Program supports service members' transition to public service | Cornell Chronicle

"Because he speaks several languages and worked in more than a dozen countries during his decade as a U.S. Army officer, Capt. Muizz Valiani thought he might one day transition to a federal position in international policy analysis. Now a student in the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, he said a fellowship offered through the school has introduced him to opportunities to serve closer to home, through work in state or local government."

"Valiani is one of eight Brooks School master's students in public and health administration named fellows in the first cohort of the Service to Service initiative, supported by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans and Military Families. The program seeks to connect veterans and military families with public service education pathways and careers in public leadership. "Veterans and military families are among our nation's most trusted communities," Volcker Alliance President Sara Mogulescu said in a statement."

Capt. Muizz Valiani speaks several languages and worked in more than a dozen countries during a decade as a U.S. Army officer. Valiani is now enrolled in the Executive Master of Public Administration program at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. A fellowship offered through the school introduced opportunities to serve closer to home via state or local government work. Valiani intends to continue in public service after military service. Eight Brooks School master's students were named fellows in the first Service to Service cohort. The initiative, supported by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans and Military Families, connects veterans and military families with public service education pathways and careers in public leadership. Cornell is one of 12 participating public policy schools and the only Ivy League representative, and the program strengthens recruitment, support, and candidate attraction for veterans across the master's programs.

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