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Public-sector and nonprofit professionals are invited to learn about Rutgers' Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program offered on the centrally located Mercer County Community College (MCCC) campus at an open house, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at The Conference Center at Mercer…

Learn about Rutgers-Camden Executive MPA Program, Now Offered in West Windsor WEST WINDSOR – Experienced public managers interested in obtaining a graduate degree to advance their leadership skills and enhance their potential in the public sector are invited to meet with representatives of the…

Rutgers' South Jersey Executive Master in Public Administration Program Moves Saturday Classes to The Conference Center at Mercer The Conference Center at Mercer on the campus of Mercer County Community College in West Windsor will be the new location for Rutgers' Executive Master in Public…

Partnership for Public Service releases report: Building the Leadership Bench Gov Management Daily reports new study addresses the expected retirement of two-thirds of the Senior Executive Service in the next five years. The report by the Partnership for Public Service and McKinsey & Co. calls…

New Jersey towns are universally cutting back in municipal staffing as a way to address budget shortfalls, according to a survey conducted by the State League of Municipalities and Rutgers University. Read more at nj.com.

By Melinda Caliendo New Jersey's municipal governments are between the rock and the hard place of reduced revenue and increased service needs, and according to the Rutgers University Center for Executive Leadership in Government, resetting the ideas of how local government works might be the only…

Stresses importance of management and leadership training for municipal governments NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers Center for Executive Leadership in Government Services (CELG) has brought hundreds of New Jersey public officials to its New Brunswick site for management and leadership…

Planning to attend the NJ State League of Municipalities Conference? Please join Rutgers CGS and NJMAA Board members on Tuesday afternoon: "Perceptions of Public Employees: Fire them? Hire them?" Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Time: 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. Room 405/406. A 2019 survey of managers and…

Michael Pellessier, the communications & technology coordinator of Madison, New Jersey Madison residents wondering about road closures or the leaf pickup schedule may be just as likely these days to message the borough on Facebook as to call borough offices. Madison is using social media, a…

The silver tsunami is coming, and standing in its wake are more than 89,000 local governments across the United States. It's projected that by 2018, 28 percent of public-sector workers will have reached age 61. As these older employees begin to retire, they will need to be replaced. And as local…

Then, One Returns to School to Become the Teacher In 1999, Joe Monzo, then a chief financial officer for Ewing Township, NJ, had more than 20 years experience in the public sector. Looking for an opportunity to advance his career, he considered pursuing a master's degree — a suggestion made by the…

Today's public leaders require communication skills promote citizen engagement and align organizations with the larger public needs. Unfortunately, the ways in which leaders communicate have changed drastically in recent decades with the advent of social media, the call for greater transparency,…