http://www.cipa.cornell.eduCareer News - CIPATue, 21 May 2013 17:35:29 -0400 ...the word merger is not the correct way to convey what is being discussed. The goal would be to create an umbrella school that supports both PAM and CIPA and connects in a formal way with faculty in other units on campus who are focused on public policy/public affairs. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=381 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=381 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:02 -0400 President of the Republic of Panama Ricardo Martinelli experienced a life-changing event while attending military high school in Virginia, he told a Cornell audience April 11. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=354 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=354 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:48:59 -0400 Ricardo Martinelli, president of the Republic of Panama, will discuss the economy and culture of his nation during the keynote address of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs 2013 Spring Colloquium Series. President Martinelli will deliver the address, ?Development in Panama,? Thursday, April 11, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall on the Cornell University campus. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=345 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=345 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:48:39 -0400 Ithaca-area children soon will be eating organic greens, winter squash and green beans grown just a few miles away in their school lunches. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=341 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=341 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:32:42 -0400 Melissa DeRosa, is Mr. Schneiderman?s acting chief of staff. She will start her new position on April 1 and succeed Allison Gollust, who recently left the governor?s office after only a few months to reunite with her former boss, the television executive Jeffrey Zucker, at CNN. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=340 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=340 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:40:54 -0400 Today I?m part of Teach For America?s Native Achievement Initiative Council. I had the incredible opportunity recently to meet with 13 other current and former Native corps members at the National Indian Education Association Legislative Summit and to shake hands with senators, representatives, legislative assistants, and heads of state education departments and the Bureau of Indian Education. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=344 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=344 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:40:50 -0400 "Agriculture in the 21st century must be practiced differently. Land and water resources are becoming scarcer, of poorer quality, or less reliable. Climatic conditions are in many places more adverse. SRI offers millions of disadvantaged households far better opportunities. Nobody is benefiting from this except the farmers; there are no patents, royalties or licensing fees." http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=328 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=328 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:32:19 -0400 The U.S. Postal Service is in the midst of a major fiscal crisis, losing $17,361 every minute, or about $25 million every day. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=324 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=324 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:13:59 -0400 John Mathiason, Visiting Lecturer at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA), has been appointed to the External Advisory Panel of Experts for the Evaluation Department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, headquartered in London. The Evaluation Department (EvD) is responsible for reviewing Bank operations. EvD evaluates Bank projects and policies, establishing how well they meet their objectives and the extent to which they comply with the Bank?s mandate. As a member of the panel he will participate in quality assessments of the evaluations undertaken by the Bank. Dr. Mathiason teaches a graduate course on the evaluation of international programs and projects at Cornell and is the managing director of a consulting firm, Associates for International Management Services that provides advisory services to international organizations. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=334 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=334 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:13:56 -0400 SALT LAKE CITY ? The Governor?s Office of Economic Development has announced that Harvey Scott has been appointed as the director of the International Trade and Diplomacy Office within GOED. Scott has served as the ITDO regional director of the Americas since June 2012. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=325 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=325 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:27:17 -0400 Parking in Collegetown may get a little easier, thanks to 22 Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) graduate students who have recommended ways to improve parking management, enforcement and development in Collegetown. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=307 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=307 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:16:17 -0400 Earlier this year, the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs? (CIPA) Domestic Capstone class was commissioned by the City of Ithaca Planning Department to update findings from the city?s 2000 parking study, including up-to-date information on parking stock, usage and public opinions to inform policy decisions. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=301 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=301 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:23:37 -0400 Joe Grasso, Associate Dean of Finance, Administration and Corporate Relations in the ILR School, has joined CIPA as a new core faculty member. He brings with him 25 years of financial and managerial experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=292 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=292 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:15:41 -0400 Fellows spend their time at CIPA learning how to make a difference in the world at all levels of policymaking. Though many Fellows arrive eager to learn about federal government and international development work, others are more focused on the direct effects that can be produced from policy at the local level of government. After all, policies surrounding city zoning, trash collection, town roads, and so much more are set by local governments and have a direct impact on our lives each and every day. http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=293 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=293 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:41:59 -0400 Last May, CIPA Fellows ventured to locations around the world to complete their summer internships. Whether they worked at the headquarters of the World Bank or in a village in rural Rwanda, Fellows came back to Cornell with an impressive array of new experiences?and some truly amazing photos! http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=294 http://www.cipa.cornell.edu/news/index.cfm?news_id=294 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:53:48 -0400