District 12 Senator Jennifer Beck (R) Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R) Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon (R) Rutgers People in District 12   7,782   Alumni   1,686   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   1,809   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   379   Faculty/Staff   11,656   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 12

• Monmouth Park: A new, seven-furlong, oval turf course, engineered by Rutgers turf experts to promote drainage, plant growth, and racing safety (Oceanport)
• MBA Team Consulting Program: Affordable business, marketing, and benchmarking plans developed by MBA students (Little Silver, Morganville, Tinton Falls)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based information and outreach in such areas as food and nutrition, and 4-H (Freehold)
• Adelphia Plant Science Research and Extension Center: Solves problems relating to the production of food, feed, or fiber and to environmental or aesthetic quality (Freehold)
• Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program: Behaviorally focused nutrition classes for food stamp-eligible residents (Freehold, Red Bank, Tinton Falls)
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: Classes for citizens over 50 years old who want to continue learning in a stimulating, friendly environment (Freehold)

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 12

• Douglass Autism Outreach: Training in applied behavior analysis for educators of children with autism spectrum disorders (Colts Neck, Freehold)
• NJ Civic Education Consortium: Aims to increase voter turnout and engagement in civic life (Tinton Falls)
• Waksman Student Scholars Program: Yearlong program in molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics (Tinton Falls)

Did You Know?
Since 1998, residents of the greater Monmouth County area have been able to obtain Rutgers degrees while staying close to home. In the last year, about 650 Rutgers students have enrolled in Rutgers courses held at the Western Monmouth Campus of Brookdale Community College located in Freehold. As part of the Rutgers-Brookdale Partnership in Higher Education, Rutgers offers baccalaureate programs in criminal justice, labor studies and employment relations, liberal studies, and nursing as well as a range of graduate and continuing professional education courses in education, nursing, social work, and more. Typically, students complete an associate’s degree at Brookdale or another New Jersey community college and then continue at Rutgers for the bachelor’s degree.

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