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History of the Senator Walter Rand Institute
for Public Affairs
Founded in 2000 under the leadership of Dr. Richard Harris, the
Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI)
was organized to honor Senator Rand’s legacy of public
service to southern New Jersey and to his home town of
Camden. Launched with a legislative appropriation
from the State of New Jersey and matching funds from Rutgers
University, WRI serves as a research and public service
center for Rutgers-Camden, the southern campus of the state’s
land grant university.
The unflagging support of Provost Roger Dennis and Dean
Margaret Marsh were instrumental in assuring the success
of WRI as resource for the campus and for the community.
Through their efforts, the Institute has been established
with a strong, ongoing commitment of resources and is tied
closely to the Department
of Public Policy and Administration which
provides the Director of WRI from the ranks of its senior
faculty. The Institute also benefits from the guidance
and support of its external Advisory
Board which organizes an annual event to honor
three South
Jerseyans of the Year and to raise scholarship
support for students working on Rand Institute projects.
Providing high quality research and evaluation as well
as a venue for public, private and not-for-profit leaders
to engage constructively on challenging issues, WRI has
tackled an array of policy problems including social service
delivery, local government capacity, release and re-entry
of violent offenders, civic engagement, housing affordability,
and regional development. All of these projects have connected
scores of Rutgers students with exciting opportunities
to enhance their education with invaluable experience in
the real world of public affairs.
Since its inception, the Walter Rand Institute has pursued
its mission of engaging Rutgers-Camden faculty and students
with public administrators, elected officials, non-profit
organizations, and community leaders to address the real
world challenges that shape the lives of citizens in southern
New Jersey and beyond. It is this record of achievement
that led the University to designate WRI as the research
center for a new Public
Affairs Ph.D. program focused on community
development. With the addition of doctoral fellows, the
Walter Rand Institute looks forward to building an even
stronger record of research and public service.
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Summit
on Social & Identification Services for Ex-Offenders
May 22, 2008
Waterfront Technology Center
200 Federal Street
Camden, NJ 08103 |
Public
Policy and Administration 20th Anniversary Celebration
With Special Guest Speaker Dr. Jay Sigler
Rutgers-Camden “Reunion on the River, 2008”
May 17,2008
on the Campus until 11:30 pm.
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Violence
Free, That's For Me
Community Meeting
May 8th from 6:00-8:00pm
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Rutgers-Camden
Campus Center
3rd Street
(Between Cooper & Penn) |
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Victims Right Symposium
April 16th 6:00pm |
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
1196 Penn Street
Camden, NJ
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Speaking on Balancing
Public Interests & Market Economy - Thursday,
April 10th. The lecture will be held in the Penn
401 classroom at the Paul Robeson Library located on
the Rutgers-Camden campus, 5:30pm. A reception will follow
the lecture. Directions to Rutgers-Camden are available online.
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Sex Offender Supervision:
Partnerships & Planning
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Registration 8:00am
Rutgers-Camden Campus Center
326 Penn Street
Camden, NJ 08102 |
5th
Regional Development Forum
Water Issues in Southern NJ |
Friday,
March 7th
10:00am - 12:00pm
Rutgers-Camden Campus Center
South ABC Conference Room
Presenter: Suzanne Chiavari |
Contact
Us |
The Senator Walter
Rand Institute for Public Affairs
411 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856)225-6566 |
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