Rutgers University

Chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, Rutgers is the nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning and has a centuries-old tradition of rising to the challenges of each new generation. Soon after opening in New Brunswick in 1771-with one instructor and a handful of students-the college was caught up in the struggle for independence. During the war, classes were suspended on several occasions as students, faculty, and alumni joined the fight for freedom. That revolutionary legacy is preserved today in the university's name-in 1825, Queen's College became Rutgers College to honor trustee and Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Henry Rutgers. Learn more about Rutgers University at www.rutgers.edu.