District 3 Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (D) Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D) Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley (D) Rutgers People in District 3   2,501   Alumni   471   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   200   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   176   Faculty/Staff   3,348   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 3

• Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the state’s workforce current (Bridgeton, Clayton, Pennsville, Pittsgrove, West Deptford, Woodstown)

• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences: established a satellite center to provide extensive education and training programs for users throughout southern New Jersey (Tuckerton)

• NJ Hospital Quality Initiative: Works with hospitals to improve quality of care for hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (Salem)
• Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center: Research on production of crops with maximum economic benefit and minimum environmental risk (Centerton, Upper Deerfield)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Science-based outreach in food and nutrition, family sciences, gardening, and youth 4-H development (Clayton, Woodstown)

• Rutgers Against Hunger: donated $20,000 to area food banks including CFBNJ Southern Branch (Salem)

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 3

• 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 (Paulsboro, Woodbury)

• Eagleton's State House Express: provides grants to NJ middle and high schools to rent a bus for a trip to Trenton and a visit to the State House (Woodston)

• BizEd Leadership Program: College-level business education for outstanding high school students (Paulsboro High School, West Deptford High School)

Did You Know?

The Food Innovation Center, an initiative of the Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, is a unique business incubation and economic development accelerator program, which provides business and technology expertise to small and mid-sized food and agribusiness in New Jersey and the surrounding region.  Over 1,000 companies and entrepreneurs have been served by the Center, since its founding in 2001.  In October 2008, the Center opened a new 23,000 sq. ft. food business incubator facility in Bridgeton NJ, which enables the design, development, marketing, analysis, commercialization, and ongoing manufacture of products for sale to retail and foodservice markets. Because of the tremendous commitment at the federal, state, and community level, the $8 million food business incubation facility was built entirely from grants, demonstrating the tremendous support for the Center and its programs. By the year 2012, it has been estimated that the Center will create over 1,000 net new jobs, and over $200 million in cumulative new revenue for its clients, in addition to millions of dollars in local tax revenue. Furthermore, it is estimated that thousands of employees will be impacted via its programs in quality assurance, new technology development and integration, and workforce development/training that will assist in the creation and retention of high-paying jobs in the community.  The Rutgers Food Innovation Center has been internationally recognized for its economic development impacts, and has been awarded Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association among incubators globally in 2007.  In addition, the USDA has named the Center a national “Innovative Program Model” for “achievement as a model for community and economic development and jobs creation” and an “Agricultural Innovation Center Demonstration Program”.  

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