During his tenure at Rutgers College as a student and a professional, the late Arrigo Rogers was an active leader in a number of campus programs and organizations. He served as President of the Paul Robeson Club, Business Manager for the Black Voice/Carta Boricua publication, Chair of the Human Interest Committee for the Rutgers College Programming Council, Business Manager for the African Kaleidoscope radio program and was a member of the Black Men’s Collective.
Mr. Rogers participated in the Rutgers College Sexual Assault/Date Rape Theatrical Group and was featured on the first “Real Men of Rutgers” poster in 1993. He served as the Chairperson of the Grants Committee for the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes and was a Preceptor and Peer Advisor for the Rutgers College EOF Summer Program. While pursuing his graduate studies, Mr. Rogers served for three years as a Residence Counselor for the Rutgers College of Residence Life.
Mr. Rogers’ selfless commitment to others continued into his professional life as an Academic Counselor with the Rutgers College EOF program where he was instrumental in the development of the Rutgers College EOF summer residence life staff training program. He established the charter for the Rutgers College EOF Academic Honor Society (χαε). Additionally, he served as a campus advisor with the Rutgers University Judicial Affairs System. He was a member of the New Brunswick Campus-Wide Bias Prevention Steering Committee. He served as the advisor to the Student Leadership Alliance of EOF Students of New Jersey, the Rutgers University Academic Team, The First Light Acapella Student Organization and the Pakistani Student Association. Mr. Rogers was a charter member of the Alpha Pi Chapter of χαε and was one of two student founders of the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance.
Sadly, Arrigo. Rogers passed away in November of 2002 as he was pursuing a second Master’s degree in Public Administration. He has earned numerous awards and accolades for his outstanding service and unselfish commitment to students and has several scholarships and awards —including the Arrigo O. Rogers Rutgers College Advisor of the Year Award— dedicated to his memory.