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The New Newark

Part II: Creating a Government That Works

March 11, 2009
EDITOR'S NOTE:

This event is free and open to the public; RSVP required.

In the third year of his administration, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his administration continue to seek effective means for creating a culture of government accountability. How do urban leaders inculcate new values and entrepreneurial passion in city bureaucracies that have long been unmovable, dependent on political appointments and patronage? What can other cities learn from Newark’s experience? And what challenges remain for civic reform in Newark?

WHAT:

A panel discussion on creating effective government in Newark. This event is the second in a two-part series.

WHO: 

Newark Mayor Cory Booker will participate in the opening conversation of the program.

Moderator -- Bob Curvin, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow of The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Panelists -- Paula Franzese, professor at Seton Hall Law School; Celia King, executive director of Leadership Newark, Inc.; Harry Pozycki, chair of the Center for Civic Responsibility; and Michelle Thomas, business administrator of the city of Newark 

WHEN: 

Thursday, March 26, 2009

6-8 p.m.

WHERE: 

Rutgers University in Newark, NJ

Paul Robeson Campus Center

350 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard -- Essex Room 

SPONSORS: 

Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration in Newark

Center for New York City Affairs

Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Edison Properties

Sirus Fund

Milano Foundation 

Contact: Helen Paxton
973-353-5262
E-mail: paxton@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Contact: Ferlanda Fox Nixon
973-353-5262
E-mail: ferlanda@andromeda.rutgers.edu