Rutgers University history

In 1979, RU Hungry was established alongside the nine original grease trucks, all of which were owned by Vietnam War veterans.

1980s - In 1980, RBS launched an Executive M.B.A. (E.M.B.A.) program for middle-level managers who want to earn their degrees on a full-time basis while working full time.

1981 Alumnus Michael Gottlieb is first to report what would come to be known as AIDS

In June 1984, the university's Board of Governors approved a reorganization of the School of Administrative Services into the School of Business–New Brunswick.

The new school received final approval from the New Jersey Department of Higher Education in February 1986 and began operating on September 1 of that year.

In 1988, the growing demand for business offerings led to the founding of the School of Business–Camden, the first business school in southern New Jersey to earn prestigious accreditation from the AACSB International.

1 in accounting information systems research according to Accounting Rankings compiled by BYU based on having the most peer reviewed articles in 12 accounting journals since 1990.

In 1995, the School of Business–New Brunswick was also put under the auspices of the Faculty of Management.

By the program's 30th anniversary in 2001, more than 1,500 projects had been completed for some 700 organizations.

2007 Nation’s first PhD program in childhood studies debuts

A new state-of-the-art facility was opened at 1 Washington Park in fall 2009 that reflects today's modern business environment and technology.

The City of Newark gains a second Rutgers campus: the Rutgers Health Sciences campus at Newark, part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), which came into existence in July 2013 when the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) merged with Rutgers University.

Director of the NJ Small Business Development Center, was selected for the New Jersey State Star by the national ASBDC in 2018.

2020 First SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test allowing people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results developed by Rutgers lab and collaborators, and approved for use by the FDA.

2021 Rutgers announces historical plaques will be installed at four New Brunswick locations: Hardenbergh Hall, Frelinghuysen Hall, Wood Lawn Mansion, and Livingston Campus.