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Winter | 2011 PThe newsletterublic for alumni and friends of the JohnA Glenn Schoolddress of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University Two Senators, One is a Republican the other a Democrat. What do Ohio’s U.S. senators have in common? One School It ‘s the Glenn School. In this issue of John Glenn School Letter from the Director of Public Affairs n behalf of the John Glenn School of Public Public Address School Director Affairs I am excited to share with you the Charles Wise, Ph.D. exciting events happening in the life of the OGlenn School, our faculty, and alumni. Administration In this issue, you will read about Ohio’s senators, Letter from the director Around the school and John Mills both of whom are connected to the Glenn School. Glenn School Director professional development Senator Sherrod Brown is a 1981 alumnus of the in- 3 6 Admissions and Student Services Dr. Charles Wise talks about The Glenn School invites alumni career MA program and Senator Rob Portman serves events in and around the school. to continue their education Kathleen Hallihan, Ph.D. on the Board of Advisors. Both have participated through policy labs, which with faculty and students and shaped their expertise Alumni Relations provide more focused study on and experiences. The choices of Senator’s Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown to Liz Shirey critical policy issues. be involved with the Glenn School is testimony to their dedication to helping USG Senator prepare the next generation of Ohio’s and the nation’s public leaders and also Director their understanding that The Ohio State University has much to contribute to the Freshman Taylor Stepp becomes 4 Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D. Congress’s consideration of the policy problems confronting the country and the the first person to represent Battelle Center for Mathematics & alternatives for solving them. Their willingness to interact with the faculty and Science Education Policy the Glenn School as a senator students brings real world issues in real time to the Glenn School and assists in the Undergraduate Student the faculty in insuring that our programs are relevant to the world of public Director Government. 8-9A school with many senators policy. A school of public affairs like the Glenn School should be in dialog with Debra Jasper, Ph.D. key policymakers, and the partnership with Ohio’s two senators provides the Of course the Glenn School has a Kiplinger Program in opportunity to contribute to the national dialog over prospective national policies. resident U.S. senator but it also has Public Affairs Journalism Three other Glenn School alumni are featured in this issue for their recent ties to the two sitting U.S. senators accomplishments. MPA degree-holder Tracy Plouck has been asked to serve as the Event and lectures Director from Ohio. A Q&A with Senators Rob director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. Dr. Rob Sheehan, a graduate Kenneth Kolson, Ph.D. 5 Between visiting foreign of the in-career MA program, has written a book about nonprofit organization Portman and Sherrod Brown. dignitaries, the Muroff Civil Washington Academic management. Dr. Daniel Ortega-Pacheco, a 2010 graduate of the Ph.D. program, Internship Program Liberties Forum and hosting Research served as the lead negotiator for the Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs at the student events, the Glenn School 7 Dr. Stephanie Moulton has done Events Manager 2010 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. In this issue, Ortega- Pacheco discusses the climate change conference from his own point of view. has been in the center of today’s groundbreaking research into 1Negotiator0-11 Laura Sipe policy issues as well as a host to Research on housing foreclosure rates by Dr. Stephanie Moulton has received the banking and defaults on Glenn School alumni, Daniel Ortega- the next generation of leaders. Field Director much attention by the media recently. Moulton found that taking out mortgage mortgage loans. Pacheco, talks about his experience as Ellie Valentine loans from a local bank may reduce the risk of late payments and foreclosure for some high-risk borrowers. This research has important implications for policies the lead negotiator for the Ecuadorian Associate Field Director Minister of Foreign Affairs at the aimed at making homeownership more affordable and for those considering taking Edward Rakhimkulov 2010 United Nations Climate Change out a mortgage loan. Ukraine Parliamentary The Glenn School was privileged to host two distinguished guests this winter. Conference. Development Project Juan Williams, columnist for The Hill newspaper and Fox News political analyst, was the guest speaker for the annual Stanley Muroff Civil Liberties Forum. Serbian Outreach and Engagement Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic visited the school and spoke about Serbia’s Cindy Holodnak history and efforts to enter the European Union. You can view each of their talks by 11-12 Management Development visiting the school’s website. Alimni news I know you will enjoy this issue of Public Address, just as I did. If you would Tracy Plouck named director of Philanthropy like to learn more about upcoming guest speakers, the Glenn School Alumni/ae the Ohio Department of Mental Jodi Bopp Board, and other opportunities coming up, please visit our website or contact us. Health and Rob Sheehn has a book published. Public Address Hank Wilson Director of Communications Charles Wise, Ph.D. General Information Director 13-15 John Glenn School of Public Affairs Alumni and friends 614.292.4545 2 Public Address | glennschool.osu.edu | Winter 2011 Public Address | glennschool.osu.edu | Winter 2011 3 Undergraduate program Events at the Glenn School It has been a busy winter at the Glenn School. We’ve have had special guest speakers, such as the Serbian Minister of the Interior, Glenn School is now represented in the lectures like the Muroff Civil Liberties Forum and other events that help the Glenn School keep faculty, students, staff and the Undergraduate Student Government public informed on today’s policy issues. Check the Glenn School’s website — glenn.osu.edu — to see upcoming events. John Glenn School of Public Affairs so glad I decided to be a part of the LC has another senator in the building; and recommend it to anyone coming to Taylor Stepp will represent the Glenn Ohio State. What I liked most about the School as a senator in the Undergraduate learning community was the ‘home’ that Student Government. I instantly developed through the early With the start of the undergraduate move-in and other programs offered in program at the Glenn School, students the LC. Five days before class started, taking the major could become one of I knew roughly 40 people. To a fresh- the 47 senators that work with admin- man at a university of around 50,000 istration, staff and other students on students, that is huge,” he said. projects that directly benefit the college Because of his Learning Com- or living area they represent. munity experience, Stepp changed his Ohio State features a Board of major to the Bachelor of Arts in Public Trustee model of university governance. Affairs undergraduate program. Stepp Serbian leader visits school “On that board, faculty, administrators, said the Glenn School is “unparalleled State of the Union watch party Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić, talked to students graduate and undergraduate students are in what it can offer to anyone aspiring More than 150 Ohio State students gathered to watch President and faculty in the Policy Forum of Page Hall at the Glenn School Obama’s State of the Union address and snack on wings and chips. all represented. This is an oddity in the to be a public servant.” “Not only a during his trip to Ohio. Speaking through an interpreter, Dačić The event was sponsored by the Glenn School and other nonpartisan discussed the rocky history of Serbia and the Balkan region, Serbia’s university governance world, to give un- public servant in the political sense, but groups on campus. Before the speech began, history professor David goal of membership in the European Union and answered students’ dergraduates that much of a voice in the in organizational management, and the Stebenne spoke to students about the history of the State of the questions. decisions of the university,” said Stepp. I believe in this school nonprofit sector. These specializations Union address. More photos at flickr.com/photos/glennschool Watch a video of Dačić’s talk at glenn.osu.edu/news/dacic “Aside from our seats and liaisons give students not only the information to on the board, Undergraduate Student and want to make it not make and implement policy decisions, Government at Ohio State consists of but fundamentally teach you how to be a Juan Williams a student-elected senate, judicial panel, only succeed, but be leader. Personally, I like how the major and president and vice president.” extraordinary. deviated from the more theoretical at the Muroff The senate passes resolutions which majors such as political science. I was give the university administration the — Taylor Stepp initially a political science major, but Forum students’ views on important issues. “A changed my major immediately once I Juan Williams, a commenta- few notable issues that have came up saw that public affairs is the degree that tor for Fox News Channel and recently are the Christian Legal Society puts policy in motion, whereas political former National Public Radio Supreme Court ruling on exclusionary science studies those changes.” news analyst, was the guest religious student organizations at public “I want to be a voice for the speaker for the Stanley Muroff work on projects that are pertinent to universities, the sexual violence policy students in the Glenn School in an Civil Liberties Forum.