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Capstone Projects
Soria City Commercial Revitalization ProjectThe Capstone team partnered with the Mississippi Center for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm, in an effort to strengthen the commercial sector of Soria City, a small African American neighborhood of Gulfport, Mississippi that continues to …
Capstone Projects
Goat Hope Social Venture Goat FarmThe Capstone team provided a market analysis and business plan for a dairy goat farm in Kenya for Medical Relief Alliance (MRA). MRA is a small NGO with a goat-gifting program (Goat Hope) for women affected by HIV/AIDS. MRA’s objective is to start a …
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Economic Development and Job CreationLocal 32BJ membership is comprised of service employees, including maintenance, janitorial and construction workers, security guards, and doormen. The union wants to ensure that economic development funding is spent creating meaningful jobs for its …
Capstone Projects
Identification of Ancillary Department Bottlenecks Increasing Length of StayThe Capstone team was asked by Cabrini Medical Center to identify issues that affect hospital length of stay (LOS). While various factors may contribute to the increased LOS, one of the most critical issues at CMC is the work processes within key …
Capstone Projects
Identification of Ancillary Department Bottlenecks Increasing Length of StayThe Capstone team was asked by Cabrini Medical Center to identify issues that affect hospital length of stay (LOS). While various factors may contribute to the increased LOS, one of the most critical issues at CMC is the work processes within key …
Capstone Projects
INCREASING DONOR ENGAGEMENTAsian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is a unique community-based grassroots collective of philanthropists who raise and distribute individual grants to New York City-based Asian American women artists who use their creativity to advance social justice. The …
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Evaluation of an electronic health systemThe Wireless Access for Health Initiative (WAH) is a public-private partnership started in 2009 to improve local health governance and access to quality data by health managers, local chief executives, and policymakers in the Philippines. Bringing …
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Local economic developmentThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) engaged a Capstone team to assist in the evaluation and development of a diagnostic toolbox capable of assessing local economic development (LED) in Least Developed Countries (LDC). The team developed a …
Publication
“Waiting for the white man to change things”: Rebuilding Black poverty in New OrleansThis paper revisits William Julius Wilson’s thesis that class has surpassed race in significance of impact on African Americans. Our study uses qualitative data from a three-year ethnographic study of 40 largely low-income families in New Orleans …
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Obesity in Cypress HillsThe Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is a communitybased nonprofit organization in Brooklyn that provides services and implements neighborhood development projects to improve the surrounding community. Obesity, a serious problem that …
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Evaluation of a Development Program in GuatemalaTrickle Up is a New York-based international development nonprofit that supports people living in extreme poverty by providing livelihood training, savings group formation, and seed capital grants to launch or expand livelihood activities. Trickle Up …
Alumni In Action
Mara BloomCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As Senior Vice President at Massachusetts General Hospital, I oversee the Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology, and Dermatology departments. I have a broad role with strategic and operational oversight …
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A five-year case study analysis of USAID local governance programming and public investment spending in post-earthquake HaitiIn the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the central government operations were paralyzed, and municipal officials became even more important as they were more readily able to respond to their constituents’ needs during this time of crisis. The …
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Medicaid Redesign and Palladia’s Value PropositionThe Capstone team worked with Palladia to identify their unique value proposition as they negotiate business agreements with the major behavioral healthcare insurance companies covering Medicaid Managed Care enrollees in Harlem and the South Bronx. …
Capstone Projects
Program Evaluation for Planned Parenthood Global's Youth Peer Provider ModelSince the early 1990s, Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global) has developed the Youth Peer Provider (YPP) model to train young people to provide contraceptives as well as sexual and reproductive health information to their peers. PP Global requested the …
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Identifying and Addressing Service Delivery Gaps for Seniors in Bedford-StuyvesantQuincy Senior Residence, founded in 2006 by Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC), provides affordable independent living apartments to low-income seniors in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Quincy offers a range of need-based, elective programs and …
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Beyond the ClassroomThe EMPA program fosters a strong community and provides learning and growth opportunities outside of the classroom. Leadership Coaching You'll meet with and learn from a leadership coach in the first year of the program. The EMPA coach helps you not only …
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Budgeting Concepts for Nurse ManagersThis book helps nurses develop and refine good budgeting skills - a necessity in today's economy-driven health care system. Clearly written and thoroughly understandable, this new edition shows first-line nurse managers and their immediate supervisors how …
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Budgeting Concepts for Nurse ManagersThis book helps nurses develop and refine good budgeting skills - a necessity in today's economy-driven health care system. Clearly written and thoroughly understandable, this new edition shows first-line nurse managers and their immediate supervisors how …
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Customized - PhDCustomized fields are appropriate when none of the existing fields allow students to explore topics that are critical to their research interests. Students must justify the need for a customized field by demonstrating its relevance and its comparable …
Stories
Alumni in Action: Harold Pettigrew (MUP) "When you take perhaps the most complex city in the country, and you study urban planning at NYU Wagner, it's almost the most perfect equation for figuring out whatever the problem is in your city." After graduating from NYU Wagner, Harold returned to his …
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Additional PER Information for International StudentsNYU Wagner requires all MPA and MUP international students to fulfill the Professional Experience Requirement (PER). The main PER page has information applicable to all students and this page walks you through some of the most commonly asked questions …
Alumni In Action
Jianhao (Felix) ZhouWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I was super excited about studying urban planning in New York City. Wagner has a great urban planning program with flexibility to take a variety of courses at other schools that benefit knowledge buildup of …
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Performance Measurement and Evaluation Systems: Institutionalizing Accountability for Governmental Results in Latin AmericaResults-based performance measurement and evaluation (PME) systems are part of a global current in public administration. In the Latin American context, this trend is also a reflection of the broader processes of reform of the latter half of the 20th …