District 29 Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (D) Assemblyman Alberto Coutinho (D) Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D) Rutgers People in District 29   2,156   Alumni   863   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   6   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   346   Faculty/Staff   3,371   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 29
The following is a small sampling of Rutgers activities in District 29, which is home to Rutgers’ Newark Campus.

• The Rutgers–Newark Campus marked its 60th anniversary with the September 2006 openings of the $51-million, 13-story University Square, a residence hall for 600 students, and the $18-million, six-story Life Sciences Center.
• Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies: Tackles issues such as the impact of low-density, affordable housing and the need for better health care
• Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program: Offers behaviorally focused nutrition classes for food stamp-eligible residents in Hillside and Newark
• NJ Small Business Development Centers: Headquarters for state network of Rutgers-administered agencies offering affordable services for small business
• Rutgers’ School of Law–Newark Legal Clinics: Eight centers offering no-cost or low-cost legal services in child advocacy, urban law, and more

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 29
(In the Newark School District)

• Abbott Leadership Institute: Parents, community leaders, and educators partner to build stronger schools
• Future Business Computer Institute: A two-week summer program provides hands-on curriculum to help students develop new and advanced technological computer skills
• Student Ambassadors Outreach Program: High-achieving students serve as role models in Newark schools
• MetroMath: Helping urban students succeed in math
• Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity: Innovative science and technology summer camp for middle and high school students

Did You Know?
Every spring, members of all four of the accounting clubs of Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick (the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, the National Asian-American Society of Accountants, the National Association of Black Accountants, and the Rutgers Accounting Society) participate in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. Volunteers, who receive training from the IRS to help prepare basic tax returns, staff tax preparation clinics held in senior centers, libraries, schools, and shopping malls. The program helps low-income and elderly residents all over the city of Newark and surrounding communities to prepare their tax returns.

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