Rutgers University-Camden Offshore Wind Energy Community Engagement Event

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Date & Time: Tuesday, May 2, 2023. 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Rutgers-Camden Campus Center—Multi-Purpose Room, 326 Penn Street, Camden, NJ 08102 (campus map)

Parking Information – All Non-Rutgers Attendees must register their vehicle to avoid a parking citation.

• For Non-Rutgers Attendees: Event Parking in Lots C1, C2, C3, C14, City Lot 15 or City Lot 16 has been established for Non-Rutgers attendees. Please use the following link to register your vehicle if you do not have any affiliation with Rutgers (NOTE: A confirmation only appears on the screen once you have registered your vehicle. No email is sent. You do not need a parking pass to display – your license plate will be added to the system.) Parking Registration for Non-Rutgers Attendees 
• For Rutgers Attendees: If you are a Rutgers student, faculty or staff member and have an active Rutgers student/faculty/staff parking permit, your vehicle is already registered with Rutgers Parking and Transportation Services, and you will be able to park in Lots C1, C2, C3, C14, City Lot 15 or City Lot 16. Please do not register for parking if you already have a Rutgers student/faculty/staff parking permit.
• All lots have handicap parking stalls for individuals who have a New Jersey (NJ) handicap parking permit.

** The Rutgers Camden Shuttle travels in a loop that services City Lots 15 & 16, the Law School, the Nursing & Science Building, and the Business & Science Building. To reduce your outside waiting time and to view a live GPS location of the shuttle please visit the TransLoc website for Rutgers University, or use the TransLoc Rider app for Android/iOS.

Directions: 

• BY TRAIN: New Jersey Transit RiverLINE light-rail has a stop on the Rutgers-Camden campus at Third and Cooper Streets. The PATCO Speedline offers access from southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. The City Hall station at Fifth and Market Sts., one block from campus, is the Rutgers-Camden stop.
• BY CAR:
  • NJ Turnpike: Turn off at Exit 4. After toll booths proceed on Route 73 North approximately one mile to Route 38 West.  Route 38 will merge with Route 30.  Proceed on Route 30 West for approximately one mile where the road forks.  Take the right fork marked “Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll”.  Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.  At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.  (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  • Route 295: Coming from the north:  Turn off at Route 38 West exit at Moorestown.  Route 38 will merge with Route 30 and proceed as you would from the NJ Turnpike, above. (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  •  Route 295: Coming from the south:  Turn off at exit for North-South Freeway (Route 42).  Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.  Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge.”  Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light. Continue one block to Seventh Street and proceed as you would from the NJ Turnpike, (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  • From Atlantic City Expressway: Pick-up the North-South Freeway (Route 42).  Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.  Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge and proceed as you would from the NJ Turnpike, above.  (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  • From Admiral Wilson Boulevard (Route 30 West):  Proceed approximately one mile from the Airport Circle where the road forks.  Take the right fork marked “Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll”.  Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and proceed as you would from the NJ Turnpike, (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  • From Benjamin Franklin Bridge:  Entering New Jersey, stay to the right.  Follow signage for “Sixth Street/Broadway” and take that exit.  On the ramp, bear right toward Sixth Street and stop sign.  Once through stop sign at the end of the exit, go one block to Cooper Street and make a right. (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
  • From Walt Whitman Bridge:  Take the “Camden/Gloucester City” exit.  Proceed in the left lane about 1,000 feet to the Camden Exit.  Turn left and continue on Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge”.  Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light.  Continue one block to Seventh Street proceed as you would from the NJ Turnpike, above. (Follow Directions under ONCE ON COOPER STREET)
• ONCE ON COOPER STREET: Continue five blocks to Third Street. Make a right onto Third Street. Guests may park in Lot 14 (third lot on left). Once parked, cross Third Street, enter campus between two brick columns – entrance to Campus Center is straight ahead and to the right (statute of Walt Whitman is front of Campus Center)

Background: The purpose of this event is to gather practitioners and specialists from academic, nonprofit, and government organizations to strengthen the offshore wind energy network in the Southern New Jersey region, share knowledge, and identify workforce development needs and solutions.

Agenda: Click here. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Cost: Free

Registration: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cOcaFPfWyn5aqdo

Photo and Video Release: Rutgers will photograph and videotape the event to capture images and sounds of lifelong learners in action. By registering to participate in this public learning space, you agree to provide Rutgers permission to record your image and/or voice and to provide all rights for Rutgers to use those images and recordings for educational, promotional, or other purposes that support the mission of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Questions: Please contact Jeannie Garmon, Director of Research Development at the Research Office at Rutgers University-Camden, at jeannie.garmon@rutgers.edu.

The event is made possible through funding from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.