{"id":536,"date":"2026-03-30T21:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ru-engaged\/?page_id=536"},"modified":"2026-08-30T00:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:14:51","slug":"byrne-seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ru-engaged\/byrne-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Byrne Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The RU Engaged Byrne Seminar Series began in 2026 with funding from a Chancellor Challenge award. Each RU Engaged Byrne Seminar focuses on a different topic that is selected in close collaboration with community partners. After learning together in the classroom during the beginning of the semester, students spend their spring break week in New Brunswick, residing in a hotel while volunteering and learning in the community.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, students spent eight weeks in the classroom learning about community food security and community gardening. The students then spent spring break together in New Brunswick, partnering with community food security organizations to build community gardens, work in a food pantry, and prepare meals for distribution. Student feedback about the trip was positive&#8211;students reported feeling more connected to each other and to the New Brunswick Community.<\/p>\n<p>In 2027, RU Engaged will offer three Byrne Seminars <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">for first year students only<\/span>, focused on different social issues described below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications for 2027 RU Engaged Byrne Seminars will open in late September 2026. 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