Advancing Rutgers. Together.
Rutgers University Foundation exists to generate philanthropic resources and facilitate meaningful engagement to advance the mission of Rutgers.
Rutgers Values
Access to Academic Excellence
Access to Academic Excellence
Rutgers is committed to driving inclusive access for students, with an aspiration to be the national model for outstanding academic programs, social mobility, and educational equity with purposeful and timely degree completion, career preparation, and lifelong learning.
Building Community
Building Community
Rutgers endeavors to instill in our students a commitment to community through service and experiences that contribute to a greater understanding of themselves and others, support their whole person while students at Rutgers, and provide meaningful engagement post-graduation.
Commitment to the Common Good
Commitment to the Common Good
Rutgers believes that the work we do through the excellence of our health systems, scholarly research, and outreach programs propels the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge, and our collaborations with local and global partners address societal challenges and improve the lives of people in New Jersey and beyond.
Alumni Events
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | Battleship New Jersey, Camden
Saturday, December 05, 2026, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Woodstown Central Railroad, Woodstown
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News & Stories
Rutgers alumnus Jim Cullen will reach a special milestone in his giving to Rutgers this month when the scholarship he created is awarded to a 100th Piscataway High School graduate. His endowment has helped reduce expenses for students so they can focus on academics and volunteering.
Steve Flett, a 1990 Rutgers College graduate who retired from the U.S. Army as a major, encourages Rutgers alumni who are veterans to connect with the Veteran Alumni of Rutgers University (VARU) association. Flett—who held a key intelligence role in the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks—is in his second term as president of the organization that welcomes all Rutgers alumni who are veterans as members.
Clayton Walton, an alumnus and executive director of the Rutgers–Newark Office of Global Initiatives and Experiential Learning, is excited about the dramatic influence his program has on students who study abroad in the Global South, which includes Latin America, Africa, and much of Asia. Many go on to dedicate themselves to global social work and sustainability.
A generous gift from Rutgers Health leaders M. Maral Mouradian and Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut has established an endowed legacy professorship to focus on Parkinson’s disease research with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
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