FSU College of Social Sciences & Public Policy on LinkedIn: We offer two distance learning programs, which students can complete even… (2024)

Join Florida State University's International Affairs Program, Center for Global Engagement (CGE), and the Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) Program for a talk and Q&A session with two Foreign Service Officers working in the U.S. State Department on Friday, June 21, from 10 am - 11:30am on campus in the DeVoe L. Moore Conference Room (Bellamy 150E).Navarro earned his M.A. in International Affairs from FSU and has held roles with the U.S. Department of State, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Senior Watch Officer in the Department’s Operations Center, and Chief of Staff for the Bureau of African Affairs, among others. He is currently a Mandarin Chinese language student while preparing for his role as Deputy Principal Officer at the Consulate in Shanghai.Shannon Moore currently works as a Civil Service Officer, serving as a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist in the Bureau of Global Talent Management.

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A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with researchers from College of Social Sciences and Public Policy was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Revitalization Anti-Displacement Strategies (BRADs) Program.The BRADs Program is a national resource and technical assistance hub for dealing with brownfields. The program provides guidance and training in developing and applying equity-centered and economically inclusive anti-displacement strategies. It is funded through a cooperative agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management.“The BRADs Program represents an important expansion of the EPA’s commitment to minimizing displacement and gentrification resulting from brownfields reuse, and more generally thinking about the relationships between brownfields and environmental justice,” Kelly Kinahan, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, said. “Our interdisciplinary team of researchers from engineering, sociology and urban planning is excited for the opportunity to help communities build practical knowledge related to anti-displacement strategies and work toward maximizing the benefits of brownfields redevelopment for historically marginalized groups.”To read more, visit https://lnkd.in/ekjWhMw9.

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The Center for Disaster Risk Policy (CDRP) is an applied research center that works to translate ideas and policy into practical products and projects for local, state, and federal entities. They have built statewide bioterrorism exercises, facilitated plan development, worked in emergency operations centers, and more. CDRP provides students the opportunity to go beyond the classroom when working on applied research projects. Learn more about the CDRP at their website: http://cdrp.net/index.php.

Nicholas Rodi – an FSU alumnus [Master of Science in Planning (MSP) ’24] – accepted a full-time position with CDM Smith, a global engineering and construction firm, following his internship.CDM Smith, founded in 1947, provides solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy, and facilities. In Transportation Design and Planning specifically, long-term improvements to existing transportation infrastructure are designed and executed through processes like environment assessments, emerging technology guidance, and more."I am exceptionally excited to have accepted this full-time employment opportunity,” Rodi said. “CDM Smith has some extremely knowledgeable, hardworking, and passionate professionals in the transportation industry, and I can’t wait to work with them and learn from them.”To read more, visit https://lnkd.in/eFNu2QQG.

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Join Florida State University's Claude Pepper Center for "Brunch and Brushstrokes: Summer Opening Minds Through Art Gallery" on Friday, June 21, at 10 am on campus in the Pepper Building (636 W Call St #1124, Tallahassee, FL 32306). RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ecDNjKRrOpening Minds Through Art at Florida State University (FSU-OMA) is an intergenerational art program that pairs FSU students and people living with dementia to form one-on-one relationships.OMA promotes the autonomy and dignity of its older adult participants through creative expression and “no-fail” abstract art-making. The program also encourages students to connect with older adults, with the goal of reducing ageism and encouraging interest in geriatric-focused careers. CPC first launched FSU-OMA in Fall 2023, providing immersive training and learning for nearly 50 students in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, FSU Law students participating in the Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic, FSU College of Medicine, and the College of Arts and Sciences (Psychology). Each week, the summer interns work with two different older adults with dementia to complete a beautiful abstract art piece. OMA promotes the autonomy and dignity of its older adult participants through creative expression and “no-fail” abstract artmaking. The program also encourages students to connect with older adults, with the goal of reducing ageism and encouraging interest in geriatric-focused careers. The art show will begin at 10 am with a brief presentation in the Broad Auditorium, and then you are welcome to stay to enjoy brunch and stroll through the art gallery. Registration is requested (please respond no later than June 18): https://lnkd.in/ecDNjKRr. Note that parking is limited (carpooling is encouraged) and will only be available by RSVP for non-FSU permit holders. Parking: Hecht House Parking Lot on W Call Street (located on Call Street on the other side of the Hecht house closest to N Copeland Street). If you are not able to RSVP, pay-to-park is also available at a reasonable hourly rate throughout FSU campus. The closest pay to park spots are located in the FSU lot directly BEHIND Bare Naked Kitchen which can be accessed via W Call St (please do not park at Bare Naked Kitchen) and at the Call St. Garage. Please read the signage for instructions on how to pay-to-park.

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An FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) research team was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation for the project “Pro-Tech Ageism? Analysis of U.S. Aging Policy’s Depiction of Technology.” Anne Barrett, Ph.D., Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar Chair of Gerontology and Professor of Sociology at FSU, serves as the project’s Principal Investigator (PI), working with Hope Mimbs and Brianna Soulie, two graduate students in the Department of Sociology.“We’re excited to take ageism research in a new direction.Most of the research has focused on individuals’ experiences of ageism, so we know relatively little about how it operates at structural levels,” Dr. Barrett said. “We are also excited by our project’s focus on technology, which will allow us to address questions that are increasingly relevant to the world’s aging populations.”To read more, visit https://lnkd.in/efXJjdjD.

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