Serving New Jersey for Over Fifty-Five
Years
The Center for Government Services at Rutgers Division of Continuing Studies, The State University of New Jersey, provides continuing education, technical assistance, and research to New Jersey state and local governments. The Center was established in 1991 from the consolidation of the Bureau of Government Research and the Department of Government Services. The Bureau was founded in 1950 and the Department in 1959.Today–offering more than 850 courses and seminars each year–the Center continually improves the knowledge, competency, and professionalism of state and municipal officials and employees.
Division of Continuing Studies
During this past summer the Center for Government Services became a part of the Division of Continuing Studies under the leadership of Dr. Raphael Caprio, Vice President for the Division of Continuing Studies. The Division operates within the large arena providing education through both credit and non-credit programs in support of lifelong learning.
The Division provides high quality support for a range of programs and services including Rutgers Summer/Winter program, training in software systems designed for faculty and students to use in teaching and learning, web-conferencing programs such as Elluminate and Connect, off-campus professional development and academic programs, and telecommunications, broadcast and recording services, to name a few.
The Division has become the primary unit responsible for faculty training as it relates to the development of quality online and hybrid course instruction, assisting faculty in transition from a traditional teaching model to one utilizing electronic resources.
The Division's philosophy is that professionals at all levels require ongoing access to a constantly changing body of knowledge – education and training. The Division works with existing units to facilitate a way into credit and non-credit courses on behalf of non-traditional students. Professionals throughout the state can now gain easy access to courses they may require or desire through Continuing Studies. For more information, please go to http://ce1766.rutgers.edu.
