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SUMMARY:Historic Preservation and Development Walking Tour: East Jersey Old Town Village and Cornelius Low House
DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE\nMembers of the Bloustein School community and their friends\, significant others\, spouses\, parents/grandparents\, and children are invited to a historic preservation and development walking tour in Piscataway\, NJ at East Jersey Old Town Village and Cornelius Low House on Sunday\, March 3\, 2024\, from 1:00 p.m. until approximately 3:15 p.m. \nParticipants must provide their own transportation to these sites. This is a free\, custom tour offered to members of the Bloustein School community led by Mark Nonesteid of the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. The Commission operates both sites. \nThe tour will start promptly at 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot at East Jersey Old Town Village. The village tour will last approximately 1 hour. Participants will then drive to the Cornelius Low House for the tour starting at 2:15 p.m. This tour will also last approximately 1 hour. \n1:00 p.m.: Meet in Parking Lot of East Jersey Old Town Village\n1050 River Road\, Piscataway\, NJ (732-745-3030) \n2:15 p.m.: Meet at Cornelius Low House (tour begins at 2:15 p.m.)\n1225 River Road\, Piscataway\, NJ (732-745-4177) \n  \nParticipants are encouraged to review these informational links before the tour: \n\nEast Jersey Olde Town Village\n\nEast Jersey Old Town Village is accessible to wheelchair users. Please call 732-745-3030 for further information or questions about accommodations you would need in order to visit the Village. \n\n\nIndian Queen Tavern at East Jersey Olde Towne Village\nCornelius Low House\nInformation on archaeology work that was conducted in New Brunswick. Many of these artifacts are on display. This is a good example of archaeology work conducted through a Section 106 review process with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office.\n\nDriving Directions to East Jersey Old Town Village\, 1050 River Road\, Piscataway\, NJ – (732) 745-3030 \nDirections to the Cornelius Low House\, 1225 River Road Piscataway\, NJ – (732) 745-4177 \nQuestions? Contact David Listokin.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/historic-preservation-and-development-walking-tour-east-jersey-old-towne-village-and-cornelius-low-house/
LOCATION:East Jersey Old Towne\, 1050 River Road\, Piscataway\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public,Social Gathering,Urban Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T110000
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SUMMARY:Career Virtual Drop-ins
DESCRIPTION:Bloustein Career Development Specialists Cheryl Egan and Andrea Garrido will be in a Zoom Room on Monday’s beginning January 22\, 2024 (excluding holidays and spring break) to answer questions\, provide advice. No need to make an appointment! Simply drop in to speak with one or both of them! \nURL: https://go.rutgers.edu/VirtualCareerDropIns
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/career-virtual-drop-ins/2024-03-04/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Professional Development,CAREERS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260628T060423
CREATED:20240116T172357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T173503Z
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SUMMARY:Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life--Not Quite White in Fiction and Film: Laura Z. Hobson’s Gentleman's Agreement and Nella Larsen’s Passing
DESCRIPTION:Gentleman’s Agreement and Passing are critically-acclaimed novels on racial and ethnic passing that have also been adapted for the screen. These works explore how anti-Black racism and antisemitism have shaped the integration of Blacks and Jews into White Christian American society. A panel will explore both novels as well as their adaptations for the screen. Excerpts from both films will be shown during the program\, which will be held at the Douglass Student Center. \nPanelists: \n\nDonavan L. Ramon\, Allen and Joan Bildner Visiting Scholar\, Rutgers University\nRachel Gordan\, Shorstein Professor of American Jewish Culture and Society\, University of Florida\nGene Seymour (moderator)\, Film and Cultural Critic\n\nFree and open to the public\, advance registration is required on the Bildner Center’s website. Click here.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/not-quite-white-in-fiction-and-film-laura-z-hobsons-gentlemans-agreement-and-nella-larsens-passing/
LOCATION:Douglass Student Center\, 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T190000
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CREATED:20240119T221405Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Disability Coming Out Day
DESCRIPTION:A panel of disability activists will discuss building a society that works for all of us. Future leaders in planning\, policy\, healthcare\, and education are encouraged to join to learn how to be truly inclusive in their decision-making. Centering the lived experiences of people with disabilities\, we discuss the experience of “coming out” as disabled as well as: inclusion in the context of accessible policy planning\, healthcare\, and education\, followed by an opportunity to come out as disabled in a mix and mingle. Join\, ask questions\, and get involved. \nRegister at https://bit.ly/accessrutgers \nFor the Rutgers community:\n– People with disabilities\n– The healthcare community\n– The policymaking community\n– Educators \nLocation: ZOOM* or the Bloustein School’s Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, 33 Livingston Ave. New Brunswick. Zoom participants will have a committed on-site human monitor to address issues and ensure their voices are also heard. \n😷 😷 Please wear a mask.\n👃 Please keep this a scent-free environment for those with chemical sensitivities.\n🗯️ Captioning will be provided. \nPlease indicate your access needs in the registration form. Please contact our access touchpoints with any questions or concerns: as2921@scarletmail.rutgers.edu. Please put “DCOD Access” in the subject line. \nFollowed by a mix and mingle\, where we can meet our disabled peers and be “out” as disabled for those who are comfortable. \nPANELISTS: \nColleen Roche – Colleen Roche\, a Certified Community Resource Specialist\, is a training coordinator\, program developer\, and a subject-matter expert on disability health and wellness. She is an experienced consultant who develops and delivers trainings and presentations for individuals with disabilities\, healthcare providers\, and other allied professionals. Colleen is the co-founder of the New Jersey Disability Collective\, member of the Disability Action Committee\, and board chair for the Alliance Center for Independence and chair of the New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council. \nMital Gajjar – Mital Gajjar\, who was first diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss at the age of 5\, started Rutgers Empowering Disabilities (RED) organization at Rutgers during her time as an undergraduate student in 2010. She currently teaches young children and mentors students in elementary school to college. She advocates for disability by working with the population throughout her career\, started an online group for occupational therapists with disabilities\, and understands the struggle of multiple identities through being the first disabled child of an immigrant family from a minority group. \nJillian Curwin – Jillian is a writer\, content creator\, and advocate for dwarfism and disability awareness based in New York City. She has written articles for Betches Media talking about disability representation in fashion and entertainment along with highlighting current events in the disability space. In addition\, she has consulted with brands and organizations about disability inclusion. She is the host of the podcast Always Looking Up where she talks to little people\, disabled people\, those that are disability-adjacent and allies about living in a world that was not necessarily designed for them. \nT.D. Mitchell – Best known as writer and story editor for the acclaimed TV series “Army Wives\,” T.D. Mitchell is an autodidact and human rights advocate. She serves as a narrative consultant and speechwriter in crafting messaging for international NGOs/nonprofits. For the Writers Guild Institute\, she mentors folks from marginalized communities to give them the tools to tell their own narratives. The pandemic led to her own near-death and resulting injuries that radically shifted her artistic process\, forms and narrative point of view.
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-disability-coming-out-day/
LOCATION:Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum\, CSB\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Hybrid,Public,Student Organization,Student Services,Symposium/Workshop
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SUMMARY:Career Services: What's It Like To Work as a Transit Program Manager for WSP?
DESCRIPTION:Alumni of the Bloustein School and prospective employers will speak about jobs and careers in the urban planning\, policy and health administration fields in the series\, “What’s It Like To Be…”. Join us and learn the real deal about their day-to-day jobs and information you definitely won’t find on a job description! \nThis week\, join MCRP graduate Harsheeta Gupta\, AICP.\n\nHarsheeta graduated from Bloustein with an MCRP in 2023. With a dual specialization in transportation and GIS\, she previously earned a BA in Urban Planning from CEPT University in India. She is a Program Manager (Transit Energy Tech) at WSP in Baltimore\, Maryland\, where she is fully embedded with MDOT MTA’s Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO) on real-time passenger information and customer experience projects. Among other projects\, she is leading the Manager Riding Transit program to quantifiably improve the customer experience.\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/career-services-whats-it-like-to-work-as-a-transit-program-manager-for-wsp/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Professional Development,CAREERS,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T100000
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CREATED:20240202T201813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T214319Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Information Session: Master of Health Administration
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join us at this virtual informational session for the Rutgers – Bloustein School’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program during the Spring 2024 semester. We are excited to share helpful information about the Bloustein School\, the residential Master of Health Administration program (MHA)\, and answer any questions you may have regarding admissions\, applications\, career opportunities in the field and the curriculum. Program faculty and staff will be on hand to answer all your questions. \n\nApplications to the MHA program do NOT require the GREs. Work experience is not required of applicants.  The application deadline for spring 2024 / January 2024 admission is November 1st. The deadline for fall / September 2024 admission is July 1st. \nAll sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. \n\n\nRSVP required at https://go.rutgers.edu/ejbmhainfo 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/virtual-information-session-master-of-health-administration-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Graduate Information Session,Student Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T173000
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SUMMARY:Career Services: What's It Like To Be a Product Manager/Data Analytics Professional in Healthcare?
DESCRIPTION:Alumni of the Bloustein School and prospective employers will speak about jobs and careers in the urban planning\, policy and health administration fields in the series\, “What’s It Like To Be…”. Join us and learn the real deal about their day-to-day jobs and information you definitely won’t find on a job description! \nSaif Siamwalla\, Product Manager with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\, will be discussing his career as a data analytics professional.The products that he’s building revolve around Clinical Research\, specifically within the financial domain\, to ensure that data that is needed for clinical trials is accurately and efficiently transferred between our internal systems and external trial sponsors. Being a Product Manager is all about having a vision\, incorporating feedback from your stakeholders\, and then using the resources around you to execute that vision in a predictable manner.Like you all\, he was a Rutgers student not too long ago\, so he’s aware of the challenges\, questions\, and motivations that you all may have. Saif is here to help you every step of the way and answer any questions you may have!\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/career-services-whats-it-like-to-be-a-product-manager-data-analytics-professional-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Professional Development,CAREERS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T160000
DTSTAMP:20260628T060423
CREATED:20240116T212644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T214941Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Tensions\, Affirming Community--Dangerous Speech and What We Can Do About It
DESCRIPTION:Susan Benesch is an Adjunct Associate Professor\, School of International Service\, American University. She founded and directs the Dangerous Speech Project (dangerousspeech.org)\, to study speech that can inspire violence – and to find ways to prevent this\, without infringing on freedom of expression. She researches methods to diminish harmful speech online\, or the harm itself. Trained as a human rights lawyer at Yale\, Susan has worked for NGOs including Amnesty International and Human Rights First. She is also Faculty Associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. \n\nRSVP HERE. \nTo learn more\, visit go.rutgers.edu/meetthemoment\nQuestions? Email diversity@rutgers.edu\n\n 
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/navigating-tensions-affirming-community-dangerous-speech-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/
LOCATION:Rutgers-Camden\, 326 Penn Street\, Camden\, 08102\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,Hybrid,Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T100000
DTSTAMP:20260628T060423
CREATED:20240202T202902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240205T200415Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Information Session: Graduate Program in Public Policy
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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.\nAll sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. \nRSVP required at https://go.rutgers.edu/ejbppinfo
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/virtual-information-session-graduate-program-in-public-policy/2024-03-08/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Graduate Information Session,Student Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T170000
DTSTAMP:20260628T060423
CREATED:20240216T212157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T212157Z
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SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Prioritizing Federal Investments for Coastal Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Laura Geronimo\, PhD candidate
URL:https://dev.bloustein.rutgers.edu/event/dissertation-defense-prioritizing-federal-investments-for-coastal-adaptation/
LOCATION:Bloustein School\, Civic Square Building\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Public Policy,Seminar,Urban Planning
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