 Robert Smith
e-mail: rbsmitty500@yahoo.com
MPA 2007
Analytical Paper Title: “Transferable Development Rights: Challenges to Implementation & Policy Recommendations”
Chair: Edward O'Donnell | Committee Members: Bernard Dworsky and David Edgell (Office of State Planning Coordination)
Introduction
As an undergraduate at the University of Delaware, I became interested in International Development and Administration. While taking an International Law and organization course, I was intrigued by the mix of law, debate, interpretation, and change that occurred in the global arena. From that point on, I focused the curriculum of my Political Science degree toward international studies. When I decided to go to grad school, the prestige of UD’s MPA program, rather than the Political Science’s graduate program, lured me.
MPA University of Delaware 2007, State and Local Management
BA, University of Delaware 2005, Political Science and a Minor in History
January – June 2007
Legislative Fellow, Legislative Hall
Dover, Del.
- Coordinated agendas for House Administration and Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Management committees.
- Compiled weekly bill summaries for the House of Representatives.
- Researched constituent issues.
- Drafted policy memos and briefings for legislators
September – December 2006
Intern, Office of State Planning Coordination
Dover, Del.
- Conducted research on community septic systems, effects of downzoning on land values, and transferable development rights.
- Helped write and edit an addendum to Equity in Agriculture regarding the valuation of land and development rights.
- Helped write and edit a revision to the Plan of Service for Road Annexation.
- Compiled county information in an Excel spreadsheet for easy access.
September 2005 – May 2007
Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Public Aministration, University of Delaware
Newark, Del.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SPSS, Netscape Composer
Knowledge in Microsoft Access, Outlook
medium Proficiency in GIS
minor understanding of Spanish language
McNair Scholar - McNair Scholars Program 2003 – 2007
Leadership Award - McNair Scholars Program 2004
Presenter – 7th Annual Rocky Mountain McNair Scholars Conference Boulder, Colo., 2005
Presenter – 2nd Annual University of Delaware McNair Scholars Conference, Newark, Del., 2004
Attendee – 8th Annual International Youth Leadership Conference Prague, Czech Republic, 2004
Attendee – Multicultural Leadership Retreat, Malvern, Pa., 2004
Presenter – 1st Annual University of Delaware McNair Scholars Conference, Newark, Del., 2003
Planning a Predatory Lending Half-Day Conference for March 2006
Predatory lending is an illegal process by which banks and other lenders target low-income and minority borrowers for sub-prime loans. Sub-prime loans are loans with high interest and points. The Predatory Lending Conference brought scholars and professionals together to discuss this problem and how to address it.
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