[From left to right: Dr. Dakibu Muley (Community Services Administrator), Patricia Birungi (Masters of Public Administration, associate Urban Studies faculty), Diego Cruz (student), Mayor Toni Harp, Derwin Nunez (student), Ross Edwards (Political Science, Assistant VPAA, associate Urban Studies faculty), Jordan Spiars (student), Matt Waggoner (Philosophy, associate Urban Studies faculty)]
Students in the Introduction to Urban Studies course at Albertus Magnus College visited New Haven City Hall this month and spent an hour in conversation with Community Services Administrator Dr. Dakibu Muley. He discussed the initiatives and programs he oversees (homelessness and housing, food systems, prison reentry programs, economic empowerment, social services, and health services), his background in Urban Studies and the role it played in his career in state and local government, and the ways that the students are beginning to think about how Urban Studies informs their own majors and career goals.
Joining the students were Professors Matt Waggoner and Ross Edwards, co-instructors for the course, and Patricia Birungi (Director of the Masters in Public Administration and associate Urban Studies faculty).
The class was warmly received by Mayor Toni Harp, who provided a brief overview of New Haven and City Hall.
If you are interested in furthering your studies in sociology and public policy, you can learn more about Albertus’ Masters in Public Administration program here.