Batsto Homestead is a sculpture that references the history of the Pine Barrens and its rarified yet threatened environment. Batsto, a long-gone settlement in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, is metaphorically and physically evoked in the components of the sculpture.  | Learn More

Time Sweeps is a stone sculpture by artist and stonemason Thea Alvin. Located in the East Garden Courtyard of Discovery Hall at Rowan University, this new permanent public artwork was assembled rock-by-rock beginning May 24, 2021, and continued for approximately three weeks. | Learn More

Created by artist Brian Hanlon, the Prof Pride sculpture is located on Meditation Walk across from Science Hall and Savits Hall. The large naturalistic style bronze sculpture sits atop a concrete and brick base featuring colorful flowers throughout the spring and summer. | Learn More

Created by Chicago artist John E. Bannon, Test of Time features three separate, overlapping steel arch structures skinned in bronze. Anchored to a poured foundation, it appears to float above the ground. Created to be approachable and welcome visitors to lean, sit, and meet at the structure … | Learn More

Named for the book Opticks, a 1704 treatise on the effects of light by Isaac Newton, this stainless steel and aluminum sculpture represents a human head. The design is intended to reflect the ever-changing quest for and acquisition of knowledge. To extend this symbolism and its relevance to engineering … | Learn More

The Sister Chapel was conceived in 1974 by Ilise Greenstein, who envisioned a monumental “hall of fame” in which women’s achievements would be presented from a female perspective. Greenstein’s participation in several feminist consciousness-raising groups and … | Learn More

Artist David Boyer describes his kinetic wind sculpture, Dreams Take Flight, as a metaphor for the dreams, aspirations, idealism, and drive that inspire young adults to attend college. Through higher education, students are elevating their minds to prepare for the challenges that … | Learn More

Commissioned by the CMSRU Charter Class, the painting “Sodzo – Compassionate Promise” commemorates the Class of 2016’s commitment to compassion and healing and their work and service in Camden and local communities. The multi-layered painting features typographic content …| Learn More

“Restore” depicts restoration, healing, and hope. Restore is one of a series of 23 large-format abstract paintings inspired by Psalm 23. William Butler lives and works as an artist in the city of Camden, and he witnesses first-hand the tremendous restoration and healing  the CMSRU …| Learn More

Threshold was conceived as a transparent and timeless architectural feature that creates a welcoming beacon and icon for Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business. The sculpture uses interactive and durable materials, including dichroic glass, stainless steel, and aluminum, to reflect light.| Learn More

Artists Carolyn Braaksma and Brad Kaspari designed Vector Space, a terrazzo public art installation, as a holistic tribute to the multiple engineering disciplines that are part of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan University. With this in mind, the floor was created to express … | Learn More

This public art monument, Endeavor, is dedicated to Dr. Marvin Creamer, Class of ’43 alumnus and founder of the Rowan University Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability. Dr. Creamer captained the only known circumnavigation of the earth without … | Learn More

The Rowan Owl sculpture, designed by Brian Hanlon, depicts a version of the Rowan University mascot, the Prof, as it lands on a fragmented tree branch. The 10′ bronze and granite sculpture watching over the football field is situated outside the Rowan University John Green Team House. | Learn More

Knowledge is Power is inspired by a quote by Francis Bacon. In creating a visual representation of the verbal statement, Artist Zenos Frudakis thought a book would make an appropriate metaphor, as it has been the traditional form of preserving and transmitting knowledge through the ages. | Learn More

The Welcome Gate, designed by Brian Hanlon, is stainless steel, one-ton arch linking Rowan University’s past, present, and future. The work was crafted to complement the elegance of Bunce Hall’s 1920s design. Located on Whitney Avenue, this entrance leads to Bunce Hall, Rowan’s original academic building, and was the point through … | Learn More

The sculpture, Henry Rowan, was created by Zenos Frudakis and is located in front of Savitz Hall. In 1992, Mr. Henry Rowan and his wife, Betty, made a $100 million gift to what is now Rowan University. This generous and impactful gift led to significant growth for the University, including founding the highly … | Learn More

The 9/11 memorial on the Rowan campus was created in 2012 by civil engineering student Patrick Lynch. It is a monument in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people lost in the tragic event. The sculpture’s design shows the buildings targeted on September 11th, with two square planter beds and one pentagon shape. | Learn More

Originally intended as a water fountain, the Frame of Life features six overlapping circles with an outer circle on the concrete surrounding the sculpture. The overall form matches the “Seed of Life,” an ancient symbol in Egypt, India, Greece, and Italy. The symbol comprises seven circles overlapping, creating a pattern of rings and … | Learn More

David Wilson’s “Glassboro Kaleidoscope” artwork features overlapping planes of dichroic, beveled, and clear textured glass. Located in the south vestibule of James Hall and the second-floor area, this work creates a “kaleidoscopic” experience through the color shift of the dichroic glass and reflected light. This piece is intended to honor Glassboro’s rich glass-making history. | Learn More

The public art, Touch, is a two-part artwork honoring the power of touch. The project was created by artists Ralph Helmick and Stuart Schechter. This sculpture, located at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, is suspended in the third-floor atrium. Touch is comprised of hundreds of precisely suspended cast pewter elements. | Learn More

Designed by artist Larry Kirkland, this public artwork, History of Engineering, is a seat wall facing the pond on the south side of the Henry M. Rowan Hall, the first facility built for the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering. History of Engineering is made of elaborate engravings and carved granite. The sculpture begins with the invention of twine and knots and continues … | Learn More

Located at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, this sculpture, created by artist Cork Marcheschi, depicts the mutation of a virus. Photos of the construction and installation of the sculpture are available on … | Learn More

Located at the Rowan Medical Building in Stratford, New Jersey, this sculpture was created by Clyde Lynds in 1995. | Learn More

Located in the atrium of the Rowan University Campbell Library, Ray King’s Lightwave is a light-responsive public art sculpture based on mathematics and sacred geometry. During bright early mornings of spring and summer, the sunlight directly hits the glass sculpture lighting it with a wide spectrum of brilliant colors. The effect can also be seen … | Learn More

Livio Saganic’s sculpture, Monument to Reading, is a functional monument to the act of sitting and reading. The forms are derived from the configuration one creates in the act of opening a book. The sculpture is meant to evoke a sense of gravity and quietude, conditions akin to when one … | Learn More

The title of Livio Saganic’s sculpture, The Souls’ Dispensary, is derived from an inscription above the library entrance in Thebes, Egypt, from the time of Ramses II, asserting the idea that written material is medicine for the soul. In mythology, water springing from stone holds the power of self-renewal, youth, growth, learning, and birth. All of which may be associated with the role of the library. | Learn More

Artist Cork Marcheschi was fascinated with H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel, War of the Worlds. His sculpture, Return to Grover’s Mill, is inspired by the story’s tripod alien machines, Orson Welles, and the Mercury players’ 1938 radio broadcast. In discussing the sculpture and its connection to the 1938 radio drama … | Learn More

In the winter of 1984, New Jersey artist Keith R. Jones received the Public Arts Inclusion award for creating his painting Sunset Over Wading River. The artwork was installed in the conference room in Chestnut Hall, one of Glassboro State College’s new dormitories. The painting was moved … | Learn More

The mural titled “The Staircase” is a floor to ceiling mural inside the stairway on the north side Westby Hall. This painting was created in 1974 by art student John Criqui and Professor Joseph Tischler. This mural is the first public artwork at the university designed and created by a student. | Learn More

In 1973 the student body raised funding to pay for this dignified cor-ten steel sculpture located outside the entrance of the Chamberlain Student Center. Titled “Growth #50”, the sculpture celebrates the 50th anniversary of the University, which at the time was named Glassboro State College. The work symbolizes … | Learn More

The Westby Murals were two artworks on the east side of Westby Hall, facing the Science Building. The murals were deaccessioned in the summer of 2017 due to damage caused by the breakdown of the granule material. | Learn More

Named “Diana, Goddess of the Hunt,” this sculpture is located at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. | Learn More

Titled “Demeter, Goddess of Harvest,” this sculpture is located at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.| Learn More