Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Current Students
Rutgers Association of Planning and Public Policy Students (RAPPS)

 

Mission Statement:
RAPPS seeks to encourage and facilitate open communication among students, faculty, staff and administration, to represent and advocate for the interests of planning and policy graduate students, and to promote and enact necessary improvements, so as to enhance the overall educational experience.

About RAPPS:
The Rutgers Association of Policy and Planning Students (RAPPS) is an advocacy group for students of the Public Policy Program and Urban Planning & Policy Development Program. We are a liason between students and the departments, the Bloustein School, and Rutgers University. We provide an organized voice for students and also a means of organizing for issues (including socializing) of student interest. In Spring 1999, urban planning students joined together with policy students to change the name and purpose of RAPPS to include Public Policy students. Thus, a new structure for RAPPS was created in Fall 1999.

 

RAPPS Constitution

 

Board
Current Structure of RAPPS
The current structure for RAPPS consists of:
1) President
2) Vice President for Public Policy (MPP & MPAP degrees)
3) Vice President for Urban Planning (MCRP & MCRS degrees)
4) Vice President for the Doctoral Program in Planning and Public Policy (Ph.D.)
5) Secretary
6) Treasurer
7) Service Chair
8) Social Chair
9) Graduate Student Association Representative (GSA)
10) Editor, RAPP-Up Newsletter
11) University Senator from the Bloustein School


Representatives (Click on the representatives' names to learn more about them) :

STUDENT NAME

POSITION

EMAIL ADDRESS

Emily Grant

President

emgrant@eden.rutgers.edu

Emily GuskinĀ 

VP of Public Policy

eguskin@eden.rutgers.edu

David Strathy

VP of Planning

strathy@eden.rutgers.edu

Katie Himmelfarb

VP of PhD

katiehimmelfarb@gmail.com

Rena Gutholc

Secretary

rgutholc@eden.rutgers.edu

Bill Lo Sasso

Senator

wlosasso@eden.rutgers.edu

Vincent Riscica

Treasurer

vriscica@eden.rutgers.edu

Graydon Newman

Social Chair

gdnewman@eden.rutgers.edu

Kelly Dowd

Social Chair

keldowd@eden.rutgers.edu

Katie White

GSA Rep

whit0931@umn.edu

Saesha Carlile

RAPP UP

saeshacarlile@yahoo.com

 

 

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