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Making Volunteers Work: Best Practices in Volunteer Management"MOUSE is a nonprofit organization that provides technological, leadership, and career readiness opportunities to underserved middle and high school students. The Capstone team was asked to assess MOUSE's organizational readiness and present …
Alumni In Action
Jason Leivenberg… bustle. I had spent 4-5 years working at Hillel on the West Coast and kept observing that New York was pioneering …
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Congresswoman Grace Meng is Named as NYU Wagner’s Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for Fall 2023… New York’s Sixth Congressional District covering the west, central and northeast sections of the Borough of …
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Anticipating and adapting to community changes in the East VillageThe East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) is a neighborhood alliance that works to recognize, support, and sustain the built and cultural character of the East Village. Since 2004, their efforts have helped preserve the vibrancy and diversity of this …
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Website Ranks NYU Wagner as 3rd Most Innovative Public Service School in NationNYU Wagner has been ranked 3 rd in the 2015 Best Value Schools ranking of the 50 most innovative public service schools in the U.S. According to the website’s survey, the rankings were based on the following school attributes: U.S. News ranking: maximum …
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Green Roofs: A Cost Effective Policy for New York City?Green roofs serve as an innovative strategy to help cities develop sustainable practices that contribute to the restoration of their natural habitat. Dense urban development and neglect have jeopardized New York Citys environment and created a situation …
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The Irvine–Minnesota Inventory to measure built environments: Reliability testsBackground Inter-rater reliability is an important element of environmental audit tools. This paper presents results of reliability tests of the Irvine–Minnesota Inventory, an extensive audit tool aimed at measuring a broad range of built environment …
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Commuting to Manhattan, A study of residence location trends for Manhattan workers from 2002 to 2009… of workers are residing in the outer boroughs or to the west, across the Hudson River in New Jersey. In fact, …
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Assessing Waste Management Practices in Ustupo, PanamaLand is Life works to support indigenous communities in their efforts to protect their lands, cultures, and livelihoods. Working in the Kuna Yala region of Panama, the Capstone team was invited by the island of Ustupo to analyze postconsumer waste. The …
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TRANSITIONING TO PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: BEST PRACTICESProject Hospitality is a community-based nonprofit organization that addresses the broad spectrum of basic, clinical, and social needs of homeless and food-insecure residents of Staten Island, New York. The organization is currently undergoing a …
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Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal Waterfront… uses. At seven acres, the Public Place site on the west side of the canal in Carroll Gardens, formerly the …
Capstone Projects
Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal Waterfront… uses. At seven acres, the Public Place site on the west side of the canal in Carroll Gardens, formerly the …
Capstone Projects
Building a Best Practices Foundation to Enhance Community ImpactThe Elmezzi Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to providing assistance to individuals who, due to either environment or circumstance, have not had the ability to live independent and productive lives, is in a period of focused reflection. In trying …
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Best Practices and Economic Development Opportunities in Water ManagementGreater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) was charged by the State of Louisiana to coordinate the development of a new municipal water management system for the City of New Orleans and portions of its adjacent suburbs. In conjunction with this endeavor, the …
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UPADM-GP.254
Multi-Faith Leadership in the 21st CenturyIn the context of an increasingly polarized American society, this course seeks to train students to mobilize diverse faith communities together for the greater good. Unleashing the power of their own story, students will articulate their values and …Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Madina P. Ouedraogo (MPA 2020)… As a first-generation American child of Burkinabè, West African immigrants who was born and raised in Newark, …
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Mapping and Quantifying Social Impact in the Handworker Economy Nest is a nonprofit organization that works with cross-sector collaborators to bring radical transparency, data-driven development, and fair market access to the informal economy of artisan handicrafts. Nest’s new Ethical Compliance certification works to …
Alumni In Action
Julian Metcalf… in San Francisco. After a few months, I was back on the West Coast working with several other Wagner alumni at …
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Management and Leadership SpecializationLearn to craft and execute organizational strategies that respond to dynamic challenges and drive meaningful impact. …
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Public Policy SpecializationGraduates will develop a strong command of analytical frameworks, enabling them to dissect complex policy issues, structure their analysis systematically, and apply evidence-based approaches. This includes both qualitative and quantitative methods to …
News
NYU Wagner Announces Future Home at 105 East 17th StreetIn a significant milestone for NYU Wagner, we are thrilled to announce our upcoming move to 105 East 17th Street, a dynamic space situated in the heart of Union Square, New York City. This carefully renovated building will serve as the center of NYU …
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Developing coastal adaptation to climate change in the New York City infrastructure-shed: process, approach, tools, and strategies… those associated with rapid icemelt of the Greenland and West Antarctic Icesheets, may be outside the range of current …
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Baltimore: Black and Beyond… the City of Baltimore to lead a service-learning trip to West Baltimore, MD. Graduate students from across NYU worked …