2021 Rutgers Making a Champion Guide

Campus Connections Not only does the APC create a sense of place within the building, it also helps connect the Rutgers Athletics program with the broader campus community. In fact, 78% of staff and 88% of student-athletes said in their surveys that the design of the APC has a “Good” or “Very Good” impact on the connection between the APC and the overall university campus. The APC completes a new Rutgers Athletics Quad and Plaza at the heart of the Livingston campus, which was previously disrupted by large parking lots. The APC creates a destination that knits the campus together by integrating existing pedestrian routes, providing a lively and pedestrian-friendly campus edge, and linking dormitories and the academic campus. As part of the still-evolving Livingston campus, the APC, along with the Rutgers Business School’s new building, has helped to anchor this part of the campus and creates a connection with other existing buildings. In the words of Carli Northrup, the Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President of Development at Rutgers University, “The APC is not just an investment in Rutgers Athletics, but in Rutgers as a whole and the Livingston campus.” In both the placement of the building and the character of its architecture, the APC has re-established the Livingston Campus. It is building momentum for the University towards further development and construction. According to the surveys, 72% of staff and 93% of student-athletes also feel the APC helps reinforce Rutgers’ brand and identity. The school’s colors and its Scarlet Knight mascot are incorporated elegantly throughout the museum-like interior—weaving the “Rutgers, Rah!” story across all experiences in the building. The APC creates a destination that knits the campus together. “Overall, the building is a game changer.” Rutgers University Staff Member 10 RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center Perkins Eastman