HELU Founding Convention

May 17-19, 2024

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Location

The in-person portions of HELU’s founding convention will be hosted at the Labor Education Center (LEC) at Rutgers University. While we encourage participation in-person whenever possible, we will also have online access via Zoom. If you have questions or access needs, please contact us at info@higheredlaborunited.org.

Lodging

We have a block of rooms at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center, which is a short walk from the LEC. Below is information on how to book rooms for the dates of the convention.

How to book a room at the Rutgers Inn

The Inn’s reservation system is ready to accept individual guest room reservations from within HELU’s group block. 

Event attendees can log onto the Inn’s website: inn.rutgers.edu and follow the prompts. 

The system will require you to: 

  1. Click the BOOK A ROOM button 
  2. Select ARRIVAL DATE and select DEPARTURE DATE 
  3. Select the number of GUESTS 
  4. Enter PROMOTIONAL/GROUP CODE: HELU29311 
  5. Click the SEARCH AVAILABILITY button 
  6. Click the VIEW RATES button for their preferred room type (if multiple room types are offered) 
  7. Click the ADD button 
  8. Follow the instructions for a credit card payment 

Event attendees can only book the dates in our block reservation: 5/17/24 and 5/18/24. If you need to arrive earlier or leave later, and have to go outside of these dates, you will need to log back into the system and make additional reservations at prevailing rates. Don’t re-enter the Promotional/Group Code as you will be making individual reservations, not group reservations. Then make a note alerting our staff that they are part of the HELU group so you can have a continuous stay in one room.

Rate and cancellation policy: non-refundable 100% deposit is required at the time of booking. Reservation cannot be canceled, amended, or adjusted after booking. If guests do not arrive on the reservation date, the reservation will be canceled without refund or credit.

If the block of rooms at the Rutgers Inn is fully booked, we recommend you find lodging through the Fair Hotel page for New Brunswick, NJ.

Travel & Transportation

Local airports

For how to get to the Labor Education Center or Rutgers Inn, please use this Google Maps link and the bus/train/public transit instructions below.

Driving directions

For accurate driving directions to the LEC, please use this preset Google Maps link to plan your trip.

The LEC address is:

Labor Education Center
50 Labor Center Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Parking

At the LEC

You will need to register for a campus parking permit for the LEC. More information coming soon.

At the Rutgers Inn

Complimentary parking is provided for overnight travelers in LOT 82. The front desk will register guest vehicle information electronically upon check in. You will need your license plate information upon check in. Please be sure to bring that information so you can avoid having to go back out to your car. Rutgers University students and staff must check their issued permit for parking restrictions.

Traveling by train

New Jersey Transit 
New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor Line provides New Brunswick with both local and express service between Penn Station, New York; and Newark and Trenton, New Jersey.

Amtrak
Amtrak provides limited direct service to New Brunswick, however, connections can easily be made via New Jersey Transit trains to principal Amtrak stations at MetroPark, New York, and Trenton.

Traveling by bus

The following bus routes provide access to New Brunswick-area campuses. Visit NJTransit.com or call 973-275-5555.

  • 810 (M10) New Brunswick-Woodbridge
  • 811 (M11) New Brunswick-South River
  • 814 (M14) New Brunswick-Edison
  • 815 (M15) New Brunswick-Woodbridge
  • 818 (M18) New Brunswick-East Brunswick-Old Bridge
  • 980 Wheels

Getting Around Campus

Guests may use Rutgers’ Campus Bus to travel downtown or to other points on the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses. The university bus system is complimentary to all riders.

The closest bus stop to the Rutgers Inn is a short walk away, located at Gibbons Hall on Ryders Lane. Go to the far end of our parking to the right of the Inn’s entrance, then head to the right on the footpath, which will lead down towards Gibbons Circle, the bus stop is in front of Gibbons Hall. 

The Labor Education Center is located a short walk from the Rutgers Inn and can also be reached on the EE or F bus routes at the Henderson stop (two stops before the Gibbons Hall stop for the Rutgers Inn).

Here is a map of the area with bus routes highlighted.

Visit New Brunswick Campus Buses/Shuttle Service for route details.