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Convocation Update

New Student Convocation, originally scheduled for Saturday, August 29th, has been cancelled due to forecasted inclement weather. Please check back for updated information. Thank you.

Latest weather reports are showing that the unfavorable weather associated with Tropical Storm Danny is likely to reach our area on Saturday.  Accordingly, the President’s Convocation Ceremony and Pre-Convocation Festivities at the Rutgers Stadium are both cancelled.

Select activities from the Scarlet Carnivale will take place from 7:00 – 10:00PM on Saturday, August 29 at:

  • Busch Campus Center
  • Cook Campus Center
  • Livingston Recreation Center
  • Rutgers Student Center

The events at each of these four locations will include inflatable rides/attractions, carnival games, prizes and music.

Special arrangements have been made with regards to food options on the following campuses:
Busch Campus Center:

  • Student Center food vendors will remain open until 9:30PM
  • BCC Convenience Store will remain open until 10:00PM
  • Busch Dining Hall will remain open until 8:00PM

College Avenue Campus

  • Student Center food vendors will remain open until 9:30PM
  • Brower Commons will remain open until 8:00PM

Cook Campus Center

  • Cook Café will remain open until 9:30PM
  • Neilson Dining Hall will remain open until 8:00PM

Livingston Campus

  • Student Center food vendors will remain open until 9:30PM
  • LSC Convenience Store will remain open until 10:00PM
  • Tillett Dining Hall will remain open until 8:00PM

NOTE: The Douglass Campus Center will be closed on Saturday, August 29.