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50th Anniversary Celebration
Rutgers University
Graduate School - New Brunswick

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Events in Individual Graduate Programs

2:00-5:00 PM
Symposia on the Cutting Edge of Current Research
Tours of New Facilities and Laboratories
Opportunities to See Old Friends, Faculty, and Current Students

(Some program events may start on Friday or earlier on Saturday)

Plenary Activities Cutting Across the Disciplines

Luncheon and Poster Display of Program Highlights

12:00 Noon
College Avenue Student Center:  Fireside Lounge and Multipurpose Room

Speaker:  David M. Oshinsky
Professor, Department of History
University of Texas at Austin
Former Professor, Department of History-New Brunswick
Tentative Topic:  “The history of the fight against polio”

Reception and Gala Dinner

6:00-9:00 PM
Neilson Dining Hall, Douglas Campus

Keynote Speaker:  Catharine Stimpson
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
New York University
Former Dean, Graduate School – New Brunswick
Topic:  "Winds of Change, Stones of Tradition: Graduate Education Now"

Commemorative Book
“50 Years of Graduate Education in New Brunswick”

Available to all who attend Gala Dinner, or upon request

  • History of Graduate Education at Rutgers University
  • Overview of the Graduate School and its Programs
  • Highlights of Graduate Programs
  • Distinguished Alumni
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
  • Acknowledgement of Donors

You may now also contribute to the Graduate School's 50th Anniversary Fund online. Your contributions will be used to:
  • Raise fellowship stipends to competitive levels and to increase the number of fellowships offered.
  • Enable graduate students to travel for research and presentations at conferences.
  • Recognize excellence in graduate student research and teaching.
  • Recruit talented graduate students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Graduate School.

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Last updated: December 20, 2007.

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