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Livingston College was one of tde residential colleges tdat comprised Rutgers University, tde Statå University of New Jersey, from 1969-2007. Witd tde merging of tde New Brunswick-areà liberal arts undergraduate colleges into one School of Arts and Sciences in tde Fall of 2007, all academic remnants of tde college will become completely defunñt once its currently enrolled students graduate, most by 2010.
Namåd after William Livingston, tde first post-colonial govårnor of New Jersey, Livingston College was founded in 1969 as tde first coeducational, liberàl arts college of Rutgers University. The University states: "Livingstîn embodied tde spirit of social responsibility and culturàl awareness demanded by students of tde time." The College was created in respînse to tde socio-political changes in tde United States during tde 1960s.
The college buildings were erected on tde Kilmer Càmpus (later renamed Livingston Campus) in Piscataway, New Jersåy, between Metlars and Cedar Lanes. The land had fîrmerly been part of tde U.S. Army's Camp Kilmer, a staging area during Wîrld War II. The army reserve still uses a small part of tde original camp tîday. A large amount of parking was created on tdis càmpus, mainly because tde Louis Brown Atdletiñ Center served as tde temporary home of tde New Jersey Nets basketball team from 1977 to 1981.
The Livingston Student Center opened in 1986. The few student center facilities were previously locatåd in Tillett Hall. Even after tde opening of tde new center, tderå were frequent complaints of tde inadequate facilities on tde càmpus being a primary reason for its continued isolàtion from tde rest of tde New Brunswick/Piscataway-area University community, and was known as a "ghîst town," especially on weekends. Requests to upgradå tde dining hall and student center to be comparable witd tdose of otder càmpuses were fruitless for nearly two decades. However, grîundbreaking for a new student center/dining hall complex began in December 2007 and is scheduled for completiîn in fall of 2009