District 5 Senator Dana Redd (D) Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) Assemblyman Joseph J. Roberts Jr. (D) Rutgers People in District 5   3,860   Alumni   1,151   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   534   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   318   Faculty/Staff   5,863   Total

Rutgers Programs, Initiatives, and Facilities in District 5
The following is a small sampling of Rutgers activities in District 5, which is home to Rutgers’ Camden Campus.

• The Rutgers–Camden Campus continues to grow as Rutgers renovates a three-block area of Victorian properties on Camden’s Cooper Street and expands the law school. The university also secured grant and external funding to restore historic Johnson Park to its Victorian-era splendor, creating a public space for the entire community to enjoy.
• The Fairview Neighborhood Partnership: Revitalizing historic Camden through collaboration of the Rutgers–Camden law school, business school, and Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs
• Camden Special Services District: A successful partnership with corporate neighbors to maintain a friendly and clean urban downtown
• Children’s Justice Clinic: Legal representation by Rutgers–Camden law school students for Camden youth facing delinquency charges

Rutgers-K–12 Partnerships in District 5
(In the Camden School District)

• LEAP Academy: Holistic approach to student achievement, including K–12 charter schools and family services. This year, LEAP breaks ground on an early childhood facility on Cooper Street with classrooms for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers as well as a research center and space for professional development.
• BizEd: Introduction to college-level business education for outstanding high school students
• Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts: Arts After School places professional teaching artists in after-school programs
• MPA Aspiring Principals Program: Preparing Camden teachers and staff for principal positions

Did You Know?
The Rutgers–Camden Technology Campus, a business incubator funded through a partnership between the Rutgers School of Business–Camden, the Delaware River Port Authority, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, and the U.S. Department of Commerce, stimulates economic development in Camden by providing entrepreneurs with low-cost services, high-tech support, and in-depth strategic counseling to launch and grow their businesses. The incubator recently moved into the newly constructed, state-of-the-art Waterfront Technology Center and currently houses approximately 29 on-site and 10 virtual tenant businesses that generate more than 155 jobs and $6 million in payroll in Camden. Six businesses launched at the incubator have graduated and are thriving independently, paying taxes, purchasing goods and services, and contributing to the economy. Staff members expect at least three additional businesses to grow out of the incubator by the end of this year.

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