by Ashli Clarke MHA ’20 On April 8 the Rutgers Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders held an end of semester panel, “The Untold Journey of Management.” On the panel were healthcare leaders and Rutgers alumni Atiya Jaha-Rashidi, RN, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, RWJBarnabus Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey; Moses Salami, […]
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that at their meeting on Tuesday, April 9 the Rutgers Board of Governors approved Francis Barchi and Michael Smart as Associate Professors with tenure. Francis earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in social welfare and bioethics. Her research focuses on three aspects of global health: gender-based violence […]
by Cecille de Laurentis MPP/MCRP ’20 The Women’s Leadership Coalition held its annual Women’s Leadership Conference at the Bloustein School on March 29. The event, whose theme this year was “Taking Charge of Change,” featured a discussion with Naomi Klein, recently named the university’s first Gloria Steinem Chair in the Women’s Studies department, as well […]
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce the establishment of the Robert W. Burchell Fund for Student Planning Conference Travel at the Bloustein School. Created by his former students, friends, and colleagues, the Burchell Fund honors Distinguished Professor Emeritus Burchell’s lifelong commitment to further engage planning students with the profession through their attendance at planning […]
The Bloustein School recently held a panel discussion for undergraduate students considering careers in public health, global health, health administration and related fields, “What’s Next? Finding Your Pathway.” The well-attended program began with an engaging panel discussion featuring Bloustein alumni in the workforce. Participating in the panel were Jacob Persily ’16 (Health Administration)/(MHA ’19), Decision Support […]
The Spring 2018 graduate planning studio, Bound Brook and South Bound Brook, New Jersey Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Plan, is the recipient of a 2018 Somerset County Land Development and Planning Award in the Excellence in Planning category. Each year, the Somerset County Planning Board presents awards for land development and planning that exemplify superior site design, […]
The Bloustein School is pleased to announce that five individuals have been selected as recipients of awards to be presented at the 2019 Alumni Awards Celebration on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Zimmerli Art Museum on the campus of Rutgers University. This year’s honorees include graduates who have varied accomplishments in environmental and transportation […]
The Bloustein School will host Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD, MPH as a Healthy Community Visiting Fellow from April 15-26, 2019. Dr. Pollack Porter is nationally recognized for her work in determining connections between the built environment and urban policy and health, health equity and disparities, the intersection of health and social policy, health impact assessment (HIA), and the […]
The Bloustein School’s Honors Research Program provides students with an opportunity to conduct in-depth, honors level research in planning, public policy, public health, and health administration. The Program may replace the capstone experience required of all Bloustein majors (6-credit internship, or the 3-credit internship and Senior Seminar). It is highly recommended for students who plan […]
