Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Fall Health Administration Virtual Networking Event
2024-11-21 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Interested in learning more about careers in various healthcare sectors? Attend this virtual networking event to meet with, ask questions, and gain invaluable advice from Bloustein Alumni who graduated from the MHA, undergraduate Health Administration and Public Health programs and are working in various healthcare industries. Topics include career development, jobs, internships, fellowships, case competitions, finance, negotiation, networking, mentoring, getting Involved in professional associations, scheduling classes, managing and transitioning to the MHA program
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Virtual Career Drop-ins
2024-11-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-02 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-09 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-12-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Stop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning September 9th through December 16th between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido.
URL: https://go.rutgers.edu/EJBcareerdropin

Ph.D. Colloquium: Engaging the Media
2024-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Presented by Professor Mark Paul

Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Good Science, Bad Graphs: What to do?
2024-12-04 16:00 - 17:15 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Presented by Mi Shih, Ph.D, Bloustein School Associate Professor
This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. Bloustein faculty, advanced PhD students, and external speakers will present research talks. The seminar series is open to the entire Bloustein community.

2024 Rutgers Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Virtual Conference
2024-12-05 08:15 - 16:30 | Virtual
The Rutgers Business School, in collaboration with the Bloustein Local Government Research Center, will hold its Annual Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference virtually this year on Thursday, December 5.
This conference aims to bring leaders in public financial management together to address the most pressing financial and public policy issues and provide an update on current regulations, accounting pronouncements, auditing issues, and other subjects of interest. Participants will learn about current state fiscal matters from senior government financial leaders and get an update on auditing, accounting, and financial management issues. The conference will also address the latest GASB pronouncements and governmental auditing issues.
Guest speakers include officials from the NJ State Treasurer’s Office, NJ Division of Local Government Services, NJ Dept. of Education, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Rutgers faculty, and notable professionals from governmental accounting, auditing, and other financial management areas.
To register for the conference, please visit: https://go.rutgers.edu/pkp6nbgx

Dissertation Proposal: Planning for Platform-to-Plate: The On-theGround Effects of Online Food Delivery in NYC & Kolkata
2024-12-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
presented by Triparnee Kushari

Ph.D. Colloquium: End of Semester Listening Session
2024-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States

Rutgers Then and Now! Book Launch
2024-12-12 14:00 - 16:30 | Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering, 500 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854
Join us as we celebrate the launch of “Rutgers Then and Now,” a compelling new book by Jim Hughes, Richard Edwards, and David Listoken which chronicles Rutgers University’s remarkable journey from a small colonial college to a leading public research institution. Through engaging narratives and vivid illustrations, the authors trace the university’s transformation over the centuries, highlighting key events, milestones, and individuals that have shaped its growth. The book provides a unique perspective by juxtaposing historical moments with current developments, offering an insightful view of how Rutgers has evolved while staying true to its core values. Authors Jim Hughes, Dick Edwards, and David Listoken will be present at the event, alongside faculty, staff, board members, university leadership, and retired faculty.

There will be a presentation and discussion with the authors, followed by a reception and book signing event.

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Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: Emerging AI Ascendancy and Shifts in Health Informatics Careers
2024-12-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual
Rutgers Informatics Forum on Healthcare & Artificial Intelligence
This panel, with eminent experts from industry and academia, will address the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on healthcare and health informatics careers. These experts will present their views on topics of growing importance of AI in healthcare. They will also provide insights into the advanced data science, analytics and AI education and preparation needed for health informatics jobs and careers.

David Artz, MD, MBA Keynote Presenter
Health Administration Fellow, Bloustein School, Rutgers University; Weill Cornell Medicine, and Atlantic Health System
Cory Yemen, PhD ‘23
Director, Data Science & Infrastructure, Growth Market Insights, Labcorp
Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD, MPH
Executive Director, Health Administration Program and Associate Professor, Bloustein School, Rutgers University
Jim Samuel, PhD
Executive Director, Master of Public Informatics and Associate Professor of Practice, Bloustein School, Rutgers University

Hosted by the Public Informatics Student Group and the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program at Rutgers University
REGISTER AT go.rutgers.edu/informaticsF24
Questions? Email informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu. Join the Intelligent Informatics forum on LinkedIn https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersinfx

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust
2024-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Please join us for the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community. This event will be presented by Quint Studer, BSE, MSE, Co-Founder of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group and former Healthcare Executive, Author, and Leadership Consultant
Mr. Studer will be discussing his new book, “The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust,” a science-backed leadership book that integrates the latest workplace research with tactics to create high-performance environments where people can flourish.

Quint Studer is a lifelong student of leadership. He has a gift for translating complex strategies into doable behaviors that allow organizations to achieve long-term success. Quint is the author of 15 books, beginning with his first title, BusinessWeek bestseller “Hardwiring Excellence.” While most of his books are geared to those working in healthcare, two of his general business books—”Results That Last” and “The Busy Leader’s Handbook”—became Wall Street Journal bestsellers. In his most recent venture to serve healthcare, he founded Healthcare Plus Solutions Group (HPSG), whose mission is to have a positive impact on those who receive care and those who provide care. HPSG specializes in helping healthcare organizations to diagnose and treat their most urgent pain points in order to achieve and sustain results.
Register at https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgershmplecture

Dissertation Proposal: Municipal Orientations to Large-Scale Warehouse Development
2024-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
presented by Lauren Nolan

Dissertation Proposal: Values, Care and Environment: The Case of Fiber Production in Central NY and the Finger Lakes Region
2024-12-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
presented by Kristi Wiedemann

Basic Quantitative Methods Placement Exam
2025-01-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
The placement exam is only for those who wish to waive the BQM requirement because they have a strong statistics background. If you plan to take the BQM course, you do not need to take the placement exam.
To register: Email Shiyu Ma at sm2758 [at] scarletmail.rutgers.edu by 5pm on January 15, 2025.
This closed-book exam is similar to the final exam for the Basic Quantitative Methods course. The exam will cover all chapters of the book listed below. You will need a non-graphing calculator and pen or pencil.
To prepare: Joseph F. Healey. Statistics: A Tool for Social Research. Wadsworth Cengage Learning 10th edition (or subsequent editions) . Please be advised that you need an active Rutgers Box Account to view the above link.
Exam format:

multiple choice and short answer questions that test your understanding of concepts, and
computational problems and interpretation of statistical output from STATA. Familiarity with any statistical software package should be sufficient to interpret the output.

At exam time, you will receive statistical tables (appendices A, B, C, and D from the 10th edition of the textbook) as well as a formula sheet with the formulas from the inside front cover of the textbook.

February Mock Interviewing Clinic - signups through Jan. 30
2025-01-22, 2025-01-23, 2025-01-24, 2025-01-25, 2025-01-26, 2025-01-27, 2025-01-28, 2025-01-29 and 1 more date | Virtual
Sharpen your interviewing skills by practicing one-on-one with one of our alumni, employer partner in the planning/policy/informatics/health administration realm, or Human Resources professional.
After completing the RSVP form, you will receive an email introducing you to the professional you will be paired with for the mock interview. You will be asked to contact the mock interviewer directly to schedule a mutually convenient day/time. Mock interviews should occur during the month of February and last up to 30-minutes where you will be able to practice and get immediate feedback on your interviewing skills.
Sign up no later than Thursday, January 30th to get a mock interview by a Bloustein Alumnus or Employer Partner!
Space is limited. Once maximum capacity is reached, students will be added to a wait list.
RSVP HERE

Lunch and Learn: Paths to AICP Presentation and Q&A
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Are you considering getting your AICP certification and wondering about the process to get there? Get your questions asked by joining us on Thursday, January 23rd at 12 noon to 1 pm EST at our first event of the semester: Lunch and Learn: Paths to AICP on ZOOM. Hear a short live presentation followed by a Q&A from APA Practitioners.
To follow their presentation, you will get to hear from two (2) of our very own Bloustein Alumni about their personal experiences: Prateeksha Sehgal, AICP (MCRP 2023),Transportation Planner at Michael Baker International and Mark Serrano, AICP, PP (MCRP 2020), Principal Planner at North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) (formerly Assistant Planner at Hudson County Division of Planning).
Whether a first- or second-year student, get ahead of curve and join us live!
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International Student Resources Information Session and Panel
2025-01-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Meet your Bloustein Graduate student services/career team including Courtney Culler, Greg Marrero, Cheryl Egan, and Andrea Garrido. The second hour will be an opportunity to meet the the Bloustein Liaison to our international students, Audrey Nguyen from RU Global, as well as hear from two (2) of our International alumni: 2024 MHA alumni, Dipti Shah, Operations Manager at PT of the City and 2024 MCRP graduate, Akshita Saini, Transportation Planner at TYLin | Sam Schwartz City Solutions.
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Geography Speaker Series: The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism
2025-01-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Tillett Hall, 50 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, 08854, United States
Digital technologies have changed how we shop, work, play, and communicate, reshaping our societies and economies. To understand digital capitalism, we need to grasp how advances in geospatial technologies underpin the construction, operation, and refinement of markets for digital goods and services. In this talk, based on his recent book, The Map in the Machine, Luis F. Alvarez León examines these advances, from MapQuest and Google Maps to the rise of IP geolocation, ridesharing, and a new Earth Observation satellite ecosystem. He develops a geographical theory of digital capitalism centered on the processes of location, valuation, and marketization to provide a new vantage point from which to better understand and intervene in the dominant techno-economic paradigm of our time. By centering the spatiality of digital capitalism, Alvarez León shows how this system is the product not of seemingly intangible information clouds but rather of a vast array of technologies, practices, and infrastructures deeply rooted in place, mediated by geography, and open to contestation and change.
References: Alvarez León, L. F. (2024). The map in the machine: Charting the spatial architecture of digital capitalism. University of California Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520389328/the-map-in-the-machine
Luis Felipe Alvarez León is Associate Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College. In 2016, he completed his PhD in Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was presented with the Best Dissertation Award by the AAG Economic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG). From 2016 to 2018, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and in 2018 he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Urban and Economic Geography at Clark University. His work focuses on the political economy of geospatial data, media, and technologies. He is currently working on the geographies of autonomous vehicles, and the changing political economy of remote sensing. He is the author of The Map in the Machine: Charting the Spatial Architecture of Digital Capitalism (University of California Press, 2024).
Co-sponsored by Bloustein School’s Urban Planning and Masters of Public Informatics program and the School of Management and Labor Relations
Contact: Andrea Marston

Virtual Career Drop-ins
2025-02-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Stop by virtually on Mondays (except for holidays) beginning February 3 through April 28 between 11 am and 1 pm to ask a quick (15 min) career-related question of Bloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido.
URL: https://go.rutgers.edu/EJBcareerdropin

Virtual Information Session: Graduate Program in Public Informatics
2025-02-04 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
You are cordially invited to join us at one of our upcoming virtual informational sessions for Rutgers-Bloustein School’s spring 2025 virtual information sessions for our Master of Public Informatics (MPI) degree and our Graduate Certificate in Urban and Public Informatics. Learn more about the curriculum for our master’s degree and graduate certificate, how to apply, career services support for students, and scholarship opportunities.

The GRE is WAIVED for all 2025 applications. The final application deadline for fall 2025 admission for international students is April 1st and for domestic students is July 1st.

RSVP is required. The Zoom link for the info sessions will be emailed out to those who have RSVP’d closer to the event.

Please note that all start times listed below are in EST / EDT / New Jersey local time.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our info sessions this semester.

RSVP required at https://go.rutgers.edu/ejbmpiinfo
