Professor Bruce Miroff Retires from Rockefeller After 43 Years
When Bruce Miroff first arrived at the University at Albany, it was a bitterly cold February day. A thick layer of clouds overhead gave the city of Albany a bleak backdrop as he stepped off the plane from Austin, Texas into a blanket of snow. However, when he arrived on UAlbany’s campus that day for an interview in 1978, he was greeted with a warm welcome from his future colleagues in Rockefeller College’s Political Science Department. In search of like-minded faculty and supportive senior administrators, as well as a positive social environment to raise his one-year-old son, Miroff saw the potential in making Albany his home. That summer, Miroff moved his family to the Capital Region, and 43 years later, has never regretted it.
The Career You Want, The Help You Need
Since March 2020, Rockefeller College’s Office of Career Development has had to get creative and reinvent the way it provides services to the students and alumni of Rockefeller College. Moving from in-person career counseling services, information sessions, and networking events into the virtual world, Director of Internships and Career Services Yalitza Negron-Rivera and Undergraduate Internship and Career Coordinator Joan Marso successfully adapted their resources, so students could access and interact with content remotely.
Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and News
Rockefeller College announces faculty tenure and promotions, faculty leadership positions, new editorial board members, retirements, and select awards and publication news.
Spring ’21 Philanthropy Students Award Nearly $5,000 To Nonprofits
Professor Susan Appe’s Spring 2021 Philanthropy and Civil Society graduate students researched, debated, and ultimately, selected and awarded $1,665 each to three deserving nonprofit organizations: The MoonCatcher Project, Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS), and The Connect Center.
From the Top
Featured in the Spring 2021 UAlbany Magazine, Jim Malatras, SUNY chancellor and three-time UAlbany alumnus, thinks higher education can learn from jazz.
Alumni in the Classroom & Notes
Rockefeller College’s Thinking Ahead class gives students an opportunity to hear first-hand from professionals working in the field. Drawing on both Rockefeller’s successful alumni network, as well as friends of the College, each class session features a different guest speaker, introducing students to a range of careers that once began in a political science or public administration classroom. The course also provides students an opportunity to practice and fine-tune behaviors linked to success in internships, graduate school, and careers. Thank you to all who took the time to participate in Thinking Ahead during the 2020-21 academic year.
Director Debra Rood Retires From ITSMR, Jerry Miller To Take The Wheel
After four decades at the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR), a research center within the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, ITSMR Director Debra Rood has decided to change lanes and take the exit to retirement. Effective July 1st, Gerard “Jerry” Miller will take the wheel, replacing Debra who has been in the driver’s seat for nearly 22 years.
Brabham, Rangel Join Dean’s Advisory Board
During the 2020-2021 academic year, the Rockefeller College Dean’s Advisory Board enthusiastically welcomed two new members: Lola Brabham BA ’95, MPA ’00 and Nic Rangel BA ’06, MPA ’11.