State University College of Public Programs School of Public Affairs Spring 2000 Newsletter

DIRECT OR’S MES SAGE

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

The first semester of changing of some deeply held convictions. the college and school a good deal of posi- this year was out- Glacial is probably the word to describe the tive feedback. APEP graduated a class of standing. The School speed at which these will be processed. 60 CPM students, and is in the midst of of Public Affairs saw Fortunately, Dean Schneider is very suppor- starting a very exciting "best-practices" pro- the continuation of tive of these attempts. ject with five jurisdictions. They have also several promising applied for grants ranging from training war- activities and initiated The School has started a cohort program dens to acting as NASPAA evaluation sub- action in some differ- with the City of Mesa. Mesa has guaran- contractors. ent arenas. The re- teed a class of 30 MPA students and we sults of these can be will be providing on-site classes at their Finally, Lou Weschler has announced that seen in our spring civic center. We anticipate that this will be he will be retiring after this Spring Semester. enrollments, which may be as much as 15 a model for other cities in the area. Our Lou's scholarship, dedication, service, hu- percent higher this year compared to last BIS Certificate program is wending its way mor, energy, and philosophy has made the year. The entire staff is to be congratulated through the University, with two under- School one of the best in the -it for the superb work that they have done graduate classes offered this spring both is rare that any one individual can make that has resulted in this success. making. such a contribution. We will be planning some events to honor Lou, although there The movement of the Doctoral Program The Arizona Forum is an important compo- are very few things we can do that would be from the Graduate School to the School of nent of public life in Phoenix. When the adequate. Public Affairs is now complete, with ratifica- governing board of the Forum decided that tion occurring at the Board of Regents it would be best provided by an academic As the School enters the Spring Semester, I meeting in January. The School is now be- institution, we were able to take advantage am very excited about its future prospects. I ginning the next phase in integrating this of that opportunity and assume the respon- look forward to writing my next Director's program into our curriculum. At the De- sibility of providing and arranging pro- report. cember faculty meeting, the faculty, by ac- grams. Our first will be this spring and will clamation, decided to request a change in feature the New Economy. title of the program from a DPA to a Ph.D. We also decided, again by acclamation, that Dr. Jeffrey Chapman the change in title would be made retroac- The other two components of the School tive, and that those with DPAs would be also have had an outstanding fall. The able to switch to Ph.D.s. However, both of Morrison Institute's work on the New Econ- these changes require numerous College omy and its report on the quality of life in and University approvals, none of which are the metro area both received outstanding automatic and some will require some statewide coverage and have brought to

Inside this issue: FROM THE DESK OF THE MPA DIRECTOR

The Spring semester has started officials were wonderful in assisting Nine of these courses are at the Director’s Messages Page with some positive exciting devel- us in offering the course work. With 500 level. This summer will see 1 opments. We are looking at a the advent ASU Downtown Center, the first time on line offering of PAF projected increase in our enroll- we had the opportunity to consoli- 401, Statistics and we also will be ment over last spring's. We are date our Downtown Phoenix offer- offering two 500 courses at the APEP Page also anticipating offering the MPA ings in a very fine facility. The City of ASU Downtown Center on an inten- 2 program on site in the City of Mesa facilities are also first rate sive schedule. We are pleased to Mesa. The entire curriculum with and the cooperation offered by offi- be able to offer this variety of the exception of PAF 502 will be cials of the City of Mesa has been courses. It is a real opportunity for MPA and DPA Updates Page offered in the facilities of the City excellent. students to accelerate their pro- 3 of Mesa. This is the first time that gress through the MPA program. the School has had an arrange- In Dr, Chapman's column he men- ment with a municipal govern- tions the Arizona Forum. As some- As always, we are interested in Faculty , Pi Alpha Alpha, Page ment to offer the program on site. one who worked with the Forum for your suggestions about the pro- and ASPA Information 4 Looking back over our history, the approximately five years, I want to gram. If you have any comments School has always tried to locate thank Larry Miller, the former presi- about the program or if you have course offerings at convenient dent of the organization, and its suggestions for electives you would Holiday Party and Alumni Page locations in the metropolitan membership for the confidence it like to see offered, please let me Updates 5 area. Prior to the construction of has placed in the School of Public know. the ASU Downtown Center, we Affairs to continue to work with the offered courses in the State Capi- spirit of the Arizona Forum's mis- SPAN and PAL Lab Page tol complex. Faculty offered sion. courses in the cafeteria, the Attor- 6 ney General's Conference Room, The School of Public Affairs will con- Dr. Lawrence Mankin the training rooms of the State tinue to offer an excellent array of Personnel Office, rooms in the courses during the Summer, 2000. Summer 2000 Schedule Page Executive Tower of the State Capi- There are a total of eleven courses 7 tol, and other locations. State being offered during the summer. ADVANCED PUBLIC EXECUTIVE PROGRAM

Last year, the Advanced Public Executive Program (APEP) established an Advisory Board to further strengthen the partnership between ASU and the practitioner community. Board members include top public executives from throughout Arizona, as well as Anne SchnSchneidereidereider, Dean of the College of Public Programs and Jeff ChapmanChapman, Director of the School of Public Affairs. The Board has already provided valu- able suggestions on programming to meet the needs of public administrators and elected officials. The next Board meeting will be held on February 25, 2000. Board members include:

State Government Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections Elliott Hibbs, Director, Arizona Department of Administration Rita Pearson, Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources John Kelly, Director, Government Information Technology Agency

City Government Dick Bowers, City Manager, City of Scottsdale Marty Vanacour, City Manager, City of Glendale Paul Nordin, Town of Fountain Hills Benny Young, Assistant City Manager, City of Tucson David Wilcox, City Manager, City of Flagstaff Frank Fairbanks, City Manager, City of Phoenix Patrick Sherman, City Manager, City of Show Low Gary Brown, City Manager, City of Tempe Joyce Wilson, City Manager, City of Yuma Cynthia Seelhammer, City Manager, Town of Queen Creek Cathy Connolly, Executive Director, League of Arizona Cities and Towns Steve Cleveland, City Manager, City of Goodyear

County Government Jody Klein, County Administrator, Cochise County Dora Harrison, County Manager, Coconino County David Smith, County Administrator, Maricopa County

Federal Government Terry Goddard, Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Arizona State University Jeff Chapman, Director, School of Public Affairs Anne Schneider, Dean, College of Public Programs

Texas Fire Service Institute APEP conducted its Fire Service Institute in Irving, in November. Forty -one fire service professionals from the greater Dallas Metro Plex area attended the Institute. This five-day program, co-sponsored by the North Central Texas Fire Chiefs' Association, is designed to build professional capacity in government operations and relationships. Instructors were drawn from local government, Arizona State University, the fire chief community, and the private sector. This was APEP's second offering of the Institute in Texas. APEP has been offering an Arizona program and drawing participants from across the nation since 1992.

Certified Public Manager Program Eighty public sector professionals became Certified Public Managers on December 9, 1999. At the graduation ceremony, they received a certificate signed by Governor Jane Hull and ASU President Lattie Coor. The CPM is a nationally recognized professional certificate pro- gram for government practitioners representing over 300 hours of instruction. These new graduates join nearly 700 Certified Public Managers in Arizona.

APEP Web Page APEP's new web page has current information about each of its professional development programs. Included are a summary of eacheach certificate program and a schedule of classes for 2000. The address is: www.asu.edu/www.asu.edu/copp/apepcopp/apep

For more information on these and other professional development programs, contact APEP at (480) 965965----40064006 or apep@[email protected]...

Arizona State University College of Public Programs

MPA GRADUATES

December graduates of the MPA program include:

Karen Becketts Candace Cannistraro Mary Ellen Cunningham Jaime Daddona George Diaz David Dolendi Thomas Dorn Mark Escobedo Shirley Gunther Paula Hilby MPA graduates celebrate with a smile! James Jayne Congratulations Graduates! Kimberly Kaan Joseph LaFortune Katheryn Morton Rachel Reidhead Derek Sandoval Jodi Selko Christopher Shawkey Prakorn Siriprakob Rayann Womack

DPA STUDENT UPDATES

Fall of 1999 was a very productive semester for DPA students. The following students have successfully defended their dissertations and have earned the Doctor of Public Administration Degree:

Charles Kime: Leadership in Organizations: A Paradigmatic Shift IN Thinking. N. Joseph Cayer, Chair. Chuck, who recently retired from the Phoenix Fire Department, is currently working as the coordinator of the School’s Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Program.

Phyllis Edamatsu: Privacy Protection and State DNA Database Laws. N. Joseph Cayer and Ronald W. Perry, Co-Chairs. Cecilio Ortiz: Managing the Environment in the Caribbean: Assessing State Environmental Capacity in Puerto Rico. Alvin Mushkatel, Chair. Cecilio has accepted a position as the Program Coordinator/Manager for the Center for Envi- ronmental Resource Management at the University of Texas at El Paso. Cecilio is the third of our DPA graduates to go to work for UTEP. He joins Lynne Manganaro and Phyllis Edamatsu in his employment for the University. Gary Huish: Association Between Administrator Perceptions of Judicial Influence and the Structuring of Administrative Discretion. N. Joseph Cayer, Chair. Gary is currently employed as the Organizational Development Administrator for the Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court. He is also on faculty at the University of Phoenix, teaching graduate busi- ness classes, and teaching in the Human Resource Management Certificate Program.

Other exciting DPA student news includes: New DPA Phyllis Edamatsu and committee Co-Chair, N. Joseph Sharon Chanley has accepted an assistant professor position with the University of Illinois at Springfield in the Liberal Cayer. Studies Program, beginning Fall 2000.

Edward Martin will defend his dissertation , Welfare Policy, the Market, and Community on February 16th

Pamela Mischen advanced to candidacy on February 2, 2000.

Melinda Hollinshead advanced to candidacy on February 8, 2000. Robert Brem’s article, “The Cassandra Complex: Complexity and systems collapse,” was published in Morcol and Dennard’s New Sciences for Public Ad- ministration and Policy: Connections and Reflections. Robert also recently presented his paper “Governance and the Red Queen: The impact of hypercul- ture upon the practice of democratic governance” at the 13th National Conference of the Public Administration Theory Network.

FACULTY INFORMATION ing data on government risk com- McGaw and Chris Hiryak attended the munication in multi-cultural socie- NASPAA Conference, where issues re- ties. He remains active on the garding nonprofit organizations, dis- Arizona Council for Earthquake tance learning, marketing, and diversity Safety and the Arizona Domestic were explored. Preparedness Task Force. In 1999, Ron was given the Award for Outstanding Environmental Achievement by Region 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency, a Recognition Certificate by the National Partnership for Reinvent- ing Government (Vice President Faculty members Heather Campbell, Bob Denhardt, Barbara Gore's Office) and the School of Coyle McCabe, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, and Lisa DeLorenzo at Public Affairs Award for Excellence this year’s student orientation. in Service.

Zhiyong Lan and Kathleen Anders co- Barbara Coyle McCabe presented a paper authored a paper “A Paradigmatic View of titled, " Who Cares about State and Local Contemporary Public Administration Re- Taxes: Public Opinion and Tax Change in search: An Empirical Test” which has been 1979-1997" at the 11th Annual accepted for publication by academic journal Conference on Public Budgeting and Finan- Administration and Society. cial Management, October 7-9, 1999, Washington D.C. The paper was co- Miguel Montiel was recently appointed by authored by Christopher Stream, University ASU and Motorola as the first Motorola presi- of Idaho. Barbara's article, "Special District u!! r from yo dential professor in Community Revitaliza- Formation Among the States" was ac- ant to hea tion, a position designed to foster applied cepted for publication by the State and We w ews or se send n interdisciplinary programs and partnerships Local Government Review. Dr. McCabe Plea to in the Hispanic communities. Professor Mon- and Christopher Stream will present a pa- ourself n about y tiel’s position now resides in the Department per titled "Diversity and Change in State formatio ndi at of Chicana and Chicano Studies. and Local Governments" at the 58th An- in Sa nual Meeting of the Midwest Political Sci- .edu kes@asu Ron Perry continues to pursue his work in ence Association Meeting. sandi.par the areas of emergency management and clude it we can in public management. He is currently collect- Jeff Chapman, Larry Mankin, Dickinson so that er!! t newslett in the nex

PI ALPHA ALPHA

The Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration has many outstanding alumni doing great things in the public sector. If you are a former or current inductee of this national honor society for public affairs and administration, and have an in- terest in assisting the chapter president in strategizing about the future of this chapter, please call Steve McCance at (602) 604-1801 X242.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The American Society for Public Administration has a diverse membership composed of more than 10,000 practitioners, scholars, teachers and students. ASPA is the largest and most prominent professional association in the field of public ad- ministration. This year’s national conference will be held in San Diego, April 1-4. For information about the conference, or about joining ASPA, visit the national web page at http://www.aspanet.org. For information about the Arizona chapter, visit their web page at http://www.asu.edu/copp/publicaffairs/aspaaz/. Arizona State University College of Public Programs

School of Public Affairs Holiday Party

The School of Public Affairs held its Holiday Party on Friday, December 10, 1999 at McDuffy’s in Tempe. Students of Public Affairs Network (SPAN) mem- bers provided assistance in planning and organizing the event. Over 40 cans of food were collected at the door as donations for the Salvation Army. Many students, faculty members, staff and guests attended and a great time was had by all. Santa Claus made a guest appearance to hand out door prizes which were awarded to six lucky party goers. All agreed this was a great way to end the semester and to kick off the holiday season. SPAN officers Genevieve Winters, Joy Klein, and Toni Collins celebrate the holidays with a visit from Santa!

ALUMNI UPDATES Dwight Vick has received a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of New Mexico. Based at the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, he will join the research faculty in researching such topics as: effects of DUI laws, spirituality among alcoholics, and devel- oping dual treatment programs for alcoholism and tobacco use. He will be teaching policy classes in the psychology and political science depart- ments.

Ramona Ortega-Liston (DPA alum) is a visiting faculty member at the University of Akron. She also had published – “Affirmative Action Policies and Workplace Discrimination: Perceived Effects on the Careers of Mexican Americans in Municipal Administration”, Review of Public Personnel Administration, 19 (Summer 1999); 49-57. A second article, “Mexican American Professionals in Municipal Administration: Do They Really Lag Behind in Terms of Education, Seniority, and On-the-Job Training?” will soon be published in Public Personnel Management. Ramona presented a paper, “American Film: Perceptions of Public Programs, Public Policy, and Public Officials,” at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Public Ad- ministration Theory Network in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Her paper, “Can Mentoring Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure for Mexican American Professionals? — A Research Note,” has been accepted for publication by the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute at Texas A&M Univer- sity. It will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy.

Jerome Miller (MPA alum) has been promoted to Assistant Director of the City of Phoenix’s Neighborhood Services Department.

Marie Levie (MPA alum), Assistant to the City Manager in Longmont, CO and Brian Bosshardt (MPA alum), Management Assistant in Westminster, CO were married on October 23, 1999. Members of the wedding party included Kip Dernovich and David Beach (MPA alums).

Frank Oviedo (MPA alum) is now the Assistant to the Director of Administrative Services for the City of Santa Clarita California’s Department of Administrative Services. His duties include coordinating municipal bond financing, analyzing fiscal impacts of legislation, and citywide budget spending, monitoring sales tax revenues, administering the City’s two cable franchises, and anything else that comes out of the director’s office!

Donna Dreska (MPA alum) was recently hired as the City of Chandler’s second assistant city manager. She will share responsibilities in oversee- ing the City’s seven departments and work on special projects.

Siyung Jung (MPA alum) recently began a position working for the Department of School Management in Pusan Education Office.

Dennis Garrett (MPA alum) is the new director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Have you moved or changed your name? Let us know, so we can update our mailing list! Send the changes to Sandi at [email protected]. School of Public Affairs to Host 2000 Public Administration Teaching Conference

The School of Public Affairs will host the 24th Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration in 2001. The confer- ence provides an opportunity to share ideas on curriculum, pedagogy, and new technologies in teaching in public admini- stration programs. Faculty and students from around the nation participate in the conference.

N. Joseph Cayer represented the School at the 2000 conference hosted by Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DPA student Robert Brem also participated as did DPA alumnus Jay Jurie who teaches at the University of Central Florida and former APEP Director Susan Paddock, now at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

STUDENTS OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK

The Students of Public Affairs Network (SPAN) is an organization for the students of the School of Public Affairs and run by the students of the School of Public Affairs. SPAN meets regularly and plans such events as happy hours, guest speakers, and panel discussions.

1999-2000 officers are: Genevieve Winters, President Brent Yonkovich, Vice-President Joy Klein, Secretary Toni Collins, Treasurer

For information on SPAN events and upcoming meetings, check out ASUSPAN (the School of Public Affairs listserv), contact the Student Services Office at 480-965-1037, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

PUBLIC AFFAIRS LAB

The following are the PAL hours for the Spring Semester of 2000: Monday: 8am-7pm Tuesday: 8am-5pm Wednesday 8am-7pm Thursday: 8am-5pm Friday: 8am-3pm Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday Noon-3pm

If you have any questions about PAL, please contact Caroline Fer- nandez, Lab Coordinator, at 480- School of Public Affairs students taking advantage of the 965-0962. excellent resources found in the Public Affairs Lab. SUMMER 2000 COURSE SCHEDULE

FFirstirst Summer Session May 30 – June 29, 2000

SLN Day Time Course Title Instructor Place 67614 * * PAF 401 Statistics Staff *

52841 TTh 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 503 Public Affairs J. Denhardt LL 103

54796 MW 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 504 Public Affairs W. Aerni LL 103 Economics 52735 TTh 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 564 Political Economy N. Alozie LL 066 54964 FSSu 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PAF 591 Political B. DeGraw/L. Blessing * Management 52135 MW 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 691 Practical Research N. Alozie LL 066 Application in PA

Second Summer Session July 5 – August 4, 2000

SLN Day Time Course Title Instructor Place 73359 MW 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 505 Public Policy Analysis Staff LL 108

80584 TTh 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 529 Organization Change C. Kime/S. Parkes LL 112 & Development 80863 TTh 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 548 Women, Politics, and Staff LL 262 Public Policy 78232 TTh 5:40-9:30 PM PAF 591 S: The Internet Z. Lan LL 108 Economy 75144 FSSu 9:00 AM-5:00 PM PAF 591 Public D. Bowers * Entreprenuership

∗ PAF 401 Statistics is an Internet course. Class will meet Tuesday, May 30 at 5:40 PM. See http://asuonline.asu.edu for more information and to ac- cess the course. ∗ PAF 591 Political Management meets June 2, 3, 4 and June 23, 24, 25, Friday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the ASU Downtown Center. ∗ PAF 591 Public EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship meets July 7, 8, 9 and August 11, 12, 13, Friday to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the ASU Downtown Center.

SUMMER 2000 ELECTIVES PAF 529 Organization Change and Development – Explores the nature and management of organization change and development as a tool to achieve organizational goals; how to effect planned change; and the consequences of change on the organization. (Summer Session II, TTh) PAF 548 Women, Politics, and Public Policy – Exposes students to contemporary theoretical and practical issues concerning women, politics, and public policy. (Summer Session II, TTh) PAF 564 Political Economy – Develops a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between politics, economics and society as they apply to the administrative state. (Summer Session I, TTh) PAF 591 Political Management – Acquaints students with the concepts and skills that public executives and senior managers need for political leadership in governmental institutions and policy processes. (Summer Session I, FSSu) PAF 591 The InterInternetnet Economy – Focuses on the relationship between public policy and the internet industry. (Summer Session II, TTh) PAF 591 PublPublicic Entrepreneurship – Introduces students to the concepts, techniques, and skills necessary for public administrators to succeed in today’s world. (Summer Session II, FSSu) PAF 691 Practical Research Application in Public Administration – Provides a closer, more solid grounding of some key factors and methodologies necessary for becoming a successful social science researcher today. As a supplement to PAF 600, this is largely a hands-on, how-to-do course. (Summer Session I, MW)

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SPA Newsletter Sandi Parkes, Editor

The SPA Newsletter is intended as a forum for exchange of information and ideas. We encourage individuals to submit material for review and possible inclusion in future issues. The SPA Newletter is sent to students, alumni, and friends of the School. To have your ideas, impor- tant news, or other information included in the next Newsletter, please contact Sandi Parkes by phone at (602) 965-1037, by e-mail at [email protected], or by mail at : ASU School of Public Affairs Newsletter, ASU, Box 870603, Tempe, AZ 85287-0603.