Category: RAND Gives Back

Last week RAND held its second annual blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross. Following the success of our first ever blood drive last year, at which we collected a respectable 19 units, this year we opened up...

Two weeks after I joined RAND as a Senior Structural Engineer this summer, I received an email from our human resources manager announcing this year’s New York Canstruction competition and inviting RAND staff to participate. Canstruction is a design and...

A round of golf typically takes four hours or more to play, and if you’re a beginner like me it can be an endlessly frustrating afternoon. That’s why having a fun group of people in your foursome is key to...

Last Thursday on a clear, cool night our RAND on the Run team of 25 people strong laced up our running shoes and donned our Up-Band themed t-shirts for the 38th annual J.P. Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Central Park....

The smells of sweets and sounds of laughter filled the air at Chelsea Piers two Saturdays ago as the UJA-Federation of New York celebrated its annual Family Fun Day, with RAND on hand to sponsor and volunteer—as well as partake...

With New York City as our backdrop, RAND celebrated our annual holiday party aboard the Cornucopia Destiny, which embarked from Chelsea Piers two Friday nights ago. As the party boat sailed around round the tip of Manhattan and back, we...

On #GivingTuesday (Dec. 3), RAND got into the spirit of giving by opening our doors—and our veins—by hosting our very first blood drive. Our multipurpose room was pushed to its maximum capacity as the American Red Cross crew set up...

Recently my RAND colleague Malik Ranger and I had the pleasure of participating in the Diversity Breakfast hosted by New York University’s Diversity Internship & Career Preparation program. The program seeks to assist NYU’s sophomores and juniors with networking skills...

Recently my husband (and RAND Project Engineer) Samuel and I had the honor of attending the New York Landmarks Conservancy's 20th Living Landmarks Celebration—fittingly enough at a New York City Landmark. The New York Landmarks Conservancy is the preeminent organization...