Rutgers Day
| Rutgers Day | |
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| Date(s) | Last Saturday in April, rain or shine (next: April 27, 2024) |
| Begins | 10 am |
| Ends | 4 pm |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Three Rutgers University campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway |
| Inaugurated | 1906 (titled “Rutgers Day” in 2009) |
| Participants | Musicians, food vendors, craft vendors, students, faculty, dancers, scientists, researchers, educators, families, student-athletes, Sir Henry, the Scarlet Knight |
| Website | newbrunswick |
Rutgers Day is a festival held on the last Saturday in April every year at Rutgers University.
Background
The event typically brings in tens of thousands of festival-goers onto Rutgers campus.
History
What is now the Rutgers Day tradition started in 1906 as an agricultural field day for farmers to learn about the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station[9] and its studies.[10] The late Linda Bassett, who worked in community affairs at the university, helped create an annual event for the state’s residents to learn about and experience the university, starting in 2009.[11][6]Since that year, Ag Field Day has been held as a part of Rutgers Day.[12]
Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day
Rutgers Agricultural Field Day, known as “Ag Field Day,” is a farm-oriented event held by the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) at Rutgers Day on Rutgers University's Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The SEBS event includes 4-H animal fairs, a petting zoo, farm tours, plant sales, evolutionary and archaeological displays, and department-specific exhibits such as the entomology department's cockroach races.[13]
The plant sale next to Bartlett Hall and the Marine Science Building, held by the Department of Plant Biology at SEBS, attracts attendees from across the region to purchase unique and popular varieties of vegetables and herbs as well as many other plants.[10] “The selection of plants draws gardeners from three states away, resulting in a huge diversity of traditional and heirloom plants.”[14][15] Tours of the Floriculture Greenhouse Complex, a teaching greenhouse in the Department of Plant Biology, are also conducted.
The New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers Day
The
Other live music
In addition to the folk festival, the festival is the site of other live music. WRSU 88.7 FM Rutgers Radio helps present live musical performances by various local bands and other acts on stage at the festival's College Avenue Campus. Performers from the university's arts conservatory, Mason Gross, entertain audiences as well.
Science, business and health care
In addition to the biological and environmental scientific displays on
Athletics at Rutgers Day
The Athletics Department offers activities on College Avenue Campus in the grassy Voorhees Mall area during Rutgers Day, with student-athletes from some of Rutgers' 24 varsity sports present along with mascot Sir Henry, the Scarlet Knight.
Museums and other tours
Tours of the Zimmerli Art Museum and the Rutgers Geology Museum are conducted at the event.
References
- ^ "First Rutgers Day in Three Years Draws Tens of Thousands on College Avenue Campus". TAPinto.
- ^ Muscavage, Nick. "Rutgers Day 2018 draws a record number of alumni to New Brunswick". Courier News.
- ^ MacKenzie, Pamela. "Rutgers Day 2018 this Saturday: What you need to know". Courier News.
- ^ NJ.com, Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for (April 26, 2013). "Rutgers Day 2013: Giving the unrest a rest". nj.
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- ^ a b "Remembering Linda Bassett, Who Connected Rutgers and Communities". TAPinto.
"The annual opening of Rutgers' doors to the state each spring is credited with introducing the university's faculty, staff, students, farm animals, folk music and myriad academic programs to hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans."
- ^ "A day of fun, learning, and discovery brings 50,000 to Rutgers — Rutg…". Archived from the original on 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Odds of Rutgers faculty strike resuming dims as talks continue and final exams loom". North Jersey Media Group.
- ^ https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/pdfs/njaes-brochure.pdf
- ^ a b Armstrong, Bill Hlubik and Gillian. "Plant sale on tap at Rutgers Day". Courier News.
- ^ "Rutgers Day 2023". www.rutgers.edu.
- ^ "Rutgers Day".
- ^ "Horses Have a Field Day at Rutgers". The New York Times. April 30, 1977 – via NYTimes.com.
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- ^ "Master Gardener Plant Sale at Rutgers Day, April 29". April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Great Places to Visit at Rutgers". www.rutgers.edu.
- ^ "Rutgers' 'Passion Puddle' Among America's Most Romantic College Spots". www.rutgers.edu.
- ^ https://scarletknights.com/news/2024/1/29/football-scarlet-white-game-april-27.aspx
- ^ "Scarlet-White Game Set for April 29". Rutgers University Athletics.
- ^ Harvey, Paul (January 16, 2023). "Greg Schiano announces date for Rutgers' 2023 Scarlet-White Spring Game".
- ^ Patuto, Greg (April 22, 2023). "Rutgers Football: When will Greg Schiano name starting QB? Decision not made following scrimmage". On the Banks.
- ^ "Rutgers Football | 2023 Scarlet-White Game" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Scarlet-White Game: How To Attend, Rutgers Day Activities & More". Yardbarker. April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Scarlet-White Game". Rutgers Bands.
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See also
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