National Academy of Public Administration Honors Pardo, Rethemeyer
CTG UAlbany Director Theresa Pardo and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Dean R. Karl Rethemeyer have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration for 2019.
2019 NASPAA Award Winner
Rockefeller College doctoral student Sunyoung Pyo received NASPAA’s Pi Alpha Alpha Doctoral Manuscript Award for her manuscript: Does Law Enforcement Officers’ Behavior Change after Wearing Body Worn Cameras? Understanding Changes in Arrest Rates among Local Police Departments in the United States.
Rock’s Rising Stars
Graduates from the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy accounted for five of City & State’s 2019 Albany 40 Under 40 Rising Stars list as Kevin Crumb, Kevin Grossman, Esteban Maccera, Caitlin O’Brien, and Marcy Savage earned recognition.
A Return to Puerto Rico
The UAlbany community once again stepped up this summer to help the people of Puerto Rico continue their ongoing recovery efforts from the devastating 2017 hurricane season. The trip was sponsored by SUNY and supported by Rockefeller College and UAlbany’s Center for Leadership and Service.
2020 APSR Editorial Team
Rockefeller College Professor Julie Novkov has been named co-editor of the American Political Science Review (APSR).
Giving Back to Those That Give Back
The newly established Student Philanthropy Fund selected The MoonCatcher Project and Youth FX as its inaugural winning nonprofit organizations. The Student Philanthropy Fund is a project of Dr. Susan Appe and launched in Spring 2019 in the PAD 527 Philanthropy and Civil Society graduate course at Rockefeller College.
Rock Star: Jasmine A. Clemons, MPA ’16
As the Tribal Transit Program Manager, Rockefeller alumna Jasmine Clemons administers the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) national $35 million grant programs for public transit projects that meet the growing needs of rural tribal communities.
Going Green
UAlbany and Rockefeller College are committed to preparing the future leaders in conservation and sustainability. Rockefeller’s Environmental Policy & Politics concentration provides graduates the foundation they need for careers in conservation, environmental planning, energy policy, and climate change.