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On October 24, 2018, Rutgers-Newark hosted a day-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Rutgers-Newark campus. While Rutgers-Newark’s founding goes back to 1908 and it joined Rutgers in 1946, the campus was built in its current location in the mid-1960s and had its official dedication ceremony in October 1968.

To mark the date, a celebration of the history of student activism for diversity and social justice, then as now, 1968-2018.

Sponsored by Office of the Chancellor, School of Arts & Sciences-Newark, the Federated Department of History, Express Newark, and Newark Rhythms


Schedule
Dedication Day poster

The day’s events:

11:30 am - 12:00 pm, PRCC Essex Room
Maren Hassinger: Women's Work
Performance Art

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, PRCC Essex Room
Making a Place slideshow lecture
Learn about the history of the campus

1:00 pm - 2:20 pm, PRCC Essex Room
Activism + Art + Social Justice = Newark as a Sanctuary roundtable
Discuss strategies for activism in the city today

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm, Norman Samuels Plaza
Shilpa Ray
Live concert on the plaza

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Norman Samuels Plaza
Scavenger Hunt
Clues, Prizes, Raffles, Refreshments

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, PRCC Essex Room
Poetry After-Party
Poetry readings, Open-mic, and more


Press

A summary of the day's events can be found here: RU-N Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Its Campus Dedication, by Lawrence Lerner (Oct 29, 2018)


50th Anniversary of the Rutgers-Newark campus Dedication: "In 1968, the campus was dedicated, and even then, we were committed to social justice and diversity."


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Dedication Day poster on the plaza.
Artist Maren Hassinger presenting her collaborative performance 'Women's Work.'
Participants in Artist Maren Hassinger's collaborative performance 'Women's Work.'
Mark Krasovic attending Eva Giloi's 'Making a Place' lecture on Dedication Day.
Eva Giloi's 'Making a Place' lecture on Dedication Day.
Eva Giloi's 'Making a Place' lecture on Dedication Day.
Victor Davson at Dedication Day.
Speakers panel at Dedication Day.
Speakers panel at Dedication Day.
Speakers panel at Dedication Day.
Audience member at Dedication Day.
Express Newark Co-Directors Anne Englot and Victor Davson at Dedication Day.
Audience member at Dedication Day asking a question.
Shilpa Ray and her band performing on Norman Samuels Plaza for Dedication Day.
Shilpa Ray and her band performing on Norman Samuels Plaza for Dedication Day.
Shilpa Ray singing and standing on her red nord keyboard.
Shilpa Ray and her band performing on Norman Samuels Plaza for Dedication Day.
Shilpa Ray and her band performing on Norman Samuels Plaza for Dedication Day.
Shilpa Ray smiling at the end of the concert.
Signing up on Dedication Day.
Signing up for the scavenger hunt on Dedication Day.
Students posing on Dedication Day.
Panel speakers chatting on Norman Samuels Plaza.
Poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
Open mic poetry afterparty on Dedication Day.
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All photos by Fred Stucker.