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2009
2009 Bloustein School Convocation
This Bloustein School held its 6th Convocation ceremony, honoring the graduates of its doctoral and master's programs.
Graduation Pictures Now Online, click here
9th Annual Bloustein School Family Feud
This annual alumni event, which pits returning graduates from our planning and public policy master's programs against each other in a test for intellectual supremacy, this year featured NJ Network news anchor Jim Hooker as emcee. Hosted by the Bloustein School Alumni Association. Click here for the program.
The Bloustein School conducted an inaugural series of weekly presentations by faculty, students and outside speakers on various issues of current interest. Click here to view the full schedule.
Rutgers Day-Bloustein School events
The Bloustein School played an active role in this year's inaugural Rutgers Day celebration, hosting seven events on the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses.
For a complete list of the EJB events, click here
First Annual Krueckeberg Doctoral Conference in Planning and Public Policy
In honor of the late Professor Donald A. Krueckeberg, the Bloustein School initiated an annual Doctoral Conference in Planning and Public Policy. Professor Robert Noland and Assistant Professor Gabriella Carolini moderated presentations by eight Bloustein School doctoral candidates. The event opened with a retrospective on Professor Krueckeberg's contributions to the Bloustein School's doctoral program and the planning profession. To learn more, click here
Some Place Like Home
Rutgers Film Series on New York
A documentary by Furee, Some Place Like Home, The Fight Against Gentrification in Downtown Brooklyn, was screened at the Bloustein School as part of the Rutgers Film Series on New York. A panel discussion with planners and community activists followed. To learn more, click here
Conquering Gotham: Author Jill Jonnes
Author Jill Jonnes discussed her book, Conquering Gotham, which chronicles the political and engineering challenges overcome by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1900s when it built Penn Station New York and connecting tunnels to New Jersey and Long Island. Following her presentation, Art Silber, chief of NJ TRANSIT's ARC project discussed the imminent construction of the first new set of Hudson River rail tunnels in 100 years. Sponsored by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. Click here to learn more.
Transportation & Infrastructure Issues for the Next Decade
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) co-sponsored this daylong event which featured numerous speakers, including Port Authority Chairman Anthony Coscia, the transportation commissioners of New Jersey, New York State and New York City, Anne Canby of the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership, Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution and others. VTC Director Robert Noland and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mort Downey, who chairs the VTC board, also made presentations. The event was sponsored by VTC, Princeton's Policy Research Institute and the Rudin Center at New York University. Click here to learn more.
"Hydrogen in New Jersey: A New Policy?"
Dr. JoAnn Milliken, U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy's hydrogen program manager, Dr. Milliken was joined by a distinguished panel of experts to discuss the work being performed in the Hydrogen Program and how New Jersey can develop a similar policy to help fulfill it's new Energy Master Plan. Panel members included:
Kenny Esser, Chief Energy Advisor to Governor Jon Corzine
David Goldston, former Chief of Staff, U.S. House Committee on Science
Clint Andrews, Director, Urban Planning and Policy Development Program, Bloustein School
The event was sponsored by the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy as part of its Hydrogen Learning Center project. Click here for more information.
4th Annual Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture: Herbert J. Gans
Imagining the Suburban Future
A presentation by Columbia University Professor Herbert J. Gans was read, revisiting themes around suburban life first raised in his seminal works of the 1960s, “The Urban Villagers” and “The Levittowners.” Following his presentation, a distinguished three-member panel offered its reflections on the import for today’s New Jersey suburbs.
Click here for event details, and here for Professor Gans' remarks.
Syriana
The film Syriana was screened and followed by a discussion of the geopolitics of petroleum. Sponsored by Professor Meredeth Turshen
R/ECON™ Winter 2009 Conference: Outlook for the Regional Economy
The Rutgers Economic Advisory Service provided an outlook for the regional economy, covering current and prospective conditions in New Jersey and New York. The conference included a R/ECON™ short-term forecast for New Jersey’s economy, a presentation on New York’s economy by Jason Bram of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a round-table discussion with Bloustein School Dean James Hughes and Professor Joseph Seneca. Click here to read the forecast.
2008
TLD Talent Network Roundtable
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, in partnership with North Jersey Partners WIRED, sponsored a rountable discussion on the future workforce needs of New Jersey's Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution (TLD) sector. The roundtable provided industry representatives, educators, workforce development leaders, and industry experts the opportunity to discuss employer needs and identify strategies for meeting the sector's need for skilled workers. Click here to learn more.
"The Big Squeeze on U.S. Workers and Workers' Rights"
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, the School of Management and Labor Relations, and the Eagleton Institute of Politics sponsored "The Big Squeeze on U.S. Workers and Workers' Rights," a presentation and book signing with author Steven Greenhouse, labor reporter for The New York Times. Click here to learn more.
Common Ground Leadership Seminar
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the New Jersey Department of Transportation hosted a local leadership seminar on community trails. Craig Della Penna, a Rails-to-Trails advocate, planner and realtor, was the keynote speaker. Click here to learn more.
Blood and Oil
The film Blood and Oil was screened and then followed by discussion. Sponsored by Professor Meredeth Turshen and the Geopolitics of Petroleum Faculty Cluster.
Common Ground Leadership Seminars
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the New Jersey Department of Transportation hosted two half-day local leadership seminars on creating great places to walk and bike. Michael Ronkin, of Designing Streets for Pedestrians and Bicyclists, served as the keynote speaker for both the morning session on Walkability, and the afternoon session on Bicycling. Click here to learn more.
Policy Symposium on the Cultural Economy of New Jersey
In 1959, then Rutgers President Mason Gross issued a controversial speech characterizing New Jersey as “culturally almost bankrupt,” pointing out how residents needed to go to Philadelphia or New York to get their culture.The symposium revisited the issue and explored the impact of the arts on the state's economy. Click here to learn more.
Speakers included:
University Professor Joseph J. Seneca
New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells
Elizabeth Currid, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, University of Southern California
Jeffrey Norman, Vice President, Public Affairs, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
John McEwen, Executive Director, New Jersey Theatre Alliance
The Future of Independent System Operators (ISOs)
The Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy sponsored a public forum on the future role of ISOs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions in the context of rising energy and electricity prices, pressing environmental concerns, and the performance of wholesale electricity markets after approximately a decade of experience. The event featured a panel discussion moderated by Seth Hulkower, president of Strategic Energy Advisory Services and former COO of the Long Island Power Authority. Click here for the agenda.
The panelists included:
Phillip Harris, former president and CEO of PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland Interconnection)
Jeffrey Tranen, former president and CEO, California ISO
William Museler, former president and CEO, New York ISO
Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke
Screening of the documentary; Lectures by Co-Producer Sam Pollard, EJB's Roland Anglin
A host of Rutgers and outside organizations, including the Bloustein Student Service Association, sponsored a special screening of Spike Lee's documentary When the Levees Broke capturing the experiences of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Filmmaker Sam Pollard, who co-produced the movie with Spike Lee, delivered remarks; Roland Anglin, a Faculty Fellow at the Bloustein School, and Robin Leichenko, an associate professor in Rutgers' Department of Geography, presented lectures. Click here to learn more.
'Soft Cities: Software and the Remaking of the American City'
Rob Kitchin, Professor of Geography, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
An author and geography professor, Rob Kitchin has written on subjects ranging from "Key Texts in Human Geography" to "Understanding Contemporary Ireland" to "Lost in Space: Geographies of Science Fiction." His lecture was cosponsored by the Rutgers Department of Geography. To learn more, click here.
Annual Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning
Daniel Lerch, The Post Carbon Institute
Author and Rutgers University graduate Daniel Lerch lectured on his book, "Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty," described as "the first major local government guidebook on peak oil and global warming." A program manager with the Post Carbon Institute, Lerch has delivered presentations and workshops on energy uncertainty to elected officials, city planners and other audiences across the United States, as well as in Canada, Ireland and the UK. Click here to learn more.
Healthcare Reform and the 2008 Presidential Election: A Cross-Academic Forum
A panel of public health and political experts from Rutgers and UMDNJ explored the issue of healthcare reform in the 2008 presidential election. Click here for the event announcement; click here for the program.
Professor Alan Rosenthal of the Eagleton Institute of Politics moderated the panel, which included:
Professor Joel C. Cantor, Rutgers Center on State Health Policy
Dr. Allison M. Blake, Rutgers School of Social Work, Institute for Families
Professor David Mechanic, Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy & Aging Research
Professor Alan Monheit, UMDNJ School of Public Health
Professor Cliff Zukin, Bloustein School
2008/2009 Inaugural Event - New Jersey Hydrogen Learning Center
The Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy kicked off this academic year's series of events, which will focus on four key areas of the hydrogen economy: advanced and new technologies; fuel cells; hydrogen production; and siting hydrogen facilities and transportation. The kickoff event included special remarks from: Congressman Rush Holt, and Jeanne Fox, president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. A panel discussion followed with:
Mike McGowan, Linde North America
Mike Schweizer, Mercedes-Benz USA
Charles Dismukes, Princeton University
Visit CEEEP here to learn more.
Edward J. Bloustein and Ruth Ellen Steinman Memorial Lecture
Co-Sponsored by The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life
Arie Nesher, Politics of the Environment in Israel and the Region
Prominent Israeli architect Dr. Arie Nesher delivered this year's Bloustein Memorial Lecture, speaking on "Politics of the Environment in Israel and the Region." The event was co-sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life. An architect and city planner, Dr. Nesher is Professional Director of the Porter School of Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University. He served as the Chief Architect for the National Project Renewal for the State of Israel and the Jewish Agency, as well as for the Israel Ministry of Housing and Construction. In his architectural practice in Israel and the United States, Dr. Nesher's projects have included design of public facilities, commercial and office space, residential development and rehabilitation, industrial parks and environmental initiatives. Click here to learn more.
Rebuilding Brownfields with Green Solutions
The National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment
Co-Sponsored by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and The New Jersey Association of Counties
Rutgers President Richard McCormick joined with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Commissioner Joseph Doria of the NJ Department of Community Affairs, NJAC President Brett Radi, Assistant Commissioner Irene Kropp of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and Brownfields Center Director Dr. Michael Greenberg to discuss state and county perspectives on brownfields redevelopment. Click here to learn more.
Economic Development Workshop for New Jersey Municipalities
The Center for Government Services hosted this full-day workshop for elected officials, economic development and redevelopment officers, professional planners, planning and zoning board members, real estate developers, and others involved in job creation and improving the quality of life in New Jersey communities. To learn more, click here.
Presidential Forum on Service and Civic Engagement
The Bloustein School and the Edward J. Bloustein Public Service Association hosted a viewing of the televised Forum on Service and Civic Engagement involving presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. The Bloustein event included discussion about the new Ralph W. Voorhees Public Service Fellowships to be awarded starting in 2009. To learn more, click here.
R/ECON™Rutgers Economic Advisory Service Summer 2008 Conference
The 2008 summer conference provided outlooks for the New Jersey economy, " The State Forecast-How Bad Will It Get?" and its real estate market, "Collapse or Revival?" Patrick O'Keefe, the former CEO of the NJ Builders Association, was joined by Dean James W. Hughes, University Professor Joseph J. Seneca, R/ECON Director Nancy Mantell and David Listokin, co-director of the Center for Urban Policy Research. The July 2008 R/ECON forecast, "New Jersey: Downturn or Just No Growth?" was issued; click here for the Executive Summary.
Building Capacity in Community-Based Organizations for Brownfields Redevelopment
The National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment hosted a tri-state conference on the role of brownfields remediation in community revitalization. Speakers included commissioners Joseph Doria of the Department of Community Affairs and Lisa Jackson of the Department of Environmental Protection, Perth Amboy Mayor and Assemblyman Joseph Vas, Tracy Vernon, director of the Pennsylvania State Brownfield Action Teams, and Mark McIntyre of PlaNYC. Visit the Brownfields Center website for more information.
Race, Ethnicity, and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Research Professor David Listokin and Assistant Professor Kathe Newman joined with Rutgers-Newark professors Beryl Satter (History) and David Troutt (School of Law) for a roundtable discussion on the subprime mortgage lending crisis. Click here for the announcement.
Undergraduate Career Session for Public Health
Gregory Sobol, assistant director of Career Services, provided job search, career option, resume, and interview tips for public health majors and those interested in pursuing a career in public health.
Urban Decline, Rebellion and Resurgence: A Comment on Newark
EJB Distinguished Fellow Robert Curvin lectured on the 1967 civil disturbances in Newark and the Governor's Select Commission on Civil Disorders that was created in its aftermath. The lecture was part of a series of events hosted by the Bloustein School reflecting back on the Newark riots. Click here for the announcement.
The Newark Disturbances and the Lilley Commission: Looking Back 40 Years
EJB Distinguished Fellow Robert Curvin, Sanford Jaffe, Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Star-Ledger reporter Brad Parks took part in a panel discussion reflecting back on the 1967 Newark disurbances. Click here for the announcement.
Mayors' Committee for a Green Future
The Mayors' Committee for a Green Future conducted a workshop and business meeting for mayors and municipal officials. New “how-to-do-it” toolkits for conducting Energy Audits and creating Green Purchasing programs were introduced at the workshop; the business meeting addressed the criteria municipalities will have to meet to become designated as "green" communities. Click here for the announcement; click here for the workshop agenda.
R/ECON™ Winter 2008 Forecast - New Jersey: In the Doldrums
R/ECON Director Nancy Mantell, James Diffley, director of Global Insights' U.S. Regional Services Group, and Rae Rosen, senior economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York offered their perspectives on the economic prospects for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Bloustein School Dean James W. Hughes and University Professor Joseph Seneca also took part. Click here for the Executive Summary; click here for the press release.
2007
Black Summit: Economics, Politics and People of African Ancestry in New Jersey
The Bloustein School and the New Jersey chapter of the NAACP co-hosted this conference which addressed the economic and political influences impacting the lives of African Americans living in New Jersey.
Greetings from Asbury Park
Film Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker, Christina
Eliopoulos
The issue of eminent domain and its impact on the
redevelopment of Asbury Park was explored in this film by Christina
Eliopoulos, whose family has lived in the city for over 100 years.
A special pre-release screening followed with a conversation with
the filmmaker. Click here for the announcement.
Nicholas J. Masucci, President/CEO, Berger Group Holdings, Inc.
The President and CEO of Berger Group Holdings, Inc., which includes The Louis Berger Group, Mr. Masucci lectured on "International Development and Reconstruction: The Role of a Large International Planning Firm," relating his firm's experiences with the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Click here for more information. Click here to view the slide show.
Reaching Our Targets: Innovative
Global Warming Solutions for New Jersey
The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute and the Rutgers
Innovation Studies Iniative hosted this full-day conference
on New Jersey's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
results of the New Jersey Energy Sustainability Project were
released during the conference. Click here for more information and the agenda.
Annual Isadore Candeub Memorial
Lecture in Planning
University of Massachusetts Associate Professor of Architecture
and History Max Page, one of the nation's preeminent urban historians,
delivered this year's Candeub lecture on his forthcoming book The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears and Premonitions
of New York City's Destruction. Click here for the announcement.
Congressman Donald M. Payne
Congressman Payne, who represents
New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, discussed Africom and
other Africa-related issues. The event was cosponsored by the Bloustein
School and the Center for African Studies.
A
Nation at Work: A Conversation with Ellen Galinsky
Ellen Galinsky,
President and Co-Founder of the Families and Work Institute, was
the guest of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.
Her 35 books and reports include Ask the Children, selected by The
Wall Street Journal as one
of the best work-life books of 1999.
Visual
Simulation and the City
Professor
Michael Batty, University College London
A member of the British Academy of Sciences,
Professor Batty explored new technologies for modelling, visualization
and participation in the planning process. Cosponsored
by the Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.
Click here for the announcement.
Politics,
Money and Ethics
Governor Thomas H. Kean
As part of the Arthur J. Holland Program on
Ethics in Government, former Governor Kean spoke on the ethical
implications of the budgetary process in New Jersey. Click here for event flyer.
Free
Trade & The Rural Crisis
The Bloustein
School hosted this event, one of three at Rutgers, that explored
the plight of farmers internationally. Farm leaders Braulio Alvarez
of Venezuela and Juan Tiney of Guatemala led a panel discussion
on agriculture and free trade issues affecting farmers around the
world.
New
Jersey High School Students Present Urban Planning and Public Health
Projects
The Bloustein School and Community Technical Assistance,
Inc. co-hosted a series of summer mid-term presentations. Click here for the announcement.
R/ECON™
Summer 2007 Conference
The Rutgers Economic Advisory Service presented a New Jersey
Forecast and then hosted a roundtable on the New Jersey Energy Master
Plan. R/ECON Director Nancy Mantell delivered the economic
forecast; participants in the roundtable included BPU President
Jeanne M. Fox, CEEEP Director Frank Felder, Bloustein School Dean
James W. Hughes and University Professor Joseph J. Seneca. Click here for the Executive Summary. Click here for the press release.
The New Jersey Energy Sustainability Project Conference
The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute released the results
of its year-long Energy Sustainability Project. Featured speakers
included BPU President Jeanne Fox, state senators Barbara Buono,
Thomas H. Kean and Bob Smith, and Assemblywoman Linda Stender. Click here for the
program.
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podcasts.
Senior Seminar in Urban Planning and Policy Final Paper
Presentations
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Senior Seminar in Public Health Final Paper Presentations
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A
Celebration of the Life of Donald A. Krueckeberg, Professor and
Associate Dean 1938-2006
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
honored the memory of our special colleague, friend, and mentor,
Donald Krueckeberg, in the Special Events Forum. Click here for the program.
COAH
Forum: The Status of Third Round Compliance
The Center for Government Services and the New Jersey Chapter
of the American Planning Association hosted this forum with the
Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to update the state’s
professional planning community on the status of municipal affordable
housing programs in the wake of recent legal action. Click here for the program.
Climate and Energy Policy in New Jersey
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
hosted the first of two forums on Governor Corzine's recent Executive
Order calling for an aggressive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in New Jersey. Click here for the announcement. Click here for the agenda for the March 19 forum.
Brooklyn Matters:
This year's Robert A.
Catlin Memorial Lecture featured a screening of the documentary, Brooklyn Matters, followed
by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, Isabel Hill. Click here for the program.
The panel included:
 Professor Robert W. Lake, Center for Urban Policy Research
Professor
Stacey Sutton, Columbia University
Professor
James DeFilippis, Baruch College, City University of New York
Turnpike for Sale? Privatization
and the Public Interest
Northeastern University Professor Joseph M. Giglio, a national
expert in the field of privatizing public assets, presented his
views on asset monetization. A panel discussion followed with:
Moderator: Martin E. Robins, Senior
Fellow, Alan M.Voorhees Transportation Center
Panel:
State
Treasurer Bradley Abelow
Transportation
Commissioner Kris Kolluri
Senator
Raymond Lesniak, Chairman, Senate Economic Growth Committee
Assemblyman
John Wisniewski, Chairman, Assembly Transportation Committee
Sponsored by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation
Center. Click here for program.
Click here for videos
and podcasts.
2006
Amtrak Chairman David Laney
The Chairman of the Amtrak
Board, David Laney delivered a presentation on Amtrak and U.S.
Intercity Passenger Rail: Prospecting for a Future as part
of the Alan
M. Voorhees Distinguished Speaker Series. Click here for program.
Click here for videos
and podcasts.
James Howard Kunstler
The social commentator and urban planning advocate
delivered this year's Edward Bloustein and
Ruth Ellen Steinman Memorial Lecture on his new book, The
Long Emergency, Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First
Century. Click here for program.
Click here for
videos and podcasts.
Annual New Jersey Planning
Conference
The Bloustein School and the The New Jersey Chapter of
the American Planning Association co-hosted the annual conference,
held at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick.
Annual Isadore Candeub Memorial
Lecture in Planning
Professor Tony Nelessen lectured
on Great Places Start with Great Visions: Urban Design - Principles
and Practice.
4th Annual Campus Sustainability
Day Webcast and Discussion
Webcast speakers and case studies were presented from Arizona
State University, Grand Valley State University, Harvard University
and Pima Community College. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers Sustainability
Committee, New Jersey Sustainable State Institute, Rutgers Green
Building Center, the Society for College and University Planning
and the Bloustein School. For more details, click here
Newark Mayor Cory Booker
The Bloustein School co-sponsored this lecture as part
of the Eagleton Institute's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series. The
lectures are built around the theme, Because Politics Matters.
A Rutgers University lecture series cosponsored
by the Bloustein School, the Bank of America and the Edward
J. Bloustein and Ruth Ellen Steinman Memorial Lecture Fund.
The New Urban Campus: Partnering
in Good Design
Moderator: Former Princeton
Mayor Marvin Reed
Panel: Jay Chatterjee, Professor of Architecture and Planning,
University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth Sisam, Assistant Vice President, Space and Facilities
Planning, University of Toronto
Ed Datz, Executive Director of Real Estate, University of Pennsylvania
Click here for videos
and podcasts.
Campus Design Today: Engaging
the 21st Century Student
Moderator: Adam Gross, Ayers Saint Gross
Panel: Stan Allen, Dean, School of Architecture, Princeton University
Michael Van Valkenburgh, Charles Eliot
Professor in Practice of Landscape Arcitecture, Harvard University
Craig Zabel, Head of the Department of Art History, Penn State
University
Click here for videos and
podcasts.
Planning the University of the Future:
Why Design Matters
David Neuman, Architect for the University, University
of Virginia
Rebuilding the Gulf CoastA panel of four speakers involved with
the post-Katrina rebuilding of the Gulf Coast offered their assessments
of the progress to date. Sponsored by RAPPS and the RU Graduate
Student Association. Click
here for program.
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videos
Moderator: Assistant Professor Julia S. Rubin
Panel:
Dr. Roland Anglin, Executive Director
- Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation
Dr. Jeffrey
Lowe, Assistant Professor - Florida State University
Dr. Marla Nelson, Assistant Professor - University of New Orleans
Dr. John Renne, Assistant Professor - University of New Orleans
Visual Response to 9/11 In
an illustrated lecture, photographer Jonathan Hyman explored September
11th-related vernacular expression in images of patriotic devotion,
grief, and outrage.
Rebuilding the World Trade Center Professor Angus Kress Gillespie looked back over the
last five years to tell the story of the struggle to rebuild one
of the most important iconic sites in America, the 16 acres where
the Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center once stood.
Click here for videos
Graduate student orientation The Bloustein School
hosts its annual graduate student orientation for all new graduate
students in the masters and doctoral programs (Planning, Policy,
and Ph.D).
New Jersey Hydrogen Learning Center Stakeholder Meeting
The meeting addressed: "Exploring Options for Large-Scale Hydrogen
Production." Speakers included Luke O'Keefe, director
of energy technology at Burns & Roe Enterprises, Inc. and Dr.
Serpil Guran, research scientist at the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection's bureau of sustainable communities and
innovative technologies.
Progress and Future, New Jersey Transit Village Symposium
#2
The Alan M.Voorhees Transportation Center attracted over 160 planners,
builders and municipal officials to the Bloustein School for a symposium
regarding the state's Transit Village program. Transportation Commissioner
Kris Kolluri, NJ TRANSIT Board Member and Belmar Mayor Ken Pringle,
and Bill Dressel, executive director of the New Jersey State League
of Municipalities, were the featured speakers. To
find out more about the day's events, view the .
Envisioning New Jersey's Energy Future
The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute held a conference entitled
Envisioning New Jersey's Energy Future at the Bloustein School,
the first public event of the NJSSI Energy Sustainability Project
that will set targets for key sustainable energy indicators. Over
100 attendees heard presentations from Jeanne Fox, president of
the NJ Board of Public Utilities; Dr. Aldert Hannemaaijer, who provided
a view of energy sustainability in The Netherlands; Dr. Anthony
Broccoli, a climate scientist from Cook College, and; Dr. Clinton
Andrews of the Bloustein School.
Click here for videos and podcasts
Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning
Lawyer and planner Jerold Kayden spoke on the topic of eminent domain
and the Kelo decision. Kayden is the Frank Backus Williams
Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Design, where he also serves as Co-Chair of the
Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director of the Master
in Urban Planning Degree Program.
Second Annual
Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture
The Bloustein School held the Second Annual Robert A. Catlin Memorial
Lecture on April 19, 2006, in the Special Events Forum. Robert Cotter,
who has served as the city planner of Jersey City, NJ, for over
a decade, spoke on the redevelopment of Jersey City's Hudson River
waterfront and discussed future redevelopment plans for the city.
The lecture series was established as a tribute to Professor Robert
A. Catlin, Bloustein School faculty member, who passed away in July
2004. Click to view the event flyer.
Decoupling Symposium with DER Stakeholder Forum
The Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy (CEEEP)
will hosted a Decoupling Symposium with
DER Stakeholder Forum on April 11,
2006, in the Special Events Forum. The program examined the possible
policy options and potential effects of decoupling on energy infrastructure
and investment in New Jersey.
Seventh Annual Family Feud & Dinner
This annual event was held at Antonia's Restaurant, 40 Livingston
Avenue, New Brunswick. We cheered on our team as the planning and
public policy master's programs duked it out for intellectual supremacy.
Graduate Admitted Student Open House
The purpose of the day was to provide admitted graduate students
to our pubic policy master's, urban planning master's, and doctoral
programs the opportunity to visit the school and faculty, meet other
prospective and current students in the program, and learn more
about academic programs, funding options, and research opportunities
upon joining the institution. To find out more about the day's events,
view the .
Continuing Education Open House
The school's Bloustein Online Continuing Education for Planners,
Center for Government Services, National Transit Institute, and
The Leading Institute were represented at the open house.
Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning
Lawyer and planner Jerold Kayden spoke on the topic of eminent domain
and the Kelo decision. Kayden is the Frank Backus Williams
Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Design, where he also serves as Co-Chair of the
Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director of the Master
in Urban Planning Degree Program.
Second Annual
Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture
The Bloustein School held the Second Annual Robert A. Catlin Memorial
Lecture on April 19, 2006, in the Special Events Forum. Robert Cotter,
who has served as the city planner of Jersey City, NJ, for over
a decade, spoke on the redevelopment of Jersey City's Hudson River
waterfront and discussed future redevelopment plans for the city.
The lecture series was established as a tribute to Professor Robert
A. Catlin, Bloustein School faculty member, who passed away in July
2004. Click to view the event flyer.
Decoupling Symposium with DER Stakeholder Forum
The Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy (CEEEP)
will hosted a Decoupling Symposium with
DER Stakeholder Forum on April 11,
2006, in the Special Events Forum. The program examined the possible
policy options and potential effects of decoupling on energy infrastructure
and investment in New Jersey.
Seventh Annual Family Feud & Dinner
This annual event was held at Antonia's Restaurant, 40 Livingston
Avenue, New Brunswick. We cheered on our team as the planning and
public policy master's programs duked it out for intellectual supremacy.
Graduate Admitted Student Open House
The purpose of the day was to provide admitted graduate students
to our pubic policy master's, urban planning master's, and doctoral
programs the opportunity to visit the school and faculty, meet other
prospective and current students in the program, and learn more
about academic programs, funding options, and research opportunities
upon joining the institution. To find out more about the day's events,
view the .
Continuing Education Open House
The school's Bloustein Online Continuing Education for Planners,
Center for Government Services, National Transit Institute, and
The Leading Institute were represented at the open house.
"A Nation at Work: The Heldrich Conversations" The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development hosted the
first event in its new series with Tom Donohue, President
and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as the featured
speaker. The Heldrich Conversations featured insightful and thought-provoking
conversations with national leaders from a variety of perspectives:
business, labor, journalism, and government.
2005
Ruth Ellen
Steinman Bloustein and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture The Bloustein School and The Allen and Joan
Bildner Center for Jewish Life presented this lecture. Distinguished Israeli scholar Moshe Halbertal
spoke on Violence and the Sacred: Religion and Politic.
Mega Cities and the Impact
on American Urbanism The Bloustein School Alumni Association and
the Bloustein School presented this lecture by Professor Tony Nelessen. Professor Nelessen recently returned
from a year-long sabbatical in Asia, where he visited some of the
continent's most rapidly growing cities. He shared his photographs
and insights into the explosive development plans in this part of
the world and the potential impact on the United States.
2005 Annual Planning
Conference The Bloustein School and the New Jersey Chapter
of the American Planning Association hosted this conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick. Bloustein
School faculty and staff members served as panelists in nine of
the conference sessions.
Writing Award-Winning
Brownfield Grant Proposals by U.S. Congressman Robert
Menendez Over the last two years, only 11 of 567 brownfield
cleanup, assessment, and revolving loan fund grants were awarded
to New Jersey—worth just $2.4 million out of a total of $151
million awarded. Designed for municipal and county-level elected
officials, administrators, environmental assessors, and grant preparers,
this workshop included information from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency on how to improve grant applications. Several
New Jersey local and state government entities that have won these
competitive grants also gave presentations. The workshop was sponsored
by the National Brownfield Association, New Jersey Chapter; the
New Jersey League of Municipalities; the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
and the National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment.
SAFETEA-LU: Is It Good for New Jersey The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center sponsored this half-day
conference. Federal and state transportation
experts explained and interpreted the new federal transportation
bill enacted this summer by Congress. Speakers included Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-8th District) of the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Jack
Lettiere, President of the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials and Commissioner of the New
Jersey Department of Transportation; Arthur Guzzetti,
Director of Policy and Advocacy, American Public Transit Association; Mort Downey, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Transportation; Emil Frankel, former
Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation; and
staff members of the House Infrastructure and Transportation
Committee, and the Senate Banking, Housing and
Urban Affairs Committee.
Art, Policy & Planning: Cooperation
in Our CommunitiesThe Rutgers Association of Policy and Planning Students (RAPPS),
in conjunction with the Bloustein School and the Graduate Student
Association, hosted this forum. Speakers included Cynthia Nikitin,
Vice President of The Project for Public Spaces and author of Making
Public Art Work; and Peter Krusco, Co-founder of the Albus Cavus
Art Gallery of New Brunswick. Topics of discussion included integrating
public art in urban areas; Percent for Art funds; and public art
projects in New Brunswick and surrounding communities.
First Annual Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture
The Bloustein School recently established the Robert A. Catlin Memorial Lecture to honor the legacy of Professor Robert A. Catlin, who passed away in July 2004. Mayor Joseph Vas of Perth Amboy spoke on "Environmentally Sensitive Urban Redevelopment and Economic Growth in New Jersey" on Tuesday, October 5 in the Special Events Forum. Center for Government Services director Henry Coleman offered a moving tribute to Professor Catlin. Mayor Vas spoke on the urban redevelopment plans and progress in Perth Amboy
Terrorism 2005-2006: Is New Jersey Safe? The Center for Urban Policy Research and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation
Center sponsored this presentation by Admiral James M. Loy (U.S. Department of Homeland
Security 2003-2005). Admiral Loy discussed potential threats to
the population and transportation system of New Jersey. Click for the event flyer.
Graduate
Student OrientationThe Bloustein School hosted its annualfor all new graduate students in the
masters and doctoral programs (Planning, Policy, and Ph.D).
"Sixth
Annual Family Feud and Dinner" The Bloustein School Alumni Association held this event at Antonia's
Restaurant in New Brunswick. The planning and public policy departments
rocked 'em and socked 'em as they competed for academic supremacy.
"Raising
the Ethical Bar in New Jersey: Easier Said Than Done" As part of the Arthur J. Holland Program on Ethics in Government,
broadcaster and author Steve Adubato presented this essay. Click for the event flyer.
Forum with Peter HuberThe Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy (CEEEP)
held a forum with Peter Huber, co-author of The
Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy on Wednesday, March
30, 2005. Following Dr. Huber's presentation, Professor Clint Andrews
commented on The Bottomless Well followed by questions
and discussion by the audience.
"Transforming Transportation"Anne P. Canby spoke on this topic as part of the the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center Distinguished
Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 29. Ms. Canby is the president
of the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP), a diverse,
nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter
transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public
health, promote social equity, and protect the environment.
"Non-Profits and Advocacy
in Policy and Planning: A Career Panel Discussion for Students and
Alumni".The Bloustein School, in coordination with the Rutgers Association
of Policy and Planning Students (RAPPS) and Bloustein School Alumni
Association (BSAA), presented Panelists included alumni from the Bloustein
School’s programs, with focus in the areas of community development,
the environment, public health and advocacy.
"The Impact of U.S. Immigration & Foreign
Policy in the Caribbean: Haiti Case Study” The Black Students Organization for Planning
and Policy (BSOPP) and the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute
hosted this event. Panelists
included Paul Lachu, President and CEO of Caribbean American
Hispanic Business Journal; Eugenia Charles-Mathurin, Director
of the Mapou Foundation; and Jocelyn McCalla, Executive Director
of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights.
"The
Intersection of Art and Policy: A Discussion on Gentrification" The Rutgers Association of
Policy and Planning Students (RAPPS) presented this discussion.
Playwright Mari Eileen Brown, author of the one-woman, off-Broadway
play titled "There Goes The Neighborhood”, discussed
the gentrification experience that unfolded in her Brooklyn neighborhood.
Documentarian Nora Jacobson, creator of the film, “Delivered
Vacant”, discussed her 8-year chronicle of housing gentrification
in Hoboken. In addition to discussing their respective work, Brown
read an excerpt from her play and Jacobson showed select scenes
from her film. Bloustein assistant professor Kathe Newman facilitated
the discussion.
2004
Living with the Future in Mind III: Goals and
Indicators for New Jersey's Quality of Life The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute
presented this event. Speakers included Robert
A. Altenkirch, Hon. Rush Holt, Jane M. Kenny, Richard L. McCormick,
Lance R. Miller, Randall E. Solomon, and Donald Wheeler.
Memory, Countermemory, and the Meaning of Monuments after
9/11 The Ruth Ellen Steinman Bloustein and Edward
J. Blousten Memorial Lecture series presented this event featuring James E. Young.
Land Use and Transportatio The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
presented this event featuring NJ Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere.
"Governing NOW:
Grassroots Activism in the National Organization for Women." Dr. Maryann Barakso of American
University presented on her research about this important interest
group in American politics.
Annual
Planning ConferenceThe Bloustein School and the New Jersey Chapter
of the American Planning Association cosponsored this event.
Community-based Planning: Mobilizing for Neighborhood
Change The Community Development Institute
(CDI), in partnership with the Housing and Community Development
Network of New Jersey, co-sponsored the Community Development Institute's
Conference. The conference offered skills and knowledge to carry out
community-based planning and demonstrated their importance in neighborhood
revitalization. Dr. Kenneth Reardon, noted community planning scholar
and chair of
Cornell
University'
s
planning department, was the featured speaker. Planners, resident leaders and community organizers from
neighborhoods in
Camden
,
Jersey City
, and
Newark
,
currently engaged in community-based planning, shared their experiences
and lessons learned.
Isadore Candeub Memorial Lecture in Planning The Bloustein School held this annual event featuring
Robert E. Lang, Rutgers alumnus and founding director of the Metropolitan
Institute at Virginia Tech. Lang spoke on the topic of "Boomburbs:
The Rise of America's Accidental Cities." For
additional information,
The Bloustein School Alumni Association held its annual meeting prior to the Candeub lecture on October
27. James A. Crawford, M.C.R.P. '74 and executive director of the
South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA), were honored as Alumnus
of the Year.
Building Communities
and People: The Role of Innovative Community Development Strategies The New Jersey Public Policy Research
Institute (NJPPRI) and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)
co-sponsored this conference. The revitalization
of low-income communities through the work of community and faith-based
organizations has grown in strength and impact nationally and in
New Jersey
. This conference
presented some of the best examples of these efforts and the support
base necessary to accomplish community development. The keynote
speaker was Rev. Dr. Floyd Flake, Senior Pastor Greater Allen Cathedral,
and President of Wilberforce University, former New York Congressman,
and a pioneer in the field of community development.
The Role of States in Energy Policymaking The Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental
Policy presented this event featuring New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President
Jeanne M. Fox.
First Annual Robert A. Catlin
Memorial Lecture The Honorable Joseph Vas, Mayor of Perth Amboy,
spoke on the topic of "Environmentally Sensitive Urban Redevelopment
and Economic Growth in New Jersey." The lecture included a
brief tribute to Professor Robert A. Catlin, Bloustein School faculty
member, who passed away in July. .
Aftershock: Serving 9/11 Displaced Workers The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development presented this half-day symposium which featured
panels of program service providers and distinguished workforce
development experts who shared their views on the challenges, policy
issues and important lessons learned from operating one of the largest
privately funded dislocated worker programs in the nation. For additional
information, visit
The Bloustein School hosted its annual undergraduate student orientation
and reception in the school's special events forum for all new undergraduate
students in the public health and urban studies majors.
The Bloustein School hosted its annual graduate student orientation
for all new graduate students in the masters and doctoral programs.
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