Arizona 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 United States-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, Texas 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.