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Congratulations to the Winners of the Spring 2019 Forum Pitch Competition

Forum Winners - Spring 2019
Fifteen teams were chosen by peers this spring to present at the Forum plenary before a panel of judges from business and academia and approximately 250 peers. Congratulations to all of the teams who presented and to the six teams who placed—three chosen by the judges and a different three chosen by peers!

Rutgers team is finalist in L'Oreal's international Brandstorm Challenge

Alex, Zaynab, and Justin with their trophies.
Honors College students Alex, Justin, and Zaynab presenting at the competition.

Rutgers Business School-New Brunswick sophomore Justin Lee said he didn’t hesitate when his friend Alex Nguyen, another Rutgers Business School sophomore, asked him to be part of a team that would compete in .

But Lee said he never expected to actually wind up on a stage in Paris, standing among the six teams chosen as finalists. Ditto for Nguyen and their team-mate from Rutgers University's School of Arts and Sciences, Zaynab Kahn.

Adora Moneme Set to Continue Medical Studies at Penn

Adora Moneme

This past May, Adora Moneme graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in Exercise Science and Sport Studies with Summa Cum Laude distinction. Although her scarlet uniform and cleats may be retired, Moneme's studies continue towards a career in pediatrics this August at the University of Pennsylvania.

“I Know What I Need to Do Now.”

Honors College Capstone Showcase 2019
Ted-Style Talk Presentation
Research Poster Presentation
As I watched and listened, the students got the feedback they’d been waiting for. After a year or more of hard work, almost fifty soon-to-graduate researchers, investigators, and creators were finishing up presentations of their projects at the annual Honors College Capstone Showcase on April 12, 2019.

The Honors College Springs to Life on Move-In Day!

Honors College Move In Day 2019
Vice Chancellor Mena with Dean Matsuda during the Move In Day.
Mayor Cahill helped with the Honors College Move In.

At 7:59am, members of the Rutgers student Move-in Team lined the sidewalk in front of the Honors College, pulling along with them red and gray moving bins amidst the gentle silence of early morning. The overcast sky and light breeze lent the atmosphere a somber tone, with an air of anticipation. 

Honors College Student Maximillian Lieberman ('23, RBS/HC) Among Those Featured

New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers Move-In Day brings out students, parents and Mayor James Cahill on August 28 at 9 a.m. at 5 Seminary Pl. (Photo: Alexander Lewis / Staff photo)

RUTGERS - A record number of 45,200 students applied for admission to one or more of Rutgers’ campuses statewide. 

Rutgers University opens its doors this semester to the Class of 2023, an accomplished group of students who are already working to make the world a better place and are poised to begin making their mark at Rutgers.

HC First-Years Rise Against Hunger

Students packaging meals and holding a sign that says, "This is Possible" referencing ending hunger by 2030
Three students are filling a meal package with grain.
Students are boxing meals for Rise Against Hunger to be shipped.
An Honors College Tradition introduces first-year students to what it means to be HC in their very first days at Rutgers. With our annual Welcome Days Rise Against Hunger event comes an opportunity to do service, a requirement to become an Honors College Scholar upon graduation and a reflection of our motto: Curiosity. Knowledge. Purpose.