Scarlet Day of Service is a day-long event held semesterly for students to give back to their community by engaging in meaningful service, and it is also the largest community service event in all of New Jersey. Get the inside scoop from two of our assistants directors who were in charge of the site leaders and community…
Hey friends! My name is Bill Nye… jk lol, my real name is Tray’von Norwood and I am an Assisstant Director for Traditions and Community. You may be wondering “what is that and what do you do?” Well I’ll tell you. RUPA’s Traditions and Community, otherwise known as T&C, is in charge of planning the…
As a member of the Traditions and Community committee, I am tasked with planning traditional, community building events around Rutgers. Going to such a large university has its ups and downs. Despite the huge population of students it’s very easy to feel alone. That’s where Hot Dog Day comes in. It is one of RUPA’s…
It was a decent trip to Manhattan on the first Saturday in April. Rachel and I were the lead for the day and were joined by 50 Rutgers students and two staff members from Rutgers. We arrived around 12:30pm in front of the Administer Theatre, and after grabbing lunch on our own, relaxed and enjoyed…
This event took place on January 18, 2017 at the Livingston Student Center. Students came between classes and decorated mason jars with candles. It was a fun activity, where we put sand in mason jars and added some winter decorations. The candle in the Mason Jar acted as warmness to light up our winter nights.…
The Denim Day Fashion Show was a brand new event that the Traditions & Community committee put together this spring with the help of RUTGERS NO MORE and The Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA.) Part of Rutgers’ participation in Denim Day, an international protest against rape, the event’s goal was to raise…
The name’s Rj and I love RUPA. One of the best opportunities I have received from RUPA is emceeing events. I’m a pretty fun guy, or so my imaginary friends tell me. By any means I was allowed to stage manage and introduce comedians like Pete Davidson and Chris Gethard this semester. It was freaking…
Hey everyone! My name is Lauren and I am one of the Assistant Directors of RUPA’s Comedy and Media Committee. Being a part of RUPA for the past two years has taught me the in’s and out’s of running large events, and has helped me to build amazing connections and relationships on campus. Through RUPA…
I got off the LX and walked into the student center, down the back hallway that had the RUPA office. When I entered I was greeted by 5 fellow “purps” (thats what we call each other when we are wearing our purple polo) all ready to head over to Henry’s Diner for a Parks and…
As a member of The Concerts & Coffeehouses committee on RUPA, we have the ability to select artists to bring to campus, help get together all of the artists’s day-of-show needs, collaborate with the production team to set up/clean up, and most importantly: enjoy the concert! Beats on the Banks requires a lot of careful planning…
RUPA has provided me with many opportunities to plan and execute fun and creative events for the Rutgers University community. One of these events is the smaller kick-off concert held in the beginning of each semester by the Concerts and Coffeehouses committee. As a member of this committee I was in charge of running specific…
Scarlet Day of Service is a day-long event for students to give back to their community by engaging in meaningful service, and it is also the largest community service event in all of New Jersey. Get the inside scoop from our two assistant directors who were in charge of the logistics and community partners for this past…
