District 2 Senator James Whelan (D) Assemblyman John Amodeo (R) Assemblyman Vince Polistina (R) Rutgers People in District 2   2,209   Alumni   613   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   1,203   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   69   Faculty/Staff   4,094   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 2

• Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the state’s workforce current (Absecon, Atlantic City, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway, Hamilton Township, Pleasantville)
• Cultivating Youth and Communities for Positive Futures: Workforce readiness for at-risk youth through farm stand, nutrition, gardening, and other projects (Atlantic City, Pleasantville)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based information and outreach focused on 4-H youth development, food and nutrition, gardening, and more (Atlantic City)

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 2

• Center for Effective School Practices: Research-based classroom innovations to improve pre-K through 12th grade learning (Pleasantville)
• Seeds to Success: Prepares at-risk youth for the workforce through classroom and on-the-job training by operating summer farm stands in their communities (Atlantic City, Pleasantville)
• Teens Teaching Middle School Youth Workforce Preparation: Teambuilding, communication, goal-setting, job exploration, and character education activities for more than 700 middle school youth (Atlantic City)
• Roots of Knowledge: Increases science literacy, healthy lifestyle practices, and workforce readiness in high-risk youth through gardening (Atlantic City, Pleasantville)
• High School Financial Planning Program: Free or low-cost workshops from Rutgers Cooperative Extension to help teachers implement a curriculum focusing on personal financial management (Atlantic City, Linwood)

Did You Know?
Rutgers works with Atlantic Cape Community College to bring degree programs to Atlantic and Cape May counties, a region traditionally underserved by state higher education. Hotel and casino workers are able to earn a Rutgers bachelor’s degree in hospitality management through a program offered by Rutgers–Camden and ACCC that allows students to receive Rutgers credit while attending classes in Atlantic City. This spring the program offered five courses with enrollment of more than 100. The program focuses on hotel, food and beverage, and gaming operations and management and helps workers advance professionally. Hotels and resorts gain access to a workforce educated through the Rutgers program’s practical, industry-oriented courses. Past students are now employed at every level of casino management, including a vice president of sales and a director of training for two of the boardwalk’s most recognizable hotels. In addition, Rutgers offers three other programs at ACCC’s Atlantic County campuses: Bachelor’s programs in liberal studies, master of business administration, and graduate courses in education.

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