Undergraduate Education

The Office of Undergraduate Education provides academic support, programs, and courses designed to enhance the undergraduate experience and to increase intellectual engagement between undergraduates and faculty at Rutgers-New Brunswick. We encourage you to explore and use the resources of the Office of Undergraduate Education, beginning with our website and its links to the courses, programs, services, learning communities and co-curricular possibilities for you here at Rutgers. 

Vice President for Undergraduate Education
The Office of the Vice President for Undergraduate Education consists of the senior administration of the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Campus Deans leadership.  Members of the Office of the Vice President for Undergraduate Education direct the various initiatives and programs of the Office of Undergraduate Education’s three main divisions, and actively participate in university-wide discussions, committees and councils that aim to enhance undergraduate education at the university.

Barry V. Qualls (Ph.D., Northwestern) is Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Professor of English.  He is the author of The Secular Pilgrims: The Novel as Book of Life (Cambridge) and of articles and reviews on 19th-century English literature and on the Bible and its literary impact.  His teaching interests focus on Victorian literature and on biblical literature.  His particular focus as a member of the Rutgers community has been the ways graduate and undergraduate education work together constructively in a research university; he also has worked to establish closer working relationships between the state's public schools and its flagship public research university

Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
The Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs supports the academic needs of the university’s undergraduate student population through a wide range of curricular programs, classroom services, and educational initiatives.  The division fosters the integration of faculty and students in the process of active scholarship by providing unique learning experiences, research opportunities, and state-of-the-art learning environments that impact learning both in and out of the classroom. 

Gregory S. Jackson (Ph.D., UCLA), is Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of English and American Studies. He came to Rutgers in 2006 from the University of Arizona, where he had received several awards for scholarship and teaching including an ACLS and the Provost's Distinguished Teaching Award. At Rutgers, he has been awarded the Board of Trustees Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence and the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence.

Division of Instructional Support
The Division of Instructional Support strives to enhance student learning and increase retention and graduation rates by providing effective academic support and student development programs for the University’s diverse student body.  The division also assists students in making the transition from high school and community college into Rutgers, and from Rutgers into the workplace by developing the skills necessary for students to succeed in their academic programs. 

Kathleen M. Scott (Ph.D., Yale) is Associate Vice President of Instructional Support. She is also director of the Rutgers Science Explorer program and Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Dr. Scott earned her doctorate at Yale University, and has served on the Rutgers faculty since 1978. She is Director of the Math and Science Learning Center and Principle Investigator of the Rutgers NSF-funded Graduate Teaching Fellows program, "Building a Learning Community in Mathematics and Science through Educational Partnerships." 

Division of Academic Engagement
The Division of Academic Engagement and Programming works with faculty to develop co-curricular programs and activities to enhance the intellectual engagement of students.  Funding and staff assistance are available to faculty for conferences, speakers, and trips that help provide active learning experiences for students.   The division also offers learning communities, which enables students to integrate academic interests with residential life on campus, as well as multicultural engagement programming, new student programming, and unique learning experiences for first-year students.

Marie Logue (Ph.D., Rutgers) is Assistant Vice President for Academic Engagement and Programming.  Dr. Logue has been a Rutgers academic and student affairs administrator for over twenty-five years. As the associate dean for student development at Rutgers College, she worked closely with students and faculty to develop co-curricular programs and activities.  Within the Office of Undergraduate Education, Dr. Logue and her staff work with faculty to develop and implement enrichment programs that extend the learning that takes place in the classroom and bring students and faculty into more active engagement with each other.