Topic

Career

Graduate students learn about unique opportunities at The Land Conservancy of New Jersey

November 1, 2017

Barbara Heskins Davis, PP, AICP, Vice President of Programs at The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, visited the Bloustein School early in the semester to begin a conversation with graduate students about how interns play an integral role in the projects and programs...

A New Course — Millennial planners, like their peers in other professions, are taking over the workforce. How do these young professionals value and approach their work?

July 7, 2017

"Students are interested in a diverse array of opportunities," said Krystyn Kitto, assistant director of career services and alumni relations at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. "They don't want to just do the work; they...

Gov. Edward Rendell–The cost of doing nothing about America's infrastructure is greater than the cost of doing something

June 13, 2017

In April the Bloustein School hosted former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell for a discussion on the state of America’s infrastructure at the 2017 Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture. In partnership with the offices of Florio, Perrucci,...

Toward the Healthy City: Urban Planning in the 21st Century

April 16, 2017

by Paul Hislip, Communications intern (Class of 2018) Carlos Gallinar, AICP, MCRP ’04, presented the annual Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture at the Bloustein School last fall. A man of many accomplishments, Gallinar was the first in his...

EJB students discuss MDGs, SDGs, peacekeeping and more at UN visit

April 13, 2017

by Maheen Rashid, MPP '18 How can international development policy be implemented when actors and agents are in a constant state of flux? Have the caveats of past interventions of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) been mitigated and acknowledged for the success...

Jersey Roots, Global Reach: Bloustein alumni in the international arena

March 14, 2017

by Rafay Kazmi, MPP '18 The Bloustein School’s student-led International Development Interest Group (IDIG), in collaboration with Bloustein's Office of Student and Academic Services, Career Development department recently held an alumni panel, Careers in International...

Rutgers team one of four finalists for HUD 2017 Innovation in Affordable Housing competition

March 13, 2017

Congratulations to the Rutgers University team of Chelsea Moore-Ritchie (MCRP), Christine Winter (MCRP), Jane Allen (MCRP-MPP), Sharone Small (MCRP), and Kimberly Tryba (Landscape Architecture), who were selected as one of four team finalists for the 2017 HUD...

Foreign service officer Usha Pitts offers career advice to Bloustein students

March 10, 2017

by Paul Hislip, Communications intern (Class of 2018) The Bloustein School recently hosted Usha Pitts, a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State who delivered a presentation about working in the field of diplomacy—the good, the bad, and everything in...

Bloustein School faculty and staff are major presence at annual New Jersey Planning Conference

March 6, 2017

On January 26-27, the American Planning Association New Jersey chapter and the Bloustein School presented the 2017 New Jersey Planning Conference. As the only planning school in the state, faculty and staff from the Bloustein School have a major presence during the...

MPP student's op-ed selected by NJSpotlight as one of "2016 Best Op-eds"

February 8, 2017

An op-ed by Amy Dunford MPP '17, which originally appeared in NJSpotlight in August 2016, was chosen as one of the publication's "2016 Best Op-Eds." The piece, "Earned Sick Leave a Lifeline for Survivors of Domestic Violence," was republished in December 2016. The...