Events
Please visit our main commencement page: https://crimjust.rutgers.edu/academics/program-info/graduating-seniors/280-commencement-senior-year-information
Event Details:
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Busch Student Center, MPR
Address: 604 Bartholomew Rd Piscataway, NJ 08854
Arrival & Check-In:
Student check-in begins at 5:30 PM. The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 PM.
Photographer:
Grad Images will be present to take photos of all students. In preparation for the event, please pre-register with the photographer to help for a smoother and faster registration process upon your arrival. Photos will be taken throughout the event and of each student on stage as their name is called. After you pre-register, you will receive a 20% off coupon of a purchase of $50 or more. After the event, you will receive a link to the photos to your preferred email address. There is no obligation to purchase photos. You can pre-register here: Grad Images CJ Preregistration
Parking:
Guests need to register their vehicles with the University using the event parking registration link: CJ Senior Celebration Parking Registration. Please click “Visitor” then enter their email and vehicle information to complete registration. Once completed, your guest will receive an email and or text confirmation. With this visitor parking pass, guests may park in Lots 51, 59, 60B & 67. Here is the Busch Campus Parking Map for your reference. Please note that if your parents' vehicles were ever registered as a student vehicle at Rutgers, they will not be able to register for a visitor parking pass. Rutgers affiliated Faculty, Staff, and Students parking without a parking permit or outside their parking permit assignment will be subjected to ticketing/towing.
Photo Montage:
A photo montage will be playing on the big screen for your fellow classmates and guests. If you did not submit a photo and would like to, please send me the photo no later than Wednesday, April 15th.
Guest Tickets:
Please be sure to pick up your 2 guest tickets. The last day to pick up your tickets is Thursday, 4/16. A separate email went out last week and earlier today with the pick-up times and location. Due to limited space, only guests with tickets will be allowed to enter. They will receive a wristband for reentry upon check-in.
Additional information can be found on our website: CJ Commencement
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Guests will only be able to enter with a ticket. Please see the information below.
Pickup location:
Office number A259, Lucy Stone Hall (Livingston Campus), 54 Joyce Kilmer Ave.
2nd floor, B-Wing, in the Latino and Caribbean Studies Department (look for the flags)
Students are responsible for picking up guest tickets, with a valid ID, during the following windows.:
- Wednesday 4/8: 2pm-3pm
- Thursday 4/9: 10am-11am and 2pm-3pm
- Friday 4/10: 10am-11am
- Monday 4/13: 10am-11am and 2pm-3pm
- Tuesday 4/14: 9am-11am
- Thursday 4/16: 9am-11am - LAST DAY TO PICK UP TICKETS
Additional guest tickets available at pickup on a first-come, first-serve basis
FAQs:
Do I need my own ticket as a class of 2026 graduate?
NO. Every graduate is allocated TWO guest tickets. Class of 2026 CJ graduates only need a valid ID to enter the senior celebration.
Can someone else pick up tickets on my behalf?
YES. If someone is picking up tickets on your behalf, you must write to
Can I pick up tickets for a friend who is also graduating?
Yes - please follow the instructions above. (Your friend must provide written consent and specify you as the designated person for ticket pickup.)
I don’t need all of my allocated tickets. Can I give them to a fellow graduate if they need extra?
Yes. Tickets are transferable among Class of 2026 CJ graduates. You may give one or both of your tickets to a fellow graduate at your discretion.
What happens if I lose or forget my guest ticket(s)?
Only guests with a valid ticket will be admitted to the senior celebration. No exceptions. Guest tickets cannot be reprinted or replaced. Please keep them in a secure location.
I want more than two guest tickets. What should I do?
We cannot guarantee a specific number of surplus of tickets, though in most years those who need 1-2 additional tickets are usually accommodated on a first come first serve basis. Please let us know if you have a specific additional ticket number request and we will try to provide those extra tickets during pickup.
I have a question or concern not covered here.
Please write to
The Criminal Justice Program Presents
International Law and (In)Justice: Venezuela, Extrajudicial Force, and Caribbean Impacts
2:30pm EDT | Thursday, April 2, 2026 via Zoom*
*Registration required
Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation that situates the contemporary crises in Venezuela within their deeper historical and geopolitical contexts, offering insights that go beyond standard media narratives. Our distinguished panelists will connect the U.S.-Venezuela case to broader tensions concerning governance, colonial inheritances, and Caribbean racial politics. They will also reflect on how they negotiate diverse academic and policy constituencies across both U.S. and non-U.S. settings.
Registration link available here and via QR code (see attached flyer)
https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/fR-6-TPNSg2jjkj18diIcg#/registration
Graduating seniors and criminal justice majors connected with Rutgers alumni and industry professionals at the March 25 Alumni and Career Networking Event, a signature annual program designed to support post-graduation career placement for criminal justice majors. In an intimate setting, students connected with representatives from a range from public service organizations, including the NJ State Bar Association, the Office of the Public Defender, NJ State Police, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and more.
For more information about our undergraduate program, please visit crimjust.rutgers.edu or contact Carissa Meador at
Monday, February 25th in the Livingston Student Center Rm 111 at 8:15pm, we will be hosting part-time lecturer Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, who is a freelance journalist and teaches a course for the CJ department entitled Wrongful Convictions and worked with the Innocence Project for 8 years.
Please join us for our event with special guest speaker Captain Jeremy Russ, on February 18th at 9:00pm in Tillett Hall, room 264. All guests are welcome!
Jeremy P. Russ
Biographical Sketch:
Jeremy P. Russ is a Captain in the New Jersey State Police, with over 20 years of experience in the organization. After having served in patrol related assignments in central New Jersey, including the New Jersey Turnpike, he became an Instructor at the New Jersey State Police Academy in Sea Girt. He is presently assigned to the Regional Operations and Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC). His various roles at the NJ ROIC include maintaining and building trusted relationships among law enforcement, public safety, private sector constituents, and the citizens of the State of New Jersey through outreach and information sharing with the state fusion center.
Captain Russ is a proud graduate of Rutgers University (Class of 1996) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in the Administration of Justice. He also holds a Master’s degree in Education Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.
Our Criminal Justice Networking Event will be held on Wednesday, March 27th (with a snow date of April 1st) in the Livingston Student Center, Multipurpose Room. In order to attend the event you must register for it. Attached is a flyer with the registration instructions.
