Community Leadership Center

Statewide Symposium on Charter Schools: Celebrating 20 Years of College Readiness: Statewide Symposium on Charter Schools: Celebrating 20 Years of College Readiness

September 19, 2017 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Featured Speaker: Ronald C. Rice, Jr., JD, Senior Director, Government Relations National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Conference on the Future Directions for a New Cuba: Building Sustainable Partnerships: Conference on the Future Directions for a New Cuba: Building Sustainable Partnerships

November 6-10, 2017 | Rutgers University–Camden
The conference will explore how institutions of higher learning build sustainable public-private partnerships for research and entrepreneurial programs in sustainable agriculture, education, the medical sciences, the arts, and community development.
Save the Date: December 8, 2017 for the Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Endowed Scholarship Gala: Save the Date: December 8, 2017 for the Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Endowed Scholarship Gala
A Big Step Forward: A Big Step Forward

The LEAP Academy University Charter School, now in its 20th year, is the successful fulfillment of Gloria Bonilla-Santiago’s bold vision to change the lives of underserved Camden children through education.
Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Scholars and LEAP Alumni: Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Scholars and LEAP Alumni

Melisa Martinez and Bielka Gonzalez pose with United States Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) at a town hall forum at Rutgers-Camden on Friday, August 4, 2017. Booker, in conversation with Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ 1^st District) and Rutgers-Camden Chancellor Phoebe Haddon, addressed reforms and legislation he is introducing around education, criminal justice, health care, and jobs.

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