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HAPPY NEW YEAR    January 2008    I. NASPAA News & Notes NASPAA Partners with YouTube Allowing Member Schools to Share & Show Videos Fall 2007 Enrollment and 2005-2006 Degrees Awarded Survey: Coming in February NASPAA Welcomes Three New Members This Year's Conference Theme! Where in the World will NASPAA Conference be in 2011? Access Current JPAE Issue Online New ‘Academic Matters’ E-Newsletter Seeks Essay on Adjunct Teaching Free: Market Your Program with MPA/MPP Info Cards from NASPAA  II. Accreditation, Quality & Standards Revision 2009 NASPAA Accreditation Standards Updated! NASPAA Standards 2009 Focus Group Day—April 16, 2008: Looking for Host Schools! III. Fellowships, Nominations & Applications New City Hall Fellowships for Undergrads NYU Offers Post-Doc Diversity Fellowship  2008 NFBPA Scholarships Announcement IV. Upcoming Events, School Updates & Other News Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Conference UChannel Offers Multimedia Content on Public Affairs MPP Graduate Excels in Digital World and Has Tips For Schools Davos World Economic Forum Founder & MPA Grad On Corporate Social Responsibility  How are People Finding Jobs: From Weddle Employment Survey Colleges Seek 'Authenticity' in Students Employers Want New Way to Judge Graduates Beyond Tests, Grades At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star - New York Times Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann, beloved professor emeritus of political science and public administration passed away  NASPAA News Sources & other Media Sources Listing of NASPAA Listservs you and your staff can join I. NASPAA NEWS & NOTES NASPAA Partners with YouTube Allowing Member Schools to Share & Show Videos We have exciting news that we believe can directly benefit your program in terms of recruiting, marketing and web branding.  NASPAA was recently awarded the opportunity to become an “Enhanced’ channel on You Tube. This gives us the power, presence and flexibility to air, share and show more videos. This lets us reach more audiences with our MPA/MPP content and public service message! You can see the current MPA/MPP You Tube site including Prospective Student Video at:   http://www.youtube.com/MPAMPP. How can this assist you and your school? It’s a strong opportunity to promote your program, faculty, students, and alumni. Plus it’s free. Read more    < back to top > Fall 2007 Enrollment and 2005-2006 Degrees Awarded Survey: Coming in February In February, the annual NASPAA survey of institutional members’ fall 2007 enrollments and 2006-2007 degrees awarded will be electronically distributed to all NASPAA principal representatives. Please complete and return this survey as soon as possible. NASPAA had a 59% institutional response rate last year, and we look forward to an even higher response rate this year. [A summary of the results of last year’s survey is available at http://www.naspaa.org/principals/almanac/almanac.asp.]  < back to top > NASPAA Welcomes Three New Members Mid-America Christian University,  School of Arts & Science Roger Williams University, Masters Program in Public Administration St. Mary's University,  Graduate Program Public Administration < back to top > This Year's Conference Theme! Charleston, SC, October 16-18, 2008 The 2008 NASPAA annual conference theme will be:  NASPAA Meets the Future Tracks: 1. New Standards for Public Affairs Education  2. Schools Meet the Future  International Curriculum and students  Competing for students with business and law  Marketing  Fundraising  Executive education  3. Connections to the World  the upcoming elections and our curricula  the pressure points on our curricula,  the impact of politics on what we do < back to top > Where in the World will NASPAA Conference be in 2011? NASPAA will shortly be opening the competition to host the 2011 NASPAA Fall conference. Is your school doing exciting things? Are you located in a “happening place”? Do you have good airport service? Hotels that can handle a NASPAA crowd? Sites of interest to visitors with a public policy and administration bent? The NASPAA Site Selection Committee, chaired by John Bartle, will issue the hosting criteria and bidding instructions. Watch this space, and the NASPAA website for full details.  < back to top > Access Current JPAE Issue Online JPAE has added free electronic distribution to faculty and administrators at all NASPAA member schools, and is publishing bound copies through Netpub Publishers. NASPAA’s goal in making this change is to make this journal—which is focused on teaching, learning, and program improvement in public affairs education-- available to everyone who needs it.  Please share this information with all your faculty, staff, and graduate students: To access PDFs of JPAE without charge, go to the JPAE page of NASPAA’s Website: GO TO: http://www.naspaa.org/initiatives/jpae/jpae.asp   The password is eJPAE < back to top > New ‘Academic Matters’ E-Newsletter Seeks Essay on Adjunct Teaching Are you interested in local government and teaching? Want to contribute to the field by submitting an essay for publication? Academic Matters, sponsored by NASPAA and ICMA, is a monthly E-Newsletter providing news, strategies, and tools for public administration educators—including professors and local government managers who teach. ICMA and NASPAA started publishing the monthly E-newsletter this summer to target those working, teaching or interested in Local Government.  A particular feature of the new venture is ‘The Adjuncts Corner’ column. This is written by adjunct faculty in public administration programs, to share any strategies, new ideas, teaching tools, course syllabi, or other types of information to assist other adjunct faculty in bringing unique experiences and helpful knowledge to the classroom.  To submit an idea or an essay, please email NASPAA Local Government Chair Ray Cox, at: rcox@uakron.edu. Essays are asked to be about 300-500 words in length.  To View the First Issue of Academic Matters: http://www.icma.org/enews/AcademicMatters/issue_0363_05_04.htm  Sign up to get Academic Matters delivered monthly to your inbox here: http://icma.org/interests/signup/?newsletter=acadex_email  < back to top > Free: Market Your  Program with MPA/MPP Info Cards from NASPAA All principal representatives were recently sent a package which included dues invoice, NASPAA summary sheet and information/order sheet about the new MPA/MPP Info cards. The cards highlight high achieving MPA/MPP alumni and offer several websites for more information for prospective students. NASPAA is providing 100 cards at no charge. For larger numbers of card or customization each school must pay those costs. If you have any questions, email Naspaa@naspaa.org. To view the sample of the card and get the order form, click here. < back to top > II. ACCREDITATION, QUALITY & STANDARDS REVISION 2009 NASPAA Accreditation Standards Updated! This is a reminder to all accredited programs or potential applicants that NASPAA-accredited schools passed a “Diversity Across the Curriculum” Standard at the NASPAA Annual Meeting in Seattle. The new language adds an additional element to the common curriculum components, asking programs to articulate how they address diversity across the curriculum. You can view the NASPAA Standards with the new language here: http://www.naspaa.org/accreditation/seeking/reference/standards.asp. Note that all programs submitting Self-Studies in August 2008 or later will be asked to address this component in their Self-Study Report and during their site visit review. COPRA is currently working on instructions for this Standard but generally plans to treat this component in a manner consistent with all other common curriculum components. < back to top > NASPAA Standards 2009 Focus Group Day—April 16, 2008: Looking for Host Schools! On Wednesday, April 16, 2008, the NASPAA Standards 2009 Committees will convene regional focus groups to discuss the framework and first draft of the new NASPAA accreditation standards. If you are interested in hosting a focus group at your institution, please contact the NASPAA offices as soon as possible at (202) 628-8965 x 103 or copra@naspaa.org. Stay tuned for more details on locations and dial-in possibilities.  The three schools below have already committed to hosting the April 16 venues. What about you? University of Washington; University of Southern California; George Washington University < back to top > III. FELLOWSHIPS, NOMINATIONS &  APPLICATION New City Hall Fellowships for Undergrads Curious how a big city is run? Or working with key decision-makers? Wanting to learn how to better manage yourself and others? City Hall Fellows’ goal is to connect the next generation of civic leaders with the opportunity to make significant change at the grassroots, local level of government. Each City Hall Fellow will spend one year in a prestigious, full-time position within city government. During 2008-2009, Fellows will be placed in Houston, Texas and San Francisco, California.  This program was designed with the full support of Houston's Mayor Bill White and the office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. We are looking for graduating seniors or recent college graduates who can demonstrate: ■ Academic excellence; ■ Leadership potential; ■ Dedication to contributing to society, and  ■ An entrepreneurial spirit appropriate for participating in the very first year of an exciting new program.  In addition, preference will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated connection to either Houston or San Francisco.  City Hall Fellows is looking for highly qualified undergraduate applicants to fill its Inaugural Class of Fellows, starting in August 2008. City Hall Fellows’ website, www.cityhallfellows.org, contains an overview of the program and information on how to apply. Application materials are available at www.cityhallfellows.org/Fellow.html. Applications are due February 29, 2008. The applicants need to have graduated in 2006 or 2007 or be graduating this year. The Fellowship starts August 4, 2008. A Bachelor's degree in any major is the requirement. MORE INFO: Bethany Henderson  Founder & Executive Director, City Hall Fellows (310)-570-5067, Email: bethany@cityhallfellows.org  < back to top > NYU Offers Post-Doc Diversity Fellowship  NYU recently announced a new post-doctoral fellowship as part of our effort to increase diversity within the academic community. The program will support up to five fellows a year, each of whom will be funded for two, possibly three years. Each fellow will receive a stipend, housing allowance, and financial support for research. Eligibility is open to doctoral students in the final year of their dissertation and people who have just finished their degrees. Click here for more information and to download the application. Please share this information with any doctoral students just finishing for whom this opportunity might be the next right move. < back to top > 2008 NFBPA Scholarships Announcement The National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) is pleased to announce its scholarships for 2008. Through partnerships with corporate supporters, public sector organizations and individual contributors, NFBPA is able to recognize outstanding leadership, scholarship and public service. To apply for over $40,000 in undergraduate and graduate scholarships, please visit our website at www.nfbpa.org. All scholarship applications must be postmarked by February 15, 2008. For additional information, please contact Jacqueline Oddoye by email at joddoye@nfbpa.org or telephone at (202) 408-9300 ext. 114 or Valerie Reed by email at vreed@nfbpa.org or telephone at (202) 408-9300 ext. 112. Please inform your undergraduate and/or graduate students are eligible. < back to top > IV. UPCOMING EVENTS, SCHOOL UPDATES & OTHER NEWS Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Conference The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) is the professional association for people interested in government reform, policy issues, trends, best practice and innovation in public sector management. The 2008 IPAA National Conference will be held in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June 2008 in the Crystal Palace Convention Center at Sydney's iconic Luna Park.  A pre-conference Academic Day will be held on Wednesday 18 June 2008. Academic and practitioner researchers are invited to submit proposals for papers or panels for the Academic Day which will focus on the key themes of the conference and the future direction and challenges for public administration theory and research. The Conference organizers particularly encourage proposals that adopt a comparative and international perspective and address the implications of research findings for public administrators. The IPAA National Conference will focus on four key themes: Organisational Capacity Building: the business of work, eg, workforce planning, performance management, governance and ethics Partnerships: partnering with the private sector, other departments, other levels of government, NGOs and universities, and partnering models such as Governing by Network Service Delivery: innovative models of service delivery, and interaction between departments and levels of government Communities: working with engaged communities, and unpacking community. The Academic Day will examine these four themes by asking what is shaping and influencing the activities of public sector agencies across these core functions. How might these functions change in the future and what challenges are likely to emerge? Can public administration theory explain the continued effort to modernize the structures, relationships and processes of public administration?  If you are interested in submitting a paper for consideration, please provide an abstract of up to 300 words (by mail to the address below or preferably by email in a format compatible with MS Word and including National IPAA Conference paper abstract Academic Day in the Subject line), accompanied by your full contact details including affiliation, by the abstract deadline of Thursday 28 February 2008. For more information on the Conference please visit www.ipaa2008.org.au or contact Craig Boaden at craig@nsw.ipaa.org.au if you have any questions. Many thanks. < back to top > UChannel Offers Multimedia Content on Public Affairs UChannel brings you:  Globalizing Asia or Asian Globalization -- watch and listen to the proceedings of the 2nd Global Public Policy conference, hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. The first day of the conference was devoted to the discussion of Asia's impact on the architecture, both political and financial, of global governance.  The second day's plenaries focussed more specifically on Topics in Global Public Policy Education, and summed up the working groups' discussions on "curriculum, pedagogy, and the policy school enterprise".  These talks were moderated by the Deans of the Woodrow Wilson School, the Lee Kuan Yew School, and Claremont Graduate University, and featured the Deans of the GPPN schools:  SIPA, LSE, and Sciences Po. UChannel is a consortium of universities dedicated to enriching the public affairs discussion by contributing academic events to the public domain through downloadable multimedia recordings.  The entire UChannel archive is accessible at:  http://uc.princeton.edu. Any NASPAA member who is interested in distributing their events through UChannel should contact Donna Liu at:  dmliu@princeton.edu. < back to top > MPP Graduate Excels in Digital World and Has Tips For Schools Chris Wolz has an MPP from the Kennedy School. Along with a classmate, he founded a digital marketing company. Chris wrote this short essay to help make better sense of social networking web sites. The days of focusing your online strategy on (only) your own web site ended in 2007. Facebook, YouTube, Digg and other social networking and social media sites are huge and no longer just for college kids and techies. These "social" sites offer a lot of potential for issue-focused groups to reach and engage with the people who care about their issues. Facebook alone, for example, grew in the past year from about 15 million active users to 60 million today - and in that 60 million there are people who care deeply about issues. Some groups are already using these social services to build connections and personal engagement, for example, The Nature Conservancy on StumbledUpon, the "Support the Monks' Protest in Burma" effort on FaceBook, the "Innovate or Die" environmental invention contest on YouTube and the Humane Society on MySpace. In 2008 organizations need to decide on which of these sites to participate, how to participate and manage the interactions, how to measure success, and more. Social Media management is going to grow into a big deal for organizations - and it won't be long before there are top level management like "Director of Social Media!" Read more about social media here. www.forumone.com/section/news/newsletters/jan2008/. < back to top > Davos World Economic Forum Founder & Mpa Grad On Corporate Social Responsibility Global corporate citizenship means that companies must not only be engaged with stakeholders but be stakeholders themselves alongside governments and civil society. Since companies depend on global development, which in turn relies on stability and increased prosperity, it is in their direct interest to help improve the state of the world.  Read full article < back to top > How are People Finding Jobs: From Weddle Employment Survey How are people finding jobs? It's an important question, of course, because answering it correctly enables you to make smart decisions when selecting recruitment advertising venues and, as a result, upgrade the quality of the candidates you are able to recruit. Traditional "source of hire" surveys turn to us, the recruiters who interact with job candidates, to answer the question. It's a reasonable approach, I guess, but one that has at least two serious problems: * First, we rely on our applicant tracking systems and the data they collect from candidates to provide the answer. Many of these systems, however, force candidates to identify their source of information about an opening by selecting from an often incomplete and out-of-date list and thus are notoriously inaccurate. * Second, source of hire surveys normally sample a very small population of employers and collect the data they report as averages. They then establish an overall set of results by averaging the employers' averages, an approach which can overemphasize data trends and minimize important data anomalies. Read full article < back to top > Colleges Seek 'Authenticity' in Students By Justin Pope, AP Education Writer If there's a sign of the times in college admissions, it may be this: Steven Roy Goodman, an independent college counselor, tells clients to make a small mistake somewhere in their application -- on purpose. "Sometimes it's a typo," he says. "I don't want my students to sound like robots. It's pretty easy to fall into that trap of trying to do everything perfectly and there's no spark left." What Goodman is going for is "authenticity" -- an increasingly hot selling point in college admissions as a new year rolls around. In an age when applicants all seem to have volunteered, played sports and traveled abroad, colleges are wary of slick packaging. They're drawn to high grades and test scores, of course, but also to humility and to students who really got something out of their experiences, not just those trying to impress colleges with their resume. The trend seemingly should make life easier for students -- by reducing the pressure to puff up their credentials. But that's not always the case. Read full article < back to top > Employers Want New Way to Judge Graduates Beyond Tests, Grades By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY Colleges have been scrambling over the past year to respond to recommendations from a national commission that they be clearer to the public about what students have learned by the time they graduate. Sometime in the next several weeks, for example, a national online initiative will be launched that allows families to compare colleges on measures such as whether they improve a student's critical-thinking skills. Tools for such measurements were recommended by the national commission, which was created by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. The group released its recommendations in late 2006. Now, a sampling of the nation's employers have weighed in. And they are not terribly impressed. The survey of 301 business leaders nationwide suggests that colleges find ways to assess a student's ability to apply college learning to real-world settings. Read full article < back to top > At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star - New York Times By SARA RIMER CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor, has long had a cult following at M.I.T. And he has now emerged as an international Internet guru, thanks to the global classroom the institute created to spread knowledge through cyberspace. Professor Lewin’s videotaped physics lectures, free online on the OpenCourseWare of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have won him devotees across the country and beyond who stuff his e-mail in-box with praise. “Through your inspiring video lectures i have managed to see just how BEAUTIFUL Physics is, both astounding and simple,” a 17-year-old from India e-mailed recently. Steve Boigon, 62, a florist from San Diego, wrote, “I walk with a new spring in my step and I look at life through physics-colored eyes.” Professor Lewin delivers his lectures with the panache of Julia Child bringing French cooking to amateurs and the zany theatricality of YouTube’s greatest hits. He is part of a new generation of academic stars who hold forth in cyberspace on their college Web sites and even, without charge, on iTunes U, which went up in May on Apple’s iTunes Store. Read full article < back to top > Dr. Jerzy Hauptmann, beloved professor emeritus of political science and public administration passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008   Dr. Hauptmann taught at Park for more than 50 years and brought international attention to the University through a lifetime commitment to educate students about political systems and the pivotal role that citizens must take to become informed and effectual leaders in their respective communities. He launched Park’s first graduate degree program in 1982 and in 2001 the School for Public Affairs was renamed the “Hauptmann School for Public Affairs” in honor of him. Read full article < back to top > NASPAA News Sources foreignpolicy.com  Governing.com GovExec.com    ipma-hr.org Public Manager.org Washingtonpost.com Federal Diary Stateline.org < back to top > Listing of NASPAA Listservs You & Your Staff Can Join NASPAA now has several listservs as listed below. You can sign up on as many as you would like. Your colleagues and staff can join them too. To sign up to any of these listservs, please read the instructions at http://www.naspaa.org/principals/news/listserv.asp  General  Admissions  Career Comprehensive Schools  Doctoral  Executive MPA Education  Political Sciences  Small Programs  Undergrad Programs  Urban Management  < back to top >

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