Study Abroad 101
11:00AM & 11:30AM
College Ave Student Center Room 411 (126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Tickets: Free
Parking: Due to gameday policies, lots on College Avenue are subject to a $20 cash fee. Guests can park on the Cook/Douglass campus and take a free shuttle over to College Avenue. Guests will get on a Weekend 1 shuttle at the NJ Transit bus stop located outside of the Cooper Dining Hall on George Street. To return to the Cook/Douglass campus guests should ride a Weekend 2 shuttle from the College Avenue Student Center back to the Cooper Dining Hall stop.
Rutgers Center for Global Education offers more than 150 short-term, semester, and yearlong study abroad options in more than 50 countries. This presentation will cover the different types of study abroad programs, scholarship options, and how easy it is to apply.
Rutgers Football Tailgate Party
Hosted by New Student Orientation and Family Programs
Time: 9AM-12PM
Livingston Student Center Lawn
Tickets: $21.95 per parent/family member, $21.95 per Rutgers student and $11.95 for children under 10. Limited tickets available at the door. (Credit card only)
Parking: Livingston/RAC — $20 a vehicle; RAC parking lots can be accessed via Suttons Lane or Avenue E. Free shuttles are provided from Livingston RAC to the stadium every 20 minutes. Please use this link for more detailed information about gameday parking and to access maps.
Come join our party under a tent surrounded by your Rutgers friends and family members. Admission includes brunch, non-alcoholic beverages, a cash bar (BYOB not permitted), music and giveaways. There will be contests and games for fans of all ages! (Please Note: This ticket does not include admission to High Point Solutions Stadium to view the Rutgers vs. Iowa Football Game. To purchase your game ticket, please see details under Rutgers Football Game event).
Rutgers Football Game
Hosted by Rutgers Athletics
Time: Kickoff at 12PM
Highpoint Solutions Stadium (1 Scarlet Knight Way, Piscataway, NJ 08854)
Tickets: Football game tickets can be purchased here. Please use code “PARENTS16” for the Parent and Family Weekend discount rate. (Please note: student tickets only allow access for students to sit in the student seating section. If you would like your student to sit with your family during the game, please be sure to purchase an extra ticket).
Parking: Livingston/RAC- $20 a vehicle; free shuttles are provided from Livingston RAC to the stadium every 20 minutes. Please use this link for more detailed information about gameday parking and to access maps
Come watch the Scarlet Knights tackle the Iowa Hawkeyes at HighPoint Solutions Stadium! For questions about ticketing & parking, please contact Rutgers Athletics at 866-445-4678 or email tickets@scarletknights.com. (Please Note: This ticket does not include admission to the Tailgate Party. To purchase a tailgate ticket, please see details under Tailgate Party event).
Rutgers Through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives
Saturday: 1-2PM
Alexander Library (169 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Admission: Free. Please send reservation requests or parking inquiries by email events@rulmail.rutgers.edu or call 848-932-7505.
Join us for an exclusive guided tour of the special exhibit Rutgers through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives. Gain an appreciation of the unique history of Rutgers University as archivist Erika Gorder presents a lively description of important historical documents; vivid photographic illustrations; and interesting, compelling, and often whimsical artifacts from the collections of the Rutgers University Archives. Among the treasures on display are the original printed copy of the 1770 Queen’s College Charter, portraits of past presidents and faculty, documents relating to Rutgers College becoming a land-grant institution in 1864, photographs and artifacts depicting 19th- and 20th-century student life, and other items related to the historical development of Rutgers from a colonial college founded in the 18th century to a comprehensive public research university in the 21st century.
The exhibition will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in Alexander Library through November 2016.
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra
Hosted by Mason Gross School of the Arts
7:30PM
Nicholas Music Center (85 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Tickets: General Public $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $10 / Students $5. To purchase tickets please call 848-932-7511 or visit our ticket office here.
Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Kynan Johns, conductor; Michael Bulychev-Okser, piano
Stargazing at the Observatory (Weather Permitting)
Hosted by Rutgers Physics Department
8:00PM & 8:45PM
Robert A Schommer Observatory, Busch Campus (126 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854)
Tickets: Free Admission (Space is limited to 35 guests per session)
Parking:
Directions returning to Cook/Douglass Campus: Parking Lot 70 and Douglass Deck:
Upon exiting the Serin Physics Building, proceed to the Hill Center Bus Stop.
Board the Weekend 2 from the Hill Center Bus Stop to Cook / Douglass Campus.
The Weekend 2 will continue to make stops on College Avenue and Downtown New Brunswick prior to reaching Cook Douglass Campus. (It will be about 6 stops)
When the bus arrives on Cook / Douglass Campus, exit the bus at the NJ Transit Bus Stop located on George Street. This will be the first bus stop on Cook / Douglass Campus and will be directly in front of the Cooper Dining Hall.
Upon exiting the bus, continue left down George Street to the Nichol Avenue / George Street Intersection. Make a right onto Nichol Avenue and walk straight until you reach Lipman Drive, where you will make a right. On your left hand side, you will see Lots 70 and the Douglass Parking Deck.
For a full listing of all the Weekend 2 Bus Stops, please click here.
For a schedule of Weekend 2 departure times, please click here
Please check our website by 6:30PM for any weather related announcements. Observe the skies through the 8-inch telescopes of the Rutgers Astronomical Society from the roof of the Physics and Astronomy building on the Busch Campus. (Our 20-inch telescope may also be available, schedule permitting). Saturn and Mars will be visible, though both are very low in the sky. Better placed for viewing will be the binary star Albireo, the Ring Nebula, and the Andromeda Galaxy. This event will be canceled if the weather is cloudy.
