Taking day trips, playing shuffleboard or idling the days away was not how Ernest Reock, Jr. envisioned his retirement from Rutgers' Center for Government Services (CGS) in 1992. Nearly 90, he insists on joining his colleagues at the center to make his mark in state government. Read more at mycentraljersey.com

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, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.

Public and nonprofit managers seeking to expand their career options are invited to join an information session to learn more about the Rutgers-Camden Executive MPA program. With classes held on Saturday mornings in West Windsor the Rutgers Executive MPA program is offered by the Rutgers-Camden Department of Public Policy and Administration. Register to learn more. The EMPA program is designed to prepare working professionals for advanced career opportunities in municipal, county, state and federal government, as well as nonprofit organization leadership.

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 training programs. Now, the center is expanding its outreach by bringing its faculty to its public employee clients. CELG has begun courses for employees of Bernards Township, where 20 public officials have enrolled in the program.

Rutgers South Jersey Executive MPA - A Convenient Choice for Professionals 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 making the choice to enroll in the South Jersey Executive MPA (EMPA) Program. In its 12th year, the program is accepting applications for the Fall 2020 cohort of public sector and nonprofit professionals joining the popular program.

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, and the need for immediate access to information.

Helps Public Managers Sharpen Skills in Public Communications Reduced tuition rates for towns participating in the Sustainable Jersey program NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Public and nonprofit leaders and managers can learn skills and strategies for communicating effectively with their constituents in a new Leadership Certificate series offered by the Rutgers Center for Executive Leadership in Government (CELG) in partnership with Sustainable Jersey starting March 1st.

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 mayor of Ewing Township at that time. "I chose the Rutgers EMPA Program program because of the name and the convenient location in Mercer County," says Monzo. He started the program a year later and graduated with his EMPA degree in 2001.

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 government human resource departments brace for the impact of the silver tsunami, they are wisely beginning to develop strategies focusing on recruiting the next generation of local government employees: millennials. Click here to read more of this article.