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The time capsule placed in the Student Center will be opened 50 years from now, 100 years after its opening. - Staff Writer / Erik Gil

Students celebrate student center expansion with time capsule event

Erik Gil April 17, 2024

On Thursday, Apr. 11, students and staff of Rowan University had the opportunity to write letters on postcards thinking about what their lives would be like in the year 2074 during the Chamberlain Student...

Pictured is Chamberlain Student Center construction sites progress as of February 2024, an active motion in the master plan. - Staff Writer / Marchella Mazzoni

Houshmand develops $1.5B plan for campus projects

Marchella Mazzoni February 21, 2024

Rowan University President Ali Houshmand has created a ten-year master plan that is estimated to cost $1.5 billion after completion. This plan works as a roadmap that lays out the priorities for the University...

SGA E-board members show off their Whit Cenntennial Special Edition. From left: Estaban Price, Garbielle Langevine, Emma Redmond, Jamie Ivan, Brianna Reagan, Riya Bhatt and Hope Campbell. - Co-News Editor / Gianna Malgieri

First senate meeting discusses clubs, dining, and academic building issues

Gianna Malgieri September 20, 2023

Following the 2022-2023 academic year, the Student Government Association (SGA) is hoping to bring a new and lighter feel to future senate meetings. On a Monday, Sept. 18, SGA held its first senate meeting...

President Ali Houshman shares his future plans at University Assembled. - News Intern / Madison Miller

New safety measures, expansion and teaching styles presented at University Assembled

Madison Miller April 5, 2023

On Friday, March 31, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Eynon Ballroom with President Dr. Ali Houshmand and his team to discuss new university policies, news and developments. Houshmand also...

Construction Begins On Rowan's $30 Million Renovation of the Chamberlain Student Center

Construction Begins On Rowan’s $30 Million Renovation of the Chamberlain Student Center

Lee Kotzen September 14, 2022

Rowan University's renovation of the Chamberlain Student Center began after classes ended in 2022, and is set to be completed by the 2023 Fall Semester. The plans for the new student center include increased...

Student RowanSOM Volunteers working at the Vaccination Center. -Photo via / Multimedia Editor Alex Rossen

RowanSOM to Open Second Campus to Enroll Medical Students in 2022

Miriana Beja November 2, 2021

The Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) will begin admitting students to a second campus in July 2022, sparking a major expansion in medical education for New Jersey. At 1414...

Rowan University's growing campus life introduces new problems for the residents of Glassboro - Editor-in-Chief/Miguel Martinez

The Dark Side of Rowan’s Rapid Growth

Letter to the Editor December 4, 2019

Submitted by Delia Baer, Rowan University student Glassboro has always made me think about Thanksgiving. I think about the leaves falling, covering the stepping stone pathway leading up to the...

Parking lots U and J closed  for the construction of a new academic building. -Multimedia Editor/Dyone Payne

New academic building under construction in former site of Lots U & J

Tara Lonsdorf September 11, 2019

Construction of a new four-story, 65,560 square-foot academic building broke ground on July 29 in the location of what was formerly Lots U and J, directly off of Route 322 and next to Winans Hall. According...

Members of the Rowan University Board of Trustees at a meeting held on September 13, 2017. -Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Rowan University’s Board of Trustees approves budgets for Student Center Plaza designs and a pet therapy program

Amanda Palma April 10, 2019

Multiple budgets got approved by the Rowan University Board of Trustees, and will impact future students. The budget approvals included $100,000 for feasibility analysis and preliminary design work by...

Construction on intramural fields moves forward

Ashleigh Albert April 14, 2016

Construction to convert the intramural fields behind and across from the Recreation Center from grass to turf has officially begun. The construction is part of an effort to modernize the field. The construction...

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