Develop New Jersey's Workforce & Spur Economic Growth
“Higher education is indispensable to a thriving economy and an inclusive society.”
Report of the New Jersey Higher Education Task Force
It is estimated that nearly 75 percent of positions created through 2018 in New Jersey will require postsecondary training. To ensure a college-educated workforce with the skills business demands, the report recommends the following:
- Colleges and universities should reach out to local school districts with summer and weekend programs that help students apply to and succeed in college.
- New Jersey should increase capacity in state institutions of higher education to enroll capable students who want to stay in New Jersey.
- Each institution should develop an action plan for increasing the number of out-of-state students.
- New Jersey should reestablish the Commission on Science and Technology.
- Rutgers should work more closely with the state’s business community.
New Jersey’s Partner for a Strong Economy
Solutions from Rutgers: New Jersey’s Partner for a Strong Economy sheds light on how Rutgers people, programs, and processes support economic growth. Highlights include workforce development; research and technology commercialization; small business assistance; analysis and forecasting; and low- and no-cost business, government, and human services.
Additional Resources
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K–12 Education
Serving New Jersey and Beyond: Ready, Set, Learn
Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology
LEAP Academy University Charter School
Math and Science Learning Center
Science Preparation Alliance of Rutgers and Camden
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Business and Workforce Development
Serving New Jersey and Beyond: Economic Engine
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Information for Business and Government
Institute for Management and Executive Development
New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
Office of Technology Commercialization
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
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Future Scholars
Rutgers Future Scholars is an innovative program to increase the number of low-income, academically talented students from the university’s host communities who go on to attend and graduate from college. The program offers enrichment and mentoring for students beginning in eighth grade. Those who meet Rutgers’ admissions requirements are guaranteed free tuition. This is just one of numerous projects to help children in local school districts prepare for and excel in higher education. -
Working with Business
Rutgers provides solutions that support economic growth and encourage new business ventures. In FY2010 alone, through its Office of Technology Commercialization, Rutgers filed 100 provisional and regular patent applications and executed 80 licenses, options, and similar agreements. Over the years, Rutgers has created more than 70 spin-off companies based on university ideas and innovations. To further facilitate research collaboration between industry and the university, Rutgers recently launched the Office of Research Alliances.
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