities for research, internships, and public service. Inspired by the success of the Rutgers Summer Service Internship Initiative, the new Rutgers Distinction Initiative will focus on expanding industry and community partnerships.

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Investing in Rutgers–New Brunswick Infrastructure

Rutgers has committed to investing $5M over five years for infrastructure repairs and upgrades. Students are a top priority in this effort, which includes the development of collaborative and innovative spaces.

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Innovation and Economic Prosperity

Rutgers–New Brunswick strives to serve the common good as a driver of economic opportunity and community engagement, and is working toward recognition by the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University.

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