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1959 |
NASPAA's predecessor, the Council on Graduate Education for Public Administration, founded as an ASPA subgroup. |
| 1967 |
Honey Report to Carnegie Corporation emphasizes weakness of most graduate public administration programs. |
| 1968 |
Public Administration Fellows program started, to give government experience to faculty members. |
| 1970 |
CGEPA dissolves into
NASPAA, still a part of ASPA. |
| 1971 |
Ford Foundation $1 million grant for minority fellowships administered by NASPAA (first of several foundation and government grants for similar purposes).
Undergraduate programs eligible for NASPAA membership. |
| 1972 |
Survey of member program enrollments, degrees, etc., starts series of periodic survey reports and directories. |
| 1973 |
Don M. Blandin becomes staff director; first full-time staffer supported by NASPAA general revenues.
National Academy of Public Administration report deplores vague purposes, haphazard diversity, and lack of professionalism in many university programs. |
| 1974 |
First standards for master's degree programs adopted; member institutions encouraged to do self-evaluations, with advisers available from NASPAA on request.
Annual meeting authorizes an honorary society, Pi Alpha Alpha.
After long delay, Congress votes funding for Federal
aid to public service education, under Title IX of Higher Education
Act. |
| 1975 |
NASPAA formally separates from ASPA but remains dependent on it for certain headquarters services. |
| 1977 |
Goals Task Force urges an independent, more vigorous
NASPAA, with expanded programs of representation and advancement of standards.
Separation from ASPA completed; NASPAA incorporated; Joseph Robertson becomes Executive Director; first annual conference unconnected with ASPA conference.
Annual meeting votes program of voluntary peer review and publication of list of programs found "in substantial conformity" with standards. |
| 1978 |
Presidential Management Internship Program started.
Updated new Constitution replaces old NASPAA by-laws. |
| 1979 |
Initial funding by USAID for program of research and technical assistance to developing countries.
Mellon Fund grant finances study of innovations in education for public service. |
| 1980 |
First roster of programs "in substantial conformity" published. |
| 1982 |
Initiation of
NASPAA Newsletter, "Public Enterprise."
NASPAA headquarters moves to 1120 G Street, N.W. |
| 1983 |
Alfred Zuck replaces Joseph Robertson as Executive
Director.
Decision at annual meeting to convert the peer review process to accreditation and recognition as specialized accrediting agency for field. |
| 1984 |
Major expansion ($12 million) of USAID cooperative agreement
with NASPAA for period 1984-1993 for research and technical assistance to
developing countries.
Appointment of Finance Committee to establish an investment fund and develop long-term financial strategy. |
| 1985 |
Revisions to NASPAA's Constitution to convert Committee on Peer Review to Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation
(COPRA) and to grant it authority for accreditation decisions. |
| 1986 |
NASPAA officially recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation
(COPA) as an accrediting organization for public affairs masters degree programs. |
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1987 |
Establishment of a political science-based programs section. |
| 1988 |
Conversion of investment fund to endowment fund and engagement of an investment firm to manage the fund. |
| 1989 |
Establishment of
non-profit management education section to focus NASPAA's interest in this sector. |
| 1991 |
COPA recognizes NASPAA as official accrediting agency for
public affairs masters degrees programs through 1996.
NASPAA establishes a $75,000 three-year program of grants for innovations in increasing diversity in member institutions. |
| 1992 |
Changes to masters degree standards to focus on program mission and outcomes assessment. |
| 1993 |
Termination of USAID funding
for research and technical assistance to developing countries.
Funding by Ford Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts to assist in establishing public administration academic programs in Central and Eastern Europe. |
| 1994 |
Appointment of Task Force on the Future of NASPAA and a Committee on Transition.
Pi Alpha Alpha celebrates 20th Anniversary. |
| 1996 |
Michael Brintnall replaces Alfred Zuck as Executive Director. |
| 1997 |
Renewal of Pew Charitable Trusts
funding for Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee). |
| 1998 |
Initiation of Public Service Careers Project with support from Pew Charitable Trusts.
NASPAA begins publishing the Journal of Public Affairs
Education.
EPA awards NASPAA a cooperative agreement to support the Small Communities Outreach Project for Environmental
Issues (SCOPe). |
| 1999 |
Development of Nonprofit Management Education Guidelines with Nonprofit Academic Centers Council.
Inter-American Network for Public Administration Education (INPAE)
initiated with support from the Association Liaison Office for
University Cooperation in Development (ALO).
NASPAA partners
with OPM and creates "Look Ma I'm a Bureaucrat"
campaign.
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| 2000 |
Health
Sector Management Education Section formed.
Funding from USAID for project partnerships between NASPAA
and NISPAcee institutions with local and regional governments in central and eastern Europe.
Hewlett
Foundation awards grant to NASPAA to support INPAE projects.
US State Department provides funding for NAPA-NASPAA project with Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. |
| 2001 |
Eligibility request submitted to
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (successor
to COPRA). |
| 2002 |
NASPAA unveils
improved website to provide resources to its members and to inform
prospective public affairs students and employers about NASPAA
members' programs.
Kenneth Tolo replaces Michael Brintnall as Executive
Director.
USAID awards supplemental funding for NASPAA to extend its
project partnerships with NISPAcee. |
|
2003 |
Small Programs Section established.
USAID awards
supplemental funding for NASPAA to extend its project partnerships with NISPAcee. |
|
2004 |
CHEA officially
recognizes COPRA for a period of 10 years.
EPA awards NASPAA a contract to support the SCOPe
e-rulemaking initiative. |
|
2005 |
ICMA and NASPAA initiate Local Government Management
Fellowship.
Open Society Institute makes grant to NASPAA to support public affairs education projects in South and Central America
Laurel McFarland replaces Kenneth
Tolo as Executive Director
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| 2006 |
NASPAA launches "NASPAA Standards 2009" to revise accreditation standards for the changing demands of the public sector.
The National Research Council recognizes PhDs in public policy, public affairs, and public administration for inclusion in their Research Doctorate Study.
NASPAA partners with ASPA and APPAM to create a web-based job board and career center, PublicServiceCareers.org
NASPAA approves Health Care Management Guidelines and Nonprofit Education Guidelines for use by graduate MPA and MPP programs with these specialties.
NASPAA creates a new international web platform-- GlobalMPA.net--- for marketing internationally oriented degree programs and activities to an international audience.
NASPAA creates the Executive MPA Center for advancing research, marketing, and quality in executive education.
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| 2007 |
NASPAA headquarters moves to 1029 Vermont Ave NW, Washington DC.
The Data Task Force is launched.
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