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Romanian Student Association represents an initiative designed
to bridge a sense of community
among the Romanian students in Rutgers. RSA is an organization
formed, managed by, and intended
primarily for the graduate students in Rutgers University.
RSA is intended to function as a nucleus that brings together
the Romanian community in and around Rutgers:
professors, researchers, undergraduate students, and other
people active in the Romanian community.
As such, our association is primarily focused for Romanians and Romanian descendents.
One of the important goals of our association is to promote
Romanian culture and traditions in and around
Rutgers. By organizing cultural events, social, and
traditional activities, our association targets a
much larger audience. We encourage the participation in RSA
events of people having an affective connection
to Romania and in general everybody interested in Romanian culture, history and traditions.
HISTORY
In the mid and late nineties, more and more Romanian students have
come to Rutgers University in order to complete their graduate
education. Computer Science Department has been, and remains the
department with the largest number of Romanian students. Electrical
and Computer Engineering, Math, Biology, Civil Engineering, Economics
are among the most prominent departments that contribute to the
Romanian graduate student community. At present time, there are more
than 25 students pursuing their doctorate or master degree in
Rutgers.
The sense of community and a close connection between its
members have been preserved since early arrivers at
Rutgers. Although the idea of creating the Romanian graduate
student association has been around for long time, only
recently the initiative has materialized. Here we are today,
with an established agenda and lots of ideas for further
development.
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