Explore Resources

• Residence Life Main Office
  • Phone: (848) 932-4371
  • Address: 90 Davidson Road (Davidson Hall D), Piscataway, NJ 08854
  • Email: resident@rutgers.edu
• Busch Campus
  • Phone: (848) 445-2561
  • Address: 55 Bevier Road (Buell Apartments), Piscataway, NJ 08854
  • Email: buschreslife@echo.rutgers.edu
• College Avenue Campus
  • Phone: (848) 932-7209
  • Address: 590 George Street (Clothier Hall), New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  • Email: collegeavereslife@echo.rutgers.edu
• Cook/Douglass Campus
  • Phone: (848) 932-9363
  • Address: 45 Biel Road West (PAL Building), New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  • Email: cookdouglassreslife@echo.rutgers.edu
• Livingston Campus
  • Phone: (848) 445-4086
  • Address: 70 Joyce Kilmer Avenue (Lynton South Tower), Piscataway, NJ 08854
  • Email: livingstonreslife@echo.rutgers.edu

Have funds deposited directly into your Campus ID card!

RU Express is the official university debit account. It offers a convenient cash-free alternative that allows students, faculty, and staff to use their RUconnection ID card like a debit card. RU Express is administered in both the Rutgers Camden and New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses. Over 100 on-campus and off-campus locations are accessible through the swipe of your university RUconnection ID card.

RU-FYT (First-Year Transition course) is a one-credit academic transition course that is peer-instructor-led and designed to aid all first-year students, especially international students, in navigating their first semester at Rutgers. Offered in fall and spring semesters, this course helps students develop a foundation for a well-rounded college experience, connects students to resources, promotes engagement within and outside the course community, and communicates university expectations. The goal of this transition course is to ensure preparedness by assisting students to understand what it means to academically succeed at Rutgers.

The Rutgers Esports Center is the physical home of Rutgers’ online gaming community. Located in the Busch Student Center, it is a place where gamers from around Rutgers University, both competitive and casual, can come together.

Learn more about the Esports Center, including hours and games.

Rutgers Handshake, offered by the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES), is the #1 platform for all things related to career exploration, finding an internship, on- or off-campus positions, or landing a job opportunity post-grad. Students can utilize Rutgers Handshake to access thousands of job and internship listings in the system. They can also schedule appointments with career advisors, read employer reviews from other students, network with employers, register for events, access exclusive online resources, and much more.

Find Tips and Tutorials on how to use Rutgers Handshake and other resources.

Whenever students are on campus, their Rutgers ID Card (RU ID) must be on their person and readily available. Generally, an RU ID provides access to services such as:

• Attendance verification
• Events
• Checkout privileges at Rutgers University libraries
• Computer labs and printing services
• Recreation centers
• Purchased meal plans and debit account options
• Assigned housing and other university building access

Learn more about obtaining a RU ID card, or to receive an ID card after uploading a photo at RU Student IDs.

Please report a lost RU ID Card to Identity and Access Management at iam@ipo.rutgers.edu.