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  • April 28, SAS Academic Planning and Advising Day (CAC) & RBS Academic Planning and Advising Day (Livingston Student Center)
  • May 4, SAS Academic Planning and Advising Day (CAC) & RBS Academic Planning and Advising Day (Livingston Student Center)
  • May 11, SAS Academic Planning and Advising Day (CAC)

First Annual Celebration for Assistant Professors

Assistant Professor Celebration
On Thursday, January 31st from 4:00 to 7:00pm at the Zimmerli Art Museum, Byrne Seminars joins the Aresty Research Center to sponsor the First Annual Celebration for Assistant Professors. This annual event has been created to welcome faculty new to Rutgers and provide them with a space... Continued

Meet Michael J. Bzdak from Johnson & Johnson

Michael Bzdak
As a director of Corporate Contributions at Johnson & Johnson, Michael Bzdak manages the Corporation’s philanthropic support of K-12 education, a school-to-career initiative as well as volunteerism and art/cultural affairs.  In addition, he manages Johnson & Johnson’s corporate... Continued

Ritual Communication in Day of the Dead Celebrations

Day of the Dead
In this course, taught by Journalism and Media Studies Professor, Regina Marchi, Byrne Seminar participants studied the concept of ritual communication by focusing on a popular autumn celebration – “El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead). During the first class, students discussed... Continued