PISCATAWAY — Tyler Clementi spent less than a month as a Rutgers University student, but his name will live on at the school in the form of a new center designed to help students transition to college.

On Monday, Rutgers will dedicate the Tyler Clementi Center in honor of the freshman who committed suicide in 2010 in a cyberbullying case that made international headlines.

Members of Clementi’s family, who started a foundation in his honor after his death, are expected to attend the ceremony at the Rutgers Visitors Center in Piscataway.

"The Tyler Clementi Center is a collaborative effort between Rutgers University and the Tyler Clementi Foundation," Rutgers officials said in an announcement about the dedication. "The center will draw from academic disciplines across the university and throughout the nation to create new programs and approaches to address issues that confront young people — specifically youth making the transition from home to college."

Clementi, 18, jumped off the George Washington Bridge in September 2010 shortly after learning his roommate had used a webcam to watch the freshman hugging and kissing another man in their dorm room.

The roommate, Dharun Ravi, joked on Twitter about what he had seen, then tried and failed to use the webcam to catch Clementi in a second romantic encounter a few days later.

Clementi, who had told his parents he was gay weeks before leaving for college, filed a complaint about the spying with university officials. A few hours later he posted on his Facebook page that he was jumping from the George Washington Bridge.

Ravi, of Plainsboro, was found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and other charges in a nationally televised trial last year. He served less than a month in county jail. Both Ravi and prosecutors have appealed the case.

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Jane and Joseph Clementi, of Ridgewood, started their foundation to focus on helping gay youth, preventing suicide and exploring the misuse of social media.

The new Tyler Clementi Center will offer lectures, symposia and training on social media and youth suicide, Rutgers officials said. The center will also focus on cyberbullying and helping students adjust to adulthood and college life.

"The goal of the center is to provide scholarly support for the work of policymakers, social activists, community leaders and other advocates for vulnerable youth," Rutgers officials said.

Shortly after Clementi’s suicide, his parents filed a notice reserving their right to sue Rutgers. In October, the Clementis’ attorney said the family chose not to pursue any civil lawsuits and will instead devote their energy to their foundation.

In 2011, Rutgers and the Clementis’ new foundation co-sponsored a symposium on bullying and social media on the Piscataway campus attended by nearly 200 scholars and educators.

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