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Dr. Gabrielle Rossi receives a Chancellor’s Award for Community Engagement
Dr. Rossi was awarded this year’s Chancellor’s Award for Academic Civic Engagement for her work strengthening connections between the urban studies department and the greater Camden community through integrated engaged civic learning. Her students have spent the year learning from the city’s changemakers, engaging in externships, and writing grants to elevate the work of nonprofit … Continue reading Dr. Gabrielle Rossi receives a Chancellor’s Award for Community Engagement…
Professor Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn Receives Chancellor’s Grant to Study Happiness in Colombia
Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn received a $15,000 Rutgers–Camden Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Grant this spring. Dr. Okulicz-Kozaryn will use this grant for his research project “Quality of Life and Subjective Wellbeing in Columbia.” Join us in congratulating Dr. Okulicz-Kozaryn!
Joseph Serico featured in a WalletHub study: best and worst school systems
Professor Joseph Serico was featured in a WalletHub study about 2016’s states with the best and worst school systems. You can find it here: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335/#joseph-g-serico
MPA/Community Development Certificate program in Puerto Rico graduation ceremony
Last week we had a graduation ceremony for students who completed our MPA/Community Development Certificate program in Puerto Rico. See graduation video and news article (in Spanish) Starting in the fall, we will have a full-fledged Executive MPA program in Puerto Rico. For more information see https://clc.camden.rutgers.edu/global-university-partnerships/puerto-rico-rutgers/
Paul Jargowsky received 2016-2017 Conference and Symposium Funding Grant
Congratulations! Proposed conference “Urban Policy at the Crossroads: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going?” has been selected as the 2016-2017 Conference and Symposium Funding Grant by a committee consisting of the Dean and Associate Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences.