April 2009
Heldrich Center Issues Survey Report on The Distressed American Worker
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development issued a national survey report on the views of American workers towards the economy. It found that 23 percent of the respondents had been laid off from a job in the past three years and that 29 percent expected layoffs at their workplace within the next 12 months. One third said they believed the United States was in a depression. Click here to view the survey report; click here to view media coverage.

January 2009
BOCEP Demonstrates National, International Reach
The Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program (BOCEP) has begun attracting urban planners and other professionals from Poland to Arkansas to its Internet-based classes. Launched in 2005, BOCEP has become one of Rutgers University’s largest non-credit online continuing education programs, offering more than 20 classes in community development and social justice, economic development and real estate, planning law and legal issues, professional practice, smart growth and sustainable development, and urban design and placemaking. Click here to learn more.

September 2008
VTC, BCSR Survey New Jersey Residents on Emergency Preparedness
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) and the Bloustein Center for Survey Research have launched a statewide survey of New Jersey residents to determine how well they believe they are prepared to respond to an emergency and evacuate the area in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. The surveys are being conducted as part of a VTC contract with the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. Click here to learn more.

July 2008
J&J Awards Heldrich Center $100,000 to Undertake 2 Workforce Initiatives
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has won a $100,000 grant from Johnson & Johnson to manage two workforce initiatives designed to strengthen health care services in New Jersey and nationally. One is to expand awareness among high school students in the greater New Brunswick area of career opportunities in the life sciences; the other is to conduct a nationwide survey of American workers regarding their knowledge, awareness and use of workplace wellness programs and policies, such as stress management, weight loss and smoking cessation.

July 2008
PDI Awarded State Grant to Develop 'Cultural Vitality Index' for New Jersey
The New Jersey Council on the Arts has awarded the Profesesional Development Institute (PDI) a $20,000 grant to create a "cultural vitality index" for the state of New Jersey. The index will be similar to the Center for Government Services' Legislative District Data Book, measuring indicators of cultural development and planning in the state’s 566 municipalities and 21 counties. PDI will also produce an annual report assessing cultural development trends and conditions, as well as identifying model practices in New Jersey.

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