TRENTON – Rutgers University’s fight to keep its name tied to its Camden campus reached Trenton on Monday when the school’s president told legislators he did not support Gov. Christie’s plan to fold the campus into Rowan University.

“Given our choice at Rutgers, if we could pick and choose among the recommendations . . . we would not want to turn over the Rutgers-Camden campus to Rowan University,” Richard L. McCormick said at a hearing of the Senate Higher Education Committee.

His remarks drew loud applause from dozens of students and alumni in Rutgers red who sat among the audience of about 100.

“I can’t imagine that either the Rutgers board of governors or the board of trustees would willingly relinquish the campus, nor would I recommend that course, if there were the possibility of choosing among the recommendations.”

But it was unclear how much of a choice Rutgers might have in weighing the recommendations issued last month by Christie’s higher-education committee.

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