The City College of New York :: The Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service

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The Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York provides support for City College's graduate program in Public Service Management (awarding the MPA degree). That support includes paid internships, scholarships, policy forums, mentoring, career counseling, and workshops in policy writing and statistics. The Center also supports research on the advancement of underserved populations in the public service and provides paid research opportunities for students. Eventually, the Center will also serve as an archive of important documents pertaining to the public service careers of members of groups underrepresented in public service, beginning with the papers of Congressman Rangel.


News and Announcements Career Fair Draws Job seekers Job seekers from across New York City traveled to CCNY on November 10th to attended a job fair sponsored by Congressman Rangel. Over 90 employers were on hand for the event. CCNY President Dr. Lisa Coico praised the Congressman's efforts on behalf of "economic prosperity for all, no matter where you come from." The event was held in Shepard Hall on the City College Campus. Roundtable Discussion Focuses on Women of Color IN POLICY The Rangel Center helped sponsor a roundtable discussion at Community Voices Heard on November 1. The event titled 'Developing and Sustaining Leadership: Women of Color in Public Policy' provided for a lively conversation about the necessity, strategies and impact of women in color's leadership in public policy. Participants included Rinku Sen of the Applied Research Center, and Ede Fox of Council member Jumaane Williams' staff. Speaker Addresses challenges of successful careers Reverend Alfonso Wyatt spoke about careers in public service to a group of graduate students at a lecture on September 22nd at City College. About 25 students heard Reverend Wyatt, Vice President of the Fund for the City of New York, offer advice on factors influencing career success. The Reverend has decades of service to the City of New York, most of that involved with improving opportunity for the City's youth. The students in attendance are enrolled in City College's Public Service Management Program, which prepares students for management careers in government agencies and non-profit organizations. School Chancellor Addresses Symposium On Tuesday, May 3rd, the New York City Mayor's Office and the Charles B. Rangel Center held a symposium on the problem of youth violence. The event offered more than 50 grassroots leaders in violence prevention the chance to network, build skills, and discuss unique and innovative ways to share resources. Noted community leader Reverend Alfonso Wyatt gave the keynote address. New York City Chancellor Walcott gave the closing remarks. Rangel Fellow Named Truman Scholar Rangel Scholar Ayodele Oti has been named a 2011 Harry S. Truman Scholar. "I am excited to be one of the representatives from City College, and I look forward to all the opportunities being a Truman Scholar will afford me," said Ms. Oti. Ayodele, who is majoring in international environmental public health and ecology, has a GPA of 3.94. She spent the summer of 2009 working for Earth Day Network in Washington, DC as part of the Rangel Center's Rosenberg Humphrey Program. For the past two years, she has contributed hundreds of hours of service to our community as part of the Rangel Fellows Program. Read more stories	Upcoming Events Graduate Mohamed Jallow to Kick Off Speakers Series on February 9th The Rangel Center and the Graduate Program in Public Service will sponsor a series of public policy addresses starting on February 9th with a discussion by alumnus Mohamed Jallow of US foreign policy and Africa. Mohamed was a research associate with the Council on Foreign Relations until his recent promotion to Program Development Specialist with Intrahealth International. The series will also feature an address on the state of the states by Barry Anderson, Deputy Director of the National Governors Association. see shedule Upcoming Professional Development and Career events The Center and the PSM program will offer a full complement of career and professional development services in the coming semester. The program starts on February 6th with a workshop by Professor Musell on resume writing. The program also features workshops on interviewing skills and finding federal jobs. see schedule Schedule For Writing and Statistics Tutoring Set Mathew Longo will offer workshops and one-on-one tutoring in policy writing again this semester. The workshops, scheduled for March 22nd and April 26th, will focus on making revisions, fixing common grammar problems, and getting to the bottom line. Sessions are from 7-8 in the faculty dining room. In addition, the Center and the PSM program have arranged tutoring for grad students taking the required statistics course. Tutors will be available Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15 to 3:45 in NAC 7/114, Tuesdays from 12:00 to 2:00, in NAC 6/301 and Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:00 in NAC 6/301. Full Schedule of Events Planned for Black History Month The Black Studies Program, the Rangel Center, and other organizations have planned a full schedule of events for the Black History Month celebration at CCNY in February. The Cohen Library Archives will host a Black Studies Fine Art Exhibition starting February 1st. On February 26th, Professor Gordon Thompson will moderate a panel discussion on assimilation. The program will also feature a film series and a concert. On February 27th, dancer, actor and entertainer Ben Vereen will be on campus to continue the celebration. see schedule


CONTACT THE CENTER 160 Convent Ave, NAC 7/114 New York, NY 10031	Phone 212.650.5095 E-mail rangelcenter@ccny.cuny.edu