The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.
Ranked #6 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.
Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.
Whether in their first or last semester, students at NYU Wagner have many resources to help them navigate their way to graduation.
NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services (OCS) provides students and alumni with the resources needed to build successful public service careers. Explore our resources for Job seekers and employers.
Welcome to the Wagner Alumni WebPages, where you can find information about resources for alumni from the school, join the Wagner Alumni Listserv and much more.
Read about news and ideas from NYU Wagner faculty and alumni and keep in touch with interesting and useful events at the school.
Learn the secrets of pairing unique cheeses with your favorite beer, wine, and spirits from the experts at Murray's Cheese,
while supporting NYU Wagner's Alumni Scholarship Fund. The benefit will be held Thursday, March 1st, 6:30 pm at NYU Wagner,
The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street (at Houston Street). Tickets are a discounted $85 per couple if purchased
by February 9th. Regular tickets are $50 per person or $60 at the door. All proceeds will go to the NYU Wagner Alumni Scholarship Fund.
For more information and to purchase tickets online, click here.
Wagner's Ingrid Gould Ellen was interviewed for the Bloomberg Administration's PLANYC2030 report about the planning implications arising from rapid
population growth, aging infrastructure and environmental pressures anticipated during the next quarter-century. Professor Ellen's remarks focus on the
growing demand for housing. Read the full article.
NYU Wagner Prof. Rae Zimmerman served on a State Assembly task force that cites deep cuts in public oversight as a key factor in the nine-day
blackout that crippled western Queens, N.Y., during a 2006 heat wave. Professor Zimmerman is the director of the Institute for Civil Infrastructure
Systems (ICIS) at Wagner. To read an article about the recommendations of the task force by New York Times reporter Sewell Chan,
click here.
Despite improved survival rates for cancer in the U.S., death rates for patients with major cancers among African-Americans remain disparate. Limited access to health care services, language and cultural barriers are primary reasons for the low rates of cancer screening and treatment of Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Natives, and Asian/Pacific Islander women. These and other related issues will be discussed at the Wagner Health Network's Cancer and Diversity Conference to be held Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 6 to 9 pm. RSVP online.
For updated listings and event details, as well as RSVP information, click on the links below or see the Wagner Alumni Calendar.
Looking for a new job? Attend the NYU Wagner 2007 Career Fair! March 1st, 3:30 - 6 pm. The annual NYU Wagner Career Fair brings together job seekers and representatives of nonprofit organizations; government agencies; hospitals and health organizations; urban planning agencies; international organizations; and private sector companies that have a public sector component for informal meetings with Wagner students and alumni. For more information or to register, please visit the OCS website.
Wagner's OCS Career Directory is a great resource for alumni looking to take the next step in their career. Here is a sampling of mid- to senior-level postings online right now:
Log on to the OCS Career Directory for full job descriptions and application instructions online. Be sure to check the Career Directory regularly for a job posting perfect for YOU.
On January 8th, nearly 100 people attended a panel discussion at Wagner entitled "Healthcare Facilities in the 21st Century: Implementation of the Berger Commission's Report." The panel, presented by the WAA, featured key players grappling with the far reaching plan, including the Berger Commission's Executive Director and Wagner alum, David Sandman (PHD '02). Sandman and other healthcare leaders discussed the implications of the recently released, controversial report as well as what hospitals and other healthcare organizations are doing to meet the changing healthcare needs of New York. Sandman pointed out that planned reductions are preferable to the haphazard loss of hospital and nursing home beds driven by market forces. Some 28 hospitals have closed since 1985 as a result of economic pressures, an indication of a troubled health care system, he said. While Robert Wild, an attorney with Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, agreed that "the margins of hospitals are awful and getting worse," he noted that legal questions threaten the implementation of the recommendations. Five different courts around the state will decide whether the recommendations are in keeping state and federal laws. For those interested in learning more, an audio file of the event, which was featured in an article in NYU Today, will be available soon on the EventCast webpage.
Last fall, Wagner's Office of International Programs, along with NYU's Center for Global Affairs, felt it would be beneficial to collaborate on global public service programming that would appeal to all international programs across NYU as well as to the broader New York community. They instituted a lunch-time series for students and working professionals alike that examines new research, opens a discussion for creative policy approaches, and highlights recent analytical and practical innovations in responding to the challenges of security and development in the context of conflict and post-conflict situations. The popular series will begin again this Thursday, February 8th. Discussions for the spring semester will focus on "Issues, Actors, and Approaches." For a schedule of upcoming topics to be discussed, visit the RSVP form for the weekly events.
This Valentine's Day, show how much you love Wagner by making a contribution to the Wagner Annual Fund. You can donate to Wagner in a variety of ways: online, through the return envelopes that come in Wagner mailings, or by mailing a check (made out to NYU Wagner) to 295 Lafayette St., 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10012-9604. Remember to indicate that your gift should go to support the Wagner Annual Fund.
THANK YOU for the difference you make by supporting NYU Wagner.
Alisha Cowan-Vieira (MPA-PNP '04) recently joined MTV's Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs department where she will be creating and producing MTV's pro-social campaigns and programming. Alisha has also founded a nonprofit media arts organization called Project SET www.projectset.org. Project SET is designed to give New York City 's most underserved youth the opportunity to take part in major film and television productions while learning to be critical and socially responsible media consumers.
Racahamim Elitzur (PHD '88) is one of four professors who will share the 2006 Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Awards for Excellence in Research and Teaching at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Dr. Elitzur is the Edward J. Kernaghan Professor of Financial Analysis and is also an associate professor of accounting. Congratulations, Racahamim.
Thomas Gelozin (MPA-HPM '78) is currently serving as the CFO for the Virginia State Attorney General.
Leanne (Drogin) Negron (MPA-HPM '99) is the Director of Services at Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, which provides social services to 14,000+ residents (pre-natal to senior citizens) in 7 counties in Northern California. Leanne leads a staff of 50, manages all fiscal aspects of Services Corporation, and oversees a 501 (c)(3) affiliate that provides supportive social services to low-income residents of affordable housing.
Joel Rubenstein (MPA-PNP '97) has left the New York City area and is now a Global Marketing Director at CibaVision, a division of Novartis, based in Atlanta.
Dennis Schoeller (MPA-PNP '01) currently works as a research consultant and investigator for the Justice Research Center in the Central and South Florida area. He is also a Ph. D. student (Criminology) at the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Iris Weinshall (MPA-PNP '77) is leaving her post as New York City's transportation commissioner to become Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction and Management at the City University of New York. Congratulations, Iris.
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