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Volume 1 | Issue 3 | MAR/APR 2020
RBS to Scale
Ever wonder how large of a school RBS really is? To meet the demand of 10, 310 RBS students, this semester alone: • • • • • •
839 Course Sections 218 Full Time Faculty 180 Full Time Staff 161 PTLs across two RU campuses Two satellite locations (Jersey City and Morristown) Two international sites (Singapore and China)
This large and complex operation covers: • 280 Masters (school 22) course sections • 30 PhD (school 26) course sections • 244 (school 29) Newark Undergrad course sections • 285 (school 33) New Brunswick Undergrad course sections • 10 sections in Jersey City (school 22) • 5 sections in Morristown (school 22) • 11 sections in Singapore (school 22, IEMBA program) • 11 sections at the County College of Morris (school 29) • 18 sections for RUNIN program (school 29)
Elissa Aponte, current RBS Student and Dean’s Office Intern
RBS Student Emergency Fund In response to the many students whose families are undergoing severe financial hardships and health emergencies due to the COVID-19 outbreak, on April 4th Dean Lei announced the launch of the RBS Student Emergency Fund. The RBS Student Emergency Fund will be used to purchase essential computer hardware and accessories (e.g., webcams, headsets, printers) for students taking remote classes and online final exams, support fall semester tuition due to lost wages, and other hardships during this time. RBS staff can support our students by making a donation on the following website. If you have any questions about contributing to the RBS Student Emergency Fund, please reach out to RBS Associate Dean for Advancement Rich Knupp, 609-703-2680.
Adobe Creative Cloud Free Trial Adobe is offering a temporary free license for Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty/Staff/Students through May 31, 2020. Subscription activation may take up to 2-business day. Once your temporary subscription has been activated, you will receive an email from the University Software Portal. Please check the University’s software website for further instructions.
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