Rutgers Day is a day of free events and performances hosted by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The first Rutgers Day took place Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and attracted 50,000 visitors to university campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway, N.J.
Rutgers Day expanded on the university’s long-standing traditions of Rutgers Ag Field Day and the New Jersey Folk Festival, which also occurred that day. The day featured performances, tours, exhibits, hands-on activities, lectures, demonstrations, children’s programs and more aimed at the general public, parents and children, teens, current and prospective students, and alumni.
'Rutgers Day' showcase draws 50,000
Nyier Abdou, The Star-Ledger, April 26, 2009
U. strives to unite students, alumni at Rutgers Day
Gisella Gutierrez, The Daily Targum, October 30, 2008