2021 NASPAA Annual Conference

#NASPAA2021 Recap

#NASPAA2021 was once again a fully online experience where the NASPAA community was able to share, learn, connect, and showcase in a safe and sustainable way on Oct. 25 – 29, 2021.

In total, there were 752 conference attendees from 32 countries and over 300 universities. There were a total of 78 panels and 10 workshops featuring 340 different speakers.

The theme, “Reimagining the Civic Square”, fueled hard-hitting conversations, discussing voice in the civic square of 2021 America and the world, and on speaking truth to power in pandemic management and policy. Tracks centered on:

• Create a Laboratory for Change through our PA Curriculum and Research
• Listen to Students and Co-create Civic Engagement and Service Learning
• Reach Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Covid to Achieve Equity and Justice
• Repair the Torn Global Fabric
• Public Service Values Across the Undergraduate Curriculum of the University

Topics covered: Assessment, Budget and Financial Management, Diversity and Social Equity, Doctoral Education, Emerging Trends, Global Issues, Local Government Management, Nonprofit Management Education, Research, Small Programs, Sustainable Development, Teaching and Learning, and Undergraduate Education.

All live sessions were recorded and are available only for registered conference attendees to view any time through March 2022. After that point, the conference material will be made public. To return to the NASPAA Conference website on Pathable, go to naspaa2021.pathable.co to sign in.

Thank you #NASPAA2021 Sponsors!

PLATINUM LEVEL "Civic Square Inclusion & Voice"

• American University, School of Public Affairs
• The American University in Cairo, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
• Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
• Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
• Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Public Policy
• Indiana University, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
• Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
• Penn State - University Park, School of Public Policy
• University of Georgia, School of Public and International Affairs
• University of Houston, Hobby School of Public Affairs
• University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

GOLD LEVEL "Civic Engagement Supporter"

• Auburn University, Master of Public Administration/Auburn University PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy, Department of Political Science
• Baruch College, City University of New York, Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
• Brandeis University - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
• The George Washington University, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
• Old Dominion University, Master of Public Administration
• University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
• University of Connecticut, Department of Public Policy
• University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
• University of Missouri, Harry S Truman School of Government & Public Affairs
• University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
• The University of Texas at Austin, The LBJ School
• Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

SILVER LEVEL "Global Citizen"

• Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs
• The University of Baltimore, College of Public Affairs
• Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
• Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy
• Florida International University, Department of Public Policy and Administration
• Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies / Department of Public Management and Policy
• Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy
• John Jay College MPA Programs, MPA Program / Department of Public Management
• The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
• Rutgers University, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
• Rutgers University–Newark, School of Public Affairs and Administration
• Texas A&M University, Bush School of Government and Public Service
• University of Arizona, School of Government & Public Policy
• University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
• University of Delaware, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration
• University of Kentucky, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
• University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs
• University of Nebraska Omaha, School of Public Administration
• University of New Mexico, School of Public Administration
• University of North Texas, College of Health and Public Service
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Master of Public Administration
• University of Texas at Arlington, Public Affairs and Planning
• Villanova University, Public Administration
• West Chester University, Public Policy & Administration

ADDITIONAL SPONSORED EVENTS/ITEMS

ACCREDITATION INSTITUTE "Quality Assurance in Public Service Education Sponsorship"

• University of North Texas, College of Health and Public Service

CONFERENCE GAME "Community Building Sponsorship"

• Baruch College, City University of New York, Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs

INDIVIDUAL PANELS “Public Affairs Education Dialogue Sponsors”

• University of North Texas, College of Health and Public Service
• University of Washington, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS “Public Discourse Champions”

• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
• University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

NASPAA AWARDS "Celebrating Public Service Education Excellence Sponsorship"

• John Jay College MPA Programs, MPA Program / Department of Public Management

PITCH COMPETITION “George V. Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge”

• Ohio University, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs

NASPAA DIGITAL FLIP-BOOK “Sustainability Supporter”

• University of San Francisco, School of Management, Public Administration

NASPAA NEXT WORKSHOP "Empowering Future Public Affairs Educators Sponsorship"

• University of Southern California (USC), Sol Price School of Public Policy

SOCIAL MEDIA PARTNER

• American University, School of Public Affairs

Thank you to the 2021 Annual Conference Committee

• Gloria Billingsley, Jackson State University, CO-CHAIR
• David Van Slyk, Syracuse University, CO-CHAIR
• Lois Warner, Rutgers University–Newark
• Sean McCandless, University of Illinois Springfield
• Carissa Schively Slotterback, University of Pittsburgh
• Mindy Romero, University of Southern California
• Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, The University of Texas at Austin
• Kristie Roberts Lewis, Southern University
• Paul Smoke, New York University
• Chris Adams, The Ohio State University
• Meghna Sabharwal, The University of Texas at Dallas