When was rutgers founded

February The Ocean Observatories Initiative. Smith, L. Physical Environment. Building confidence in projections of the responses of living marine resources to climate change. Cheung, W. January Human Dimensions , Climate Change. McCauley, D. Ecosystem Processes. Grodsky, S. September Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind. The family had wealth and used its wealth for philanthropic purposes. As a result it was a respected and popular family, and Henry was one of its most respected members.

Outside of his war time service and political service in the New York State Legislature he devoted most of his life to philanthropy. As an educated individual he devoted considerable time and resources to educational institutions even before Rutgers College was named after him. He was also involved in the founding of Rutgers Female College, later integrated with Rutgers University. Henry Rutgers used his considerable land holdings in New York City, especially land he owned on the East River, in the vicinity of Chatham Square, for charitable purposes, especially to establish churches and schools.

Although he was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, his gifts of land and money were interdenominational. During the War of with the British, Henry also contributed funds to establish and build defensive works to protect New York City in case of attack by the British. An evening division, University College, opened in Since the s, Rutgers has continued to expand, especially in graduate education.

In addition, the university has established professional schools in applied and professional psychology; communication, information, and library studies; criminal justice; the fine arts; management; and social work. Several of these schools offer undergraduate programs as well. In , the university founded Livingston College to provide undergraduate degrees to a diverse community of students.