C O N VO C AT I O N
May 2015
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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School of Social Work
2015GraduationCelebration
Louis A. Brown Athletic CenterLivingston Campus
May 18, 20153:00 p.m.
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ORDER OF EXERCISES
THE PROCESSIONAL Majestic Brass Quintet
GONFALONIER Ayse Akincigil, Ph.D.Associate Professor
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
DEAN’S GREETING Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.Dean and Distinguished Professor
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD Victoria Williams Brown, SSW ’76
FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS AND AWARDS
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Ashley Blazer Biden, M.S.W. Executive Director, Delaware Center for Justice
PH.D. DISSERTATION AWARD
PRESENTATION OF PH.D. Allison Zippay, Ph.D.DEGREE CANDIDATES Director, Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program and Professor
PRESENTATION OF D.S.W. Jerry Floersch, Ph.D.DEGREE CANDIDATES Director, Doctoral (D.S.W.) Program
and Associate Professor
MSW AWARDS
PRESENTATION OF MSW Antoinette Y. Farmer, Ph.D.DEGREE CANDIDATES Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
and Associate Professor
BASW AWARDS
PRESENTATION OF BASW DuWayne Battle, Ph.D.DEGREE CANDIDATES Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program and Associate Professor of Teaching
COMMENCEMENT READERS Allison Zippay, Ph.D. Director, Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program and Professor
Robert B. Nolan, M.A. Associate Dean for
Administration and Finance, Director, Camden Program
FINAL COMMENTS Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.Dean and Distinguished Professor
ALMA MATER
THE RECESSIONAL Majestic Brass Quintet
The Recessional will be led by the Dean and the faculty. Students and guests are asked to remain in place until the Recessional is completed.
Please turn off all cellular telephones during the ceremony.
A professional photographer will take pictures of the graduates during the program.
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October 2014
Bradley Anton ForenzaDissertation Chair: N. Andrew PetersonDissertation Title: Civic Engagement Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care:
Processes and Outcomes of a Statewide Initiative
Anasuya RayDissertation Chair: Jeffrey LonghoferDissertation Title: In the Shadows of Armed Conflict; Exploring Everyday
Violence in Afghanistan
January 2015
Bonnie Fader WilkenfeldDissertation Chair: Judith McCoydDissertation Title: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: Contextual Antecedents
of Identity Complexity in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
May 2015
Kerrie L. OcasioDissertation Chair: Beth AngellDissertation Title: Understanding Individual Level Motivations for Repeat
Service in a Family Support Program
PH.D. GRADUATES
MSW GRADUATES
Diana Marie AbdallahSoveyra AcostaRochelle H. Adler *O’Brian Uchenna AgwanihuAyana Clara Carmen Ainyette †
Jonas Akpassa †
Florencia B. AllegrettiCassandra Leigh AllemanCrystal Leigh Allen **Jillian G. Allen †
Tisheka Lashonda AllenVerona Veronica Allen
DSW GRADUATES
Ralph G. CuseglioElizabeth FigueroaAlice E. Foulkes-GarciaLouis GomezJean Elizabeth HagerPatricia HechtMelody MidoneckStephen Joseph OreskiPeter W. PrzeradzkiJuan Antonio Rios Jr.
Debra Jean RuisardIrma W. Sandoval-ArochoCaitlin Anne SimpsonKimberly A. StolowJessica L. VerdicchioTimothy Duffy VermillionJohn J. WallaceJude WebsterClara WestEric K.Williams
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Tiffani Jenece Alston *Anjali Maria AlumkalMiguel A. Amador *Nilsa Lynn Ambert †
Rose Abraham ArackatharaIrene Abena ArmahJamie Michelle Arntson-KynnAmanda F. ArroyoKatherine Rose ArzigSally Attia †
Sherie Nicole Augustin †
Rabab AzharSarah Ain BaigStephanie Bailey *Kelli A. Baker †
Shonda Marie Baker *Mohammed Rahim BakshDaniel Martin Balassone †
Manoucheka Baltazar †
Paulina Banasiak †
Denise Banks *†
Jaclyn Barber †
Sunni M. BarbosaAshley Nicole Bardi †
Tiffany Dolores Barthelemy †
Tavia-Simone Bascuine †
Asia Monae BashCarol A. BenderRicardo BenitezErin Meghan BennettJenna Elizabeth BertinoSean Michael BessasparisAlexandra Nicole BiddickShena Annette BishopChristopher Michael BizzarroJennifer Black **Melissa Lynn BogurskyDiana BorovaBashir Boston Jordan *Katherine Bowden †
Erin Doreen Bowker †
Blair Constance BradyParis Joseph BrandaDiana BravoKelly Marie BravoKimberly M. BrockerTova E. BrodyAlicia S. BrownJanay Shante Brown †
Lanae A. Brown
Margaret Elizabeth Brown †
Nikiemma BrownStacie Ericka BrownWilliam M. BruckerBeth Anne BrunoRenee M. BryantJasmine A. Bryant-FranklinLauren Jessica BubKatherine F. Burghart *†
Marxlenin Burgos *Kimberly Burke *†
Dana M. Bush *Adela Danae Bustamante †
Elizabeth Kathryn ButtaciTeresa R. BuxtonLeyla M. ByrdShafeqah Calder *†
Lauren Marie CampasanoBreanna CannettiSusan A. CaputoNorma C. CardonaThalia Alexandra CarreraBarbara K. CarrollDenise Althea CarrollJackeline Cascante *†
Sandra A. CaspersonPaola L. Castano *Cori CastleDominiquea A. CastronovoHailey Danielle CelesteAshley Monae’ ChampionEileen Catherine ChapelVeronica Chavarria †
Farah M. Chéry **†
Kimberly Anne ChidiacEun ChoiKelly Michelle ChrimesHeather Blair Ciociola †
Clarisa ClaeyssenMorgan Lee ClarkTracy Anne Clough †
Christine Nicole CocchiaJason Eric CohenJessica Lauren CollinsLaurie ColónGabrielle Cordaro †
Victoria Maria CortezLauren Nicole CosentinoMelanie Marie CostaNicu R. Costea *
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Courtney Vanessa CovingtonMichelle S. Coyle †
Onaje Lee Austin CrawfordJulia Lacey CusanoSylwia CzarnockaJoshua Daizadeh DanielsShanica L. DavisElsa De LeónBrian Edward De Oliveira †
Kaitlin Anne DeignanAlberto Deleon *Alexandra Lynn D’Emidio †
Kevin James DempseyJoelle Frances DeNotaris †
Monique Lucinda DentJames J. DeSantisMaura R. Desmond *Marie Alexandria Di Iorio †
Fiorella D. DiazMarcello Salvador DiazJames DiLorenzoSara DiMascioMarla DiMercurioShakayla Celestino DingleKelly V. Dittmore *Judy Zelita DixonYves Jean Domond *Opoku Adusei Donkor †
Deborah Elena D’OraziSamantha A. DowginMichelle Lauren DsurneyMary DuffySarah Elizabeth DuganHolly Anne DuncanYokasta Marlen DuránCerissa L. Durr †
Shantah E. EasleyLindsay Marie EberlingEric Xavier EchevarriaImani Tarina Edwards †
Regina L. EgertonMadinah Janay ElaminNagwa M. ElsamraRachel Victoria EmanuelsonEjonoh A. Enaohwo †
Erin R. EpsteinFelisha Lorraine EstesLatoya Louise EwingShannon Nicole Fala †
Christopher John Famiglietti †
Suzanne Marie Fanuele †
Nicholas Frank FaraldiShumayl FarooqRubeena Naz FarooquiStephani Lynn FaustDebora FaustinSara FeinbergShahida Monique FelderAmanda Rose FennimoreChristine Yolanda FergusonTamyra Lynn FernandesLisbet Fernandez *Diana Marie FerranteKirk James Ferrier Jr.Ira J. FinkelSean FoleyAbby Jordan FomaCarla R. FordBrenda Marie Formanek †
Ayanna Monique FowlerEric D. Fox *Catherine H. FrankelCatherine Rose FriesLauren Elisabeth FrischOlga H. Fuentes **Adelina Bianca Garabet †
Abigail Lucille GarnerWyndolyn Dawn GarrettMorgan Elizabeth GeigerRandi S. GelfandAlexandra Tortorella GenovaAnne GermainSuzanne Elizabeth GilbrideJoseph Albert Gilligan †
Katherine Elizabeth GilmoreZihui GongElsica J. González *Miriam Gonzalez **Kirsten Marie GoodwinRachel Lauren GorskyNatali Gottlib †
Tarrah Ashley GrayChristine Greenwood †
Kelly Rae GrewSherrell Grier *Amanda T. GrizzleSamira Laurice GrossAmanda L. GrubeAna Raquel GrullónAlicia Nicole Guajardo
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Richard M. GuardLuis Antonio Guillén †
Lauren Michele GuzzoAnayiah Myiesha HallErin Elizabeth HallJulie Suzanne Hanley **†
Colleen Jennifer HardingBrittany Ann HarrisonSean David HartKaitlyn Marie Hellyer *Carmen M. HernandezIngrid Noemi HernąndezJelysa Hernandez †
Maria Candelaria HernandezMichelle Sara Hill †
Simone Natasha Hinds †
Aleah Holcomb †
Lauren Patrice HornCheyenne Rene Howard †
Victoria Azonima Ijeh-Osian *Kellie A. Illmensee *Jalyssa C. IvyJaimie Beth Iwanicki †
Aneesah JacksonCrystal Lynette Jackson †
Nichole JacksonClaire Ryan JacobelliJhanna Etienne Jean-Louis †
Elfin Ariana JohansonNichola JohnsonRachel L. JohnsonAbigail K. JohnstonJoan JohnstonDonald Wayne JonesNancy Ann JonesClaudel JosephRukiatu S. KamaraRaquel Maria Palacios KapcalaKristin Marie KargDavid Mark Karlberg *Kenneth Michael KasianJillian Eve Kaufman †
Trisha Anne KaufmannRebecca Kelberg †
Adriana Kelly **Christineann Kemp †
Lauren Rachel KennedyThanita Zona KennedyJacklyn A. Kerwin †
Ashley A. King *
Adam Johnathan Klein †
Mitchell J. Kleiner *Marisol KnoxTracey Marie KohbergerErica Nicole Kolton †
Tess Jennae KrakoffChristina Marie Kubica †
Agyaąku KyeiDanielle M. La Starza **†
Beatriz Marangon LabateJamie B. LaBue *Jaclyn A. Lagasca *†
Michael Morris LakeDonna T. Lam *Melissa Nicole Lamboy †
Jiayu LanElissa R. LaPradAlexander LarramendiaAndrew Adrian LavayenLisa Marie Lawson †
Julian Javier LealAnne LeCluyseShelby Morgan LederKristina Marie LeeSherri Lynn Leonard *†
April I. LeshickNicole Alexandra Lesko †
Katherine Gray LesnewichHelena D. Lewis *†
Jennifer Alyson LiebermanColin Liebtag †
Stacy Lynn LiegelAlyssa Marie LimoneYKesha Danielle Marie Lindsey †
Trudy Lissy *†
Nicole Lee LitlandStephanie T. LopesJose Luis Lopez †
Victoria LopezZul Lopez †
Nicole Marie LopreteMadelyn Rita Loshikian †
Alyson Lynn LudmerSamantha LukendaStacey LukowiakTalya E. Lyon *Angela S. Maceda †
Victoria C. Madden *Monica Margaret MaherPatricia Lynn Mallory-Miah
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Lindsey MandellLakeisha J. Manigo *Mahira Maqsood †
Felisa Mark †
Megan Ashley MarocciaReneé Alexis Marter †
Charlotte Elizabeth MasonHope Marie MassaLaura E. MatiasJessica Matos *Rosaria Matos †
Nicole Mauro **Matthew McBrideYakial McBride *Telaria McClainMeghan Lynn McCracken **Jerrilynn McCrayShadae McDanielVonetta Abigale McDonald *Sherrille C. Mckethan †
Tainesha N. McKinney *†
Alicia Denise McNeil †
Desireè Lynn Medina †
Lorraine MedinaRebecca Y. MendaJoseph Michael MendolaJustin E. Mendoza †
Amber MerefieldDana Lynn MigliaccioTyrone Marshall Miles Jr.Jesse Andrew MirNathaniel Aaron Missonellie †
Jazmyne N. MitchellStephen Joseph MogarGeorges Henry MombrunStephanie Danielle MoneyChristopher J. Montemore **Julie Ann Morgano †
Jennifer MorrisKyle Benjamin MorrisChristen Leigh Morrison †
Robyn MorseAmy M. Mortimer †
Erin K. Moss **Rachel L. MuentenerCaitlin Marie MuldowneyCara Nicole MullinJillian Marie MunnSeana Murphy-PolglazeMarjorie A. Mushinski
Nancy NakhleNancy NasrKeesha NiblackMaria Elena NicodemoGabriela Lina NievesJosé Javier Nieves †
Lisa N. NoeJudith A. NunezBradley Scott NussbaumIan Matthew NussbaumEileen O’Donnell **Eric OlanderAmanda N. OlexionKareim St. John OliphantJessica I. OliveraKarina I. Orellano *†
JosephMarie Nadine OscarAshley Lynn Ottinger †
Brittany D. PacificoBrian Alan PadillaLilyvette M. PardoJamie Elizabeth ParkinAmi B. PatelSilquia Sharda PatelMegan Simonds PattersonEva Payano-VerasRosalyn Marie PayneKevin PearsonTheresa Marie Pedernera †
Michael Cody Peeples †
Laura L. Peoples *Quarticha N. Perkins *†
Jessica Lynn Perlaza †
Kara Lee PerleStephanie PerrottaNadira PersaudNemildra J. Persol †
Katie Lynn PetersonTyler Dean Peterson †
Melissa Ann PetroneErin Moiria PfisterAnna PiekarewiczJoan M. Pierson *†
Jeannette Pimentel †
Breuana Mariah PinckneyPriscilla Pineda *Michael Angelo Pino †
Alyssa Noelle Pollio †
Jadira PoloChristina Ann Porcelli
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Natalie Faith PortisCarla R. Powers †
Alyson M. Prekel †
Jessica Leigh Prettyman †
Alexandria Jeanette Prontnicki **†
Donna A. Puglia *Angela Puma *Earnestine Mingwei QiuMegan RahamanIdris Ibn RahmanImaan Ramjan †
Sheree Ashley RayRosalind Miko Fields Redd †
Marcel J. Redfearn *Keana N. ReedChristie Eden RefanoNia RelfAna Maria Rexach †
Christol Alfreda ReynoldsAnna Christine RhodesDarrian Elyse RichZacharias RieckBenjamin Loren RiesebeckSharon Ann RileyAshley Kathryn RitcheyMariana RoaKeren Michelle Robinson †
Tanisha Nicole Robinson †
Nicole Marie RodriguezRosa RodriguezStephanie Rodriguez †
Kaleena RogersKatelyn Marie Rogers †
Jocelyn Kate Romano †
Brady L. Root *Helen RopasAshley Rachael RoselliTamara Marie Rosenberg *Juliana B. Rosenbleeth †
Jillian Leigh RothRasheeda Rayell Roundtree †
Leslie S. RubinJacqueline Jeanne RuffR. Ellen Runyon †
Annie L. Russo †
Linzi Amber Ryan †
Dominic Michael SaccentoKayleigh Miranda SaccoAlexa P. SaksChelsea M. Saks
Jessica SalazarCorinne Michelle SalernoCarlo Gerard Salgado-RussoJulia Lenore Sameth †
Maria Victoria SantiagoPrince Kwame SarpongLisa Aileen SaundersRyan Thomas SavolskisAriel Lauren SaypolCatie L. ScardinoAshley Elaine SchiraldiKatherine SchoenbergDaniel Richard SchwahlFrederick SchwarzenbachDanielle Elizabeth ScollinsMolly Rose ScraboniaAlexis Brynn SellasKara Nicole Sellix †
Daniel Serpico **Christina SerranoDana Shabo †
Maxwell Joseph SharkeyKathryn Dawn SheridanBoni J. Shevelove *Taisha Je’nene ShockleyEric William ShraderTracey Kim Singer *Jean Annette SingletonRobert Lewis Sistler Jr.Robert J. Slavin **Chelsea L. Slusarczyk †
Charles T. Smith *Jessica Ann Smith †
Lindsay Ann SmithRobert D. Smith *Tara J. Snitkin *Jenna C. SolisKristin Janelle Soriano †
Holly K. Sragow **Casandra Loren StahlmanSarah Eileen Stout †
Alan Gordon StowersVictoria StropoliDanielle Marie Sumereau *Di SunLisa M. Swedler *Izabela Hanna SzastJennifer Kathleen TagliaferroFlor L. TapiaHira Tariq
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2015 BASW GRADUATES
Crystal Acevedo † Francisca Addy † Nicholas AnnarelliAngela BakerJason Baker † Kelly Bates † Malika BouchouarKaitlyn Buenzle † Rosita ByrdMaryfrancis CahillAlexis Candelaria
Lauren Chiari † Katherine Costello † Deziree Cuadrado *Rachel Diamond † Lauren Dudley †
Esther Edusei †
Samantha FlorioAvery Forte †
Kristin FoxMarlenna Franqui † Jennifer Giamboy †
CAMDEN CAMPUS
* October 2014 graduate** January 2015 graduate† Phi Alpha Honor Society
Candidate list is correct as of April 27, 2015.
Alba TavarezBrianne Nicole TerreginoAngela Yvette TerryColene ThomasDanielle Nicole Thomas †
Sherika Anthia ThomasAdrian R. Thompson †
Heather L. ThompsonRichard Alexander ThompsonJamie Lee Thurber †
Stephanie A. TibaldoDermont A. TibbsErin Michelle TinkelLavona Ann ToplynCynthia D. ToroTayri Nanichi TorresColleen Marie TownsendPeter TreitlerNeury S. Trinidad **Lydia TrojanowskiAshley Michele TrotterJeffrey Tucker *†
Shalanda Madonna TudorJulia Marie TulanowskiFatimah Z. TurnerJohn Paul TurnerLaQuanda Kiera TurnerJudith ValdezKayla J. VargaDanielle VazquezEvelyn VàzquezBradshaw Thomas VetterlyJohn Edward WagnerMikea J. Wall
Stephanie T. WallaceYushi Wang †
Allison Beth Weitz †
Scott Evans WellbornSandra Jacqueline WesleyVanessa A. Whitehead **Joanne Suzanne WiedmanAshley Leanne Williams †
Cyd Elizabeth WilliamsMegan Chyla Williams *Nicole Lynn WilliamsPatrick Anthony WilliamsSherri L. Wilson †
Rachel Alyssa WittDominika Alicja Wojcik LiebermanLauren Kelley WolfBonnie Oi Kwan Wong †
Angela Faye WrigleyCaitlin M. WynneOlivia Lé Christmah Yearns †
Kaye Kyung YoonCarey Kathryn YoungLisa Zarfino †
Lauren Michelle Zayas-BoyceStephanie Kaitlyn Zeman †
Veronica J. ZeronJamie Lynn ZiegelhoferMarjolein Hilda Zijdel †
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NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS
Prima AhamedArfa Ansari *Laura G. Appert †
Ricki N. ArvesenSiobhan N. BarringtonRachel L. BaumzweigJessica L. BordenSharina L. BrooksSandra Bruno †
Lisa Buongiovanni †
Constance M. CaldroneyToni-Ann CapeceErika CavalloSong Hwa ChaiJoseph J. ChlebowskiCatherine A. ColonKelly M. Connor †
Dominique M. Coppolino †
Esther David *†
Nicole K. Davis †
Joseph A. DeRitisNephthalie EdouardSamuel J. EisenbergGabrielle N. FarquharsonChristabel E. FosterIrene L. FosterKatrina M. Gassler
Linda M. GiordanoGilda G. Giovine †
Krystal C. Gold †
Shakir A. GriffithMaria GuerraTaylor S. Hadam †
Elisabeth J. HajjarCaroline M. Hartman †
Jasmin H. HarveyRenee Hasbin-Copeland †
Neiderling Henry †
Dolly S. HilarioJacob S. HoloberHajer Hussein †
Chinelo IkeJose JimenezChristopher Jones *Brittney Julien †
Cierra Kaler-JonesBrittany M. Keenan †
Anna M. KowalskiCaitlin M. Krenn †
Katie M. LaGrecaAlicia Lalas †
Han N. LeDaniel H. LeeMichelle K. Lee
Valeria Gonzalez-AldayMegan GrapWanda GriffinMarlene Haydak †
Danielle Hendley † Grace HeronErica Higman †
Christine Holihan-Boothe † Erik Jervis †
Rashema JohnsonLaura Kusisto † Stephanie Lee † Michelle LimScott Long †
Vanessa LopezAmy MallonChristina Maxson † Niamh McKee †
Joylynn MorrisMarla Murray
Krista Nash **Erika NguyenCharles ObianwuLina PerdomoDilena Perez-DilanNina Prus †
Matthew RemingtonNatasha RobinsonDarlene RossAmanda Rowe † Bonnie SmithSumer SmithBrittany Strouse †
Dymir TatemEric ThilkerLeslie VilgrainValita WalkerMarlo Washington †
Debra WhitakerPatricia Wright †
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Verona Veronica AllenKatherine Rose ArzigManoucheka BaltazarJaclyn BarberJennifer BlackMelissa Lynn BogurskyDiana BravoJanay Shante BrownWilliam M. BruckerLauren Marie Campasano *Susan A. CaputoDenise Althea CarrollHailey Danielle CelesteAshley Monae’ Champion
MSW Certificate on Aging
Gabrielle CordaroLauren Nicole CosentinoFiorella D. DiazShannon Nicole FalaAmanda Rose FennimoreChristine Yolanda FergusonLauren Elisabeth FrischJoseph Albert GilliganClaire Ryan JacobelliElfin Ariana JohansonJoan JohnstonRukiatu S. KamaraRaquel Maria Palacios Kapcala Elissa R. La Prad
Onaje Lee Austin CrawfordKatherine Gray LesnewichPatrick Anthony Williams
DUAL DEGREE IN DIVINITY (Princeton Theological Seminary)AND SOCIAL WORK – M.Div. and M.S.W.
Katherine Schoenberg
DUAL DEGREE IN LAW (RUTGERS) AND SOCIAL WORKJ.D. AND M.S.W.
Abigail J. Marder †
Edson J. MartinezNicole Mazza *Jasmine N. McCown †
Shaenice P. McKenzieAtahya Y. McKnightRebecca MejiasJulie NguyenSally Nogueira *Abigaile Pangilinan †
Melissa C. Quinn †
Alison M. RedaLouis RochaMarjorie L. Rose †
Angello Salazar *Jennifer C. SayasackFlorencia D. Sayavedra Andrea C. Schmidt
Sierra Silva *Dana A. Smith-BryanStephanie M. SommaYadel SosaSarah R. Stern †
Jacklyn R. Stoy †
Hannah G. SulleyRicki M. Tannenbaum †
Crystal VasquezAmanda ViehlGina L. Vorrius †
Kate M. Webster †
Julia E. Wolff †
Jessica A. Wone †
* October 2014 graduate ** January 2015 graduate† Phi Alpha Honor Society
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Certificate on Violence Against Women and Children
Jillian G. AllenTisheka Lashonda AllenJamie Michelle Arntson-KynnSarah Ain BaigTiffany Delores BarthelemyAlexandra Nicole BiddickKimberly Anne ChidiacTracy Anne CloughJulia Lacey CusanoJoelle Frances DenotarisMonique Lucinda DentSara DiMascioDeborah Elena D’OraziRachel Victoria EmanuelsonStephani Lynn FaustCatherine H. FrankelCatherine Rose Fries *Zihui GongLauren Michele GuzzoBrittany Ann Harrison *Ingrid Noemi HernandezAleah HolcombJillian Eve KaufmanChristineann KempErica Nicole KoltonAlexander LarramendiaLisa Marie LawsonSheri Lynn LeonardNicole Alexandra LeskoStephanie T. LopesFelisa Mark
Charlotte Elizabeth MasonLaura E. Matias *Telaria McClainSherrille C. McKethanLorraine MedinaNathaniel Aaron MissonellieAmanda N. OlexionBrittany D. PacificoAmi B. PatelMegan Simonds PattersonImaan RamjanRosa RodriguezBrady L. RootJessica Salazar Lisa Aileen SaundersDanielle Elizabeth ScollinsAlexis Brynn SellasTaisha Je’nene ShockleyJenna C. SolisHira TariqAlba TavarezJohn Paul TurnerDanielle VazquezCaitlin M. WynneKaye Kyung YoonLauren Michelle Zayas-BoyceMarjolein Hilda Zijdel
*Violence Against Women and Children Verizon Wireless HopeLine Scholar
Michael Moris LakeNicole Lee Litland Jose Luis LopezRosaria MatosChristen Leigh MorrisonMarjorie A. MushinskiMaria Elana NicodemoGabriela Lina Nieves *José Javier NievesKara Lee PerleStephanie PerrottaAlyssa Noelle PollioCarla R. Powers Keana N. ReedJulia Lenore Sameth
Frederick SchwarzenbachKara Nicole SellixChristina SerranoEric William ShraderJennifer Kathleen TagliaferroAdrian R. ThompsonShalanda Madonna TudorAllison Beth WeitzNicole Lynn WilliamsLauren Kelley WolfAngela Faye WrigleyLisa Zarfino
* Aging Fellowship
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Jonas AkpassaCassandra Leigh AllemanIrene Abena ArmahSherie Nicole AugustinAshley Nicole BardiJenna Elizabeth BertinoChristopher Michael BizzarroKelly Marie BravoBreanna CannettiVeronica ChavarriaJessica Lauren CollinsSylwia CzarnockaMaura R. DesmondSamantha A. DowginHolly Anne DuncanCerissa L. DurrImani Tarina EdwardsRubeena Naz FarooquiTamyra Lynn FernandesKirk James Ferrier Jr.Carla R. FordChristine GreenwoodRichard M. GuardCarmen M. HernandezAneesah JacksonNichole JacksonDonald Wayne JonesNancy Ann JonesKenneth Michael KasianJacklyn A. KerwinTess Jennae KrakoffMadelyn Rita LoshikianStacey LukowiakMahira MaqsoodReneé Alexis MarterYakail McBrideAlicia Denise McNeil
Justin E. MendozaDana Lynn MigliaccioTyrone Marshall Miles Jr.Georges Henry MombrunJulie Ann MorganoRobyn MorseCara Nicole MullinKeesha NiblackBradley Scott NussbaumIan Matthew NussbaumJamie Elizabeth ParkinRosalyn Marie PayneTheresa Marie PederneraLaura L. PeoplesJessica Lynn PerlazaTyler Dean PetersonMichael Angelo PinoNatalie Faith PortisIdris Ibn RahmanSheree Ashley RayMarcel J. RedfearnNia RelfAna Maria RexachSharon Ann RileyKeren Michelle RobinsonAshley Rachael RoselliAnnie L. RussoPrince Kwame SarpongLindsay Ann SmithPeter TreitlerLydia TrojanowskiLaQuanda Kiera TurnerMikea J. WallCyd Elizabeth WilliamsMegan Chyla WilliamsDominika Alicja Wojcik LiebermanStephanie Kaitlyn Zeman
Addiction Counselor Training Certificate
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Camden Chapter
Christine Holihan-Boothe – PresidentErik Jervis – Vice PresidentMarlo Washington – Treasurer
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK BASW STUDENT ASSOCIATIONExecutive Council Graduating Members
New Brunswick Chapter
Shaenice P. McKenzie – PresidentToni-Ann Capece – Vice PresidentCatherine A. Colon – Events Coordinator
DuWayne Battle, Associate Professor of Teaching – Faculty Advisor
Paulina Banasiak – Co-ChairJoshua Daizadeh Daniels – Co-Chair
Christopher Michael Bizzarro – TreasurerLaurie Colόn – Secretary
Marjolein Hilda Zijdel – Mentor Program Coordinator
Patricia Findley, Associate Professor – Faculty Advisor
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK MSW STUDENT ASSOCIATIONExecutive Council Graduating Members
Jamie Michelle Arntson-KynnSarah Ain BaigAdela Danae BustamanteTeresa R. BuxtonHeather Blair CiociolaChristine Nicole CocchiaOnaje Lee Austin CrawfordJulia Lacey CusanoBrian Edward De OliveiraMadinah Janay ElaminShumayl FarooqSara FeinbergShahida Monique FelderSean FoleyMorgan Elizabeth GeigerSuzanne Elizabeth GilbrideZihui GongKelly Rae GrewJhanna Etienne Jean-LouisJillian Eve Kaufman
Human Services Management Certificate
Jiayu LanAnne LecluyseColin LiebtagVictoria LopezAngela S. MacedaMatthew McBrideJillian Marie MunnGabriela Lina NievesKareim St. John OliphantMichael Cody PeeplesNemildra J. PersolAnna PiekarewiczKeana N. ReedFrederick SchwarzenbachChristina SerranoSarah Eileen StoutDi SunAshley Michelle TrotterJohn Paul TurnerBonnie Oi Kwan Wong
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Diana Marie AbdallahPaulina BanasiakMelissa Lynn BogurskyTova E. BrodyWilliam M. BruckerLauren Marie CampasanoBreanna CanettiFarah M. CheryEun ChoiClarisa ClaeyssenTracy Anne CloughLaurie ColonLauren Nicole CosentinoBrian Edward De OliveiraAlexandra Lynn DEmidioJoelle Frances DeNotarisImani Tarina EdwardsRachel Victoria EmanuelsonShannon Nicole FalaChristopher John FamigliettiRubeena Naz FarooquiShahida Monique FelderDiana Marie FerranteCatherine Rose FriesZihui GongMiriam GonzalezAlicia Nicole GuajardoJelysa HernandezCarla R. PowersJillian Eve KaufmanTrisha Anne KaufmannJacklyn A. KerwinAdam Johnathan KleinElissa R. LaPradLisa Marie LawsonJennifer Alyson LiebermanYKesha Danielle Marie LindseyStephanie T. LopesJose Luis LopezAngela S. Maceda
STUDENT ASSOCIATION MENTORING PROGRAMGraduating Members
Reneé Alexis MarterCharlotte Elizabeth MasonMatthew McBrideAmber MerefieldJulie Anne MorganoRachel L. MuentenerJillian Marie MunnNancy NasrKeesha NiblackJosé Javier NievesBradley Scott NussbaumKareim St. John OliphantAmi B. PatelMegan Simonds PattersonNemildra J. PersolErin Moiria PfisterChristina Ann PorcelliImaan Ibn RamjanSheree Ashley RayAna Maria RexachR. Ellen RunyonKayleigh Miranda SaccoCarlo Gerard Salgado-RussoKara Nicole SellixChristina SerranoChelsea L. SlusarczykKristin Janelle SorianoHolly K. SragowSarah Eileen StoutAlan Gordon StowersIzabela Hanna SzastErin Michelle TinkelJohn Paul TurnerLaQuanda Kiera TurnerKayla J. VargaBradshaw Thomas VetterlyYushi WangAngela Faye WrigleyMarjolein Hilda Zijdel
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Ashley Biden
Ashley Blazer Biden is currently the Executive Director of the Delaware Center for Justice, Inc., a non-profit agency that provides an extensive range of programs and services, public education, research and advocacy for youth and adults impacted by the criminal justice system, including offenders, victims, and at-risk youth. Prior to becoming the Executive Director in November 2014, Ashley was the associate executive director of DCJ for two years; overseeing all direct service programs. Ashley spent five years as an Education & Career Development Liaison for the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Families and worked at West End Neighborhood House in Wilmington, Delaware as an employment and education case manager for youth aging out of foster care. After graduation from college, Ashley spent five years working as clinical support staff for Northwestern Human Services: Children’s Reach Mental Health Clinic in Philadelphia. Ashley graduated from Tulane University with a BA in Cultural Anthropology and received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, receiving the John Hope Franklin Combating American Racism Award from the Black Men at Penn. She currently serves on the Board at the Wilmington Metropolitan Urban League and is a former board member and current supporter of the YWCA of Delaware. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband Howard, and dog, Athena.
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Ayse Akincigil, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Edward Alessi, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Mary Beth Ali, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Field Education
Beth Angell, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Francis Barchi, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
V. DuWayne Battle, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Teaching and Director of the Baccalaureate Program
Colleen Beach, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Continuing Education Programs
Doug Behan, M.S.W.Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Continuing Education
Marla Blunt-Carter, M.S.W.Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Jennifer Boiler, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education Operations
Brian Coleman, Ph.D.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Student Affairs
Stephen Crystal, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor
Laura Curran, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Director of the MSW Program, Director of Online MSW Programs
Rebecca Davis, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Director, Center for International Social Work
Ericka Deglau, Ph.D.Professor of Teaching and Director of the Intensive Weekend Program
Marian Diksies, M.S.W., M.A.Associate Professor of Teaching and Director of Student Affairs
Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D.Distinguished Professor and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chancellor, Rutgers – New Brunswick
Antoinette Y. Farmer, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Patricia Findley, Dr.P.H.Associate Professor
Jerry Floersch Ph.D.Associate Professor and Director of the Doctoral (DSW) Program
Andrew Germak, M.S.W., M.B.A.Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Management
Bert Goldberg, M.S.W.Professor of Professional Practice and Associate Director of the Center for Leadership and Management
Emily Greenfield, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Aging Certificate Program
Susan Higgins, M.S.WInstructor and Assistant Director of the Baccalaureate Program
Bernardo Hiraldo, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Lorraine Howard, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Field Education Coordinator
Chien-Chung Huang, Ph.D.Professor and Director of the Huamin Research Center
Miriam Jaffe, Ph.D.Teaching Instructor and Co-Director of the Doctorate in Social Work Writing Program
Myungkook Joo, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Jeounghee Kim, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Jeanne Koller, Ph.D.Teaching Instructor and Field Education Coordinator
Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A.Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of Field Education
José Laureano, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Student Affairs
Michael LaSala, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Jeffrey Longhofer, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Doctoral (D.S.W.) Program
FACULTY
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FACULTY
Raymond Sanchez Mayers, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Judith McCoyd, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Sarah McMahon, Ph.D.Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children
David Mechanic, Ph.D.Director of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Christine Morales, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Cory Morton, M.S.W.Research Associate
Shari L. Munch, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Sara Munson, M.S.W.Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of the Institute for Families
Lenna Nepomnyaschy, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Lia Nower, Ph.D., J.D.Associate Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies and Co-Director of the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program
Kerrie Ocasio, Ph.D.Assistant Research Professor
N. Andrew Peterson, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Judy Postmus, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Director of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.Dean and Distinguished Professor
Kathleen Pottick, Ph.D.Professor
Kristen Gilmore Powell, Ph.D.Research Associate and Research Project Coordinator
Ronald Quincy, Ph.D.Professor of Professional Practice
La’Tesha Sampson, M.S.W., M.P.A.Instructor and Associate Director of Certificate Field Education
Nancy Schley, M.S.Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Rachel Schwartz, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Online MSW Programs
Gina Sharpe, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of Continuing Education
Carl Siebert, Ph.D.Teaching Instructor
Darcy Siebert, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Cassandra Simmel, Ph.D.Associate Professor
Karun Singh, Ph.D.Teaching Professor and Director of the Newark Social Work Program
Jill Witmer Sinha, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Amy Strickler, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Assistant Director of the Weekend Intensive Program
Jacob Suskewicz, M.F.A.Teaching Instructor and Co-Director or the Doctorate in Social Work Writing program
Trinay Thomas, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Associate Director of Field Education
Donna Van Alst, Ph.DAssistant Research Professor and Director of Research - IFF
Denise Venitelli, M.S.W.Teaching Instructor and Coordinator of Field Education
William Waldman, M.S.W.Professor of Professional Practice and Executive in Residence
Jeff (Jianfeng) Wang, Ph.D.Director of Rutgers China Office and Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Allison Zippay, Ph.D.Professor and Director of the Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program
Karen Zurlo, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Cathryn C. Potter, M.S.W., Ph.D.Dean
Antoinette Y. Farmer, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Arlene M. Hunter, M.A.Associate Dean for Student AffairsDirector, Admissions
Robert B. Nolan, M.A.Associate Dean forAdministration and Finance, Director, Camden Program
Allison Zippay, Ph.D.Director, Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program
Jerry Floersch, Ph.D.Director, Doctoral (DSW) Program
Laura Curran, Ph.D.Director, Master’s of Social Work ProgramDirector, Online M.S.W. Programs
Ericka Deglau, Ph.DDirector, Weekend Intensive Program
Karun Singh, Ph.D.Director, Newark MSW Program
V. DuWayne Battle, Ph.D.Director, Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Mark Lamar, M.S.W., M.B.A.Executive Director of Field Education
Marian Diksies, M.S.W.Director, Student Affairs
Andrew Germak, Ph.D.Executive Director, Center for Leadership and Management
Sara Munson, M.S.W.Executive Director, Institute for Families
Lia Nower, Ph.D., J.D.Director, Center for Gambling Studies
Rebecca Davis, Ph.D.Director, Center for InternationalSocial Work
Judy Postmus, Ph.D.Director, Center on Violence Against Women and Children
Chien-Chung Huang, Ph.D.Director, Huamin Research Center
Christina S. Maggio, M.B.A.Business Manager
Beth Salamon, M. Ed. Director of Communications
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OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS
Dean's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Dean's Recognition Award to an Outstanding MSW Graduate
Dean’s Recognition Award to an Outstanding Student inManagement and Policy
Dean’s Recognition Award to an Outstanding Student in Clinical Social Work
NJ Society for Clinical Social Work Outstanding Achievement Award
Dean’s Recognition Award to an Outstanding BASW Graduate
Brian C. Wright Award to a BASW Graduate
FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS
Outstanding Professor
Most Supportive Professor
Most Supportive Staff Person
Innovative and Creative Teaching Award
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Award
Outstanding Doctoral Student Instructor Award
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD
Victoria Williams Brown, SSW’76
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HISTORY AND MISSIONOF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Established in 1954, the School of Social Work at Rutgers has a distinguished record of instruction, research, and public service. Classes were first offered during the Depression to meet the state’s need for social workers.
Today, the school offers undergraduate and graduate professional degree programs, serving the Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick campuses, and is affiliated with more than 800 social service agencies throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area. The school offers joint degrees with the Rutgers-Camden and Newark Law Schools and with the Princeton Theological Seminary.
The School’s mission is to develop and disseminate knowledge through social work research, education, and training that promotes social and economic justice and strengthens individual, family, and community well-being in this diverse and increasingly global environment of New Jersey and beyond.
Special attention is given to the development of educational programs and community partnerships that respect and enhance the rich diversity of the population of New Jersey. This includes concern about the poor, the oppressed, those vulnerable to discrimination or injustice, and other at-risk groups.
In 2010, the accreditation of the School of Social Work was reaffirmed through the year 2018.
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2015 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Alumni Association of the School of Social Work Endowed Fellowship
Janay Shante BrownKelly Michelle Chrimes
Stephanie A. TibaldoMarjolein Hilda Zijdel
Darien Family Endowed Fellowship for the School of Social Work
Diana BravoLauren Nicole Cosentino
Elfin Ariana JohansonElissa R. LaPrad
Angela Yvette TerryShalanda Madonna Tudor
Angela Faye Wrigley
Donna and Art Falk Endowed Scholarship
Victoria Maria CortezMarie Alexandria Di Iorio
Jean D. Fredrickson Memorial Award in Social Work
Melissa Nicole Lamboy
Krystal Skinner Memorial Scholarship
Krystal C. GoldStephanie Lee
Patricia M. Myron Memorial Fellowship
Flor L. Tapia
School of Social Work Alumni Association Opportunity Fellowship
Nadira PersaudAshley Kathryn Ritchey
Sandra Jacqueline Wesley
School of Social Work in Support of Programs on Aging
Lauren Marie CampasanoGabriela Lina Nieves
Students Supporting Students
Marjorie A. MushinskiJessica I. Olivera
Rosalind Miko Fields Redd
Verizon Wireless Scholarship Program
Catherine Rose FriesBrittany Ann Harrison
Laura E. Matias
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Yetta H. and Hyman Appel Scholarship
Alexandra Nicole BiddickBeth Anne Bruno
Julia Lacey CusanoShakayla Celestino Dingle
Opoku Adusei DonkorChristopher John Famiglietti
Kirsten Marie GoodwinJelysa Hernandez
The Class of 2012 created this first-ever student gift campaign as a way to leave its legacy at the Rutgers School of Social Work by creating a scholarship fund for continuing MSW students. The goal is to maximize student and alumni participation in supporting student scholarships. The Dean provides matching funds based on class participation. Results are announced at Convocation.
Campaign Committee
Kareim St. John Oliphant, Co-ChairAdrian R. Thompson, Co-Chair
Bonnie Oi Kwan Wong, Co-ChairJiayu Lan
Christina Serrano
Danielle Chirico, Development Assistant – Professional Staff Advisor
These students were also nominated for an Outstanding Student Award.
STUDENTS SUPPORTING STUDENTSClass of 2015 Gift Campaign
Maria Candelaria HernandezSimone Natasha Hinds
Lisa Marie LawsonKareim St. John Oliphant
Eva Payano-VerasDominic Michael Saccento
Kara Nicole SellixHira Tariq
Sarah Ain BaigKelli A. Baker
Paulina BanasiakMelissa Lynn Bogursky
Kelly BravoLauren Marie CampasanoEileen Catherine Chapel
Tracy Anne CloughHeather Blair Ciociola
Julia Lacey CusanoJoelle Frances Denotaris
Christine GreenwoodLuis Antonio Guillen
Jelysa HernandezElfin Araina Johanson
Melissa Nicole LamboyAlexander Larramendia
Lisa Marie LawsonKatherine Gray Lesnewich
Amber Merefield
Gabriela Lina NievesJosé Javier Nieves
Kareim St. John OliphantAmi B. Patel
Natalie Faith PortisCarla R. Powers
Frederick SchwarzenbachAlexis Brynn SellasChristina SerranoHolly K. Sragow
Sarah Eileen StoutFlor L. Tapia
Danielle Nicole ThomasAdrian R. Thompson
Peter TreitlerYushi Wang
Bonnie Oi Kwan WongVeronica J. Zeron
Marjolein Hilda Zijdel
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THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
The wearing of academic garb dates back to the early days of the oldest universities in the world. In the American Council on Education’s book entitled American Universi¬ties and Colleges, it is suggested that “Gowns may have been counted necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings frequented by medieval scholars. Hoods seem to have served to cover the tonsured head…..”
Throughout the years, European universities have continued to show great diversity in their academic dress. American universities, on the other hand, when they decided to adopt academic dress, immediately established a code of regulations that today is followed by almost all American institutions. The establishment of this code has made it possible to distinguish the bachelors, masters, and doctors and, at the same time, recognize the university that has given them the degree.
Gowns: The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown, worn open or closed, has oblong sleeves, the front part of which frequently is cut away at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It is worn open or closed. Cotton poplin or similar materials is used for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and rayon or silk ribbed material is used for the doctor’s degree.
At Rutgers, members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, as well as those who hold a doctoral degree from the university, wear the Rutgers gown, which is scarlet with black velvet front panels framed on the outer edge with gold cord braid. The velvet panels are embroidered with a crown and the year 1766 at the neck, signifying the university’s founding as one of the original colonial colleges under King George III of England.
Hoods: The hoods vary in size: 48 inches for the doctor’s degree, 42 inches for the master’s, and 36 inches for the bachelor’s. All hoods are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. If the institution has more than one color, the colors are shown in divisions using chevrons. The binding or edge of the hood is usually made of velvet in the color designating the subject in which the degree was granted.
Below is a list of some of the faculty colors as prescribed by the Intercollegiate Code for the binding of the hood:
Agriculture / Maize Law / PurpleArts, Letters, Humanities / White Library Service / LemonBusiness Administration, Commerce / Drab Medicine / GreenCity and Regional Planning / Brown Music / PinkCommunication and Information Nursing / Apricot Studies / Gray Oratory-Speech / Silver GrayEconomics / Copper Pharmacy / Olive GreenEducation / Light Blue Philosophy / BlueEngineering / Orange Physical Education / Sage GreenFine Arts, Architecture / Brown Public Administration / Peacock BlueHuman Resources Management / Dusk Science / Golden YellowJournalism / Dark Crimson Social Work / CitronLabor and Employment Relations / Peacock Blue Theology and Divinity / Scarlet
The color or colors of the lining of the hood for the nine colonial colleges are: scarlet, Rutgers; crimson, Harvard; green-gold-silver, William and Mary; blue, Yale; red-blue, Pennsylvania; orange-black, Princeton; light blue-white, Columbia; brown, Brown; and green-white, Dartmouth.
Caps: Black mortarboards or soft hats are worn for all degrees. The gold tassel signifies a doctoral degree.
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ALMA MATER
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
From far and near we came to Rutgers,And resolved to learn all that we can;And so we settled down,In that noisy college town,On the banks of the old Raritan.
Refrain:On the banks of the old Raritan (my friends)Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand,For has she not stood Since the time of the flood,On the banks of the old Raritan.
Then sing aloud to Alma MaterAnd keep the scarlet in the van’For with her motto highRutgers’ name shall never dieOn the banks of the old Raritan.
(Refrain)
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Congratulations, Class of 2015!
Welcome to the Rutgers University Alumni Association, the university-
wide alumni organization that all Rutgers graduates are automatically
members of—for free, for life! You are joining a network of 408,000
proud Rutgers alumni worldwide, a legion of scarlet enthusiasts who
shared many of the same experiences and traditions that you enjoyed
throughout your time at Rutgers.
As you make the transition to proud Rutgers graduate, remember that
Ralumni.com is your online headquarters for everything you need to know about the RUAA. Networking events, social outings, exclusive
discounts, career resources, and volunteer opportunities await you as you
embark upon this new chapter in your life.
Make sure to update your information at Ralumni.com to stay connected to Rutgers and to receive your Alumni Benefits Card and your free
subscription to Rutgers Magazine. We also invite you to become an active
participant in the many events the RUAA hosts each year, or in one of our
130+ alumni interest groups.
We applaud you on this momentous achievement and look forward to
sharing the next stage of your Rutgers life with you! Visit the links below
to get started on your alumni journey.
Stay Connected!
Ralumni.com
Facebook.com/rutgersalumni
Twitter.com/rutgersalumni
Rutgers University Alumni Association on Linkedin
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C O N VO C AT I O N
May 2015
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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