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SUMMARY:Bloustein DEIB Committee Holiday Toy Drive
DESCRIPTION:The Bloustein School Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion and Belonging Committee invites you to participate in a Holiday Toy Drive benefitting the Harmony Family Success Center. \nDonate new\, unwrapped toys for kids aged 0-12. In addition to toys\, we are collecting wrapping paper\, ribbons\, and tape to help wrap the gifts for distribution. \nDROP OFF LOCATION: Boxes will be placed inside the Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick with the flyer attached. \nDONATION PERIOD: Beginning Monday\, Nov. 18 through Friday\, Dec. 20 \nQuestions? Contact Bloustein School DEIB Graduate Fellow Siclali Flores at diversity@ejb.rutgers.edu.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/bloustein-deib-committee-holiday-toy-drive/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Public,Social Gathering,Student Organization,Student Services
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SUMMARY:People\, Policy\, Planning\, Place and Product: Lessons from a City Planner
DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL DIVERSITY\, EQUITY\, INCLUSION AND BELONGING LECTURE \nPresented by Christopher A. Watson\, M.Sc.\, Ph.D.[c] Director of Planning and Development Services\, Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP \nPlanning as a tool is ideally to organize the physical environment to effectuate the life course of residents\, so that they can be triangled with the resources needed to live successful life courses. Often\, whoever gets to make the decision as to how space is organize determines the outcome for those residents\, enveloped in those planned areas. To better provide the support residents need to advance themselves\, personal agency aside\, planners must be able to be the best translators of residents’ voices within planning principles that forward an agenda that is inclusive of community voice. Without this key understanding in practice\, space is disorganized\, and the evolution of society is stymied by confusion. \nThis conversation will explore these themes and will allow us as planners to have an honest conversation as to what our mandates are\, how we practice these mandates\, and how we come together to organize space around who we are planning for. Planning for people should include their voices\, and this lecture is to provoke a conversation as to how we get to this realization in our practices. \n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/people-policy-planning-place-and-product-lessons-from-a-city-planner/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Faculty Bloustein,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Seminar,Staff Bloustein,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T090000
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SUMMARY:REACH Poverty\, Equity\, and their Influencing Factors Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This symposium\, hosted by REACH in partnership with our Employment Table\, will bring together the Rutgers community\, academic institutions\, community partners\, policymakers\, and funders to discuss poverty and its interconnected social determinants — including education\, employment\, food access\, housing\, population health\, and racial justice. \nWe are especially thrilled to feature Dr. Matthew Desmond as our keynote speaker. Dr. Desmond\, author of Poverty\, By America and founder of Princeton’s Eviction Lab\, is a leading voice on housing insecurity and poverty. His groundbreaking research and extensive work have shaped national conversations on these critical issues\, making his insights invaluable for those dedicated to social impact. \nLocations:\nNew Brunswick: Cook Student Center (host site)\nCamden: Camden Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*)\nNewark: Paul Robeson Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*) \n*In-person events in Camden and Newark will include livestreams from New Brunswick of all plenary sessions and select breakouts\, as well as facilitated discussions\, networking\, breakfast and lunch\, and an autographed copy of Dr. Desmond’s book\, Poverty\, By America. \nRegistration has ended for this event. For more information visit https://reach.rutgers.edu/events
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/reach-poverty-equity-and-their-influencing-factors-symposium/
LOCATION:Cook Campus Center\, 59 Biel Road\, New Brunswick\, 08901
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Health Administration,Informatics,Public Health,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop,Urban Planning
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health":MAILTO:contact.us@reach.rutgers.edu
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SUMMARY:Residential Support Services for Disabled Students in NJ
DESCRIPTION:Despite efforts to support students with severe physical disabilities\, gaps and inconsistencies in disability accommodation policy and practice can create barriers for these students’ enrollment and academic success. The New Jersey State Policy is convening a panel of experts to address related issues with a focus on students with severe physical disabilities. \nThis in-person event will be an interactive roundtable designed to foster open dialogue and shared learning. All attendees will have the opportunity to contribute insights\, ask questions\, and exchange perspectives. Panelists will discuss strategies to reduce barriers for individuals with severe disabilities at universities and approaches to enhance enrollment and academic success. For those unable to attend in-person\, a Zoom link will be provided upon registering. \nThis is a free event open to students\, faculty\, staff\, and the community. Light refreshments will be provided. Please register today. \nOpening remarks will be delivered by: \n\nCharyl Yarbrough\, NJDOL Assistant Commissioner\, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services\n\nPanelists include: \n\nMatthew B. McDonald\, III\, MD\, President and CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital\, RWJBH\nPaige Lewis\, Associate Director\, Beckwith Residential Support Services University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\nCarlie Andrews\, Senior Director\, Rutgers University Office of Disability Services\nPaul Hammond\, Associate Vice Chancellor\, Rutgers University Office of Disability Services\nJavier Robles\, Director\, Center for Disability Sports\, Health\, and Wellness\, Rutgers University
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/residential-support-services-for-disabled-students-in-nj/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Public Policy,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Exodus From Tyranny:  Fighting for Just Systems as a  National\, State\, and Local Imperative
DESCRIPTION:The Bloustein School Community and Belonging Lecture \nIn the face of a collapsing public health infrastructure and deliberate attacks on government institutions and human and civil rights\, community health and our collective well-being are at risk. As the pendulum swings widely\, the fair solution is to build lasting safe spaces for equity and inclusion\, where health equity and social justice can be achieved. While various populations are pushed off the “Cliff of Good Health\,” the power of data stories\, coalition building\, storytelling for change\, and strong policy advocacy ensures the will of the people remains heard. \nDr. Chris T. Pernell is a dynamic physician leader and social change agent. In her practice\, she focuses on health justice\, community-based advocacy\, and population-wide health promotion and disease prevention. A celebrated visionary and apostle of public health\, Dr. Chris serves as the Director of the NAACP Center for Health Equity. The Center is charged with driving equitable health outcomes and transforming healthcare systems while valuing the whole person. Prior to joining the nation’s oldest and most venerable civil rights organization\, she launched The Esther Group\, a public health consulting and health equity strategy firm. As founder of The Esther Group\, she lives the mandate to dare a future where organizations\, communities and systems can innovate for a better world and humanity. \nSpace is limited and RSVP is encouraged. RSVP HERE.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/community-and-belonging-lecture-dr-chris-pernell/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Public,Public Health,Public Policy
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