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SUMMER SESSION 2016: A CLOSER LOOKSTUDENT ENROLLMENT BY STUDENT STATUSThe vast majority of students filling our summer classes were our own matriculated undergraduates,followed by our graduate students and visiting students. (See chart, below)UNDERGRADUATE11,382GRADUATE2,571VISITING STUDENTS1,225TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT*15,178*UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNTBehind every registration is a student story EVANHABRUKOWICHFACE TO FACE55,104.5 CREDIT HOURS1,097COURSESBackground: Senior Information Technology and Informatics MajorONLINEHYBRIDTOTALOpportunity: Evan enrolled in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (33:382:340) tofulfill an elective requirementby thecoursetitle.” He participated11,382UNDERGRADUATECREDITHOURSCOURSES because he was “intriguedin student-centered class discussions and assignments that included attending pitchcompetitions, taking class field trips and joining innovations labs.36720,037.51014,494GRADUATE2,571Payoff: The experience gained in this course encouraged Evan to apply for a study abroadCREDIT HOURSCOURSESopportunity at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Only two Rutgers students1,225VISITINGSTUDENTSmay attend this joint venture program in 2017 – and Evan is oneof them!1565 COURSES79,636 TOTALCREDITSTUDENTHOURS ENROLLMENTCOURSES BY DELIVERY FORMAT*15,178*UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNTDespite growth in our online and hybrid offerings, face-to-face classes still represented the lion’s share ofboth courses offered (70.0%) and credits taken (69.2%) in Summer 2016. (See chart, below)7FACE TO FACE1,097 COURSES55,104.5 CREDIT HOURSONLINE367 COURSES20,037.5 CREDIT HOURSHYBRID101 COURSES4,494 CREDIT HOURSTOTAL1565 COURSES79,636 CREDIT HOURSOFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONS

Twenty-two New Brunswick schools conducted courses in Summer 2016, logging registrations ranging from27 to 15,016 (see chart, below).COURSE REGISTRATION BY SCHOOLSCHOOLSUMMER COURSE REGISTRATIONUNDERGRADUATESchool of Arts & SciencesSchool of Communication and Information1157School of Education247Mason Gross School of the Arts638Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and PublicPolicy460School of Environmental and Biological Sciences1098School of Engineering1112Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy415Rutgers Business School—Newark and New Brunswick1260School of Management and Labor Relations930Graduate Mason Gross School of the ArtsGRADUATE1501627Graduate School of Education1358Graduate School–New Brunswick995Graduate School of Communication and Information223Graduate School of Applied and ProfessionalPsychology129Graduate School of Social Work973Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy502Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and PublicPolicy32Graduate School of Management and Labor Relations146TOTAL REGISTRATIONS26,718We welcome participation from all New Brunswick schools, and would be happy to consult with interestedadministrators to develop a summer strategy. Reach out to us at summer@docs.rutgers.edu.2016 A N N U A L R E P O R T8

SUMMER SESSION 2016: RU @ THE SHOREStudents in Professor Steve Tuorto’s Intro to Oceanography course made the beach their laboratory.“I loved the course I took and the structure of it. I only had to drive ten minutes to classevery Tuesday for six weeks! ”— Elise Petronzio“Professor Hughes was the best instructor I’ve ever had at Rutgers University and madethe Positive Psychology course extremely engaging and interesting. I would definitelyrecommend this course to other students!”— Julia RegulaNew Jersey’s famed shore lured more than sun-worshippers in the Summer of 2016, as 42 studentsenrolled in five Rutgers-New Brunswick courses conducted at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary Schoolin Point Pleasant Beach. Quantitative Methods in Psychology and Positive Psychology proved the mostpopular courses, followed by Intro to Oceanography, Topics in American Studies: Asbury Park, andWriting for Business Professions.Courses followed a hybrid format, with class meeting scheduled in four- and six-week sessions.9OFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONS

PLANNING FOR SUMMER 2017In September, we invited 42,373 registered Rutgers students to take a survey about the new RU @ theShore program. Of these, 4,423 (10.4 percent) completed the survey, and 1,850 said they would beinterested in taking credit courses at the shore, next summer. These students told us: They want to take courses in hybrid format, with classes on Tuesday, Wednesday,or Monday mornings; Their preferred shore location is the Belmar/Point Pleasant Beach area; The top ten subjects they would like to see offered at the shore, in 2017 are, in descendingorder, biology or psychology, mathematics, social work, chemistry, economics, environmentalscience, accounting, sociology, and education.They also told us that the best thing we can do to attract more students to our RU @ the Shoreprogram is to offer a broader array of courses.It’s not too late to add classes for 2017! Contact the director at beasleyliz@docs.rutgers.edu beforeFebruary 13, when summer registration opens.A PLANE BANNER FLOWN AT THE SHORE ON MEMORIAL DAYDREW THE ATTENTION OF THOUSANDS OF BEACH-GOERS.TO THE RU@THE SHORE PROGRAM.2016 A N N U A L R E P O R T10

SUMMER SESSION 2016: SUMMER SCHOLARSWhile other kids were at the beach or away at camp,last summer, 127 ambitious precollege studentscame to Rutgers to take credit courses alongsidematriculated undergraduates through the RutgersNew Brunswick Summer Scholars Program.The Summer Scholars Program provides opportunities for high school students age 16 or olderwith GPAs of 3.0 or more to complete one or twocollege courses for academic credit, each summer.Younger students are considered on a case-by-casebasis, and must submit standardized test scoresand letters of recommendation.This year’s Summer Scholars registered for 152courses, representing a 12 percent increase over theprevious year’s registration. This growth may be duein part to greater access to school-funded scholarships(see Scholarships article, page 14).Students selected from over 150 introductory university courses, and earned an average 3.4 GPA ona four-point scale. But the value of the program tothese students is greater than earning credits or goodgrades. One parent wrote:Definitely great program. My daughter’ssocial skills improved greatly. She hadstudy groups and made many friends. Shematured so much taking classes with collegestudents. I sincerely thank you.For the University, the Summer Scholars Programdraws additional enrollments, enhances studentbody diversity, and provides an excellent vehicle torecruit New Jersey’s best and brightest pre-collegestudents. Over the past few years, 19% to 36%of Summer Scholars subsequently matriculated atRutgers (see graph, below).This summer, the program hosted its youngeststudent ever, 9-year-old Ennyn Chiu, whoattended the program along with her sister,11-year-old Enna.Together, they enrolled in “Experiments withGreen Fluorescent Protein” (11:115:110).As featured in Rutgers Today, Ennyn said“I definitely want to take another class nextyear, maybe a sports science.”The Scholars Program also offers a vital academicacceleration alternative to gifted and profoundlygifted students who need challenge that exceedsthe K-12 curriculum. (For more information aboutways we support this audience, see the GiftedEducation article on page 21.)SUMMER SCHOLARS 2011-2014 WHO MATRICULATED AT RUTGERS*2011201220132014* T he average Summer Scholar is just 16 years old,so we wait two years before reporting matriculation rates.11OFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONS26%36%19%21%

SUMMER SESSION 2016:CREATING CAMPUS COMMUNITYWhile summer students did some serious learning, they also found time to explore the lighter sideof campus life through a series of recreational and cultural activities funded by the Summer Sessionstudent fee. Weekly movie nights and barbecues which opened and closed the 2016 Summer Sessionproved to be the most popular activities among students. Other events included: Day trips to the Philadelphia Zoo, the Jersey Shore, and Six Flags amusement park; Outdoor expeditions featuring mountain biking, kayaking, and rock climbing; Evening outings to the Stress Factory, Broadway musicals and a Somerset Patriots game; C ampus events such as Paint Nite, Open Mic, yoga series, and The Moth StorySlam(see box below).“A lot of learning takes place informally among students and instructors, outside theclassroom,” noted Dominque Houze, Summer Activities program manager. “We offer studentsa wide range of opportunities to engage and extend learning, both off- and on-campus, toround out their summer experience.”TELLING OUR STORIESTelling stories is a way of defining our lives. In Summer 2016,we partnered with The Moth, a professional story-tellingorganization, to offer a four-hour story-telling workshopthat culminated in a public StorySLAM event. On July 21,ten workshop participants shared their true-life stories onthe topic “choices” with an audience of more than 130instructors, staff members, and students at the CollegeAvenue Student Center.Raisa, a Summer Scholars student, narrates her story at theSummer Session StorySLAM at the College Avenue StudentCenter.2016 A N N U A L R E P O R T12

IN DEVELOPMENT FOR SUMMER 2017RUTGERS WRITERS’ CONFERENCE.On June 3-4, 2017, we will launch the new RutgersWriters’ Conference, featuring best-selling novelistDennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island) askeynote speaker, and Janis Ian (song-writer andmemoirist), David Bianculli (television critic), MarkDoty (poet), Eloisa James/Mary Bly (historicalromance novelist), and a host of other publishedpresenters. Participants can choose from sixconcurrent sessions throughout the two-dayconference, meet privately with agents, publishers,and editors, and attend an evening reading andsigning event featuring Lehane, Ian, Bianculli, andDoty. Register at ruwriterscon.rutgers.edu.Photo by: Gaby Gerster, Diogenes, ZuricPhoto by: Lloyd BaggsJANIS IAN IN CONCERTLegendary singer-songwriter Janis Ian will performin concert on Friday evening, June 2 to launchthe new Rutgers Writers’ Conference (June 3-4).Ms. Ian’s first hit, Society’s Child, brought her fame atage fourteen. Over her long career, she has earnedten Grammy nominations, performed as the musicalguest on the first show of the first season of SaturdayNight Live, and earned her most recent Grammy13OFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONSin 2013 for the spoken-word performance of herautobiography, also entitled Society’s Child. Theconcert will be held at the Victoria J. MastrobuonoTheater on the Douglass Campus at RutgersUniversity – New Brunswick. For ticket informationvisit ruwriterscon.rutgers.edu/concert.

SUMMER SESSION 2016: SCHOLARSHIPSFor many students, the full cost of summer tuitionand fees is beyond their budgets.More than 80 percent of Rutgers students receivesome form of financial aid during the fall and springterms*, but most students have exhausted theireligibility before the “trailing” summer term begins.This year, the Schools of Communication andInformation (SCI) and Environmental andBiological Sciences (SEBS) joined the Schoolof Arts and Sciences (SAS) to fund scholarshipawards totaling 56,684.70: 39,500.00 forRutgers students and 17,184.70 for pre-collegeSummer Scholars. This represents an 80 percentincrease in school-sponsored scholarship awardssince last year, and contributed to the increase inregistrations for Summer 2016.“Funding scholarships is good business” notedSummer Session director Elizabeth Beasley.“They allow our own students to register formore summer credits at Rutgers, and prospectivestudents to experience Rutgers courses as theydecide where to pursue their own undergraduateeducation.”SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITYThe Summer and Winter Sessions staff recruitsand selects scholarship recipients and administersthe scholarship awards on behalf of the sponsoringacademic units.Selection criteria are clear: F ive-hundred-dollar Rutgers student scholarshipsare awarded to matriculated students who haveunmet financial need, carry a GPA of at least 3.5,and are taking at least three credits through theRutgers New Brunswick Summer Session. P re-college Summer Scholars with a minimum3.5 GPA are eligible to receive scholarshipawards valued at 20 percent of tuition for up totwo summer courses.Scholarship winners must be registered forsummer courses offered by the school that fundstheir scholarship awards.FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPSUnder the Responsibility Center Management(RCM) budget model, the decision to offerscholarships rests with each school participatingin Summer Session.School deans interested in funding scholarships toreach more students for Summer 2017 can contactthe director at beasleyliz@docs.rutgers.edu.Behind every registration is a student story HANNAH GERBER Background: Undergraduate student majoring in psychology pportunity: One of 88 students who received a Summer SessionOscholarship from the School of Arts and Sciences.Result: “Taking a summer course enables me to remain on track towardsgraduation.”*Source: al-aid webpage2016 A N N U A L R E P O R T14

WINTER SESSION 2016: THE BIG PICTUREWinter 2016 course registrations produced the most successful winter term in Rutgers University history.Student headcount increased by 9.2 percent, from 1,766 in 2015 to 1,929. Total registrations increased9.6% to 1,945. These gains continue outstanding growth trends: since 2007, winter course registrationshave increased by 148% and student enrollment has increased by 151% (see graph below).10 YEAR TREND NEW BRUNSWICK WINTER SESSIONSENROLLMENT AND 589008001,0861,184785844769200720082011Student enrollment total201220132014Course registration totalSeveral factors contributed to these huge gains: More course offerings More online and hybrid courses Addition of digital and social media initiatives to our marketing campaigns15OFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONS20152016

WINTER SESSION 2016: BY THE NUMBERSIn 2016, the number of courses conducted increased 10.4% over 2015 to 117. Of these 117 courses,49 were face-to-face, representing a nearly 9% increase in in-person courses. This is the first timeface-to-face courses and credit hours have increased since Winter 2010.STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY STUDENT TE87GRADUATE51VISITING STUDENTS51VISITING STUDENTS1,929TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT1,929TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT*UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNT*UNDUPLICATED HEADCOUNTCREDITS BY DELIVERY FORMATFACE TO FACEFACE TO FACEONLINEONLINEHYBRIDHYBRIDTOTALTOTAL48 COURSES48 COURSES50 COURSES50 COURSES19 COURSES19 COURSES117 COURSES117 COURSES1,619.5 CREDIT HOURS1,619.5 CREDIT HOURS2,942.5 CREDIT HOURS2,942.5 CREDIT HOURS840 CREDIT HOURS840 CREDIT HOURS5,402 CREDIT HOURS5,402 CREDIT HOURSThe opportunity to earn a few credits over the winter break can make the difference betweengraduating this year or next. The table below breaks out our 1,945 course registrations by courseoffering unit.UNDERGRADUATESchool of Arts and SciencesSchool of Communication and InformationSchool of EducationEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public PolicySchool of Environmental and Biological SciencesRutgers Business School–New BrunswickSchool of Management and Labor RelationsGRADUATECOURSE REGISTRATION BY SCHOOLGraduate School of EducationGraduate School – New BrunswickGraduate School of Communication and InformationSchool of Social WorkSchool of Management and Labor Relations1073137861141542138112993018TOTAL 1,9452016 A N N U A L R E P O R T16

WINTER SESSION 2016: INSTRUCTOR PROFILEDR. NICOLE ROBELL NAGEL,EXERCISE AND AGINGNagle, a full-time faculty member in Rutgers’Department of Kinesiology and Health, is herselfa poster child for marrying hands-on learning withacademic theory.As a practicing physical therapist with St. Peter’sSports Medicine Institute, she interacts withoutpatients ages 8 to 90, helping them grapplewith orthopedic injuries, concussions and athleticinjuries.“There’s definitely a synergy I get from the differentfacets of my life,” the 2009 Rutgers alumna says.“I bring different situations from the clinic to theclassroom setting, and vice versa. It helps me teachmy students this is not a cookie-cutter field – thatevery person is different, every injury is different.”Many in her classes will wind up in the helpingfields: as physical or occupational therapists, nurses,doctors, and personal trainers. Nagle wants to helpthese future practitioners to develop compassionfor their patients, to understand where they’recoming from.Who knew that buckets filled with rice, marbles andPlay-Doh could be such a powerful teaching tool?On a field-work excursion to the Parker Home, anassisted living facility in Highland Park, studentsin Nicole Robell Nagle’s Winter Session class inExercise and Aging scattered random objectsthroughout those buckets.Now they were helping elderly fingers sift throughthe rice and other materials to retrieve the objects.The goal: to enhance the residents’ hand dexterity,and in the process allow the students to apply reallife experience to methodologies they discussedearlier in the classroom.17OFFICE OF SUMMER & WINTER SESSIONSThat’s the reasoning behind an exercise called “Dayin the Life of the Aging.” Students walk around withknees tightly wrapped to mimic arthritis. They peerthrough glasses smeared with petroleum jelly tosimulate cataracts, and breathe through a straw tofeel the debilitating effects of pulmonary distress.In addition to her classroom work, Nagel mentorsRutgers students doing internships in exercisescience and sports studies.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:PRE-ENGINEERING SUMMER ACADEMYNurturing tomorrow’s engineers, today – that wasour goal as we brought together 34 high schoolstudents, age 16 to 18, to participate in the newPre-Engineering Summer Academy. Twenty-two ofthe participants were from New Jersey, 10 fromother states including Florida, Illinois, Maryland,Pennsylvania and New York, and two internationalstudents hailed from China and Egypt.From the start, this residential program representeda team effort.They told us:“This was an amazing experience and a great wayto gain exposure” - Sena K.“It exposed me to all the different spheres ofengineering” - Kevin C.“Even though I wasn’t looking into engineering asmy main major, I still learned a lot and broadenedmy horizons of potential fields of study” - Sebastien J. U ndergraduate Ad

both courses offered (70.0%) and credits taken (69.2%) in summer 2016. (see chart, below) total student enrollment* 1,17 total credit hours 444 credit hours 200 credit hours face to face 104 credit hours online hybrid *unduplicated headcount graduate visiting students 11,2 2,71 1,22 undergraduate 1 courses 101 courses 367 11,2courses 10 courses .