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Rowan University

Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a 25-acre (10 ha) site donated by 107 residents.[9]

Rowan University
Former names
Glassboro Normal School (1923–1937)
New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro (1937–1958)
Glassboro State College (1958–1992)
Rowan College of New Jersey (1992–1997)[1]
Motto
Eruditio spes mundi (Latin)
Motto in English
"Education, hope of the world"
TypePublic research university[2]
EstablishedSeptember 24, 1923; 99 years ago (September 24, 1923)[3]
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
Sea-grant · Space-grant
Endowment$240.0 million (2020)[4]
Budget$519 million
PresidentAli A. Houshmand
ProvostAnthony Lowman
Academic staff
2,294[5]
Administrative staff
2,425[5]
Studentsnearly 23,000[6]
Undergraduates16,011[5]
Postgraduates3,607[5]
Location, ,
United States

39°42′39.30″N 75°07′06.38″W / 39.7109167°N 75.1184389°W / 39.7109167; -75.1184389Coordinates: 39°42′39.30″N 75°07′06.38″W / 39.7109167°N 75.1184389°W / 39.7109167; -75.1184389
CampusLarge suburb, 800 acres (320 ha)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Whit
ColorsBrown and gold[7]
   
NicknameProfs (Professorial Owls - a nod to the University's founding)
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - NJAC
MascotWhoo RU the Prof[8]
WebsiteOfficial website

The university includes 14 colleges and schools[5] with a total enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over 19,600 students.[5] Rowan offers 85 bachelor's, 46 master's degrees, six doctoral degrees, and two professional degrees.[10] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[11]

History

 
Bunce Hall, built in 1923, is the school's original academic building

In the early part of the 20th century, there was a shortage of adequately trained teachers in the state of New Jersey. It was decided to build a two-year Normal school in the southern part of the state to counter the trend. Among the candidate towns, Glassboro became the location due in no small part to its easy access to passenger rail as well as its offer to donate 25 acres (0.039 square miles) of land to the state to build the Normal school. The 1917 purchase price of the property was raised by the residents of the town ($7,000 at the time) and used to purchase a tract that belonged to the Whitney family, who owned the local glassworks during the 19th century.[12]

In 1923 the Glassboro Normal School opened with a class of 236 students, 226 women and 10 men, arriving at the train station in front of Bunce Hall. With the evolution of teacher training, the school became a four-year program in 1934; in 1937, the school was renamed The New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro and became co-educational shortly thereafter.

The college was one of the first in the country to begin programs for teachers for reading disabilities and physical therapy in 1935 and 1944, respectively. Glassboro State began to develop a reputation as a leader in special education. After several years and the return of soldiers from World War II, the college was able to expand its enrollment from a wartime low of 170 in 1943 to an expansion of several additional campus and academic programs over the next 15 years and became Glassboro State College in 1958.[13]

Hollybush Summit

 
Hollybush Mansion, site of the Glassboro Summit Conference

The Cold War Glassboro Summit Conference between U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin took place from June 23–25, 1967, in Hollybush Mansion on the campus of then-Glassboro State College. The college was chosen because of its location equidistant between New York City, where Kosygin was making a speech at the U.N., and Washington, D.C.[14]

Then-college president Dr. Thomas E. Robinson was given just 16 hours' notice of the decision to hold the summit at GSC[15] and, despite the lack of advance notice, converted his on-campus home into a secure location for the leaders of the world's superpowers.[16]

After the summit

The campus was relatively quiet during the following decade. However, it hosted hard rock band Black Sabbath's first U.S. concert on October 30, 1970.[17] Peaceful student protests occurred during the Vietnam war as they did at other campuses, but never required the college to close the campus.[18]

The college made national news following an annual event, Spring Weekend, in 1986, due to a loud party atmosphere primarily off campus around the Beau Rivage townhouses and The Crossings apartment complex in which police from several municipalities were called in to break up the parties. The event led to Glassboro State College's ranking as the #28 Party School in the nation in the January 1987 issue of Playboy magazine.[19] Coincidentally, in the Greek section of that same issue of Playboy, the Epsilon Eta chapter of Zeta Beta Tau, was also named one of the Animal House Contenders.[20]

Though the alcohol-fueled Spring Weekend was canceled by then-President Herman James, a non-alcoholic version continued for several years, Glassboro State College remained known for its hard-partying culture. However, in 1988, there began one of the biggest crackdowns in school history. As a result of the drinking death of freshman James Callahan at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Herman James decided to make GSC an example for the rest of the state colleges and universities to follow. He invited the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) to the school. He began shutting down off-campus parties and placing undercover agents in the local liquor establishments. This prompted Morton Downey Jr., who was based in Secaucus, New Jersey, and very popular at the time, to do an untelevised show focusing on the drinking age and the classic argument that an eighteen-year-old can go off to war and die for their country although they cannot legally buy and consume beer. The following year, the ABC did not return, and the partying atmosphere that Glassboro State College was known for returned in earnest and continued into the 1990s and early 2000s.[citation needed]

University status

In 1992, president Dr. Herman James oversaw the development of Glassboro State College into what would eventually become Rowan University. This transformation came about because of what was then the largest single gift to a public college or University in history. Industrialist Henry M. Rowan, Jr., a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology class of 1947, and his wife donated $100 million to the college, which later changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey in his honor. The gift stipulated that the college open a College of Engineering, allowing the college to expand its course and curriculum offerings to the point that it became a full-fledged university, achieving that status in 1997. This status was given by the State of New Jersey based on Rowan University's doctoral degree program, the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and the numerous master's-level programs in education and business.[21]

Following Dr. James' retirement as president in 1998, Dr. Donald Farish was chosen to succeed him and began further expansion on the Glassboro campus, opening a modern Science Hall in 2003 and a building to house the College of Education in 2005. In addition, acquisitions during the beginning of Farish's tenure as president led to the development of a tract of land bordering US Route 322 and State Route 55 as the West Campus.[21]

The presidency of Donald J. Farish was noted for a continued crackdown on the university's partying culture, which declined alongside a rise in SAT scores and class rank among the incoming freshman classes. The crackdown on the partying culture began in earnest in 2002 with the official banning of kegs for use by Greek letter organizations.[22] In 2006, two Rowan University students were found guilty for serving alcohol to minors at an off-campus party that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old male. Rowan promised to follow up with its own penalties.[23]

West Campus

On March 20, 2006, President Farish announced a joint venture between the university and Major League Soccer (MLS) to construct a new athletic complex based around a 20,000-seat soccer-specific stadium on property owned by the campus at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and Route 55. Although the stadium was planned to be complete for the start of the 2009 MLS season, New Jersey's 2006 budget problems resulted in cutbacks in funding for the infrastructure upgrades required by increased traffic related to an MLS team. When plan fell through, the stadium project was relocated to nearby Chester, Pennsylvania where the MLS's Philadelphia Union now play their home matches.[24]

The northern portion of the West Campus expansion currently contains the South Jersey Technology Park as well as room for future expansion; the southern portion of the West Campus expansion will accommodate both academic and athletic facilities. The university in 2015 opened a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) site across from the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University with practice fields for football, soccer, field hockey and lacrosse.[25] Transportation between the two campuses will be provided with both shuttle service and improved bike paths, as well as improvements to Route 322 itself.[26]

On a vast site, adjacent to the West Campus athletic fields, the Inspira Medical Center complex opened in late 2019.

South Jersey Technology Park

Rowan University broke ground for the South Jersey Technology Park (SJTP) on April 10, 2006. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) gave Rowan University $5.8 million to combine with $1.5 million from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, $1 million from Samuel H. Jones, and $1 million from Rowan itself.[27] SJTP is planned to be a 188 acres (76 ha) site which will serve as an establishment for science and technology companies as well as academics. It is planned to have 25 buildings to provide competitively priced Class "A" facilities for budding entrepreneurs, start-up and established companies. SJTP was incorporated as a non-profit corporation with its own board of directors.[28] The first building, the Samuel H. Jones Innovation Center, has been leased completely out, and the revenue will help build a second building.[29]

The Tech Park's first incubated business, SocialReach, has successfully graduated into its own offices in Philadelphia.[30]

The second planned building will be approximately 66,000 square feet (6,100 m2) divided between research and technology labs and offices.[26]

Campus crimes

On August 12, 1996, 22-year-old Cindy Nannay was fatally shot outside Bozorth Hall by her estranged boyfriend, who then killed himself. Nannay was so afraid of Scott Lonabaugh, 27, that when he arrived on the campus to see her, she asked friends to accompany her to the parking lot, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's office said. As her friends looked on, Mr. Lonabaugh shot Ms. Nannay twice with a shotgun and then shot himself in the head, prosecutors said. Both died at the scene.[31]

Eleven years later, in 2007, another student was murdered on campus. Sophomore Donald Farrell, 19, was robbed and beaten to death by unknown assailants while walking behind the Triad dormitory.[32] A reward of $100,000 has been offered for information leading to the capture, arrest and conviction of the assailants.[33] In an effort to find Farrell's assailants, television stations in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City aired reports on the murder, and America's Most Wanted twice featured segments on the incident.[34]

Following Farrell's murder a new campus security initiative was undertaken, starting with a 14-point plan proposed by President Farish. The plan included hiring additional security staff, adding more fully trained police officers, starting a student patrol program, an expansion of the Safe Walk and Ride program, improving lighting in and around campus, installation of CCTV cameras, and changing security and police coverage from an 8-hour to a 12-hour shift.[35]

Cooper Medical School

It was announced on June 26, 2009, that Rowan would be partnering with Cooper University Hospital to create a new four-year medical school to reside on Broadway in Camden. Rowan was chosen by governor Jon Corzine to house the new medical school primarily because the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) was not in a financial position to fund the creation of the school, for which Rowan issued $100 million in bonds.[36]

The new school would require no new funding as $28 million would be diverted from UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which will no longer be associated with Cooper University Hospital after the opening of Cooper Medical School. Opening in 2012 with an entering class of 50,[37] Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was the only medical school in the state not affiliated with UMDNJ before their closing.[38] It was the first new medical school in New Jersey in at least 30 years.[37]

The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was granted preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on June 10, 2011.[39]

Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act

In January 2012, a state advisory committee proposed a plan[40] to merge Rowan with the Camden campus of Rutgers University (which would have been separated from Rutgers) under Rowan's name.[41] The project was opposed by the Rutgers governing boards, faculty, students, and alumni, and by others in the state.[42][43][44] Legislation passed in June 2012 rejected the idea of a merger, though it did include provisions for a loose collaboration between Rowan and Rutgers-Camden limited to research and teaching in the health sciences.[45] This legislation, the "New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act" (A3102 & S2063), enacted several essential changes to Rowan:

  • Rowan University was granted Research University status and was granted increased state funding.[45]
  • Rowan University acquired the University of Medicine and Dentistry's (UMDNJ) Stratford-based School of Osteopathic Medicine. Rowan joined Michigan State University as the only institutions in the country to operate both a DO and an MD medical school. The acquisition also included the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).[45]
  • A joint Rowan/Rutgers-Camden governing board was created to oversee the development and operation of collaborative programs in the health sciences.[45][46]

Student deaths and mental health support

The university faced criticism for not providing more mental health resources and support for students after four students committed suicide between 2019 and 2021.[47][48] Following the student deaths in 2019, the university expanded its resources better accommodate students' mental health, including bringing the number of counselors employed to 17 and partnering with TogetherAll, a 24/7 mental health support network.[49][50] Additionally, the university received a $3 million grant in 2019 to start The Shreiber Family Pet Therapy Program after their success with bringing in local therapy dogs to help students with anxiety and stress.[51]

Academics

 
Business Hall, home of the Rohrer College of Business
 
Robinson Hall
 
Campbell Library

The university is currently divided into eighteen colleges and schools.[52]

  • Rohrer College of Business
  • Ric Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts
  • College of Education
  • Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering
  • John H. Martinson Honors College
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • College of Performing Arts
  • College of Science and Mathematics
  • School of Earth and Environment
  • Global Learning and Partnerships
  • Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
  • Virtua Health College of Medical and Life Sciences
  • Rowan University School of Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Admissions and enrollment

Enrollment at Rowan from the fall semester of 2017 shows 15,401 undergraduates and 2,045 graduate students from 38 states and 34 countries. The overall admission rate is 53.0%. Undergraduates submitting statistics for a data set in 2017 had scores of 530 at the 25th percentile and 630 at the 75th percentile in SAT critical reading and 510 at the 25th percentile and 620 at the 75th percentile for SAT Math. As of the fall of 2016, the average accepted GPA was 3.46.[53]

Rankings

 
The Engineering Hall

Social Mobility Index rankings

Rowan was ranked the #2 school in the United States by the Social Mobility Index college rankings.[61]

U.S. News rankings

Source:[62]

Best Colleges Rankings (2020):

  • National Universities: 166 (tie);
  • Top Public Schools (National): 78 (tie);
  • Undergraduate Engineering Programs (where a doctorate is not offered): 21 (tie).
  • Undergraduate Electrical Engineering (where a doctorate is not offered): 15 (tie)

Best Grad School Rankings (2019):

  • Medical: Primary Care 91–120;
  • Education: 195–258;
  • Nursing (Masters): 176 (tie).

Top Online Programs Rankings (2019):

  • Graduate Engineering Programs 72–94;
  • MBA Programs 131 (tie);
  • Graduate Education Programs 186 (tie);
  • Bachelor's Programs 264–348.

Athletics

 
The field of Rowan University's Coach Richard Wackar Stadium.

Rowan University has 18 sports teams (8 men's and 10 women's).[63] The football, field hockey, and track & field teams compete at John Page Memorial Field at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. The basketball, volleyball, and swimming & diving teams call Esbjornson Gymnasium home. Women's lacrosse and the men's and women's soccer teams play at the Rowan Soccer and Lacrosse Complex. The baseball and softball teams have their own, dedicated facilities on campus. Rowan's teams are known as the Profs (short for Professors, a nod to the university's 1923 opening as a school to train educators), and the mascot is named Whoo RU.[64] Rowan also has club teams for: archery, ballroom dance, baseball, men's and women's basketball, cheerleading, crew, cycling, dance, equestrian, esports, fencing, field hockey, fishing, golf, men's and women's ice hockey, karate, men's and women's lacrosse, mixed martial arts (MMA), outdoors, paintball, powerlifting, quidditch, racquetball, rock climbing, roller hockey, men's and women's rugby, skateboarding, ski and snowboarding, men's and women's soccer, softball, street hockey, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, men's and women's volleyball, and wrestling.[65]

 
A Rowan Profs relay team at The Armory in 2015

A member of the NCAA in Division III, competing in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), the sports teams at Rowan University have had some success on a national level. The Profs football team is regularly a contender for the national title, having gone to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl five times (1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1993) and the national semifinals in 1992, 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2005. The women's field hockey team won the national championship in 2002 and had a perfect season of 21 wins and no losses. The men's basketball team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 12 times, winning the national title in 1996. The men's soccer team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 24 times, resulting in seven trips to the national semifinals. Rowan men's soccer has won national titles in both 1981 and 1990, finished second in 1979 and 2000, and third in 1980, 1985 and 1998. The baseball team has won the NCAA Division III National Championship in 1978 and 1979, while making appearances in the NCAA Division III World Series in 2004, 2005, and 2021. Rowan hosted the Division III National Championship Tournament Final Four for men's soccer in 2000, women's lacrosse in 2002, and field hockey in 2022.[64]

Student life

Student Center

 
The Chamberlain Student Center cafeteria
 
Students and faculty gather in the Student Center pit for the 9th annual Days of Giving event in 2023, with music provided by Rowan Radio

The Chamberlain Student Center is the main location for dining on campus. Dining options include the Owl's Nest restaurant, Peet's Coffee, Grill Nation, Jersey Mike's Subs, Freshens, Sono, Crust, Chef Jet, Smoked, Breakfast & Co., Bowl Life, Pop Up, and the Marketplace convenience store. The Student Center is also home to the Student Government Association, Conference and Event Services, the Greek Affairs Office, Student Activities, the Mailroom, and the Information Desk. Students and staff also get their RowanCard ID here.[66]

Media

Rowan University hosts the award-winning[67] Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, which began in 1964 on a $6,000 budget.[68] Additionally, the Rowan Television Network (RTN) is a student-run closed-circuit television station that provides 24-hour content to the students of Rowan University. RTN currently consists of 11 student-produced television shows, various sports related programming, and coverage of topical events occurring on campus.[69]

The Whit has served as the campus newspaper since 1938, covering school news, student life, Rowan sports, and entertainment. It is published weekly throughout the school year except during exams.[70] Another mainstay campus publication is Avant, a student-led literary magazine that compiles undergraduate poetry, short stories, photos, and artwork in annual fall and spring issues.[71][72] Image is the annual Rowan yearbook.[73] Other campus publications include Halftone, an online magazine focusing on entertainment and pop culture,[74] and At My Whit's End, a zine published by the Writing Arts Club.[75][76] Venue was a long-running alternative, uncensored student publication focusing on campus opinions and humor, initially formed in 1968 with a heavy political focus. Changing its format over the years, Venue printed four issues a year up to 2011.[77][78][79]

Rowan Boulevard

Rowan Boulevard connects 322 to downtown Glassboro, forming a bustling urban area that fuses businesses, bookstores, restaurants, a primary care facility, academic buildings, and student housing.

Housing

 
Oak Hall

Rowan provides housing for over 6,500 students in 13 University owned housing complexes and 5 affiliated housing units.[80] Students have a choice between halls, apartments, or townhouses. Full-time, non-commuter students are required to live in on-campus until the completion of their sophomore year, and are thus guaranteed on-campus housing during this time. After this, students must enter into a housing lottery.[81]

With the university's continued growth, housing at Rowan's main Glassboro campus has reached capacity.[82] The university has moved to construct new housing aggressively.

The student-run Residence Hall Association represents students who live on-campus.[83]

There are seven freshman residence halls and five for upperclassmen. Starting in the fall of 2017, Rowan University offered apartment-style housing options in a public-private partnership with Nexus Properties.[84]

 
220 Rowan Blvd at night

Student organizations

 
The façade of Bunce Hall shows both the old and the new names of the school

There are more than 100 clubs and organizations at Rowan University; along with more than 30 Greek organizations on campus.

Fraternities:[85]

Sororities:[85]

Other chartered clubs report to the Student Government Association including national award-winning programs such as the Rowan Television Network, the local PRSSA, the Rowan College Republicans, the Rowan Democratic Club, and The Student University Programmers (SUP). Cinema Workshop, the university's student film club, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007.[86]

Transportation

 
A statue of Henry Rowan in front of Savitz Hall overlooks Route 322

New Jersey Transit bus routes 313[87] and 412 serve the university.[88] U.S. Route 322 (Mullica Hill Road) bisects the campus. It is a planned stop on the Glassboro–Camden Line, a proposed 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail system.[89][90]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

  • David Bianculli, television critic; teaches television and film history[118]
  • Marvin Creamer, geography professor and first person to circumnavigate the globe without any navigational instruments[119]
  • Neil Hartman, sports personality; director of Rowan's Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact. Known for sparking Allen Iverson's "practice" rant in 2002.[120]
  • Melissa Klapper, historian and storyteller[121]
  • Gordon Turk, virtuoso organist; faculty member since 2013.[122]

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Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro New Jersey with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a 25 acre 10 ha site donated by 107 residents 9 Rowan UniversityFormer namesGlassboro Normal School 1923 1937 New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro 1937 1958 Glassboro State College 1958 1992 Rowan College of New Jersey 1992 1997 1 MottoEruditio spes mundi Latin Motto in English Education hope of the world TypePublic research university 2 EstablishedSeptember 24 1923 99 years ago September 24 1923 3 AccreditationMSCHEAcademic affiliationsSea grant Space grantEndowment 240 0 million 2020 4 Budget 519 millionPresidentAli A HoushmandProvostAnthony LowmanAcademic staff2 294 5 Administrative staff2 425 5 Studentsnearly 23 000 6 Undergraduates16 011 5 Postgraduates3 607 5 LocationGlassboro New Jersey United States39 42 39 30 N 75 07 06 38 W 39 7109167 N 75 1184389 W 39 7109167 75 1184389 Coordinates 39 42 39 30 N 75 07 06 38 W 39 7109167 N 75 1184389 W 39 7109167 75 1184389CampusLarge suburb 800 acres 320 ha Other campusesCamdenStratfordNewspaperThe WhitColorsBrown and gold 7 NicknameProfs Professorial Owls a nod to the University s founding Sporting affiliationsNCAA Division III NJACMascotWhoo RU the Prof 8 WebsiteOfficial websiteThe university includes 14 colleges and schools 5 with a total enrollment undergraduate graduate and professional studies of just over 19 600 students 5 Rowan offers 85 bachelor s 46 master s degrees six doctoral degrees and two professional degrees 10 It is classified among R2 Doctoral Universities High research activity 11 Contents 1 History 1 1 Hollybush Summit 1 2 After the summit 1 3 University status 1 3 1 West Campus 1 3 2 South Jersey Technology Park 1 3 3 Campus crimes 1 4 Cooper Medical School 1 5 Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act 1 6 Student deaths and mental health support 2 Academics 2 1 Admissions and enrollment 2 2 Rankings 2 2 1 Social Mobility Index rankings 2 2 2 U S News rankings 3 Athletics 4 Student life 4 1 Student Center 4 2 Media 4 3 Rowan Boulevard 4 4 Housing 4 5 Student organizations 5 Transportation 6 Notable alumni 7 Notable faculty 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit Bunce Hall built in 1923 is the school s original academic building In the early part of the 20th century there was a shortage of adequately trained teachers in the state of New Jersey It was decided to build a two year Normal school in the southern part of the state to counter the trend Among the candidate towns Glassboro became the location due in no small part to its easy access to passenger rail as well as its offer to donate 25 acres 0 039 square miles of land to the state to build the Normal school The 1917 purchase price of the property was raised by the residents of the town 7 000 at the time and used to purchase a tract that belonged to the Whitney family who owned the local glassworks during the 19th century 12 In 1923 the Glassboro Normal School opened with a class of 236 students 226 women and 10 men arriving at the train station in front of Bunce Hall With the evolution of teacher training the school became a four year program in 1934 in 1937 the school was renamed The New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro and became co educational shortly thereafter The college was one of the first in the country to begin programs for teachers for reading disabilities and physical therapy in 1935 and 1944 respectively Glassboro State began to develop a reputation as a leader in special education After several years and the return of soldiers from World War II the college was able to expand its enrollment from a wartime low of 170 in 1943 to an expansion of several additional campus and academic programs over the next 15 years and became Glassboro State College in 1958 13 Hollybush Summit Edit Hollybush Mansion site of the Glassboro Summit Conference The Cold War Glassboro Summit Conference between U S President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin took place from June 23 25 1967 in Hollybush Mansion on the campus of then Glassboro State College The college was chosen because of its location equidistant between New York City where Kosygin was making a speech at the U N and Washington D C 14 Then college president Dr Thomas E Robinson was given just 16 hours notice of the decision to hold the summit at GSC 15 and despite the lack of advance notice converted his on campus home into a secure location for the leaders of the world s superpowers 16 After the summit Edit The campus was relatively quiet during the following decade However it hosted hard rock band Black Sabbath s first U S concert on October 30 1970 17 Peaceful student protests occurred during the Vietnam war as they did at other campuses but never required the college to close the campus 18 The college made national news following an annual event Spring Weekend in 1986 due to a loud party atmosphere primarily off campus around the Beau Rivage townhouses and The Crossings apartment complex in which police from several municipalities were called in to break up the parties The event led to Glassboro State College s ranking as the 28 Party School in the nation in the January 1987 issue of Playboy magazine 19 Coincidentally in the Greek section of that same issue of Playboy the Epsilon Eta chapter of Zeta Beta Tau was also named one of the Animal House Contenders 20 Though the alcohol fueled Spring Weekend was canceled by then President Herman James a non alcoholic version continued for several years Glassboro State College remained known for its hard partying culture However in 1988 there began one of the biggest crackdowns in school history As a result of the drinking death of freshman James Callahan at Rutgers University in New Brunswick Herman James decided to make GSC an example for the rest of the state colleges and universities to follow He invited the New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission ABC to the school He began shutting down off campus parties and placing undercover agents in the local liquor establishments This prompted Morton Downey Jr who was based in Secaucus New Jersey and very popular at the time to do an untelevised show focusing on the drinking age and the classic argument that an eighteen year old can go off to war and die for their country although they cannot legally buy and consume beer The following year the ABC did not return and the partying atmosphere that Glassboro State College was known for returned in earnest and continued into the 1990s and early 2000s citation needed University status Edit In 1992 president Dr Herman James oversaw the development of Glassboro State College into what would eventually become Rowan University This transformation came about because of what was then the largest single gift to a public college or University in history Industrialist Henry M Rowan Jr a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology class of 1947 and his wife donated 100 million to the college which later changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey in his honor The gift stipulated that the college open a College of Engineering allowing the college to expand its course and curriculum offerings to the point that it became a full fledged university achieving that status in 1997 This status was given by the State of New Jersey based on Rowan University s doctoral degree program the Ed D in Educational Leadership and the numerous master s level programs in education and business 21 Following Dr James retirement as president in 1998 Dr Donald Farish was chosen to succeed him and began further expansion on the Glassboro campus opening a modern Science Hall in 2003 and a building to house the College of Education in 2005 In addition acquisitions during the beginning of Farish s tenure as president led to the development of a tract of land bordering US Route 322 and State Route 55 as the West Campus 21 The presidency of Donald J Farish was noted for a continued crackdown on the university s partying culture which declined alongside a rise in SAT scores and class rank among the incoming freshman classes The crackdown on the partying culture began in earnest in 2002 with the official banning of kegs for use by Greek letter organizations 22 In 2006 two Rowan University students were found guilty for serving alcohol to minors at an off campus party that resulted in the death of a 16 year old male Rowan promised to follow up with its own penalties 23 West Campus Edit On March 20 2006 President Farish announced a joint venture between the university and Major League Soccer MLS to construct a new athletic complex based around a 20 000 seat soccer specific stadium on property owned by the campus at the intersection of U S Route 322 and Route 55 Although the stadium was planned to be complete for the start of the 2009 MLS season New Jersey s 2006 budget problems resulted in cutbacks in funding for the infrastructure upgrades required by increased traffic related to an MLS team When plan fell through the stadium project was relocated to nearby Chester Pennsylvania where the MLS s Philadelphia Union now play their home matches 24 The northern portion of the West Campus expansion currently contains the South Jersey Technology Park as well as room for future expansion the southern portion of the West Campus expansion will accommodate both academic and athletic facilities The university in 2015 opened a 17 5 acre 7 1 ha site across from the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University with practice fields for football soccer field hockey and lacrosse 25 Transportation between the two campuses will be provided with both shuttle service and improved bike paths as well as improvements to Route 322 itself 26 On a vast site adjacent to the West Campus athletic fields the Inspira Medical Center complex opened in late 2019 South Jersey Technology Park Edit Rowan University broke ground for the South Jersey Technology Park SJTP on April 10 2006 The New Jersey Economic Development Authority NJEDA gave Rowan University 5 8 million to combine with 1 5 million from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology 1 million from Samuel H Jones and 1 million from Rowan itself 27 SJTP is planned to be a 188 acres 76 ha site which will serve as an establishment for science and technology companies as well as academics It is planned to have 25 buildings to provide competitively priced Class A facilities for budding entrepreneurs start up and established companies SJTP was incorporated as a non profit corporation with its own board of directors 28 The first building the Samuel H Jones Innovation Center has been leased completely out and the revenue will help build a second building 29 The Tech Park s first incubated business SocialReach has successfully graduated into its own offices in Philadelphia 30 The second planned building will be approximately 66 000 square feet 6 100 m2 divided between research and technology labs and offices 26 Campus crimes Edit On August 12 1996 22 year old Cindy Nannay was fatally shot outside Bozorth Hall by her estranged boyfriend who then killed himself Nannay was so afraid of Scott Lonabaugh 27 that when he arrived on the campus to see her she asked friends to accompany her to the parking lot the Gloucester County Prosecutor s office said As her friends looked on Mr Lonabaugh shot Ms Nannay twice with a shotgun and then shot himself in the head prosecutors said Both died at the scene 31 Eleven years later in 2007 another student was murdered on campus Sophomore Donald Farrell 19 was robbed and beaten to death by unknown assailants while walking behind the Triad dormitory 32 A reward of 100 000 has been offered for information leading to the capture arrest and conviction of the assailants 33 In an effort to find Farrell s assailants television stations in Philadelphia New Jersey and New York City aired reports on the murder and America s Most Wanted twice featured segments on the incident 34 Following Farrell s murder a new campus security initiative was undertaken starting with a 14 point plan proposed by President Farish The plan included hiring additional security staff adding more fully trained police officers starting a student patrol program an expansion of the Safe Walk and Ride program improving lighting in and around campus installation of CCTV cameras and changing security and police coverage from an 8 hour to a 12 hour shift 35 Cooper Medical School Edit Main article Cooper Medical School of Rowan University It was announced on June 26 2009 that Rowan would be partnering with Cooper University Hospital to create a new four year medical school to reside on Broadway in Camden Rowan was chosen by governor Jon Corzine to house the new medical school primarily because the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey UMDNJ was not in a financial position to fund the creation of the school for which Rowan issued 100 million in bonds 36 The new school would require no new funding as 28 million would be diverted from UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School which will no longer be associated with Cooper University Hospital after the opening of Cooper Medical School Opening in 2012 with an entering class of 50 37 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was the only medical school in the state not affiliated with UMDNJ before their closing 38 It was the first new medical school in New Jersey in at least 30 years 37 The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was granted preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on June 10 2011 39 Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act Edit In January 2012 a state advisory committee proposed a plan 40 to merge Rowan with the Camden campus of Rutgers University which would have been separated from Rutgers under Rowan s name 41 The project was opposed by the Rutgers governing boards faculty students and alumni and by others in the state 42 43 44 Legislation passed in June 2012 rejected the idea of a merger though it did include provisions for a loose collaboration between Rowan and Rutgers Camden limited to research and teaching in the health sciences 45 This legislation the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act A3102 amp S2063 enacted several essential changes to Rowan Rowan University was granted Research University status and was granted increased state funding 45 Rowan University acquired the University of Medicine and Dentistry s UMDNJ Stratford based School of Osteopathic Medicine Rowan joined Michigan State University as the only institutions in the country to operate both a DO and an MD medical school The acquisition also included the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences GSBS 45 A joint Rowan Rutgers Camden governing board was created to oversee the development and operation of collaborative programs in the health sciences 45 46 Student deaths and mental health support Edit The university faced criticism for not providing more mental health resources and support for students after four students committed suicide between 2019 and 2021 47 48 Following the student deaths in 2019 the university expanded its resources better accommodate students mental health including bringing the number of counselors employed to 17 and partnering with TogetherAll a 24 7 mental health support network 49 50 Additionally the university received a 3 million grant in 2019 to start The Shreiber Family Pet Therapy Program after their success with bringing in local therapy dogs to help students with anxiety and stress 51 Academics Edit Business Hall home of the Rohrer College of Business Robinson Hall Campbell Library The university is currently divided into eighteen colleges and schools 52 Rohrer College of Business Ric Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts College of Education Henry M Rowan College of Engineering John H Martinson Honors College College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Performing Arts College of Science and Mathematics School of Earth and Environment Global Learning and Partnerships Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Virtua Health College of Medical and Life Sciences Rowan Virtua School of Nursing and Health Professions Rowan Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Rowan Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering amp Sciences Rowan University School of Veterinary Medicine School of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipAdmissions and enrollment Edit Enrollment at Rowan from the fall semester of 2017 shows 15 401 undergraduates and 2 045 graduate students from 38 states and 34 countries The overall admission rate is 53 0 Undergraduates submitting statistics for a data set in 2017 had scores of 530 at the 25th percentile and 630 at the 75th percentile in SAT critical reading and 510 at the 25th percentile and 620 at the 75th percentile for SAT Math As of the fall of 2016 the average accepted GPA was 3 46 53 Rankings Edit Academic rankingsNationalForbes 54 361THE WSJ 55 355U S News amp World Report 56 187Washington Monthly 57 163GlobalQS 58 801 1000U S News amp World Report 59 1420National Program Rankings 60 Program RankingBusiness UnrankedClinical psychology 193Education 175Medicine Primary Care 93 123 DO amp MD Medicine Research 93 123 DO amp MD Nursing Master s 168 220 The Engineering Hall Social Mobility Index rankings Edit Rowan was ranked the 2 school in the United States by the Social Mobility Index college rankings 61 U S News rankings Edit Source 62 Best Colleges Rankings 2020 National Universities 166 tie Top Public Schools National 78 tie Undergraduate Engineering Programs where a doctorate is not offered 21 tie Undergraduate Electrical Engineering where a doctorate is not offered 15 tie Best Grad School Rankings 2019 Medical Primary Care 91 120 Education 195 258 Nursing Masters 176 tie Top Online Programs Rankings 2019 Graduate Engineering Programs 72 94 MBA Programs 131 tie Graduate Education Programs 186 tie Bachelor s Programs 264 348 Athletics Edit The field of Rowan University s Coach Richard Wackar Stadium Rowan University has 18 sports teams 8 men s and 10 women s 63 The football field hockey and track amp field teams compete at John Page Memorial Field at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium The basketball volleyball and swimming amp diving teams call Esbjornson Gymnasium home Women s lacrosse and the men s and women s soccer teams play at the Rowan Soccer and Lacrosse Complex The baseball and softball teams have their own dedicated facilities on campus Rowan s teams are known as the Profs short for Professors a nod to the university s 1923 opening as a school to train educators and the mascot is named Whoo RU 64 Rowan also has club teams for archery ballroom dance baseball men s and women s basketball cheerleading crew cycling dance equestrian esports fencing field hockey fishing golf men s and women s ice hockey karate men s and women s lacrosse mixed martial arts MMA outdoors paintball powerlifting quidditch racquetball rock climbing roller hockey men s and women s rugby skateboarding ski and snowboarding men s and women s soccer softball street hockey swimming table tennis tennis ultimate Frisbee men s and women s volleyball and wrestling 65 A Rowan Profs relay team at The Armory in 2015 A member of the NCAA in Division III competing in the New Jersey Athletic Conference NJAC the sports teams at Rowan University have had some success on a national level The Profs football team is regularly a contender for the national title having gone to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl five times 1999 1998 1996 1995 1993 and the national semifinals in 1992 1997 2001 2004 and 2005 The women s field hockey team won the national championship in 2002 and had a perfect season of 21 wins and no losses The men s basketball team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 12 times winning the national title in 1996 The men s soccer team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 24 times resulting in seven trips to the national semifinals Rowan men s soccer has won national titles in both 1981 and 1990 finished second in 1979 and 2000 and third in 1980 1985 and 1998 The baseball team has won the NCAA Division III National Championship in 1978 and 1979 while making appearances in the NCAA Division III World Series in 2004 2005 and 2021 Rowan hosted the Division III National Championship Tournament Final Four for men s soccer in 2000 women s lacrosse in 2002 and field hockey in 2022 64 Student life EditStudent Center Edit The Chamberlain Student Center cafeteria Students and faculty gather in the Student Center pit for the 9th annual Days of Giving event in 2023 with music provided by Rowan Radio The Chamberlain Student Center is the main location for dining on campus Dining options include the Owl s Nest restaurant Peet s Coffee Grill Nation Jersey Mike s Subs Freshens Sono Crust Chef Jet Smoked Breakfast amp Co Bowl Life Pop Up and the Marketplace convenience store The Student Center is also home to the Student Government Association Conference and Event Services the Greek Affairs Office Student Activities the Mailroom and the Information Desk Students and staff also get their RowanCard ID here 66 Media Edit Further information WGLS FM Rowan University hosts the award winning 67 Rowan Radio 89 7 WGLS FM which began in 1964 on a 6 000 budget 68 Additionally the Rowan Television Network RTN is a student run closed circuit television station that provides 24 hour content to the students of Rowan University RTN currently consists of 11 student produced television shows various sports related programming and coverage of topical events occurring on campus 69 The Whit has served as the campus newspaper since 1938 covering school news student life Rowan sports and entertainment It is published weekly throughout the school year except during exams 70 Another mainstay campus publication is Avant a student led literary magazine that compiles undergraduate poetry short stories photos and artwork in annual fall and spring issues 71 72 Image is the annual Rowan yearbook 73 Other campus publications include Halftone an online magazine focusing on entertainment and pop culture 74 and At My Whit s End a zine published by the Writing Arts Club 75 76 Venue was a long running alternative uncensored student publication focusing on campus opinions and humor initially formed in 1968 with a heavy political focus Changing its format over the years Venue printed four issues a year up to 2011 77 78 79 Rowan Boulevard Edit Rowan Boulevard connects 322 to downtown Glassboro forming a bustling urban area that fuses businesses bookstores restaurants a primary care facility academic buildings and student housing Housing Edit Oak Hall Rowan provides housing for over 6 500 students in 13 University owned housing complexes and 5 affiliated housing units 80 Students have a choice between halls apartments or townhouses Full time non commuter students are required to live in on campus until the completion of their sophomore year and are thus guaranteed on campus housing during this time After this students must enter into a housing lottery 81 With the university s continued growth housing at Rowan s main Glassboro campus has reached capacity 82 The university has moved to construct new housing aggressively The student run Residence Hall Association represents students who live on campus 83 There are seven freshman residence halls and five for upperclassmen Starting in the fall of 2017 Rowan University offered apartment style housing options in a public private partnership with Nexus Properties 84 220 Rowan Blvd at night Student organizations Edit The facade of Bunce Hall shows both the old and the new names of the school There are more than 100 clubs and organizations at Rowan University along with more than 30 Greek organizations on campus Fraternities 85 Alpha Chi Rho Alpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Delta Alpha Phi Omega Iota Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Sigma Lambda Theta Phi Lambda Sigma Upsilon Lambda Upsilon Lambda Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Phi Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Psi Phi Kappa Sigma Phi Mu Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Psi Sigma Phi Sigma Pi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Beta Rho Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Delta Phi Sororities 85 Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Sigma Tau Chi Upsilon Sigma Delta Phi Epsilon Delta Sigma Theta Lambda Theta Alpha Mu Sigma Upsilon Sigma Delta Tau Sigma Gamma Rho Theta Phi Alpha Zeta Phi Beta Other chartered clubs report to the Student Government Association including national award winning programs such as the Rowan Television Network the local PRSSA the Rowan College Republicans the Rowan Democratic Club and The Student University Programmers SUP Cinema Workshop the university s student film club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 86 Transportation Edit A statue of Henry Rowan in front of Savitz Hall overlooks Route 322 New Jersey Transit bus routes 313 87 and 412 serve the university 88 U S Route 322 Mullica Hill Road bisects the campus It is a planned stop on the Glassboro Camden Line a proposed 18 mile 28 97 km diesel multiple unit DMU light rail system 89 90 Notable alumni EditDan Baker born 1946 Philadelphia Phillies PA Announcer and former Philadelphia Eagles PA Announcer 91 Jessica Boyington Miss New Jersey USA 2006 92 Kyle Cassidy born 1966 American photographer and videographer 93 Betty Castor born 1941 Florida politician and former president of the University of South Florida 94 Adam Chazen born c 1985 Associate Visual Effects Producer for Game of Thrones 95 Jack Collins born 1943 college basketball coach and former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly 96 Nick Comoroto born 1991 professional wrestler 97 Jim Cook Jr born 1987 journalist and playwright citation needed Scott DePace TV director The Howard Stern Show 98 Steve Dildarian born 1969 creator of the HBO animated series The Life amp Times of Tim citation needed Lince Dorado born 1987 professional wrestler 99 Ric Edelman financial planner and radio host 100 Evan Edinger born 1990 American born YouTuber based in London England 101 Stink Fisher born 1970 football player and actor in movies such as Invincible and The Longest Yard 102 Jamie Ginn born 1982 Miss Delaware 2006 103 Dino Hall born 1955 running back who played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns 104 Robert Hegyes 1951 2012 actor and former co star of Welcome Back Kotter known for his role as Juan Epstein who was a professor at his alma mater in the early to mid 1990s 105 Allen Helbig born 1964 artist animator photographer body painter and web designer citation needed Kenneth Lacovara explorer and paleontologist known for discovering new species of dinosaurs 2004 Rowan Alumnus of the Year 106 Trymaine Lee Pulitzer Prize winning reporter 107 Fred H Madden born 1954 New Jersey State Senator and former superintendent of the New Jersey State Police 108 Marilyn Marshall 1941 2015 R amp B and jazz recording artist Tim Marshall radio host R amp B Music Hall of Fame 2013 Inaugural Inductee 109 Soraida Martinez born 1956 artist designer and social activist known for creating the art style of Verdadism 110 111 Scott Menzel born 1982 film critic and chairperson of Hollywood Critics Association Mary Previte 1932 2019 author of Hungry Ghosts served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 6th Legislative District from 1998 to 2006 112 Megan Rochell R amp B singer dropped out before graduating 113 John Sadak Television play by play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds Patti Smith born 1946 musician singer and poet member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 114 115 Shaun T born 1978 motivational speaker fitness trainer and choreographer best known for his home fitness programs T25 Insanity and Hip Hop Abs 116 James L Usry 1922 2002 first African American mayor of Atlantic City New Jersey 117 Notable faculty EditDavid Bianculli television critic teaches television and film history 118 Marvin Creamer geography professor and first person to circumnavigate the globe without any navigational instruments 119 Neil Hartman sports personality director of Rowan s Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact Known for sparking Allen Iverson s practice rant in 2002 120 Melissa Klapper historian and storyteller 121 Gordon Turk virtuoso organist faculty member since 2013 122 See also EditCooper Medical School of Rowan University List of colleges and universities in New Jersey Rowan College at Burlington County Rowan College at Gloucester County Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineReferences Edit History Official Site Archived from the original on January 12 2010 Retrieved January 27 2010 Carnegie Classifications Rowan University 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Retrieved May 25 2008 USF Women in Leadership amp Philanthropy To Honor Betty Castor and Elaine Shimberg University of South Florida Foundation Accessed March 4 2018 As a college student at Glassboro State College now Rowan University in her home town of Glassboro N J she volunteered for the Outward Bound program teaching school girls in Uganda Times Jessica Bautista South Jersey September 18 2012 Rowan University grad Adam Chazen scores an Emmy for work on Game of Thrones nj Shyrock Bob Among the longhorns Jack Collins enjoys life away from politics NJ Advance Media for NJ com June 11 2012 Accessed March 4 2018 Jack Collins grew up in Gloucester City and played basketball at Gloucester Catholic Class of 1960 for legendary coach Johnny McCarthy He also played hoops for coach Richard Wackar three years at Glassboro State College Rowan University reaching the coveted 1 000 point career plateau in the prehistoric days there were no three point field goals Flowers Matt October 19 2015 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Martinez La pintora boricua trae a George Mason University Verdadism una muestra para el cambio social El Tiempo Latino October 5 2013 Accessed September 27 2018 Estudio en Rowan University de donde se graduo en 1981 con una licenciatura en Bellas Artes Seelye Katharine Q Mary Previte Grateful Survivor of a Concentration Camp Dies at 87 Rescued in Japanese occupied China she sought out her saviors a half century later In New Jersey she turned a youth detention center into a national model The New York Times November 24 2019 Accessed March 29 2020 They married in 1955 and eventually moved to New Jersey where she received her master s degree in education from Glassboro State College now Rowan University Megan Rochell Aim for the Stars Singers Room May 25 2006 Accessed March 29 2020 Q You were in college when you first got your record deal Are you still pursuing your degree Megan Rochell Yea I went to Rowan University I left I was out I got up out of there so fast when I got my deal Q What were you studying Megan Rochell When I first got there I was studying business and then I changed it and went to secondary elementary education Patti Smith biography Arista Records Wilk Tom Picture book captures N J rocker Patti Smith Inside Jersey June 20 2018 updated June 27 2018 Accessed September 27 2018 Their collaboration grew out of a friendship that began when they were students at Glassboro State College now Rowan University Kuperinsky Amy How celebrity trainer Shaun T went from Camden survivor to fitness superstar NJ Advance Media for NJ com August 8 2016 updated July 21 2017 Accessed September 27 2018 Attending Rowan University in Glassboro on academic grants and scholarships he still sports a tattoo from his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha on his bicep Blokker says he found both his career and sexual identity at college Staff James Usry 79 First Black Mayor of Atlantic City N J Los Angeles Times January 30 2002 Accessed September 27 2018 After the war he earned a bachelor s 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