Community Partnerships & Engagement

OUCP’s Community Partnerships & Engagement unit oversees programs and initiatives that create and strengthen bridges between Rutgers-Newark and the Greater Newark community. The unit brokers partnerships that help faculty, staff, and students to plan and implement community-based research initiatives. The unit also helps to connect faculty and students with service opportunities with organizations in the Greater Newark community.

Below is an overview of some of OUCP’s partner. For more information community engagement efforts at Rutgers-Newark, see OUCP’s Community Engagement at Rutgers Newark (PDF) publication.

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Thomas Charter School</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nestle.com/brands/allbrands/gerber" target = "_blank">Nestle/Gerber</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nclc2025.org/" target="_blank"> Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nclc2025.org/newark-college-institute" target="_blank">Newark College Institute (NCI)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newarkha.org/" target="_blank">Newark Housing Authority</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fairmountpromise/" target="_blank">Newark Fairmount Promise Neighborhood (NFPN) </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/b4817d10f518419b8bded9e83177e65b-newark-literacy-campaign-inc-in-newark-new-jersey-newark?" target="_blank">Newark Literacy Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newarknj.gov/card/newark-one-stop-career-center" target="_blank">Newark One-Stop Career Center</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/" target="_blank">Newark Public Schools (NPS)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/departments/curriculum-services/e-l-t/" target="_blank">Newark Public Schools Office of Extended Learning Time</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newarkwdb.org/" target="_blank">Newark Workforce Investment Board</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newarkymca.org/" target="_blank">Newark YMCA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.newcommunity.org/" target="_blank">New Community Corporation (NCC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newhopenewark.org/" target="_blank">New Hope Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nnjbna.com/" target="_blank">Northern NJ Black Nurses Association</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nj.gov/health/ommh/" target="_blank">Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, New Jersey Department of Health</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.peoplesprepnewark.org/" target="_blank">People’s Prep Charter School</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pilgrimbaptistnewark.org/" target="_blank">Pilgrim Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.programsforparents.org/" target="_blank">Program for Parents</a></li> <li><a href="http://nursing.rutgers.edu/" target="_blank">RU-N College of Nursing</a></li> <li><a href="http://cmbn.rutgers.edu/" target="_blank">RU-N Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/dana" target="_blank">RU-N Dana Library</a></li> <li><a href="http://rutgersnewarkathletics.com/sports/2009/9/8/REC_0908095232.aspx" target="_blank">RU-N Golden Dome Athletic Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/about-us/have-you-met-rutgers-newark/inaugural-honors-living-learning-community-cohort" target ="_blank">RU-N Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC)</a></li> <li><a href="http://rupd.rutgers.edu/newark.php" target="_blank">RU-N Public Safety</a></li> <li><a href="http://robeson.rutgers.edu/" target="_blank">RU-N Reservations</a></li> <li><a href="https://rscj.newark.rutgers.edu/" target="_blank">RU-N School of Criminal Justice</a></li> <li><a href="https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/" target="_blank">RU-N School of Public Affairs and Administration</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sarahwardnursery.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Ward Nursery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SCI/" target="_blank">Science Park High School</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ihanj.org/" target="_blank">Irvington Housing Authority</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rosecompanies.com/projects/grace-west-manor/" target="_blank">Grace West Manor</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rosecompanies.com/projects/1-court-street/" target="_blank">Court Towers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rosecompanies.com/projects/2-nevada-street/" target="_blank">Nevada Court</a></li> <li><a href="http://swcalliance.org/site/" target="_blank">South Ward Children’s Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.npl.org/Pages/Branches/Springfield/Springfield.html" target="_blank">Newark/Springfield Branch Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.greatschools.org/new-jersey/newark/7925-St-Francis-Head-Start/" target="_blank">St. Francis Head Start</a></li> <li><a href="http://experiencesaintjames.com/" target="_blank">St. James AME Church</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/" target="_blank">State of New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://npl.org/" target="_blank">The Newark Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://uwewh.org/" target="_blank">United Way for Essex and West Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/uni/" target="_blank">University High School</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ulec.org/" target="_blank">Urban League</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hud.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/childcare/centers/07UNI0006.shtml" target="_blank">Vailsburg Childhood Development Center</a></li> <li><a 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Additionally, OUCP hosts an array of summer enrichment programs for the youth in the Greater Newark community. For more information visit OUCP’s Summer Academy page.

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools
CIMIC Science and Technology Summer Camp
Future Business Computer Institute (FBCI)
Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) BizCamp
RU Ready For Work
RU Ready for Public/Healthcare Service Summer Program Track
Rutgers-Merck Summer Bioethics Institute
Sadie Nash Leadership Project
Write on Sports

“I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Simple, honest, human conversation. Not mediation, negotiation or problem solving debates or public meetings. Simple, truthful conversations where we have a chance to speak, we each feel heard, and we each listen well.”-Margaret Wheatley

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For more information about these and other community programs, contact OUCP at (848) 445-0630.

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