[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 102 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S5828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, today I congratulate Rutgers 
University-Newark in honor of their 100th anniversary. From its roots 
as the New Jersey Law School, Rutgers-Newark has evolved into a premier 
urban research university with a tradition of outstanding scholarship 
and diversity.
  Students from across New Jersey, the United States, and from all over 
the world come to Rutgers-Newark to work and study with a world-class 
faculty. Its global student body has earned it the designation by U.S. 
News and World Report as the most diverse national university in the 
United States for 11 consecutive years.
  As Rutgers-Newark has grown, so has their commitment to the local 
community and the entire State of New Jersey. The expansion of Rutgers-
Newark has added to the growing redevelopment of Newark. With the 
celebration of its first 100 years in Newark, plans abound for expanded 
development of the university and its connections and commitment to the 
great city of Newark.
  The faculty, students and alumni of Rutgers-Newark have much to be 
proud of after a century of outstanding educational achievement. 
Rutgers-Newark is still dedicated to maintaining the highest standards 
of research and scholarship, educational opportunity, urban mission, 
and diversity. I applaud Rutgers-Newark for their ``Century of Reaching 
Higher'' and wish the university continued growth and success for many 
years to come.

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