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Welcome to the page of the Rutgers-New Brunswick/Piscataway Roosevelt Institution chapter! I hope you find everything you need to know about our chapter here, and if you have any further questions or would like to get involved, please feel free to contact me at joeshure@gmail.com.
We meet at 10 p.m. each Wednesday in room 102 of Scott Hall on College Avenue.
Our four centers are working on a diverse array of exciting projects:
The Center on Higher Education:
To read our latest policy proposal, click here.
Determining ways the New Jersey's state government can provide ample funding to its public colleges and universities while striving for fiscal solvency is this center's main goal.
The center has been coming up with creative policy that does not just demand more money: It provides ways to generate more revenue to adequately fund the vital institution of higher education.
The Center on Micro-Finance
This center works apply micro-financing, which has yielded a great deal of success in alleviating poverty in developing nations, to the vibrant community that Rutgers calls home. Its members are looking into how best to compliment agencies that now loan to small business owners and raising funds to start a non-profit, micro-lending bank.
The Center on Community Building
The center aims to address issues like childcare and cemetery preservation while conducting research on best practices in micro-finance and recruiting borrowers.
The Center on Democracy
Why should New Jerseyans have to register a month in advance to voice their opinions in an election? Why should millions of Americans face disenfranchisement in addition to jail time? How can we ensure as many potential voters as possible are resgistered?
Questions like these drive this cener. Its members are producing innovative policy to ensure as many Americans as possible can participate in democracy. Group members:
Joshua H Ontell
Joseph C Shure
Rocky Brito
Amanda Bullis
Ben Falkowski
Dan Flaherty
Judith Garber
Courtney L Inge
Wayne Koehler
Matt Korostoff
Kate Maley
Chris McGowan
Holly Moeller
Jung Joo Oh
Mike Pechter
Lenny Prilutskiy
Dave K Rolek
Dan Schwartz
Samar Shah
Yelena Shvartz
Evan M Taparata
Lisi Vasquez
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