Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Public Policy Listening Session
2023-11-08 16:10 - 17:50 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This Listening Session will be held during the AFE Course
Hosted by

Professor Julia Sass Rubin, Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Public Policy Program Director
Sahar Sherwani, VP of Public Policy Program for BGSA
Courtney Culler
Greg Marrero

Virtual Information Session: Graduate Program in Public Policy
2023-11-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
You are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for Rutgers Bloustein School’s Master of Public Policy (MPP), Master of Public Affairs and Politics (MPAP), and Graduate Certificate in Public Policy. Learn more about the curriculum for our master’s degrees in public policy, as well as our graduate certificate, how to apply, career services support for students, and scholarship opportunities.
The GRE is WAIVED for all 2024 applications. The application deadline for spring 2024 admission is November 1st. The application deadline for fall 2024 admission with academic scholarship consideration is January 15th.
All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom.
RSVP required at https://go.rutgers.edu/ejbppinfo23

CAREERS: MHA Career Planning Boot Camp
2023-11-07 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual
This boot camp is designed for first-semester MHA students to begin planning their careers. Topics range from career planning to setting goals to an overview of resumes/cover letters / LinkedIn profiles to interviewing and more. Although this is designed for first-semester students, all MHA students are welcome to attend.
RSVP is required at the link below.

CAREERS: What’s Your Call to Serve: Launching a Career in Federal Government
2023-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
The Partnership for Public Service invites you to “What’s Your Call to Serve: Launching a Career in Federal Government,” a series of virtual sessions open to all students who are curious about public service opportunities and how to make a difference in their community through federal employment. This program will guide students through considering, applying and securing federal employment and will provide tools for researching opportunities and provide practical tips for applying for job opportunities.
Login details will be sent to those who register. REGISTER HERE

What's Next? Bloustein Undergraduates: Public Health Meet Wellness
2023-11-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join us on Zoom for a career-oriented discussion with alumni working in areas where public health intersects with wellness.
Panelist career pathways include:
Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, Sexual/Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Addictions Counseling, and more!
Personal aspects of wellness will also be discussed!
Please register by Sunday, November 5th at https://forms.office.com/r/yLwqSYjvPY

Bloustein School Dean's Listening Session for Graduate Students
2023-11-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
All master’s candidate students are invited to attend this discussion with Dean Stuart Shapiro.
RSVP HERE

Sponsored by: The Office of Student and Academic Servicesand BGSA

CAREERS: Virtual Career Drop-In
2023-11-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-30 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Meet with Andrea Garrido or Cheryl Egan for up to 15 minutes to answer any career/internship related question you may have. | To “drop-in”, click on:

Dissertation Defense: Essays on Place-Based Policies
2023-11-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
presented by Adam Scavette

CAREERS: Field Trip to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
2023-11-03 11:00 - 13:00 | External, NJ, United States
SPECIAL EVENT: Career Panel and Networking Event
Must register by November 1st at the link below.
We’re excited to invite you to a Fall field trip to PANYNJ’s World Trade Center 4 location in lower Manhattan. PANYNJ is a long-time Bloustein employer partner where many of our students have gone on to have long and successful careers in a variety of focus areas.
Join recent MCRP 2023 graduate, Kelvin Russell, Leadership Fellow working in the PATH Director’s office who serves as a moderator of this panel comprised of some of Bloustein’s past Leadership Fellows who now have a variety of careers across PANYNJ: Carrem Gay, MCRP 2017, Manager, Policy & Business Performance, Aviation; Andrew Herrera, MCRP 2022, Leadership Fellow; Kevin O’Driscoll, MCRP 2006, Deputy General Manager of LaGuardia Airport; Chase Palmer, MCRP 2020, Strategic Procurement Advisor – Capital Projects; and Ai Yamanaka, MCRP, Senior Program Manager, Data, Technology & Innovation.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND SINCE SPACE IS LIMITED.

CAREERS: Healthcare Outside the Hospital CEO Spotlight: Caitlin Zulla
2023-11-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Please join us virtually for an engaging conversation with Caitlin Zulla, CEO of Optum Health East, as she discusses her career journey, Optum Health, and invaluable advice for becoming a leader and pursuing a career “outside the hospital” setting. Moderated by Professor Jane Kaye.
REGISTER HERE

Anita Ashok Datar Lecture on Women's Global Health: Women's Rights as Human Rights: The Seeds of Transformation
2023-11-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Douglass Student Center, 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Join the Institute for Women’s Leadership, Rutgers Global, and the Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) on November 2 for the Anita Ashok Datar Lecture on Women’s Global Health featuring Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat, and human rights advocate, who served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and The Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict. Following her lecture, Dr. Coomaraswamy, Professor Charlotte Bunch, and Professor Radhika Balakrishnan will engage in a roundtable conversation to consider progress towards women’s full inclusion in the human rights agenda and the challenges that remain.
This event is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the wider community.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anita-ashok-datar-lecture-on-womens-global-health-tickets-710266675747?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Racial discrimination and mental health in the context of anti-Asian xenophobia
2023-11-02 16:00 - 17:30 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Presented by Yen-Tyng Chen, Assistant Professor, Bloustein School.
This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. The goal is for the seminar to include a mix of Bloustein faculty, occasional advanced PhD students, and external speakers who will present research talks. The seminar series is open to the entire Bloustein community.

2023 NJ Complete Streets Summit
2023-11-01 08:30 - 15:40 | College Avenue Student Center, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
The 2023 New Jersey Complete Streets Summit, sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The full-day event will be held in-person at the College Avenue Campus Student Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and is free to attend. Registration is open and will be required due to capacity constraints.
Complete Streets are streets designed for all road users based on the specific context and needs of your community. This biennial Summit brings together planners, engineers, public officials, health professionals, advocates, and others involved with shaping communities throughout New Jersey. Summit session topics will include institutionalizing Complete and Green Streets policies, lessons learned from implementation, and what is in store for the Complete Streets movement.
As part of the Summit, we will be presenting Complete Streets Champion and Complete Streets Excellence Awards to recognize individuals, groups, or communities who have worked to further Complete Streets policies or implementation in New Jersey.
If you are planning to drive to the Summit, you must register for a parking permit ahead of time.

CAREERS: Planning, Policy, Informatics Career Fair
2023-10-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Engage with alumni and employer partners who are seeking interns, fellows or full time employees now or in the future. This is a terrific networking opportunity. Past participating employers included: Choose New Jersey, Middlesex County Office of Planning, Mathematica, NJCC, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, NYC Housing Development Corporation, Clarke Caton Hintz, Passaic County Planning & Economic Development, AECOM, Applied Energy Group, NJOLS, Topology, Phillips Preiss, ANHD, and more!

REGISTER

Memorial Tribute to Steve Jones "A Celebration of Life"
2023-10-26 17:00 - 20:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
If you are interested in attending the Cocktail Party or making a donation, please indicate your interest athttps://go.rutgers.edu/stevejonesmemorial

Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Salivary uric acid reactivity to discrimination stress and associations with cardiometabolic risk
2023-10-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Presented by Shar Williams, Assistant Professor, Bloustein School.
This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. The goal is for the seminar to include a mix of Bloustein faculty, occasional advanced PhD students, and external speakers who will present research talks. The seminar series is open to the entire Bloustein community.

Bloustein Retired Faculty celebration
2023-10-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
On October 25 the Bloustein School honored 16 soon-to-be retiring and retired faculty members in a small reception. You can see photos of the event here and watch the video:

The faculty members honored were:
Richard Brail
Bob Burchell
Alan Cander
Ray Caprio
Henry Coleman
Salah El-Shakhs
Michael R. Greenberg
Ann Marie Hill
Patrick Hill
Sandy Jaffe
Michael Lahr
Bob Lake
Michael McDonough
Tony Nelessen
Frank Popper
Linda Stamato

Rutgers Health Administration/ACHE-NJ Fall Congress
2023-10-25 09:30 - 17:30 | Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, 08901
Registration required
9:30 am Registration opens
10:15-10:30 am Welcome Remarks: Bloustein School Dean Stuart Shapiro, PhD and ACHE-NJ President Anamika Desai
10:30-12:00 am Panel 1: The Value of Developing and Implementing Alternative Care Models
Moderator: Sophia Brown, PhD, DBA, FACHE, Senior Program Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and co-chair, ACHE-NJ Clinical Committee

William Oser, MD, JD, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Partners
Thomas Kloos, MD, President, Atlantic Health System Accountable Care Organization and Vice President, Atlantic Health System
Daniel Varga, MD, Chief Physician Executive, Hackensack Meridian Health

12:00-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-2:00 pm Panel 2: Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
Moderator: Ellen Kurtzman, PhD, RN, Director of Rutgers Health Administration Program

Sandra Powell-Elliott, MBA, Chief of Innovation and Commercialization at Hackensack Meridian Health
Kevin Joyce, Vice President, Insurance Networks and Business Advisory Services at Atlantic Health
Andrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, Associate Director (Clinical Services), Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Associate Vice Chancellor, Clinical Innovation & Data Analytics, and System Director of Medical Oncology and Oncology Lead for RWJBarnabas-Rutgers Medical Group,
Rachel King, MBA, Vice President & General Manager, Hospital at Home, BD

2:15-3:45 pm Panel 3: Healthcare Executives Role with the Opioid Crisis
Moderator: Keith Stowell, MD, MSPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC/Rutgers/RWJB)

Chris Freer, MD, Senior Vice President of Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine, RWJBarnabas Health
Deborah Visconi, MHA, President and CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Donald Parker, MSW, President, Behavioral Health and Transformation Services, Hackensack Meridian Health

4:00-5:30 pm Panel 4: The State of Healthcare: Industry Leader’s Perspectives
Moderator: Cathy Bennett, JD, CEO, New Jersey Hospital Association

John Matsinger, DO, MBA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Virtua Health
Kenneth Sable, MD, MBA, FACHE, Regional President, Southern Market, Hackensack Meridian Health
Deborah Visconi, MHA, President and CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Honorable Sarah Adelman, NJ Commissioner Human Services

5:30-5:35 pm Closing Remarks: Ellen Kurtzman, PhD, RN, Director of Rutgers Health Administration program
5:35-7:00 pm Reception

AI Through A Rutgers Lens: Part One of a Three Part Series
2023-10-25 08:00 - 09:30 | Microsoft, 885 2nd Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10017, 885 Second Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are transforming human experience, from education and business to policy and health care. The unprecedented growth of AI presents exciting opportunities for improving lives globally, but it also intensifies profound ethical questions concerning privacy, data confidentiality, and bias.
Please join the Rutgers University Foundation in New York to explore the world of AI with help from Rutgers experts who wrestle with these questions daily. Graciously hosted by Microsoft. Special thanks to Simon Liepold EJB’05.
“Teaching in the Age of AI” by David Goldman, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Office of Undergraduate Education, Rutgers School of Arts & Sciences
“The relationship between generative AI and leadership in Creative Decision Making” by Zeki Pagda, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Management & Global Business, Rutgers School of Business
** RSVP by October 20. **
AND REMEMBER TO SAVE THE DATES FOR PARTS TWO AND THREE!!!
PART TWO: February 7, 2024 will feature Bloustein Professor and Associate Dean Clint Andrews presenting on Socially Cognizant Robotics
PART THREE: June 5, 2024

Bloustein Undergraduate Open House
2023-10-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States

Rutgers MHA Alumni Association Alumni Town Hall "Network Like You Mean It!"
2023-10-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
This virtual workshop will be led by Melanie Balestro, Director of Technical Training at Atlantic Health System. Presented by the Rutgers MHA Alumni Association.
Melanie Balestro is an experienced Training Leader, Women’s Empowerment Coach, Mentor, Keynote Speaker, and Influencer with a dynamic history of successful change management strategies. With certifications in Coaching, Speaking, Training, and Crucial Conversations, Melanie is a passionate leader who focuses on leveraging all forms of communication to elevate and drive self-confidence and self-esteem to add value and significance to the lives of others. Melanie is an energetic, creative, and exciting visionary with extensive experience in driving engagement and positive team building experiences. As a Change Agent, Melanie serves as an ambassador for cultural strategy and helps to initiate positive relationships with individuals from different generational and cultural backgrounds.
Register today!

Bloustein Social Justice Committee Disability Symposium
2023-10-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Join the Bloustein Social Justice Committee and Rutgers Office of Disability Services for a conversation on disability, policy, and planning.

CAREERS: Excel Formulas
2023-10-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join Marcie Anszberger of OTEAR for live, virtual 90-minute Excel workshops, geared to Bloustein undergraduate and graduate students.
REGISTER: https://go.rutgers.edu/ExcelFormulas

CAREERS: International Alumni Panel: Navigating the Job and Internship Search
2023-10-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Hear from a panel of our Bloustein International alumni to learn how they navigated their time at Bloustein, and how they landed internships, fellowships and jobs after graduating. Ask your questions and get advice from with those who were once in your shoes.
REGISTER: https://go.rutgers.edu/IntlAlumniPanel

Health Administration Grand Rounds: Leading in Difficult Times: The power of low-ego and high-drive leadership
2023-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Presented by Amer Kaissi, Ph.D., Professor of Health Administration, Trinity University and Executive Coach

Each semester, the Bloustein School Health Administration program hosts a nationally-recognized speaker to deliver research “grand rounds.” All students, faculty, and community members are welcome to attend. In the post-Covid world of emotional exhaustion, staffing shortages and financial challenges, improving employee engagement and sparking their innovation and creativity is an uphill battle for most leaders. In this session, Amer shows that leaders who have the confidence to make hard decisions in uncertain environments and the humility to admit mistakes, can better connect with their team members, while empowering them to integrate novel ideas into how they solve problems. Building on the latest research evidence and his experience as a coach with high-level executives, he makes a convincing argument that humbitious and open-minded leadership is the best way to lead in difficult times. He provides specific take-home behaviors for leaders to implement immediately and transform the way they lead.

NO RSVP NEEDED, join by Zoom

To purchase a copy of Dr. Kaissi’s book, “Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership,” visit Amazon

Ph.D. Colloquium: Mentor-Mentee Relationships
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Presented by Professor Andrea Hetling

CAREERS: Penn Medicine Ambulatory Management Internship Information Session
2023-10-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join representatives from Penn Medicine to learn more about their organization and summer 2024 internship opportunity currently available to MHA students. Q&A will follow the presentation.

CAREERS: Careers in Real Estate and Economic Development Event
2023-10-18 16:30 - 17:45 | Virtual
Meet four (4) alumni who are working in real estate and economic development across the private, nonprofit and public (state and local government) sectors. Learn about their careers by rotating in break-out rooms every 20 minutes to get to know each one more intimately.
Please go to the following link to register:
https://go.rutgers.edu/CareersinRealEstateandEconomicDevelopment
