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Cook College Office of Continuing Professional Education

Program/Organization Name: Cook College Office of Continuing Professional Education

Address: 101 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Phone: 732-932-8451

Fax: 732-932-7060

Academic Department Affiliation:

Contact Name: Edward V. Lipman, Jr.

Title/Position: Director

Phone extension: 9271

E-mail Address: occpe@aesop.rutgers.edu

Purpose: To provide practical training in the form of short courses, conferences, and symposia. These are designed to meet the needs of professionals in the landscape, turf, commercial horticulture, and agri-business industries. We have expanded this mission to provide hands-on experiential vocational programs for at-risk youth through several state and federal agencies.

Community Service Area(s): Education, Agriculture

Target Population: Youth, Adults

Service Providers: Faculty/Staff

Fee: Adults (Yes), Youth (No)

Eligibility Restrictions for Services:

Current Community Service Projects In New Brunswick: 1. Environmental Studies & Career Exploration - 8 week summer course designed to expose students to Careers in the Green Industry

Current Community Service Projects In New Brunswick: 2. New Brunswick Safe Haven Program - Designed for in-school youth in grade school. It focuses on the basics of planting, seeding, weeding, etc.

Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within Rutgers:

Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within the New Brunswick Community: Community Police (Jimmie Cook) 908 745-5229, Mayor's Office (Morgan Roth) 908 745-5004, Puerto Rican Action Board (Anna Rivera) 908 828-4555, Housing Authority (David Williams) 908 745-5147

Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Acquired For Community Projects:

Other Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Applied For:

Resources Available For Community Service in New Brunswick: Write grants for multi-departmental endeavors, certificates for course completion, State leader in Agribusiness education

New Initiatives and Service Expansions Interested In:Training programs for youth in Environmental Science-based area

Recent Handbooks/Guides: None

Additional Information: Work with at-risk youth on three levels: prevention, intervention, and aftercare. We have run these types of programs throughout the State of New Jersey.