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Rutgers Visitor Guide | 2025–2026
RUcket List
The RUcket list is a collection of experiences or achievements that a student hopes to have or accomplish during
their time at Rutgers3New Brunswick. Start your journey at Rutgers and check items o昀 your RUcket list!
Answer Your Own Great Question as an Aresty
Enrich Yourself on an Alternative Break
Research Assistant
The Rutgers University Alternative Break program
The Aresty Research Assistant Program enables
provides groups of undergraduate students with a
students to gain their 昀rst authentic research
semester-long experience centered on community
experience and earn credits by supporting faculty
service. Participants learn about a particular
research projects during the academic year. As early
community issue during 昀ve weeks of pre-trip
as their 昀rst year, students can apply to gain valuable
meetings and a volunteer break excursion. On site,
research skills by working hands-on with professors on
students provide necessary services and explore the
forefront research projects.
culture and history of the area. Past locations include
New Orleans, Nashville, California, Puerto Rico, and
Run the Big Chill
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chill is an annual 5K charity race in December
where the entry fee is a toy donation bene昀ting
Stargaze at the Observatory
children in the New Brunswick community. The Big
Members of the Rutgers community and the general
Chill has been a staple within the Rutgers community
public are invited to observe the night sky through the
for 20 years and is enjoyed by thousands of runners
20-inch optical telescope of the Robert A. Schommer
yearly.
Astronomical Observatory, which is located in the
dome on the roof of the Serin Physics Laboratories
Browse the Collections at the Zimmerli Art Museum
on the Busch campus. The observatory is open the
The Zimmerli Art Museum is one of the largest and
second and fourth Thursday of every month (weather
most distinguished university-based museums in the
permitting).
country. With more than 60,000 works in its collection,
the museum frequently updates the permanent
Stroll Around Passion Puddle
galleries with works that spotlight an artist, period, or
Situated between the Cook and Douglass campuses,
theme. Admission is free.
the small pond is a favorite campus location for
studying, enjoying nature, and young lovebirds.
According to a long-standing legend, if two students
hold hands and walk around the pond three times,
they will be married and live happily ever a昀܀er.
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