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Two or three times each year, our attention turns philanthropies joined federal partners to accelerate toward veterans and the sacrifices they have made veteran hiring and fill gaps in services. One for the United States. Yet sustaining that focus example: Since 2011, the Home Depot Foundation beyond Memorial Day, the 4th of July and Veterans has focused on veterans and built or improved Day has been essential to creating meaningful and more than 30,000 homes in nearly 2,000 cities. Its lasting change, especially when it comes to ensuring commitment to veteran-related causes will grow to a that veterans have a safe place to call home. quarter of a billion dollars by 2020. DEFENSE Notwithstanding the fact that homelessness continues to be a seemingly intractable public policy challenge, significant inroads have been made with regard to veterans. Overall homelessness for this population has plummeted by 47 percent since

AND 2010, with the number of veterans on our streets falling by 57 percent. This progress has not been happenstance. It is the result of planning, dedicated resources, collaboration and local leadership.

In 2010, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness released Opening Doors, a first- time strategic approach to ending homelessness by prioritizing specified subpopulations, starting with veterans. Federal officials recognized that focusing on them initially presented numerous advantages. First, veterans have unique access to such services and benefits as health care, education Taken together, communities for the first time had and employment. the resources needed to significantly reduce—even Beyond access to resources, policymakers end—veteran homelessness. The challenge: Develop understood that reducing homelessness required the systems and sustainable structures required to the support of public and private partners at every effectively and efficiently use those resources. To level. Recognizing the “sea of goodwill” for veterans, support these community based systems, federal federal officials began to target housing resources partners funded technical assistance initiatives to to homeless ones with the HUD-VA Supportive provide guidance, working with stakeholders to Housing voucher program, a partnership of the U.S. implement best practices like the by-name lists of Department of Housing and Urban Development homeless veterans and common assessment tools to

MILITARY (HUD) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). prioritize veterans for assistance based on need. HUD provides a Housing Choice Voucher—Section A final component has been the active engagement 8 voucher—for veterans and VA provides case of local elected officials through the Mayors management services. Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, led by In addition to longer-term housing subsidies, VA federal agencies and supported by the National launched a shorter-term program, the Supportive League of Cities (NLC) and other national Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, organizations. Launched in 2014, the challenge is in 2009. One year later, Congress authorized and a network of 611 elected officials—521 mayors, 83 appropriated historic levels of funding to support county and city officials and seven governors—who local efforts to end veteran homelessness. have made the permanent commitment to ensure homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring, The private sector matched this unprecedented starting with veterans. level of congressional support. Businesses and

2 SUMMER 2017 The Mayors Challenge has been a mechanism for the nation’s longest period of continuous conflict. local elected officials to demonstrate their support Supporting veterans and their families is not simply for ending veteran homelessness. It also has a matter of patriotism; it is a matter of national provided homeless service providers a platform security. to engage public officials around specific actions they can take to help accelerate community based To be sure, VA has a significant role to play in efforts. That said, it was not until more than one meeting veterans’ needs, but it cannot be the only year after the challenge’s launch that federal one. More and more, communities see the ancillary officials announced the definition of what it benefits that come from focusing on veterans. In an actually means to “end” veteran homelessness. The ever-present environment of limited resources, we groundswell of support for the goal itself, enabled must illustrate—in both words and deeds—that we by the prioritization of the veteran subpopulation, truly understand the words of President Lincoln and led the officials to take this historic step. Since will “care for him who shall have borne the battle 2015, more than 50 communities and three states and for his widow, and his orphan.” have announced the functional end of veteran Elisha Harig-Blaine is principal housing associate for homelessness. veterans and special needs at the National League As this number grows, the collaborative systems of Cities, where he connects local leaders to best developed to achieve this shared goal must not only practices aimed at ensuring all veterans have a safe be maintained, but be strengthened and enhanced place to call home. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps to end homelessness for other subpopulations. Reserve, Harig-Blaine served as director of outreach Beyond veterans, the chronically homeless are men, and state coalitions at the National Low Income women and children who are highly likely to use Housing Coalition. He can be reached at harig- these services. By stabilizing this subpopulation, [email protected] communities can minimize homelessness’ fiscal impact on limited resources. Beyond Homelessness

A focus on veterans is most visible through the lens of veteran homelessness and specifying them as a subpopulation. Still, communities nationwide are Commit exploring how they can make similar improvements in other areas. With support from The Home Depot Foundation, NLC is partnering with Purple Heart to Homes (PHH) to improve how cities can address Greatness the home modification needs of senior and disabled University of Georgia students have won veterans. the Fels National Policy Competition... AGAIN! Federal resources, especially the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, have funded home modification programs in many cities. Yet the level of CDBG resources has plateaued or declined, notwithstanding increasing numbers of residents turning 65 or having some form of a disability. To help communities target resources more effectively, NLC and PHH are working with credit unions, aging agencies, local VA medical centers, United Ways and other stakeholders in eight cities to identify veterans in need of home Worldwide in two recent modifications. These modifications range from Nationally in the studies of scholarly installing or repairing grab bars, to lowering counter public budgeting and nance productivity in PA research tops to widening doorways. The key is to connect #1 # specialization veterans to appropriate community resources so 2 cities can ensure effective and efficient use of limited Nationally in the Among more than public management resources, while building or expanding collaborative 250 public affairs # specialization graduate programs systems to leverage public-private partnerships. 2 #4 Nearly eight percent of the U.S. adult population are veterans and an increasing number of military personnel serve multiple overseas tours as part of

SUMMER 2017 3 How Do We Understand the Military? By James A. Harrold

What is the role of a military in a democratic state? One evening in April 2005, I found myself in Wichita, Kansas awaiting a charter flight the next morning from McConnell Air Force Base to Qatar. An Air Force lieutenant colonel, I was leading a team from a base in North Dakota to our deployment site in Iraq. Walking from the hotel for a late dinner, a

DEFENSE couple invited me to join them. “You’re that colonel from the group of Air Force guys, right? Let us buy you dinner.” During our conversation, they quickly offered their opinion that the war in Iraq was a disaster and

AND insisted that I, as an officer, convey

their sentiment through the chain of command. I listened politely to their sincere reasoning and suggested, equally politely, that they might write their Members overt displays of patriotism. But, it also means an of Congress. Whether I agreed or not, I was not in a uncritical view of budgets and an unwillingness place to express that view to my military or civilian to actually learn what military people do, what leaders. their lives are like and what struggles they face, especially following their service. This group quotes That encounter stays with me because I continue Washington’s first address to Congress, where he to believe that much of the public misunderstands said, “To be prepared for war is one of the most service in the military, adopting narratives of the effectual means of preserving peace.” We should pay role of the military in our society that it does not any price to stay safe. Ironically, however, veterans fully think through. The institution of the military continue to experience higher unemployment rates and military service itself often are objectified or than the national average. idealized. Yet a bureaucracy with the largest share of the discretionary national budget—and the most On the other side is a narrative presented in movies employees of any department—is seldom critically like the provocative Why We Fight, which depicts examined or seriously debated, except by a small military people as dupes for whom we feel sorry priesthood of specialized policy wonks. Instead, or as victims of false consciousness, thinking they discussion of national defense becomes a political are patriots but failing to realize their service is not football. to the nation but to multinational corporations that push governments into wars to make obscene

MILITARY For decades, polls have shown that most Americans profits. This group is more likely to cite Eisenhower have no idea how much foreign aid costs; many and his warnings of the “military-industrial believe it comprises 20 to 30 percent of the federal complex.” They pity, or dismiss, those who have budget. In fact, it costs far less, with a share roughly served. equivalent to non-disability military retirement (slightly more than $50 billion annually). Each Instead, we should acknowledge that the military is consumes about one percent of the federal budget. I one integral element of American influence, but that suspect most Americans are equally unaware of the force or threat of force cannot solve all problems. The size of the Defense budget. unique leadership position this nation was thrust into following World War II means that American James Fallows said much of the population attempts at influence are often successful, but also demonstrates an almost worshipful view of military can be stunningly incomplete or outright failures. service; take the “I support the troops” attitude and In either case, humanitarian, diplomatic, economic,

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educational and informational efforts must always accompany or even supersede military instruments.

During World War II, it was nearly impossible to meet a person on the street who was not related to someone serving. Approximately 12 percent of the total population was in uniform, as probably were well more than 50 percent of men between 18 and 44 years old. Yet that generation was less dramatic about their service. They served, came home and led routine lives. Today, less than one percent serves in the military; absent personal connections, we find ourselves not comprehending what that service means. Drive Change Researchers should treat the Department of Defense no differently from other bureaucracies in our

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SUMMER 2017 5 COLUMNIST RICHARD F. KEEVEY weapons, theCoast Guard andveteran services, numbers donotinclude $210billion fornuclear government’s budget. total discretionary Those $600 billion,is more than 53percent ofthefederal The current U.S. defense budget, approximately the way to doso. unguided into sum ofmoney thePentagon isnot pot another istheterrorism ofISIS. Yet throwing an of North Korea, perhaps our biggest concern.Still addressed. istheincreasing One nuclear capacity To sure, be significant challengesbe to need established more than 70years ago. our inEurope, containment policy which was resolute, steadfast andcoordinated infollowing our NATO allies, are farsuperior. We to be need andaircapabilities,sea of those coupled with ground war but naval confrontation. Our troop, majorwith likely adversaries would notentail a recent wars, but Ididsuggest that future conflicts We ofour current thewisdom didnotdiscuss and number ofconsultants—supporting thetroops. has 700,000civilian employees—and astaggering deployment. Moreover, ofDefense theDepartment andNationaltroops intheReserve Guard ready for that theUnited States has also more than 800,000 werewe fighting two major wars. I them reminded ago.” Yes, but only slightly, andthat was because They “But, responded, itisless thanwe had 10 years including 640,000intheArmy andMarine Corps. the United States has 1.3millionactive troops, duty continuedAs we them our discussion,Iinformed Silence. thenumbertwice ofRussia andChina combined. number ofU.S. nuclear attack subs ismore than must have more submarines.” Ianswered that the again: Dumbfounded,construction. tried “They they carrier, had 10deployed, more two with under that theUnited States just commissionedanew I replied that Russia andChina each had one, and sure thenumber was more than theUnited States. Russia andChina have?” They had noidea…butwere I asked, “How many aircraft doyou carriers think more money. argued itwas about timethePentagon received spending, large our increases friends inmilitary very President Trump’s budget proposal, which includes spending.turned to defense After reading about We were whenour conversation friends dining with 6 with State-Craftwith Must Policy Defense Work new technologies. foreignin spending for diplomacy, assistance and alone isnotsufficient. need We dramatic increases Gates, Robert Secretary spending traditional military To solution. the sole paraphrase Defense former the Pentagon andexpanding troop strength are not daunting. Yet dropping large into sums ofmoney Today’s international problems are andmilitary process. isacomplicated technologies in these but necessary Integratinga properly military. funded andinvesting of thiscolumn,asare otherfactors that contribute to intelligence. Such thescope adiscussionisbeyond and thehomeland; androbotics andartificial and capacity; fortroops, missile defense ships including innuclear those deterrence necessary, improvements discussionofmilitary A detailed is of projecting adversaries. power anddeterring development andinnovation to establish newmeans target our investments by committing to research, and aircraft, more vulnerable than ever. We to need This makes our capabilities, including our carriers airspace, andports, bases space andcyberspace. munitions that can more easily deny ouroflocal use about sophisticated guidedmissiles andunderwater denial capabilities (A2/AD).For example, think nationssome have achievedanti-access andarea current ability ismorebecause anddifficult limited democratic interests minimal Our with opposition. pursue our andour allies’ and economic, military to oftheworld inany part the ability to intervene adversaries. Previously, theUnited States had regarding thecapabilities ofour potential meprovideLet onemajor challenge face we correct approach. additional funds. Simply adding capacity isnotthe comprehensive strategy forhow bestto invest should carefully be targeted. We to craft need a face. In but fact, additional funding isnecessary, we complexities do notunderstand themilitary budget? Absolutely not. whoargue Those otherwise can allofthismean we reduceDoes thedefense China. times thesize ofRussia andthree timesthesize of more than thenext eight countries combined, nine generally acknowledged. Our spending defense is which are budgeted inother departments, afactnot continued onpage13 SUMMER 2017 MASTER OF ARTS IN Public Policy and Administration

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Should the Public Administration Community Resist the Current Anti-Government Paradigm?

A recent PA TIMES Online column argued: Today, the Republican party stands for many things, including a generally anti-government philosophy. The field of public administration is progressively— To me, it makes perfect sense that the political and I believe unwittingly—shifting into a new system would serve up a party that seeks to expand philosophical paradigm. This paradigm is the government and another that seeks to limit it. These antithesis of the historical philosophical foundations are highly relevant choices for the public. And, established by H. George Frederickson in New Public for us? I do not believe the public administration Administration and Robert Denhardt in The New community should adopt the central values of either Public Service. Where these historical paradigms political party. We should not be pro-big government emphasized the values of consensus, shared ideals, or anti-big government. Instead, we should offer the democracy and social equity, the emergent anti- best assistance possible for administering whatever government paradigm advocates self-interest, sized government the political process produces. individualism, competition, Machiavellianism and survival of the fittest. In nearly 48 years of service, I never heard a government employee discuss paradigms of public I believe the best way to look at what is happening administration. But, I believe most employees have now is to recognize that there always have been two priorities: the primacy of the Constitution and strong anti-government sentiments in the United our laws and the need for the greatest efficiency States, particularly as the federal government possible in carrying out the work of government. has grown. One measure: Federal spending as a percentage of GDP has increased from about three Article II of the Constitution contains these words percent in 1929 to more than 20 percent in 2017. The concerning the president’s duties: “He shall main growth occurred in the 1930s and 1940s. take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed…” Given the complexity of the laws added since My memory from the 1950s and 1960s is that the Republic’s founding, this requirement has anti-government rhetoric was harsher then than become a massive job, requiring 2.1 million federal it is today. Frequently, advocates for a bigger workers and millions of contract employees. The government were called socialists and totalitarians. Constitution may be eight pages long, but there are Politicians like Senator Barry Goldwater and thousands of pages of U.S. Code and hundreds of President-to-be Ronald Reagan were vehemently thousands of pages of supporting regulations and anti-government. Consider some of Senator other documents with which to contend. Goldwater’s quotes: At his recent confirmation hearing, FBI Director “…they propound the first principle of totalitarianism: Christopher Wray stated, “My loyalty is to the that the State is competent to do all things and is Constitution and the rule of law.” Other nominees limited in what it actually does only by the will of have made similar pledges at their hearings. those who control the State.” This means they are pledging to follow the logic of the law, first and foremost. Other values can “I have little interest in streamlining government or in be considered only if the law allows room for making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. interpretation. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to Richard Spencer, the administration’s nominee repeal them.” for Navy secretary, used the terms “efficiency” or “efficiencies” multiple times in answers he This heated anti-government rhetoric preceded submitted with his confirmation testimony. To me, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, Section 8 housing it makes sense to concentrate on efficiency—the and dozens of other social programs. It took place relationship between inputs and outputs—rather years before extensive federal regulation of the than outputs or outcomes alone. You often can environment, workplace safety, retirement plans, hiring practices, housing discrimination and many other currently regulated areas. continued on page 13

SUMMER 2017 9 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN: Applause, a Commitment and a Challenge: A Focus on the Next Generation

In the Summer 2016 edition of PA TIMES, Hillary learn new ways to navigate stubborn challenges; Knepper and Gina Scutelnicu observed, “Complexity and introduce them to accomplished scholars and defines our public service; diverse constituencies practitioners who will serve as lifelong mentors and

JANICE R. LACHANCE require multifaceted approaches to resolve role models. problems. Service is broadly defined in global terms that manage to squeak into local communities… At the same time, we know that our student and Everything is available online or in our news new professional members are looking beyond feeds. Today’s public service employees function classroom learning on the many topics covered in in a highly complex fishbowl environment. Little this edition, from performance measurement to remains hidden in the name of transparency or the comparative public administration. They are looking ubiquitous video footage from our smart phones. for professional development-based skills that will Public service demands new skills, perspectives and empower them to succeed—skills that transcend a ways of operating.” specific job at a specific time, but instead last for an

COLUMNIST entire career. Knepper and Scutelnicu focused their comments within the context of the public that we— How do we know this is what our members want? individually and collectively—serve as public It is what they have told us and it is where ASPA administrators. Yet their comments could just as has devoted substantial attention and resources. easily apply to our own Society as we fulfill our 78- Becoming lifelong learners—the only way to succeed year strong mission of advancing excellence in public in the workplace and advance one’s career—is what service. Although ASPA has remained steadfast in ASPA’s student and new professional programming its mission since its founding in 1939, the nature of is all about. Our student and new professional who we are and what we specifically do has grown webinar series tells the story. Among the recent complex in significant ways. topics: Resumes, Resumes, Resumes: Marketing Yourself on the Page; Landing the Tenure-Track Job; Perhaps nowhere is this complexity more visible Navigating the Federal Job Search Process; Preparing than in ASPA’s constituency as students and the Next Generation of Local Government Managers; new professionals represent the fastest growing Leading Effective and Equitable Meetings; and The proportion of our membership base. With their Nuts and Bolts of Grantwriting. membership comes diversity of perspectives, priorities and interests. And, it is their needs that What is the commonality across these sessions? have provided the impetus for ASPA’s leadership First, the student and new professional series and staff to offer our next generation the tools they consistently boasts our most highly attended online require to thrive in a 21st century public service. events. Second, they show that this type of just- in-time applied learning is what many of these The annual education supplement of PA TIMES members seek from being affiliated with ASPA. We always renews my confidence in the next generation are a valuable source of practical experience that can of public administration leaders. To be sure, the be put to use today in any workplace or academic work environment and demands on the public setting. administration professional are constantly changing. Technology developments, increasing citizen Professional associations like ours offer exceptional expectations, emerging bad actors and external opportunities to become visible and build a solid threats, among other factors, are evolving at an ever- and credible reputation. With ASPA, you can write increasing pace. Yet the prominent institutions of and be published in this very publication. You have higher education highlighted in this edition show so access to a readily available network of more than very well that there is no shortage of opportunities 7,000 members in every part of the world. Many for students to develop the skills to meet the of them experts, they are eager to provide advice, challenges. They provide the foundation for their become a mentor, help new graduates find the tens of thousands of students to lead governments at right job or established professionals advance their every level and around the world; step into nonprofit careers. You can participate actively in a Chapter organizations and make a positive difference; continued on page 16

10 SUMMER 2017 DON MENZEL ETHICS MOMENT

Ethical Meltdowns?

Ethical governance is surely more than wishful thinking. But, is it? Let’s turn the clock back to the beginning of the Republic. President George Washington insisted that public officeholders possess integrity and high moral character. Fast forward to 1961, when President John F. Kennedy appointed an ethics czar to head the Civil Service Commission and established conflict of interest standards for presidential nominees and appointees, including members of the White House staff. Kennedy believed the ultimate way to address ethical problems in government was through honest people in an ethical environment. Fast forward once more to 1989, when President George H.W. Bush issued Executive Order 12674, outlining 14 “Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees.” Principle 1 reads, “Public service is a public trust, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws, and ethical principles above private gain.”

In 1978, the Ethics in Government Act was passed to prevent another Watergate scandal. The law established the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), a tiny agency housed in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and later transformed into an independent agency of the executive branch. OGE’s mission is primarily to help federal employees, including political appointees, become knowledgeable about ethical rules and regulations, especially conflict of interest provisions, and thus stay out of trouble. The office has no investigatory powers and does not serve the legislative or judicial branch of government.

Turn the calendar once more to 2017 and the current administration’s encounters with OGE, beginning with president’s finances themselves. OGE Director Walter Shaub, Jr. urged President Trump to divest his financial interests by creating a blind trust and thus avoid potential conflicts of interest. The president instead agreed to create a half-blind trust by turning over management of the business interests to his sons. The president committed to not be involved in day-to-day decisions, but he will remain the financial beneficiary when he leaves office. Shaub and others have called this approach ineffective.

Then, consider the lobbyists and political appointees on the public payroll, certainly not a new phenomenon in itself. Ethics policies signed in both the Obama and Trump administrations prohibit newly hired government officials from working for two years on matters on which they worked in the private sector. However, the policy can be waived on a case-by-case basis. Shaub requested that all White House and agency waivers be made public as the prior administration did. The current administration challenged OGE’s legal authority to demand the information and requested suspension of the ethics inquiry. Declining that request, Shaub penned a 10-page public response noting that public confidence in the integrity of government decisionmaking is at risk by failing to disclose this information. The White House backed down several weeks later.

The prospect of an ethics meltdown is about more than just a confrontation with the OGE. The president’s more than three dozen stops at family properties “certainly creates the appearance of profiting from the presidency,” Shaub said. Or, look to a recent TIME magazine cover story or this month’s Washington Post front page article on the recently opened Trump International Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. What are the repercussions of diplomatically recognized nations that may—as some already have—choose the hotel to lodge their visiting delegations? What does it mean for the Constitution, whose emoluments clause bans government officials from accepting payments from foreign governments without approval from Congress? A lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia is taking the issue to the courts. And, we may need to wait for the issue to be adjudicated to know the answer.

Disputes over conflicts of interest are not new. At the same time, gaining personal benefit from holding office distracts attention from other ethical concerns that have serious implications, like undermining the capacity for evidence-based decisionmaking or failing to uphold laws before changing them. Is ethical governance simply an abstraction with no practical significance? Is it wishful thinking? You decide.

ASPA Past President Don Menzel is author of Ethics Management for Public Administrators. He can be reached at [email protected].

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THE UNITED NATIONS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND BUILDING A GOOD SOCIETY: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and

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When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a 15-year effort to implement eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it began what arguably was the most significant worldwide effort to build a “good society.” The effort enjoyed some important successes. Those living in extreme poverty decreased by 50 percent, from just under 2 billion to under 1 billion. The number of primary school-age children not attending COMMENTARY school decreased from approximately 100 million to just under 60 million. Maternal health care dramatically improved in many areas.

At the same time, many commentators when they did, large parts of their government, and the UN itself have acknowledged that these especially provincial and local officials, had little accomplishments did not reach numerous parts of or no knowledge about the MDGs and their the world, especially impoverished countries. With objectives; this lack of understanding was even more the approval of its member states, the UN initiated pronounced when it came to the citizenry at large. an even more ambitious effort as the MDG effort wound down. In Fall 2015, it announced Agenda As for the UN’s current efforts to promote and 2030, which included 17 Sustainable Development encourage implementation of the SDGs, most Goals (SDGs). countries are drawing on the institutional architecture created to implement the MDGs. One year ago, the UN asked its Committee of Experts As a result, integration of the SDGs into national on Public Administration, whose 24 members are development initiatives are advancing more quickly nominated by its secretary general and confirmed by than had been the case with the MDGs. Similarly, its Economic and Social Council, to identify ways to the UN and many countries’ national governments effectively implement and achieve the SDGs. In my and non-governmental organizations are making role as the committee’s vice chairperson, I was asked greater efforts to engage regional and local to develop a report on how national governments authorities in initiating implementation policies and can enhance their ability to do so. strategies. Based on a review of prior scholarship, government Yet a puzzling question looms: How to engage and UN task force group reports and an examination a nation’s citizenry to better understand and of five countries’ experiences, my co-author, Vaiva support the major national commitments that Kalesnikaite, and I raised key points. In the case are a necessary precondition to successful of the MDGs, it took nearly one decade for most implementation. Without significant citizen support countries to begin to connect the UN initiative to and encouragement, political leaders are not likely their own national development strategies; even

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to be motivated to make hard political and economic decisions that effective implementation requires. It is here that public administration educators DEFENSE POLICY MUST WORK and trainers—and especially their professional continued from page 6 associations—can begin to play a small but A strong defense posture requires a careful re- potentially critical role to build a good society. examination of our diplomatic and military There are many professional associations in the strategies, plus thoughtful and deliberate leadership, field of public administration. Indeed, every major the most important factor of all. The United States region of the world has at least three or four—ASPA, and our military deserve it. NASPAA, IASIA, NISPAcee, EGPA, CLAD and Richard F. Keevey held a presidential appointment AGPA, to name just a few. Each organization should as deputy undersecretary of defense for finance in undertake an initiative to encourage every academic the Pentagon and served as executive officer of an program—both undergraduate and graduate—and artillery nuclear missile unit in Germany. The budget practitioner-oriented training program with which director and comptroller for two governors of New it is connected to offer classroom sessions on the Jersey, he is a senior policy fellow at the Bloustein SDGs and their implementation. This could begin School of Planning and Policy at Rutgers University to make a real impact by advancing knowledge and a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School at and a better understanding of the SDGs and how Princeton University. He can be reached at rkeevey@ their implementation can produce extraordinarily princeton.edu. positive benefits to the world’s people.

This initiative would impact current and future government officials and, in the case of university programs, students and the citizenry more RESISTING THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT generally. Equally important, it would not be PARADIGM burdensome to implement. Working through continued from page 9 the professional associations, the effort would reach tens of thousands of institutions engaged in make a process or program more effective if you public administration education and training. The throw enough money at it. A real accomplishment fact is that reports like the one I co-authored are is to produce more output with the same resources. immediately translated into all of the UN’s official The Navy, as all agencies, has a limited budget languages and readily available for download at no for any given year. Does not the public want the charge on the UN website. These documents could maximum possible Naval capability for the budgeted provide relevant, informative reading materials. resources?

Would such an effort, by itself, solve the truly Efficiency gains are not easy to come by. The Bureau significant problem of making the SDGs much better of Labor Statistics estimates that annual productivity known in every corner of the world? Obviously, gains in the non-farm business sector have averaged no. Would it begin to help in such an effort? 1.2 percent per year since 2007. Cutting back Emphatically, yes. If our associations successfully government services, such as expenditures on initiated it, it would not be hard for leaders of Medicaid, is not an efficiency gain. It is an example our field to engage their counterparts in other of cost cutting. If Medicaid costs somehow were academic disciplines and practitioner-oriented reduced with no reduction in services, that would professional associations. Taken together, spreading be an efficiency gain, assuming the costs were not the word about the importance of successful SDG shifted elsewhere. implementation could change the world for the better. After all, that is what public administration is Against the backdrop of an anti-government all about. paradigm, it is important to remember that the political process will determine whether there is 2014-2015 ASPA President Allan Rosenbaum is growth or contraction of government. There will professor and director of the Institute for Public always be a huge amount of public administration Management and Community Service at Florida work to be done. It is not disappearing. International University and U.S. member and vice chairperson of the United Nations Committee of John Pearson recently retired following a lengthy Experts on Public Administration. Currently serving career as a program analyst in a federal government as ASPA’s international director, he can be reached at department, and now writes columns reflecting on [email protected]. his experience in public service. He can be reached at [email protected].

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A National Veteran Policy Field of Study to Guide Policy Development, Program Investments and Improve We are meeting new demands on public leadership in the context of changing models of governance, with faculty and students who are redefining ideas Outcomes about public management and policy, in the classroom and in public institutions. By Raun Lazier

“When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn’t over for the veterans, or the family.” —Karl Marlantes

Leading academic programs Distinguished faculty The nation’s veteran and family ecosystem is AND dynamic, complex and resource rich. It encompasses National Academy of more than 21 million U.S. veterans, 41,000 registered 6 Public Administration Fellows nonprofit organizations serving the military and Barry Bozeman veterans and billions of dollars invested annually Stuart Bretschneider in a wide variety of programs and services for the US News & World Report, 2016 Michael Crow military, veterans and their families. Moreover, the DEFENSE Jonathan Koppell policy landscape includes 1,300-plus federal and Karen Mossberger state policies, executive orders and agency directives School of Public Affairs Thom Reilly that impact—directly or indirectly—veterans and their families. City Management and Urban Policy #13 Worldwide Fields of study, such as those in the national #4 security and health care arenas, are taught and Information researched at the university level; analyzed by #5 Technology #5 US organizations; utilized and funded by public, private and nonprofit stakeholders; and used to inform Research Productivity national- to community-level policy and program in Public Administration Public Finance decisionmaking and investment. However, there is #11 — ShanghaiRankings of no comparable academic and research field of study World Universities, 2017 for issues affecting veterans and their families. Nor is there a unifying framework to tie stakeholders’ #13 Overall activities together. There is significant research and — US News & World Report, 2016 policy analysis on discrete areas related to veterans and families (mostly in the health care area), but Welcoming new they have not been coordinated or developed into a Recruiting MPA students faculty members coherent field of study. Such a field of study can produce evidence-based In addition, a field of study for an ecosystem of this decisionmaking that has the potential to produce magnitude would: more effective policy and investment decisions, • Drive evidence-based and outcome focused Marvin Andrews Fellowships Dr. Donald Siegel improve service delivery and, as a result, ensure Joining as School Director actions around myriad policy issues affecting the in Urban Management better outcomes for veterans, their families and the lives of veterans and their families. nation. According to an Urban Institute report, when Two-year program starts each fall Dr. Angel Molina evidence is not used as a basis for decisionmaking Texas A & M University • Create a comprehensive view of these issues. (applications due in spring) (or the evidence used does not accurately reflect the needs of the population), proposals for change • Provide a forum for researchers, policymakers and Full tuition waivers Sean Bowie are likely to produce ineffective outcomes and may other stakeholders to exchange ideas. Professor of Practice negatively impact those they seek to benefit. Paid internships • Inform private sector, philanthropic, community • 1st year: Alliance for Innovation Jerry Oliver and government investments. (an ASU/ICMA partnership) Professor of Practice • 2nd year: local city government spa.asu.edu/andrews SUMMER 2017 15 During my domestic and international experiences Raun Lazier has nearly 20 years of experience in and collaboration, I have discovered real interest federal and local government and the nonprofit in developing and sustaining a Veteran Policy Field sector. A member of the NATO panel examining of Study within the academic, research, business, military-to-civilian transition in member states, foundation, NGO and government communities. Lazier developed and implemented the U.S. More important, there exists real momentum to Department of Veterans Affairs’ first-ever Veterans develop this field of study. For example: Policy Research Agenda. He led interagency collaboration and domestic and international • Several universities have well-established military engagements to help guide decisions about current and veteran institutes dedicated to addressing and future investments in research surrounding issues affecting the lives of service members, veteran issues. The views expressed here are those of veterans and their families. They include the the author and do not necessarily represent the views University of Southern California, Syracuse of his organization. He can be reached at raunlazier@ University, Purdue University, University of gmail.com. Maryland, University of Utah and Anglia Ruskin University in England. • The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has A FOCUS ON THE NEXT GENERATION created a Veteran Policy Research Agenda to DEFENSE continued from page 10 “help guide decisions about current and future investments in research surrounding veteran or Section, through which you can learn about issues…” It also has developed a definition of project management and membership recruitment, “veteran policy research analysis.” Taken together, plus develop leadership skills in a supportive these actions have helped to remove some of the environment among people who want you to barriers associated with coordinating research and succeed. Our goal is simple: To make the return on AND analysis activities. your investment in ASPA immediate and tangible.

• Public, private and nonprofit organizations across Exemplified by the Students and New Professionals the United States invest in and conduct research Section (SNAPS), our newest Section, ASPA’s and programs, and deliver services to our nation’s commitment to students and new professionals veterans and their families. is central to our mission, strategic focus and programming. Looking ahead, I encourage you to • International organizations have recognized consider participating actively in ASPA’s 2018 Annual the importance of evidence-based research Conference, taking place March 9-13 in Denver. and analysis on military and veteran issues. For With the theme, Mission Focused and Service First: example, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Creating Innovative Solutions, the event offers a (NATO) created a technical research team to rich array of opportunities to present research, best examine military-to-civilian transition in NATO practices or thought leadership. Our goal is to bridge member states. In a separate initiative, a Veterans theory with practice and provide opportunities for Research Hub is being developed to “provide researchers and academics alike to present their an accessible, contemporary and authoritative work while highlighting ways that practitioners repository of UK and international research- can—and have—put that work to use. During the related resources and literature on military conference, students and new professionals can veterans and their families...” take advantage of a day-long summit tailored to • Over the past few years, there have been public their needs and be selected as a prestigious 2018 calls for action for related initiatives, including Founders’ Fellow. a “National Veterans Covenant” and National ASPA is positioned to help our members keep up MILITARY Veterans Strategy from prominent stakeholders in with the latest trends, changes, best practices, vetted the military and veteran community. research and thought leadership. It is incumbent on In today’s global society, governments are working to each of us to accept the challenge to keep learning become more efficient, effective and accountable. As throughout our careers, to both anticipate and shape they do, military- and veteran-serving organizations the future. are seeking better outcomes for veterans and their Janice R. Lachance, former Director of the U.S. families and greater returns on their investments. Office of Personnel Management, is an advisor to A Veteran Policy Field of Study can help achieve nonprofit and government organizations on executive the optimal development and implementation of leadership functions, including organizational solutions to address the daunting issues our society development, strategic planning, leadership faces. transitions, external communications, brand management, public policy and human resources. She can be reached at [email protected].

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LIVING LEGENDS AND FULL AGENCY: Implications of Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy

As part of its online BookTalk series, ASPA hosted G.L.A. Harris, author of Living Legends and Full Agency: Implications of Repealing the Combat Exclusion Policy, in September 2015. During the event, Harris discussed her research related to the Combat Exclusion Policy, as well as female agency and multiple marginality. Below is an excerpt from Harris’ presentation. To listen to the hour-long program, visit www.aspanet.org/webinararchives, click the link to AND the 2015 archives and select the Sept. 16, 2015 event.

Harris: There are The basis of the book looks at proving the fallacy several reasons I of the CEP. I looked at a sample of 50 women who DEFENSE wrote this book, have served under various iterations of the CEP but I did so largely and, in doing so, deliberately selected women who because the subject are no longer in the military to elicit their candid has been unexplored. opinions—what did they feel about how being Many others have under the CEP impacted the choices they made? written about the Combat Exclusion I also want to debunk the rationality of the existing Policy (CEP), but not CEP. The policy started in 1948 with the Women quite to the same Armed Services Integration Act, which included degree. I also see implicit restrictions on female representation. this as an extension Women could make up no more than 25 percent of of my prior research the force. It also mandated the occupation in which about women in women could be placed and instituted a cap on the military and women’s promotion within the force. achieving agency. In 1973, with the advent of the all-volunteer force, My research began with looking at Amy Mazur’s the CEP evolved. Women could be assigned to work, focused on agency and women in the military noncombat units but could not be co-located with serving in combat roles who have not experienced combat ones. Then, in the 1990s—due to Operation full agency. I used her work [as a starting point for] Desert Storm, the National Defense Authorization developing a theory of attrition—why white women Act (NDAA) of 1992, 1993 and 1994 and with the depart prematurely from the military: Because they successful deployment of about 40,000 females—a struggle for agency. Of all segments, white women new ground combat rule was forged. Under the new are the most supportive of women in combat, yet policy, women could not be in direct harm’s way. they are the ones leaving the fastest. But, defining this is very fluid, and women could now be on combat ships and fly combat aircraft. Further, overall research on women in the military aligns with their larger struggle for full agency and During Operation Enduring Freedom, which being seen as full citizens in society. What I have began in 2001 and was in effect through 2014, and found as consequences for the military and larger Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2010), the definition society in terms of failing to recognize women’s of what is considered to be “combat” truly changed. contributions could prove dire for women’s Even individuals stationed in the “green zone” were recruitment, promotion and retention in the as vulnerable to risk and in harm’s way as anyone military. else. For the most part, women were assigned to combat support roles. Because the lines were so

SUMMER 2017 19 blurred, women were as vulnerable to risk as men time, military leaders can have collective amnesia, were. And, of course, this has continued through to forget about the achievements women have present day. accomplished and utilize research as a delay tactic to keep them from advancing. As a result, women have Looking at vulnerability and risk, 161 women have been relegated to second class treatment, which can paid the ultimate sacrifice, 51 women in Operation translate to abuse. Enduring Freedom and 110 in Operation Iraqi Freedom; none have died during Operation New At the same time, there is hope for the future: Dawn. If you look at the number of women wounded in each campaign—more than 1,000—you see a • Ann Dunwoody was the first woman promoted to different situation. As for prisoners of war, 93 women four-star general in 2008. have represented from World War II through today. • In 2012, we saw the first female graduate from In terms of overall participation, 14,600 women Ranger School. serve in the Army, 6,800 women in the Marines, 18,500 women in the Air Force. • The Navy graduated its first 24 officers in 2011 and Admiral Howard was the first woman to Why was the CEP actually repealed? Multiple be promoted to four stars, and the first African lawsuits have challenged the policy as American in any service. unconstitutional. Then, there have been DEFENSE unprecedented levels of sexual assault cases, • In 2012, the Air Force promoted Jeannie Leavitt including three filed in civilian courts. Military to be trained as pilot and she became the first leadership has accountability issues and predators woman to command a fighter wing. can be allowed to continue, unrestrained. Obstacles are on the horizon and gender gaps still Further, the Military Leadership Diversity Council exist, but improvements are being made.

AND (MLDC), created in 2011, found a dearth of leadership for women at certain levels of the G.L.A. Harris is a professor of public administration military. As we draw down troops, those numbers at Portland State University. She joined its faculty are going to decrease. We do not have the talent and in late 2004 following a career as a practitioner in a critical mass of women to move up. The Defense human resources management and organizational Advisory Committee of Women in the Services development in food manufacturing. Harris is a concurred with the MLDC that the CEP must be commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve repealed. and previously served on active duty. She can be reached at [email protected]. Women remain a convenient resource for the military to employ and deploy at will. During peace MILITARY

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Understanding the Policy Intent of the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill By Rosa Castillo Krewson

Since enactment of the Post 9/11 Education Assistance Act of 2008, widely known as the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill, oversight of the law has exposed problems that call into question whether its policy intent is being met.

U.S. Government Accountability Office reports, including “Student AND Characteristics and Outcomes Vary Across Schools” and “VA Should Strengthen Its Efforts to Help Veterans Make Informed Education Choices,” raise concerns about the intended outcomes in DEFENSE educational attainment, student debt and subsequent veteran employment. The provision allowing the educational benefit’s transfer to dependents after to spouses or children within 15 years from the servicemembers complete 10 years of service further time the veteran separated from military service. complicates the policy outcomes. As policymakers President George W. Bush signed the bill, but it was and administrators make difficult choices in not enacted until August 2009. In so doing, President resource allocation to ensure national security, fiscal Barack Obama echoed the sentiments embedded in responsibility and social equity, conflict has arisen American society for centuries in a speech he gave at about how best to meet the law’s objectives. George Mason University in Virginia:

Understanding the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill’s background We do this not only because of our moral can provide important insights for applying future obligation, but because we need these veterans to policy and administrative direction. The United provide economic leadership in the 21st century. States adopted the policy of an all-volunteer They have earned a place of honor in society force following the Vietnam War. In the 1980s, a because they signed up during war time. The modification to the World War II G.I. Bill required freedom and prosperity that we enjoy wouldn’t service members to pay into the educational benefits exist without their service. We owe a debt to all who system for one year to be eligible. This law, the serve. While so many were reaching for the quick Montgomery G.I. Bill, existed even after the second buck, [they] were headed out on patrol. America Gulf War began in 2003. Yet concerns grew over how must reward responsibility and not irresponsibility. to sustain adequate levels of an all-volunteer force as more demands were made of it, including extended Expanding educational benefits to veterans and their tours of duty. dependents appears to be a successful retention policy. Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans In 2006, James Webb, a Vietnam veteran and father and Military Families, in partnership with Blue of an active duty Marine, campaigned for a U.S. Star Families (a nonprofit that supports military Senate seat from Virginia. He called for an update families), reports that education is one of the top five to the Montgomery G.I. Bill, expanding benefits reasons for joining the military and that 78 percent for those who served in the post 9/11 era, similar of veterans have or plan to transfer their education to those granted to World War II veterans. For benefit to a child or spouse. Since 2009, the Post servicemembers serving a minimum of 90 days 9/11 G.I. Bill has served approximately 1.6 million after Sept. 10, 2001 the proposal initially offered full veterans or dependents, costing taxpayers $65 billion tuition for up to 36 months, a housing and books in tuition, books and housing. allowance and transferability of unused benefits

SUMMER 2017 21 Notwithstanding these generous allowances, the up for military service, the impact of the Post 9/11 institute found that less than one percent of the G.I. Bill is an important element in maintaining national undergraduate population enrolled in adequate levels of an all-volunteer force and U.S News and World Report’s “Top 20” colleges is ensuring its successful reintegration into civilian life comprised of post-9/11 era veterans; in contrast, 40 as contributors to the 21st century economy. percent of the total Post 9/11 G.I. Bill funding is paid to for-profit institutions with online courses and Rosa Castillo Krewson is a doctoral student in the degrees. The closure of such for-profit schools as ITT Center for Public Administration and Policy at Tech and Corinthian affected thousands of veterans. Virginia Tech and was selected as a 2017 ASPA These circumstances raise questions as to whether Founders Fellow. She has presented her research at taxpayers are getting the best “return on investment,” various academic conferences on topics including based on how veterans and their families make use social and racial equity, veterans’ education, of the law. economic development and strategic leadership and management. Rosa holds a BA in Philosophy More research needs to be conducted to help and Political Science from Boston University and administrators implement policies that benefit and completed the Nonprofit Management Executive meet veterans’ needs. With veterans generally citing Certificate at the Center for Public and Nonprofit educational benefits as a primary reason to sign Leadership at Georgetown University.

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NASPAA Accredited Programs You’ll find listed on the next several pages the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration’s (NASPAA) list of accredited universities, current as of Sept. 1, 2017. Thanks to NASPAA for providing this list.

Albany State University Bowie State University California State University—Long Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Beach https://www.asurams.edu/archives/ https://www.bowiestate.edu/aca- Master of Public Administration east/public-administration/ demics-research/colleges/ http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/ American University college-of-business/departments/ departments/public-policy-and- Key Executive Master of Public management-marketing-and-pad- administration/ Administration mi/programs/mpa-program/ California State University— http://www.american.edu/spa/key/ Bowling Green State University Los Angeles Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Science in Public Master of Public Policy http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sci- Administration http://www.american.edu/spa/ ences/political-science/mas- http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/pol_ ters-public-administration.html sci/master-public-administration The American University in Cairo Master of Public Administration Bridgewater State University California State University— Master of Public Policy Master of Public Administration San Bernardino www.aucegypt.edu/gapp/ppad http://www.bridgew.edu/mpa Master of Public Administration https://jhbc.csusb.edu/mpa Appalachian State University Brigham Young University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration California State University— http://www.mpa.appstate.edu https://marriottschool.byu.edu/ Stanislaus mpa/ Master of Public Administration Arizona State University https://www.csustan.edu/mpa Master of Public Administration California State Polytechnic https://spa.asu.edu/mpa University Carnegie Mellon University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Management Arkansas State University https://www.cpp.edu/~class/mpa/ Master of Science in Public Policy and Master of Public Administration California State University— Management http://www.astate.edu/info/aca- http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/ demics/degrees/degree-details. Bakersfield Master of Public Administration school-of-public-policy- dot?mid=5b012387-946f-4465- management/index.aspx 96cf-1d507ef46632 https://bpa.csub.edu/departments/ Public-Policy-and-Administration. Central Michigan University Auburn University—Auburn html Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration California State University—Chico http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/politi- http://www.cla.auburn.edu/polisci/ cal_scienc/mpa/ graduate-programs/mpa/ Master of Public Administration http://www.csuchico.edu/pols/grad- Clark Atlanta University Auburn University—Montgomery uate/index.shtml Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration California State University— http://www.cau.edu/depart- http://cppj.aum.edu/academic-pro- ment-of-public-administration grams/graduate-programs/ Dominguez Hills public-administration Master of Public Administration Cleveland State University http://www4.csudh.edu/mpa/ Master of Public Administration Augusta University California State University—Fresno https://www.csuohio.edu/urban/ Master of Public Administration mpa/mpa http://www.augusta.edu/pamplin/ Master of Public Administration mpa/ http://www.fresnostate.edu/social- College of Charleston sciences/polysci/degrees/ Master of Public Administration Baruch College—CUNY ma-pubadmin.html http://puba.cofc.edu/ Master of Public Administration http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/mspia/ California State University— Columbia University Fullerton Master of International Affairs Binghamton University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://hss.fullerton.edu/paj/Publi- https://sipa.columbia.edu https://www.binghamton.edu/pub- cAdministration/ lic-administration/ Boise State University Master of Public Administration https://sps.boisestate.edu/pub- licpolicy/mpa/

SUMMER 2017 23 DePaul University Governors State University KDI School of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Management Master of Science in International http://www.govst.edu/cas/mpa/ Master of Public Policy Public Service Grambling State University Master of Development Policy Master of Science in Public Service Master of Public Administration https://www.kdischool.ac.kr/#/ Management http://www.gram.edu/academics/ www/cp/academics/programs/ Master of Public Policy majors/arts-and-sciences/ masters_program https://las.depaul.edu/academics/ poli-sci/mpa/ Kean University school-of-public-service Grand Valley State University Master of Public Administration East Carolina University Master of Public Administration http://www.kean.edu/academics/ Master of Public Administration http://www.gvsu.edu/spnha/ college-business-public- https://www.ecu.edu/polsci/mpa/ master-of-public-administra- management/school-criminal- justice-public-administration Eastern Kentucky University tion-mpa-108.htm Master of Public Administration Indiana University—Bloomington Kennesaw State University http://mpa.eku.edu/ Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration mpa.hss.kennesaw.edu Eastern Michigan University http://www.spea.indiana.edu Master of Public Administration Indiana University—Northwest Kent State University http://www.emich.edu/polisci/pro- Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration grams/graduate/master.php http://www.iun.edu/bulletin/ https://www.kent.edu/polisci/mpa Eastern Washington University schools/chhs/schools- Kentucky State University Master of Public Administration divisions/spea/grad-mpa.shtml Master of Public Administration https://www.ewu.edu/cbpa/pro- Indiana University—South Bend http://kysu.edu/academics/col- grams/public-administration lege-of-professional-studies/ EDUCATION Campus public-administration-so- Florida Atlantic University Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration https://www.iusb.edu/mpa/ cial-work-criminal-justice/ public-administration/ http://cdsi.fau.edu/spa/mpa/ Indiana University—Purdue Florida Gulf Coast University University Indianapolis Long Island University—Post Master of Public Administration Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration http://www.fgcu.edu/CAS/PAMPA http://spea.iupui.edu/future/gradu- http://www.liu.edu/post/mpajobs Florida International University ate/mpa/ Long Island University—Brooklyn Master of Public Administration Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Master of Public Administration https://mpa.fiu.edu/about-us/pro- Administración-IESA http://liu.edu/Brooklyn/Academics/ gram-data/ Master of Public Management School-of-Business-Public-Ad- ministration-and-Information- Florida State University http://www.iesa.edu.ve/postgrados/ maestria-en-gerencia-publica Sciences/Academic-Programs/ Master of Public Administration Public-Administration/ http://www.askew.fsu.edu/prospec- Jackson State University tive/mpa Master of Public Policy and Louisiana State University Master of Public Administration George Mason University Administration http://www.jsums.edu/publicpolicy/ https://business.lsu.edu/Public-Ad- Master of Public Administration ministration-Institute https://schar.gmu.edu/ Jacksonville State University Marist College The George Washington University Master of Public Administration http://www.jsu.edu/mpa/ Master of Public Administration Master of Public Policy http://www.marist.edu/admission/ Master of Public Administration James Madison University graduate/public-administration https://tspppa.gwu.edu Master of Public Administration https://www.jmu.edu/mpa/ Minnesota State University— Georgia College and State Mankato University John Jay College of Criminal Master of Arts in Urban Studies Master of Public Administration Justice—CUNY http://sbs.mnsu.edu/government/ http://www.gcsu.edu/artsand- Master of Public Administration graduate/publicadmin/ sciences/gov/public-administra- http://mpa.jjconline.net/ tion-mpa Mississippi State University Kansas State University Master of Public Policy and Georgia Southern University Master of Public Administration Administration Master of Public Administration http://www.k-state.edu/polsci/ http://pspa.msstate.edu/academics/ http://cogs.georgiasouthern.edu/ programs/master-public-admin- mppa/overview/ admission/mpa/ istration/ Missouri State University Georgia State University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://politicalscience.missouristate. http://aysps.gsu.edu/public-man- edu/mpa/ agement-and-policy/master-pub- lic-administration/

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Morehead State University Old Dominion University Seton Hall University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration https://www.moreheadstate.edu/ http://odu.edu/business/depart- https://www.shu.edu/academics/ Caudill-College-of-Arts,-Human- ments/sps/academics/mpa mpa-public-administration.cfm ities-and-Social-Sci/History,- Oregon State University Southern Illinois University— Philosophy,-International-Stud- Master of Public Policy Edwardsville ies-and-Leg/Academic-Programs/ http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/ Master of Public Administration Public-Administration-MPA/ spp/mpp http://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences Naval Postgraduate School Penn State Harrisburg Southern Illinois University— Defense-Focused Master of Business Master of Public Administration Carbondale Administration https://harrisburg.psu.edu/pub- Master of Public Administration http://www.nps.edu/web/gsbpp/ lic-affairs/public-administration http://cola.siu.edu/politicalscience/ academic-programs graduate/mpa Master of Science in Management Portland State University http://www.nps.edu/web/gsbpp/ Master of Public Administration Southern University and A&M academic-programs https://www.pdx.edu/hatfield- College school/master-of-public-admin- Master of Public Administration New Mexico State University istration http://www.subr.edu/index.cfm/ Master of Public Administration Executive Master of Public page/294/n/415 https://deptofgov.nmsu.edu/aca- Administration demic-programs/mpa/ Southern Utah University http://www.pdx.edu/cps/execu- Master of Public Administration The New School tive-master-of-public- https://www.suu.edu/hss/polscj/ Master of Science in Urban Policy administration mpa/ Analysis and Management Portland State University State University of New York—The http://www.newschool.edu/pub- Master of Public Administration: lic-engagement/milano-school/ College at Brockport Health Administration Master of Public Administration New York University https://www.pdx.edu/hatfield- https://www.brockport.edu/aca- Master of Public Administration school/master-of-public-adminis- demics/public_administration/ https://wagner.nyu.edu/ tration-health-administration Suffolk University North Carolina State University Renmin University of China Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://www.suffolk.edu/business/ http://spia.ncsu.edu/graduate/mpa. http://spap.ruc.edu.cn/en/ graduate/62701.php php Rutgers University—Camden Syracuse University Northeastern University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://dppa.camden.rutgers.edu/ https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/paia/ https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/ degrees/mpa Tennessee State University policyschool/master-public- Rutgers University—New Brunswick administration/ Master of Public Administration Master of Public Policy http://www.tnstate.edu/cpsua/de- Northern Illinois University http://bloustein.rutgers.edu/gradu- grees/mpa.aspx Master of Public Administration ate/public-policy http://www.mpa.niu.edu Texas A&M International University Rutgers University—Newark Master of Public Administration Northern Kentucky University Master of Public Administration http://www.tamiu.edu/mpa Master of Public Administration http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu http://artscience.nku.edu/depart- Texas A&M University San Diego State University Master of Public Service and ments/psccj/programs/publicad- Master of Public Administration ministration/mpa Administration http://spa.sdsu.edu http://bush.tamu.edu/ Nova Southeastern University San Francisco State University Master of Public Administration Texas Southern University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://www.business.nova.edu/ http://mpa.sfsu.edu masters/master-of-public-admin- http://bjmlspa.tsu.edu/ istration.html San Jose State University Texas State University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Oakland University http://www.sjsu.edu/mpa/ Master of Public Administration http://mpa.polisci.txstate.edu/ https://wwwp.oakland.edu/polisci/ Savannah State University Texas Tech University master-of-public-administration/ Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration mpa/ https://www.savannahstate.edu/ www.depts.ttu.edu/politicalscience/ graduate/master-degrees/degrees- mpa The Ohio State University grad-pa.shtml Master of Public Administration Master of Arts in Public Policy and Seattle University Management Master of Public Administration http://glenn.osu.edu www.seattleu.edu/artsci/MPA

SUMMER 2017 25 Tsinghua University University of Hawai’i—Manoa University of Nevada—Las Vegas Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://www.sppm.tsinghua.edu. http://www.puba.hawaii.edu/ https://www.unlv.edu/publicpolicy/ cn/xwzx/lbxw/26efe48955ae9cd- mpa-degree.html graduate/mpa 10155b52a612d0002.html The University of Illinois—Chicago The University of New Mexico University at Albany—SUNY Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration https://cuppa.uic.edu/ http://spa.unm.edu/ http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/ The University of Illinois— University of New Orleans pad.shtml Springfield Master of Public Administration The University of Alabama— Master of Public Administration http://mpa.uno.edu Birmingham http://www.uis.edu/publicadminis- The University of North Carolina— Master of Public Administration tration/ Chapel Hill https://www.uab.edu/cas/govern- The University of Kansas Master of Public Administration ment/graduate-program Master of Public Administration http://www.mpa.unc.edu/ The University of Arizona https://kupa.ku.edu/ The University of North Carolina— Master of Public Administration University of Kentucky Charlotte https://mpa.sgpp.arizona.edu/ Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration University of Arkansas—Little Rock http://martin.uky.edu/ http://mpa.uncc.edu/ Master of Public Administration University of La Verne The University of North Carolina— http://ualr.edu/publicaffairs/mpa/ Master of Public Administration Greensboro University of Baltimore http://laverne.edu/business-and- Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration public-administration/mas- www.uncg.edu/psc/mpa EDUCATION http://www.ubalt.edu/cpa/gradu- ter-of-public-administration/ The University of North Carolina— ate-programs-and-certificates/ University of Louisville Wilmington degree-programs/master-of-pub- Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration lic-administration/ http://louisville.edu/upa/programs/ http://uncw.edu/mpa/ University of Central Florida mpa University of North Dakota Master of Public Administration University of Maryland— Master of Public Administration https://www2.cohpa.ucf.edu/publi- College Park http://business.und.edu/academics/ cadmin/public-administration Master of Public Policy mpa/ University of Colorado—Colorado http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/ University of North Florida Springs The University of Memphis Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://www.unf.edu/graduate- https://www.uccs.edu/spa/pro- http://www.memphis.edu/padm/ school/academics/programs/Pub- grams/graduate/mpa.html University of Minnesota lic_Administration.aspx University of Colorado Denver Master of Public Policy University of North Texas Master of Public Administration https://www.hhh.umn.edu/ Master of Public Administration http://www.ucdenver.edu/academ- http://padm.hps.unt.edu/ ics/colleges/SPA/Academics/ University of Missouri—Columbia programs/PublicAffairsAdmin Master of Public Affairs University of Oregon https://truman.missouri.edu/de- Master of Public Administration University of Connecticut grees-programs/mpa/ https://pppm.uoregon.edu/grad/ Master of Public Administration mpa http://dpp.uconn.edu/academ- University of Missouri—Kansas City ic-programs/public- Master of Public Administration University of Pittsburgh administration/ http://bloch.umkc.edu/gradu- Master of Public Administration ate-program/mpa/ Master of International Development University of Dayton University of Missouri—St. Louis Master of Public and International Master of Public Administration Affairs https://www.udayton.edu/arts- Master of Public Policy Administration http://www.gspia.pitt.edu/Aca- sciences/academics/ demics/Degree-Programs/Mas- politicalscience/grad/index.php http://www.umsl.edu/gradschool/ ppa/ ter-of-Public-Administration University of Delaware University of Nebraska—Omaha University of Puerto Rico—Rio Master of Public Administration Piedras Campus https://www.sppa.udel.edu/ Master of Public Administration https://www.unomaha.edu/col- Master of Public Administration grad-education/graduate-educa- http://sociales.uprrp.edu/egap/ tion/mpa-master-of-public-ad- lege-of-public-affairs-and-com- ministration munity-service/public-adminis- University of San Francisco tration/ Master of Public Administration The University of Georgia https://www.usfca.edu/manage- Master of Public Administration ment/graduate-programs/ http://spia.uga.edu/depart- public-administration ments-centers/padp/

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FACULTY HELPING YOU MAKE YOUR MARK Master of Public THERESA DANIELS, PH.D. KARABI BEZBORUAH, PH.D Administration Dallas County Commissioner Associate Professor BOB HART ENID ARVIDSON, PH.D. City Manager, City of Corinth Associate Professor Master of Public TOM HART ROD HISSONG, PH.D. Administration — Online City Manager, City of Grand Prairie Interim Ph.D. Program Director and Associate Professor JILL JORDAN Assistant City Manager, City of Dallas DAVID COURSEY, PH.D. Master of Public Policy MPA Director JOSEPH PORTUGAL, PH.D. and Associate Professor Town Administrator, Westover Hills Ph.D. Program in Public ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, PH.D. TREY YELVERTON Interim Department Chair and Urban Administration City Manager, City of Arlington and Associate Professor

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cappa ad v2.indd 2 8/15/17 9:30 AM University of South Carolina The University of Utah West Chester University Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/poli/ http://mpa.utah.edu/ https://www.wcupa.edu/busi- welcome-mpa-program-usc The University of Vermont ness-publicManagement/mpa/ The University of South Dakota Master of Public Administration West Virginia University Master of Public Administration http://www.uvm.edu/cals/cdae/ Master of Public Administration http://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sci- mpa http://publicadmin.wvu.edu/stu- ences/political-science/gradu- University of Washington dents/master-of-public-adminis- ate-public-administration Master of Public Administration tration University of South Florida https://evans.uw.edu/ Western Carolina University Master of Public Administration University of West Georgia Master of Public Affairs http://spa.usf.edu/graduate/mpa/ Master of Public Administration http://www.wcu.edu/learn/depart- ments-schools-colleges/cas/so- University of Southern California https://www.westga.edu/academ- Master of Public Administration ics/program_page.php?program_ cial-sciences/poliscipublicaffairs/ http://priceschool.usc.edu/pro- id=78 mpa/index.aspx grams/masters/mpa/ Valdosta State University Western Kentucky University Master of Public Administration The University of Tennessee— Master of Public Administration http://www.wku.edu/political-sci- Chattanooga http://www.valdosta.edu/mpa ence/mpa-program/ Master of Public Administration Victoria University of Wellington https://www.utc.edu/master-pub- Master of Public Policy Western Michigan University lic-administration/ Master of Public Management Master of Public Administration www.wmich.edu/spaa The University of Texas—Arlington http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sog/ EDUCATION Master of Public Administration Villanova University Wichita State University http://www.uta.edu/cappa/academ- Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration ics/public-affairs/public-admin- http://www1.villanova.edu/villano- http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/ istration/master-public-adminis- va/artsci/publicadmin.html home/?u=hugowall tration/ Virginia Commonwealth University Willamette University The University of Texas—Austin Master of Public Administration Master of Business Administration for Master of Public Affairs http://www.wilder.vcu.edu/pro- Business, Government and Not-for- http://lbj.utexas.edu/master-pub- grams/public-administration/ Profit Management lic-affairs http://www.willamette.edu/mba/ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and programs/ The University of Texas—Dallas State University Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration Wright State University http://www.utdallas.edu/admis- https://www.cpap.vt.edu/academ- Master of Public Administration sions/graduate/degrees/detail. ics/masters/ https://liberal-arts.wright.edu/ php?d=711 urban-affairs-and-geography/pro- Washington State University grams/public-administration/ The University of Texas—El Paso Master of Public Affairs Master of Public Administration career-and-internship-place- https://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/mas- ments-in-public-administration http://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/ ter-public-affairs mpa/ Wayne State University The University of Texas— Master of Public Administration San Antonio http://www.clas.wayne.edu/MPA/ Master of Public Administration http://graduateschool.utsa.edu/ programs/public-administra- tion-m.p.a

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FROM BREXIT TO IMMIGRATION REFORM: 13th Transatlantic Dialogue Addresses Critical Issues from Both Sides of the Atlantic By Allan Rosenbaum

For 13 years, the Transatlantic Dialogue (TAD) of Romania and current dean at Babes Bolyai has brought together leading U.S.- and Europe- University in Cluj, Romania; and this author. based scholars and practitioners to discuss major issues surrounding the quality and improvement U.S. participants included Charles Menifield of governance and public administration. This and Alasdair Roberts, new leaders of the public year’s dialogue, which took place April 5-8 at administration schools at Rutgers University— Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Newark and the University of Massachusetts— was organized by FIU’s Center for Democracy and Amherst, respectively. Faculty participants included, Good Governance and its Department of Public among others, James Perry, Indiana University, Administration. and editor in chief of Public Administration Review; Marilyn Rubin, John Jay College, City University Jointly sponsored by the European Group on Public of New York; and Chris Ansell, University of Administration (EGPA) and American Society for California—Berkeley. European participants Public Administration, with continuing assistance included such noted scholars as Geert Bouckaert, from Rutgers University—Newark, TAD13 welcomed University of Leuven, Belgium; Per Laegreid, more than 90 participants who addressed the theme, University of Bergen, Norway; and Karen Johnston, Sustaining a Democratic Public Sector in an Era of University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Multiple Challenges and Constraints. They included, for the first time, scholars and practitioners from the The participants explored sub-themes connected South Atlantic, including Africa and Latin America. to sustaining democratic government, including maintaining democratic values in times of Most attendees felt that the preceding 18 months challenge; sustaining diverse and inclusive had been a period of surprise and, for many, growing societies; international migration and the rise of uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic in terms of intense nationalism; overcoming significant fiscal good governance, political stability and the role of constraints; and effective management for the the public sector. Among the surprises: Brexit, the provision of quality public services. The sessions rise of nationalist populism in Eastern and Western consistently addressed an underlying theme Europe and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. and question: Can we still make a strong case for From the Balkans to Lithuania, European elections democracy given the many challenges to democratic often produced very unexpected results as political institutions throughout the world? For most, the parties, once perceived as fringe organizations, answer was an emphatic yes. moved to center stage of their nations’ governance. In the United States, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, which surprised many Americans, surprised most Europeans even more.

Following opening remarks by ASPA, EGPA and FIU representatives, participants engaged in a plenary session focused directly on this year’s theme with presentations by Luis Solari, former prime minister of Peru and current dean at the Catholic University of Lima, Peru; Calin Hintea, former chief of cabinet Plenary participants at TAD, left to right: Allan Rosenbaum, Calin Hintea, and minister of the Government Christina Rodriguez-Acosta and Luis Solari.

SUMMER 2017 31 Among the strongest arguments for sustaining democratic societies was recognition that, as Winston Churchill and others commented, democracy remains the best form of government in terms of protecting human rights, despite its messiness. With very few exceptions, economic growth and democratic governance do go hand in hand. In addition, the attendees noted that no governments can totally avoid the problem of corruption, but that democratic governments were most able to create institutional safeguards that minimize its degree. They also noted that democratic governments were most able to—and were critical to—ensure the wellbeing of increasingly diverse populations within a society and encourage and support of pluralist societies.

The participants were stimulated in part by a major continent-wide study underway in Europe that seeks to define the unique characteristics of European public administration and its public sector. They explored fundamental differences between government and effective public administration in Europe and the United States. Among their responses was the notion that public administration in Europe was heavily influenced by the historic notion of a centralized national state, which was itself the embodiment of nationhood. In contrast, the United States, a historically decentralized system, was built on a fear of the concentration of power, producing public governance that often was an extension of the nation’s underlying political conflicts.

2014-2015 ASPA President Allan Rosenbaum is director of the Institute for Public Management and Community Service and the Center for Democracy and Good Governance at Florida International University. Rosenbaum currently serves as vice chairperson of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration and as ASPA’s international director. He can be reached at [email protected].

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The Landscape of Performance Measurement Education By Andrew Ballard and Marc Holzer

Everyone is measuring performance. In “Why MPA Courses Addressing Performance Measure Performance?: Different Purposes Require Measurement Different Measures,” Bob Behn proclaimed that performance measurement was ubiquitous in public Courses Number of % of Total organizations. Yet he noted in the same paper, Courses published nearly 15 years ago, that this may not Applied Research 73 42% be the whole truth. He cited research suggesting Program Evaluation/Policy 53 31% a meager record in some realms. More than one Analysis decade later, the record is almost certainly less Evidence-Based 23 13% meager. As many public agencies measure their Management performance, one wonders whether the same is true for our education curriculum. If performance Performance Measurement 21 12% measurement has become such an important part Organizational 3 2% of government operations, it should be reflected in Management/Behavior what we teach our MPA students. So, is everyone Total 173 teaching performance? And, if so, how? Another look at the data paints still another picture. To answer these questions, we randomly sampled The table below considers each course and removes 61 of the approximately 180 NASPAA-accredited duplicate schools to show how many of the 61 MPA programs across the United States and found sampled programs offer a performance specific that all of them addressed the topic in one way course. The answer: roughly one in five. or another. One hundred seventy-three courses spread out across these schools made at least some mention of performance information collection Distribution of Courses Relevant to Performance and use. So, we can say—with ample room for Courses Number of % of Total error and exaggeration—that everyone is teaching Courses performance. But, further inspection tells a more complicated story. Applied Research 38 62% Program Evaluation/Policy 31 51% An interesting trend appears when organizing the Analysis courses broadly, as the table does to the right. The Evidence-Based 19 31% vast majority of them are not performance specific, Management but dedicated to broader topics that touch on Performance Measurement 13 21% performance as part of a larger syllabus. A relatively small number of courses are dedicated solely or Organizational 3 5% mostly to performance. Note that the table includes Management/Behavior duplicate programs, meaning one university may be Total 61 represented multiple times. For example, a program may offer several sections of the same course in a This finding may not pose a problem if other semester, or several faculty members may teach their courses thoroughly review important aspects of own versions of the course. performance measurement. This leads to the second question: the content of the courses. First, consider performance measurement courses themselves. The most common topics covered include logic models, indicators, data collection, historical and theoretical considerations, benchmarking and specialized applications based on the faculty member’s research interests. A few courses discuss leadership and management’s ability to link data collection to decisionmaking processes, but not many. Yet leadership has been shown time and time

SUMMER 2017 33 EDUCATION performance measurementperformance certificates offered training. This may of popularity explain the have never had formalized orcomprehensive or maintaining systems ingovernment performance suggest that many designing individualstasked with findings, these Considering itisnota stretch to data andorganizational leadership andculture. in theabstract, missing theimportant linkbetween only cover they performance techniques; collection conceptsanddataof theirtimeoneconomic analysisevaluation classesspendmuch andpolicy and conceptoperationalization content. Program data intheirmeasurement performance discuss For example, many applied research courses analyticalapply certain andmanagerial techniques. measurement asanexample ofhow practitioners foundwe that performance thecourses use inothercategories, lookingWhen at thecurriculum behavior. and actually using data organizational to inform system inapublica performance organization simplyagain adopting linkbetween acritical to be 34 gmail.com. Performance. He reached can at be MarcHolzer1@ founding director the National of Public Center for at Boston. Suffolk University, PublicHe is for Service Marc Holzer is distinguished professor intheInstitute rutgers.edu. Newark. He reached can at be andrew.ballard@ PublicCenter for at Performance Rutgers University— Andrew Ballard is managing director theNational of additional fee, ofcourse. developmentwill fillthis certificates gap—for an the tasks at hand. Asthings stand, professional the majority have trained notbeen adequately for to itintheirorganization,likely exposed to be but measurement. MPA exiting Those programs are aknowledgebe gap whenitcomesto performance manyAs with professional fields, there appears to the name ofpractical applicability. and can afford to forego more abstract material in certificates cater exclusivelyworking to professionals theirMPAwho see asaterminal degree. Professional ofstudentsneeds whopursue aPh.D. those with MPA programs. Perhaps to balance the thelatter try more comprehensive andpractical material than culture. It isunclear why to offer thecourses seem changing leadership styles andorganizational thatto bridge pesky data-decision gap through objectives. often conclude They by covering how defining programmaticgoals todevelop “SMART” and capacity, thenmove items like onto specific evaluations ofcurrent organizational culture teaching performance. Many broad with begin have primarily they an“end-to-end” approach to Evaluating content from certificate courses shows rutgersncpp.org), offercertificates,too. University, Rutgers University—Newark, www. the National Center forPublic Performance (Suffolk College. andresearch Advocacy institutes, including Scorecard Institute anduniversities like Baruch offered the Balanced by such organizations asICMA, implement system. aperformance Theprograms are thatfirms focus specifically on how todesign and offered by universities, nonprofitsprivate and education. We identifiedseven certificate courses as professional development andcontinuing SUMMER 2017 The Truman School Offers the Knowledge and Skills Necessary to Succeed

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Focused on data analysis, part two provides The curricula section gives information on online analytical tools, informational sites and programs, courses and syllabi offered by schools datasets from a range of academic and professional of public affairs and administration. Guidelines institutions, with links to qualitative and quantitative help academic professionals write comprehensive data collection and analysis tools. These include the syllabi, including NASPAA’s local government course American Statistical Association Survey Research outlines, and link to a selection of portals at North and Methodology Section (http://www.amstat.org/ American universities with top ranking public sections/srms/index.html) and the Survey Research administration programs. Library at the University of Chicago (http://www. srl.uic.edu/), a survey research site listing academic The teaching journals featured in part five embrace and nonprofit survey research organizations. the administrative sciences with links provided for each volume and a list of its contents. These include The third part, detailing instructional resources, the Journal of Public Affairs Education, the Teaching has links on lesson planning, teaching techniques Public Administration Journal and the Journal of and instructor resources, such as The Idea Center, Education for Business. an online repository for ideas about all areas of teaching (http://www.theideacenter.org/research- Recognizing the challenge of creating a learning and-papers/idea-papers). Also provided are conducive environment, part six focuses on guidelines on designing courses, managing diverse classroom management, including ethical and student bodies, creating effective discussions and behavioral aspects related to equal treatment crafting written assignments. Other links have of students, plus managing conflict, disruptive information on testing, grading, teaching and behavior and large classes (http://www.ctl.uga.edu/ learning assessment. Learning Resources, provided uploads/main/mainManaging_Large_Classes.pdf) by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, offers and keeping students engaged. many resources and teaching evaluation tools (http:/ canterbury.ac.nz/learningresources). continued on page 51

SUMMER 2017 37 EDUCATION concepts ofactionlearning and actionresearch engage inpeer-to-peer collaboration that employs Essential to theonlineMPA program, students Cyber Center.Defense Crime of Digital Forensics Academic by Excellence the plusaCenter ofHomelandDepartment Security, Education by theNational andU.S. Agency Security Academic inInformation Excellence Assurance programs andrecognized asaNational Center of as oneofthetop 10U.S. graduate security cyber assuranceinformation security program, ranked and reputation ofNorwich’s Master in ofScience Students from benefit will theestablished quality ofpublic services. development anddelivery must considered be security inthe of how cyber requiresscholar acomprehensive understanding our interdisciplinary field. Today’s practitioner- element asacritical of security recognizes cyber assurance congruently. This dual-program track MPA andMaster ininformation ofScience security dual program that allow will students to earn an dynamics, University has Norwich announced a In response to changing public administration analysis topics that government face. andindustry offered cyber workshops anddiscussions on key law infrastructure andcritical cyber who experts responsecomputer team emergency andfeatured annual Summit, Cyber which showcased Security a administration. hosteditsfirst In 2017,CGCS culture andethicsto coalition building to fiscal participate incase study workshops ranging from public administrator.of the21st century Students theever-changing andmeet opportunities demands that amplify thinking critical andapplied action that builds onatradition ofdynamic activities WorldResearch (ALARA) Congress, aglobal event host theAction will Learning/Action In 2018,CGCS attained throughout theirgraduate journey. collaboration andworkshops that amplify lessons and challenging to participate inpeer opportunities where aresidencyweek with students have exciting through onlinecurricula.Theprograms conclude deliver intense, immersive andinteractive education embraces proactive(CGCS) to methodologies ofGraduateThe College and Continuing Studies 200th year, itsprograms are anything but old. University preparesAs Norwich to celebrate its to theNext Level Taking Action Learning NORWICH UNIVERSITY: By RuthStilwellandBillPowers 38 LLC, is one of the leading authorities onintegrated authorities istheleading oneof LLC, directorand executive Aerospace of Solutions Policy Ruth Stilwell, adjunct professor University at Norwich prepared them for thechallenges ahead. success isatestament that Norwich’s have curricula leaders, managers and executives today chiefs,police managers, emergency administrators, asnonprofit.well We are building tomorrow’s fire/ federal, state, localof government: andmunicipal, as achieved distinction inleadership roles at alllevels student expectation. Challenged, itsstudents have teaching style and the cornerstone oftheCGCS Achieve Distinction—is more than aslogan. It is University The . Challenge mantra—Norwich Expect community. inthepublic administration participant as anactive engagesweek theparticipants notasastudent, but Summit orcase study workshops,Security residency Worldattending theALARA Congress, theCyber and relationships online. developed itis Whether the“in-person”and uses theskills timeto fortify process continues upto thegraduation ceremony traditional, on-campus experience. Thelearning University supplements onlineeducation a with Through activities,week the residency Norwich acumen. studies enable students to demonstrate theattained accentuatefurther learning whilethegroup case public administrator. Individual research projects competing interests are thestanchion oftheeffective diverseperspectives, and priorities at alllevels; effective public administration requires interaction as apractitioner-scholar. recognizes that CGCS MPA degree andemphasizes theskills developed leadership. Theformat isuniquely to the suited to demonstratethe opportunity teamwork and program through targeted tasks that provide them Students demonstrate theirlearning inthedegree analyze anddevelop materials onassigned topics. student using driven, working teams to critically environment that allows case studies largely to be cultivatesAL/AR methodology learning arich andestablished relationships.experience The but already have gained much from professional to graduation, may they never have metpersonally, prior forresidencyweek arrive they (AL/AR). When continued onpage 47 SUMMER 2017 . Their SOCIETY NEWS

SECTION SPOTLIGHT Section on Public Administration Education (SPAE) Alex Heckman, Chair and Pam Dunning, Chair-Elect

What are the two most critical issues that public administration education faces? How does SPAE work to have an impact on them? Heckman: One of the most critical issues is timeless: How do we teach students in a way that is most effective for their learning? Ironically, teaching techniques are not fostered and often are not recognized at many academic institutions. For example, faculty are expected to go to academic conferences in their discipline to stay current within it, but there is not such a typical expectation to attend conferences focused on teaching. Sharing best practices and providing professional development for Today’s teaching environment is much different from improving teaching methodologies is a focus its traditional model. Classroom learning is not the for SPAE. only approach, while lecture-style presentations increasingly accommodate hands-on learning Another critical issue is developing online models. What are your thoughts about these shifts teaching strategies and using online tools. Courses and what does the research show in terms of their increasingly are offered online. Both new and effectiveness? experienced faculty members are looking to Dunning: We are seeing an increase in a more translate their classroom strategies to online courses active or experiential approach to learning, where in ways that are engaging. instructors transition to facilitators and students become more engaged in the learning process. We SPAE is addressing these issues in several key ways have seen the emergence of the flipped classroom, (learn more at http://spaeaspa.org): where students watch video lectures at home and • We host the annual Teaching Public then accomplish in-class exercises to reinforce Administration Conference (TPAC); this year’s was the concepts. Many university MPA programs held at the University of Nebraska—Omaha. TPAC utilize service learning in a course project that ties is an outstanding opportunity to learn about and instruction with hands-on community service. share effective teaching practices. We also engage This approach provides students with the ability in meaningful dialogue with colleagues dedicated to apply what they have learned in a real-world to improving teaching. situation, and can present them with potential career opportunities. It is a win-win for the student, • Starting this year, SPAE has committed to offering the instructor and the community. Reading and regular webinars on effective teaching. We have discussing concepts in class (or online) through collaborated with ASPA to offer a webinar on the a lecture are fine as far as they go. However, subject for new professionals and partnered with combining these practices with actually applying the American Political Science Association to offer the concepts—whether a simulation, case study or a session on effective online teaching practices. service project—provides greater opportunity for students to retain the information and potentially • We are sponsoring a quarterly column in PA use it in the future. TIMES Online in which SPAE members and contributors share insights about topics related to Research shows that active and/or service learning teaching, learning and PA education. has a positive impact on student learning outcomes as it includes problem analysis, problem-solving, • We held a half-day workshop at ASPA’s 2017 critical thinking and decisionmaking skills. It also Annual Conference, which focused on how we can increase necessary communication skills. can best prepare our students to be successful When we sponsored the workshop at ASPA’s 2017 as practitioners. It was an engaging workshop conference, all four of the practitioners who spoke in which attendees heard directly from local remarked on the need for these types of skills. practitioners on this issue.

SUMMER 2017 39 In Fall 2016, ASPA and Arizona State University Increasingly, Master’s—and to some degree hosted a forum on the future of higher education, with doctoral—degrees can be obtained through online a particular focus on the role of for-profit institutions. education platforms. What has SPAE found out about Where is the future of higher education headed from the nature of those degrees—from their efficacy your perspective? and quality of research to the scholarship and Dunning: I wish I had a crystal ball to see what is in practitionership they produce? the future! The landscape seems to be shifting from Heckman: I think online Master’s degrees are well traditional, land-based institutions, to more flexible established now and there are high quality ones ones that can adapt to today’s changing realities. available, however, there are also some not-so- This includes an increase in the use of technology to high quality offerings. It is critical that prospective enhance learning. This can involve offering online students research the program and faculty. With courses or programs for the non-traditional student, online graduate programs, it is also critical that especially those in the military and in emergency prospective students know why they want the services, as well as providing an opportunity for degree in question. If the student wants a full time, students to collaborate with researchers around the tenured, faculty position at a research institution, for world. Certificate programs, created for particular example, an online degree from an institution not career opportunities, will become more prevalent ranked by U.S. News and World report is not likely as they offer an opportunity for public servants to to be of much help. However, if a student is looking increase their knowledge and skills to move up in to develop and advance professionally or wants to their current job, or move on to a different career. teach as an adjunct or online, an online degree can help them achieve that goal. Institutions, whether public, private or for-profit, will need to develop a new model of funding. Higher Online doctoral programs are newer and I education will need to cope with the costs associated think face more skepticism about the quality of with new technology, new and revised programs degree they provide. However, there appears to and systems to measure results; current funding be significant demand for high quality degrees models are inadequate. Institutions will continue to designed to support students finishing in a more be pressed to measure and report student outcomes, structured way than traditional Ph.Ds. At Franklin a trend that will continue as tuition costs increase University, we launched doctoral degrees in and stakeholders want a way to judge the quality of a business administration, health care administration university or college. I believe the challenges ahead and instructional design. Enrollment has far for higher education may fundamentally change exceeded expectations, in part because online SOCIETY NEWS the way institutions operate, but those that want to doctoral programs are primarily geared for working survive will respond positively to those challenges. professionals wanting to learn more practical knowledge and skills to become leaders in their Heckman: Enrollment trends, particularly at for- field. I do not see traditional research-oriented profit institutions, have declined dramatically over Ph.Ds offered widely online in the foreseeable the past several years. Some have even closed. These future as they are geared toward traditional students institutions face a stricter regulatory environment, wanting to be academics. Traditional schools will including having to report on student employment still dominate this area. But, I expect professionally- after graduation. It is unclear if this tighter focus oriented doctoral programs to grow and become will continue under the Trump administration. widely accepted as online Master’s degrees are. Regardless, for-profits face more competition from nonprofit and public institutions. Most students What do Section members tell you is SPAE’s most make a decision where to go to college based on valuable benefit? What programs and publications recommendations from friends and family who have help to strengthen their participation? gone there, as well as brand awareness. Students Heckman: Members who attend TPAC always rave used to have a few national online institutions to about how much they learned and particularly choose from if they wanted to work and go to school find the interaction with colleagues very valuable. or just wanted the convenience of online education. It is a great conference for engaging in deep and Now, in most regions, there are many institutions meaningful dialogue about teaching. However, offering online courses and programs. SPAE realizes many members cannot attend TPAC every year, so we began hosting webinars. The two The online market is becoming a less national one. webinars recently offered were well attended and Students prefer to take online courses with the local received high ratings. public or nonprofit school as opposed to a national institution. We are going back to the future in this Talk a bit more about TPAC’s primary focus and goal. respect. Students are becoming more conscious How can people get involved in next year’s event? of evaluating the costs and benefits of getting a Dunning: TPAC’s primary goal is to provide a venue degree, so referrals and trust in local institutions are for the mutual exchange of information on teaching important in making a choice. in public administration. The conference provides

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attendees the chance to discuss teaching activities, elect, I have some big shoes to fill next year as Alex course design, presentation styles, accreditation has done an amazing job increasing our outreach. issues and other beneficial and useful topics. It is a Heckman: I attended TPAC in 2012 because bit more relaxed than most conferences because the I wanted to improve my teaching, share with idea is to share what we do and how we do it so we colleagues committed to good teaching, and can be more innovative in our approach to teaching. because I was working at Franklin University, a In 2012, SPAE formed a partnership with the Public teaching-oriented institute. I found the conference Administration Committee of the Joint University very engaging and valuable—and a rarity in that Council in the United Kingdom, where we would it was devoted to improving teaching. I met great have a joint conference every four years. The 2018 colleagues, like John and Pam Dunning, who conference will be our second such conference, encouraged me to become involved with SPAE. Now, tentatively scheduled in England. More information I am very excited about the new initiatives we are on the date and location is coming soon. If you have undertaking to continue to advance its mission of never attended a TPAC, I invite you to attend one of improving teaching and PA education. our future ones! Pamela Dunning is associate professor of public How did you originally become an ASPA member and administration at Troy University. Her research how did you get involved in SPAE? interests include collaboration, strategic planning and the effects of technology on citizen engagement. Dunning: While in my MPA program, I was asked She can be reached at [email protected]. by our program chair to present on the Government Alex Heckman is chair of the Department of Public Performance and Results Act (GPRA) at my local Administration and chair and founder of the public Hampton Roads ASPA Chapter Symposium. I was administration program at Franklin University. His impressed with the event and the organization. professional presentations focus on ethical leadership, As an Air Force employee, I benefitted from policy implementation, conducting teaching research establishing connections in the local public sector, and the nature of good management and its impact joined ASPA and the Chapter and have been on organizational performance. Currently president involved in its activities since. I have attended TPAC of ASPA’s Central Ohio Chapter, Heckman can be since 1999 and when SPAE started sponsoring it in reached at [email protected] 2012, I volunteered to serve on the board. As chair-

The Program in Public and Nonprofit Management at UT Dallas is home to award-winning faculty with diverse areas of expertise that include human resource management, leadership, fiscal and budgetary policy, city management, diversity management, nonprofit and volunteer management, and performance management. The program is home to Public Administration Review and former Advance your Career home to the Review of Public Personnel Administration. and Make a Difference with a degree from UT Dallas A Master of Public Affairs (MPA) will prepare you for leadership roles in local government management, nonprofit governance and policy analysis. A doctoral degree in Public Affairs (PhD) will prepare you for careers in academia, research, public and nonprofit organizations. • Two national best dissertation awards and an honorable mention since 2012. • Competitive financial aid packages. • Opportunities for publishing. • Stipends for student travel to national and regional conferences. For more information, visit utdallas.edu/epps/public-affairs or email Doug Goodman, program head, at [email protected].

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ASPA Chapters Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week, Honor Excellence in Public Service

From a night out at a baseball game to an awards breakfast and celebratory dinners, ASPA Chapters across the United States marked this year’s Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) in special ways. Launched in 1987, PSRW takes place annually during the first full week of May. This year, President Trump commemorated the work of those dedicated to the public good with a proclamation and the U.S. Senate issued a resolution.

Buffalo-Niagara Chapter Celebrates with The Central Florida Chapter presented two public SUNY Buffalo service leadership awards: The Young Public Service On May 10, ASPA’s Buffalo-Niagara Chapter teamed Professional Award and the Exemplary Public with SUNY Buffalo State College to celebrate PSRW, Service Organization Award. The honorees were: an event that had not been recognized in that area of • Chris Castro, director of sustainability, City of the country in recent memory. The event provided Orlando (Young Public Service Professional a great opportunity for nonprofit and government Award) officials to educate students, the public and each other about public administration, the reasons they • Pulse Shooting Response Team, including City chose a career in public service and the impact they of Orlando Chief Administrative Officer Byron have in society. Brooks and Police Chief John Mina (Exemplary Public Service Organization Award) The celebration was a half-day conference that included four panel discussions, each exploring Chief Mina also co-accepted a proclamation from local and national issues ranging from the New York UCF President John Hitt for fallen officer Debra State two percent property tax cap to nonprofit fiscal Clayton, an alumna of the school who was killed in constraints and long-term sustainability. The event the line of duty earlier this year. featured active participation by Chapter members and the panels were moderated by Chapter Central Pennsylvania Chapter Holds President Dinash Lal, chief of staff of the Buffalo Awards Ceremony, Inducts Students into Common Council. Pi Alpha Alpha Central Florida Chapter and UCF Honor Public Service, Alumni and the Community

The Central Pennsylvania Chapter held its 5th The University of Central Florida School of Public Annual Awards Ceremony in the Pennsylvania State Administration hosted its annual PSRW celebration Capitol on May 4. ASPA Immediate Past President in conjunction with ASPA’s Central Florida Chapter. Susan Gooden delivered the keynote address as The event took place May 4 on the university’s eight individuals were recognized with a variety of campus. More than 120 people attended, including awards and West Chester University students were community leaders and public service professionals, inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha. Honorees were: students, faculty, staff and alumni.

SUMMER 2017 43 • Peter Marshall, municipal manager (Lifetime tickets to the event, raising $108 for the Chapter Achievement Award) coffers while also raising awareness of public service. The early afternoon game was warm and sunny and • The Honorable Eugene DePasquale, auditor the event provided a chance for members to connect general of Pennsylvania (Excellence in Public and to meet each other’s family and friends. Service Award) Promotional info on Facebook had more than 700 impressions, helping to raise awareness about public • Bing Ran, associate professor of Public service even if readers were unable to attend. Administration, Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs (Public Servant Leadership Award) Evergreen Chapter Honors Outstanding • Rick Loughery, recorder of deeds, Chester County Public Service Employees (Excellence in Local Government Award)

• Nolan Ritchie, executive director, Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee (Outstanding Young Professional Award)

• Laura Bleiler, MPA Student, West Chester University (Outstanding Student Award)

• Juan Bermudez Blanco, MPA student, Penn State Harrisburg (Student Paper Award)

• Tyler Sova, MPA student, West Chester University (Student Paper Award) Building on a long history of honoring the best CenTex Hosts Banquet to Celebrate Public in public service, the Evergreen Chapter proudly Service presented its 2017 Public Service Awards, which recognize the most outstanding practitioners, educators and graduate students in public service on May 2. The celebration took place at the Governor’s

SOCIETY NEWS Residence and was hosted by Washington State’s first lady, Trudi Inslee. Former Senator Karen Fraser provided the keynote address at the event.

Honorees included:

• Peter Bloch Garcia, executive director, The Latino Community Fund of Washington State (Billy Frank Jr. Award for Race and Social Justice) Annually, CenTex ASPA Chapter members celebrate • Trevor Robinson, The Evans School of Public PSRW with a banquet to recognize Central Texas Policy and Governance of the University of practitioners and students. The 2017 banquet was Washington, and Kaha Arte, Seattle University held May 16 at The Austin Club and featured a keynote (Outstanding Graduate Student in Public address from Jenifer Sarver, principal of Sarver Administration Awards) Strategies, who discussed “Connecting Citizens with Their Government.” The evening included an awards • Sandra Archibald, dean, The Evans School of ceremony, as the Chapter recognized outstanding Public Policy and Governance, University of individuals and programs of the government, Washington (Call to Duty Award) education, nonprofit and advocacy sectors. • Craig Shinn, Portland State University, and the Central Virginia Hosts Networking Event at William D. Ruckelshaus Center, accepted by Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Bill Ruckelshaus and Center Executive Director The Central Michael Kern (Award for the Advancement of Virginia Chapter’s Collaborative Governance) PSRW event was a day of fun and • Senator Karen Fraser (International Affairs connections as Advocacy Award) members attended • Mary Van Verst, program officer, Serve a Flying Squirrels Washington, and secretary, Evergreen Chapter baseball game in Richmond. Members sold 36 (President’s Award)

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Greater Houston Chapter Holds Award police chief, was chosen as the keynote speaker to Ceremony highlight the value of public service in Kansas City. Following Hanson’s address, the Chapter presented 11 awards. Honorees included:

• Nicholas Kline, Park University; Travis Rash, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Bo McCall, University of Kansas (Stanley Fisher Memorial Awards)

• Scott Helm, executive MPA and associate teaching professor of Public Affairs, University of Missouri—Kansas City (Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann Academic Leadership Award)

ASPA’s Greater Houston Chapter held its awards • Overland Park Fire Department (Crisis ceremony, “Celebrating the Rise of Leadership Management Award) through Public Service,” honoring four individuals • Dean Olson, president and CEO, The Family with service awards: Conservancy (Public Administrator of the Year • Vince Ryan, attorney, Harris County, and Csilla Award, Nonprofit) Stiles, finance director, City of Nassau Bay (Texas • Rob Cowan, center director, USCIS, National Public Service Leadership Awards) Benefits Center (Public Administrator of the Year • Luis Guajardo, regional planner, Lower Rio Grande Award, Federal Government) Valley Development Council of Governments, and • Phyllis Becker, director, Missouri Department of Paul Lopez, public works director, City of Nassau Social Services (Public Administrator of the Year Bay, Texas (Public Interface Service Awards) Award, State Government)

The ceremony took place May 4 at Texas Southern • Kimikoe Gilmore, assistant city administrator, City University. Guest speakers included Lael Keiser, of Kansas City (Missouri Public Administrator of professor of public administration and political the Year Award, Local Government) science, University of Missouri—Columbia and David Robinson, member of the Houston City • Wendy Hershberger, director of management and Council. operations, Peace Corps (Special Contribution to the Greater Kansas City Chapter Award) Greater Kansas City Chapter Holds Awards Breakfast • G. Georgia Nesselrode, director of local government services, Mid-America Regional Council (L.P. Cookingham Award) Kansas Chapter Honors Leaders, Issues Governor’s Proclamation In April, the Kansas Chapter Awards Committee, chaired by Heather Getha-Taylor of the University of Kansas, celebrated PSRW with a luncheon and awards presentation. Two The Greater Kansas City Chapter recognized public individuals were honored administrators from the Kansas City metropolitan with outstanding area at its annual public administration awards leadership awards: breakfast, held May 10. With 80 people in attendance, the event provided an opportunity to • Jeff Longwell, mayor, not only recognize public servants for the hard work Wichita (Outstanding they undertake to make the Kansas City region a Public Service Leader of thriving community, but also gave public leaders the Year Award) an opportunity to reconnect. Former City of Lenexa Police Chief Ellen Hanson, the region’s first female

SUMMER 2017 45 • Johann Zacharias, county manager, Johnson • Lillian Quiorz-Livanis, University of County (Outstanding Public Administrator of the Massachusetts—Amherst Year Award) Sacramento Celebrates Public Servants Additionally, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback with 35th Annual Dinner and Awards proclaimed April 17-21, 2017 as Kansas Public ASPA Service Recognition Week, issuing a proclamation Sacramento’s read at the luncheon. 35th Annual Massachusetts Chapter Annual Meeting Awards Dinner once again met and Public Service Awards Ceremony the high On May 11, the standards set Massachusetts through its Chapter celebrated many years of PSRW with an awards hosting this ceremony and the celebration. induction of Chapter The evening officers. It honored included remarks from Chapter President Randi Kay those dedicated to the Stephens, a special address by ASPA Vice President public good across Paul Danczyk and an awards ceremony honoring three categories, eight individuals and one organization for their recognizing a valuable contributions to public service. It was, as distinguished citizen, one attendee stated, “a beautiful evening.” veteran and public administrator, along Honorees included: with the President’s Award and a Lifetime • Warren Daniels, chief executive officer, Commitment Award. Honorees were: Community Recovery Resources (Grantland Johnson Intergovernmental Cooperation Award) • Larry Finn, Coats from Ann Above Foundation (Distinguished Citizen) • Robert Wassmer, professor, California State

SOCIETY NEWS University—Sacramento (Chester A. Newland • Dennis Moschella, Veterans Assisting Veterans Academic Excellence Award) (Distinguished Veteran) • State-Community Hiring Partnership • Aaron Mitchell and Kevin Boutilier, Massachusetts (Government Innovation Award) District Court (Distinguished Public Administrators) • Maureen Bauman, director, Placer County Adult System of Care (Ross Clayton Lifetime • Ken Khirv, Lowell Housing Authority (President’s Distinguished Public Service Award) Award) • David De Mers and Patricia Paul, Sacramento • Leonard Desautelle (Lifetime Commitment Regional Conservation Corps (Community Service Award) Award)

The Chapter also hosted a capstone competition in • Gina Knepp, manager, The Front Street Shelter May for Northeastern University, Bridgewater State (President’s Award) University and Suffolk University MPA program students. Students honored this year for Best Student • Devin Lavelle, senior policy analyst (California Capstone were: Research Bureau Rising Star Award)

• Zulekha Abu, University of Massachusetts— • Margret Kim, professor, University of San Amherst Francisco (Elizabeth Hill Public Official of the Year Award) • Liana Ascolese, University of Massachusetts— Amherst The event also included a presentation from Danczyk, who read a proclamation from Sacramento • Avery Brien, Brandeis University Mayor Darrell Steinberg commemorating PSRW.

• Christopher McMillan, Bridgewater State University

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Tennessee Chapter Celebrates Public enterprise director, State of Tennessee; Jeff Yarbro, Service with Technology Symposium Senate District 21, Tennessee General Assembly.

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ASPA Remembers 2009-2010 President ASPA Endowment Chair Joins Paul Posner Suffolk University Paul Posner, professor and director of Suffolk University—Boston the Masters of Public Administration has announced that ASPA Past program at George Mason President and Endowment Board University’s Schar School of Policy Chair Marc Holzer has joined its and Government, passed away on faculty as distinguished professor July 5 at the age of 70. He is survived in its Institute of Public Service. by his wife, Arlene, daughter, Jenny, Founding dean of the School of Public Affairs and and two grandsons. Administration at Rutgers University, Holzer is a prominent international leader in the field of Posner joined George Mason University in public administration, recognized by many public 2005 following a distinguished career at the management leadership organizations, including U.S. Government Accountability Office, where the Chinese Public Administration Society, Korean he worked for more than 30 years and served Association for Public Administration, European as managing director for strategic issues. He Group on Public Administration and United Nations. was responsible for GAO’s work on the federal He founded the Northeast Conference on Public budget and intergovernmental fiscal policy and Administration (NECoPA) and ASPA’s Sections on management. Korea, China and Humanities/Arts. Posner held many roles of distinction at ASPA, including president in 2009-2010 and most recently International Public Management Journal Endowment Board member. He also served as chair Announces New Co-Editors of the Board of Directors of the National Academy of The International Public Management Public Administration. Journal (IPMJ) has announced that Lotte Bogh Andersen (Aarhus Posner’s just-published book, Governing Under University) and Gregg Van Ryzin Stress (January 2017), provides the first definitive (Rutgers University) are the journal’s examination of the Obama Administration’s new co-editors. To mark the economic stimulus program. His work on announcement, Taylor and Francis, federalism includes The Politics of Unfunded IPMJ’s publisher, is making available Mandates (1998). He received the Best Practices free links to the articles that both Award (State and Federal Governance Issues) from editors have written for the journal. the National Governors Association Center in 2016. Visit http://explore.tandfonline.com/ content/bes/ipmj-virtual-issue for The Schar School has established a scholarship fund more information. in Posner’s name that will be awarded to qualified MPA students. To donate, go to http://advancement. Public Integrity Announces New Book and gmu.edu/posnerendowment. Film Editor In Memoriam: Joan Ellen Pynes Public Integrity, an ASPA-owned publication and the Ethics Section’s official journal, welcomes Joan Ellen Pynes, professor at the University of Brandi Blessett as its new Book and Film Review South Florida and longtime ASPA member, passed editor, taking over the editorship from Heather away on July 6. An active member of the Suncoast Getha-Taylor. Blessett is an assistant professor in the Chapter and many Sections, including COMPA, Department of Public Policy and Administration at SPALR, SPAR, SPPM and SIAM, Pynes was a true Rutgers University—Camden. public administration advocate. Her research areas included nonprofit, human resources and Nevada Board of Regents performance management and public policy. Pynes had taught at the University of South Florida since Appoints New Chancellor July 1998, during which time she served as MPA The Nevada Board of Regents program director. approved Thom Reilly as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, effective Aug. 7. Previously, Reilly was director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy

SUMMER 2017 49 at Arizona State University, where he served as Indiana University SPEA Professor professor in the School of Public Affairs. A fellow Receives Distinguished Service Award of the National Academy of Public Administration, Beth Gazley, professor in the School of Public Reilly was county manager for Clark County, where and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University- he provided leadership for regional and municipal- Bloomington, has received the university’s type services. He held senior administrative Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes positions with the State of Nevada, overseeing exemplary service to the university, profession and income maintenance programs and the statewide discipline, as well as effective engagement outside child welfare system. academia. Gazley is co-principal investigator for a $55 million university “Grand Challenges” grant Former ASPA Council Member that will strengthen Indiana’s ability to forecast and Appointed Minister of South prepare for risks associated with climate change. Korean Ministry of Personnel Management University of Texas Launches Data The South Korean government has Analytics Master’s Program announced the appointment of Pan The University of Texas—Dallas is launching a Suk Kim as the new minister in the unique data analytics Master’s program this fall Ministry of Personnel Management, effective July for students who want to work in government and 12. Prior to his appointment, Pan taught public nonprofit organizations and the private sector. administration in the College of Government and The Social Data Analytics and Research degree Business at Yonsei University in South Korea. will prepare graduates for jobs that require a A fellow of the National Academy of Public variety of in-demand skills, including quantitative Administration, he served as a member of the ASPA and qualitative data analysis, social data mining, National Council and president of the International research compilation and assessment, evidence- Institute of Administrative Sciences. He has based project design, program evaluation, survey published widely in domestic and international planning and administration and information journals. management. John Jay College President Accepts “Organizations of all kinds collect massive amounts Position at Arnold Foundation of data from clients and customers through websites

SOCIETY NEWS and social media,” said Simon Fass, associate Jeremy Travis has announced that he has accepted professor of public policy and head of the new a position with the Laura and John Arnold program. “They need people who can sort through Foundation, where he will begin serving as senior the information to solve problems and help them vice president for criminal justice on September 18. make decisions.” The foundation supports evidence-based research, particularly in areas of society where there exist ASPA Announces New Staff Members underperformance, inefficiency, concentrated This summer, ASPA welcomed two power, lack of information, lack of accountability, new national office staff members, lack of transparency, lack of balance among Garret Bonosky and Phillip Carlisle. interests or other barriers to human progress and Bonosky joins ASPA as manager of achievement. internal and strategic development. University of Texas Executive He previously was director of community engagement for Critical in Residence Earns Mass: The Young Adult Cancer Academician Award Alliance, where he helped ensure Teodoro Benavides, executive in introduction of the bipartisan residence at University of Texas— Deferment for Active Cancer Dallas, has been named the 2017 Treatment Act of 2017. His public recipient of the Terrell Blodgett service background includes positions Academician Award for significant contributions in the Office of Federal Affairs for New to the formal education of students pursuing York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, careers in local government. Benavides, Dallas city aiding with various legislative issues including manager from 1998 to 2004, teaches in the School of solidifying the $52 billion Hurricane Sandy federal Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. The Texas relief package. He also served as a congressional City Management Association presents this annual staffer and deputy director in the Chair’s Office at award to recognize leadership in promoting careers the Democratic National Committee. Bonosky holds in local government, developing research and a BA in communications, legal institutions, encouraging relationships between academia and economics and government from American local government. University.

50 SUMMER 2017 THE UNIVERSITY of Phillip Carlisle has joined ASPA as its new membership coordinator. A recent MA graduate NORTH CAROLINA at from Brandeis University, Carlisle brings with him a passion for customer service and excellent CHAPEL HILL organizational skills, all of which will benefit ASPA members throughout the year. Prior to joining ASPA, Carlisle served in a range of administrative roles at Albion College, Columbia University and Brandeis University. Most recently, he provided logistical and fundraising support for graduate conferences at Brandeis and served as chairman of the budget committee for two consecutive years. Carlisle received his MA in english and women’s, gender and th sexuality studies from Brandeis University and his 5 in city management BA from Albion College. by US News & World Report “Best Graduate School Rankings” TEACHING RESOURCES GUIDE continued from page 37

The final section looks at learning outcomes and 2 ways to earn an MPA: student evaluation. Standard five of NASPAA’s On campus and Online (MPA@UNC) accreditation standards is covered here, as are competencies for student learning formulated by NASPAA and those by the Middle States Commission for Higher Education. These provide the framework 18 Faculty influencing the for designing performance indicators matching learning outcome goals for programs and related future of public administration: courses. Whitney Afonso Ricardo S. Morse The fourth edition or the TR Guide celebrates Maureen M. Berner C. Tyler Mulligan contemporary developments in teaching and learning methodologies for public affairs and Leisha DeHart-Davis Kimberly L. Nelson administration. Even more important, it brings them Margaret F. Henderson William C. Rivenbark to the attention of the teaching community. The contents, updated with regularly added sessions, Michele M. Hoyman Dale J. Roenigk broaden the scope for effective and motivational Jeffrey A. Hughes Carl W. Stenberg III teaching. Willow S. Jacobson John B. Stephens Marc Holzer is distinguished professor at the Institute of Public Service, Suffolk University, Boston. He can Kara A. Millonzi Charles A. Szypszak be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Q. Morgan Shannon H. Tufts Lois Warner is assistant teaching professor and teaching resources coordinator in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University— Newark. She can be reached at lmrs@scarletmail. rutgers.edu.

You may find this guide online athttps://spaa.newark. rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/files/TRG/Teaching_ Resources_Guide_4thEd_2017.pdf

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