Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship

  • Attendees take a group selfie at MAPIS2024
  • 2025 gubernatorial candidate Steve Sweeney speaks Sept. 2023
  • Hafiza Kazi '20 speaking with RIPPAC students
  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill speaks with students
  • Alexis Bailey at MAPIS2024's networking lunch
  • Faculty and student debaters for the 2024 Eagle-Turkey Debate
  • 2025 gubernatorial candidate Jon Bramnick holds a RIPPAC T-shirt
  • Dr. Dworkin and students at RIPPAC table Homecoming 2023
  • Dr. Ben Dworkin speaking with Sen. Anthony Bucco
  • RIPPAC student taking selfie with 2025 gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka
  • Attendees play "Human Bingo" at MAPIS2024

Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship

About the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship

The Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC) is dedicated to informing, engaging, and training Rowan students, faculty, and the public in politics, policy, and citizen engagement.  To accomplish this, the Institute hosts programs and guest speakers; supports students through academic and career development, internships and scholarships; and connects faculty and students from across the University with public entities to facilitate public policy research and discussion.

For more information and to support RIPPAC’s efforts and student intern scholarships, contact Dr. Ben Dworkin at dworkin@rowan.edu or 856-256-5832. 

Have questions about RIPPAC? Contact Liz Dircks at RIPPAC@rowan.edu or 856-256-4500 ext. 5-3567.

Weren't able to make our speaker events last academic year?

Videos from our 2023-2024 programming can be found on our events page! 

Spring 2025 Events

January

  • RIPPAC Open House with alumni guest Kyle Melander '17 - STUDENTS ONLY
    • Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Chamberlain Student Center Room 127

February

  • An Evening with Sean Spiller, Democratic candidate for governor - open to the public
    • Monday, February 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Eynon Ballroom, Chamberlain Student Center
  • Pizza & Networking Lunch with Adam Taliaferro, Johnson & Johnson, former Assemblyman - STUDENTS ONLY
    • Friday, February 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Chamberlain Student Center Room 144A 

March

  • Pizza & Networking Lunch with Christine Stearns, NJ Hospital Association - STUDENTS ONLY
    • Friday, March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Chamberlain Student Center Room 127
  • The RIPPAC Gala - Register for the Gala HERE!
    • Friday, March 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Westin Hotel - 555 Fellowship Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ

April 

  • Annual Eagle vs. Turkey April Fools' Day Debate - open to the public
    • Tuesday, April 1 | 6:00 p.m. light reception, 7:00 p.m. debate | Eynon Ballroom, Chamberlain Student Center
  • An Evening with Bill Spadea, Republican candidate for governor - open to the public
    • Monday, April 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Chamberlain Student Center Room 221
  • Pizza & Networking Lunch with Brian Alpert, Executive Director, NJ Senate Republican Office - STUDENTS ONLY
    • Friday, April 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Chamberlain Student Center Room 129

 

***Check back soon for more student-only events!***

RIPPAC Student Holiday Message of Hope 2024

For RIPPAC's 2024 holiday message of hope, our students performed an inspiring reading of the Gettysburg Address. We wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season!

So, That Happened: Understanding the 2024 Elections with Steve Kornacki

Flawed assumptions, surprising trends: At Rowan, political analyst Steve Kornacki breaks down the 2024 presidential election

December 6, 2024
Steve Kornacki at the podium during RIPPAC's December Speaker Series event 

The results of the 2024 presidential election exposed flawed assumptions and surprising trends, according to MSNBC and NBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki.

Kornacki broke down voting pattern data before an audience of more than 200 Rowan University students, faculty, alumni, and community members during “So, That Happened: Understanding the 2024 Elections,” a free public event on Dec. 5 presented by the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC).

Using exit poll data, Kornacki shared how the gender gap and shifts in political leanings by race, ethnicity, age, and income affected the 2024 presential election, in which Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump defeated his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Read the rest of the article at Rowan Today!