UAS/MPA
ON-LINE NEWSLETTER
October, 2005 ---- Vol. 8 No. 2---Jonathan Anderson, editor
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- Municipal Elections
- Welcome Kathy DiLorenzo
- Welcome Anselm Staack
- Spring Classes
- Summer Elective Planning
- Join ASPA
- Presidential Management Fellows Program
- Admissions Applications
- Miscellany
1. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Earlier this month several MPA students ran for local elections. Linda Swarner won her 7th consecutive three year term on the Kenai City Council-- once again with the highest vote count of all candidates. Congratulations, Linda. Margaret Gilman made the switch from school board to Kenai Borough Assembly. Sitka student Mollie Kabler won a smashing reelection victory to the Sitka School Board over “Unopposed.” In Juneau, political neophyte Jonathan Anderson won a seat on the City and Borough Assembly, while MPA student Mara Early made a gallant, but alas unsuccessful, effort for a separate Assembly seat. Now she can return to work on her degree!!!. Pat Duncan continues to sit on the Yukon Legislative Assembly as the lone Liberal . If I have missed others please let me know!!!
2. WELCOME KATHY DILORENZO
New public administration professor Kathy DiLorenzo is settling into life at the University of Alaska Southeast. This semester, besides teaching Research Methods, she is furiously working to complete her Dissertation from the Idaho State University tentatively titled “Accountability in Public Organizations: the Challenge of Privatization.” In the Spring Kathy will teach PADM 688 Program Evaluation, the MBA Research Methods class and an undergraduate class in Organizational Theory and Behavior. She is also working on revising our MPA Brochures and on program assessment. I love to have Kathy around. Now I can “delegate!”
3. WELCOME ANSELM STAACK
The Business and Public Administration department is please to have Anselm Staack join the faculty. Anselm has an MBA from the University of North Carolina, a JD from the University of Arizona, is a member of the Alaskan Bar and a Certified Public Accountant. Anselm has served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Alaska Retirement Systems, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Administration, CFO and CIO in a managed Hospital Corporation, Alaska Treasury Comptroller, Legislative Audit and Computer Audit Manager, Controller for the City & Borough of Juneau, and Senior Auditor with an International CPA Firm. We are pleased to have Anselm teach PADM 628 Public Financial Management this Spring.
4. SPRING CLASSES
Spring classes are listed on the website http://www.uas.alaska.edu/mpa/ancourse.htm
PADM 618 Law for Public Managers Thursdays 7-9:45 pm Kathy DiLorenzo
PADM 628 Public Financial Management Wednesdays 7-9:45 pm Anselm Staack
PADM 624 Human Resources Administration Tuesdays 7-9:45 pm Jonathan Anderson
PADM 688 Program Evaluation Mondays 7-9:45 pm Kathy DiLorenzo
PADM 690 Capstone Thursdays 7-9:45 pm (Elluminate) Jonathan Anderson
5. SUMMER ELECTIVE PLANNING
Students in the MPA program have the opportunity to take three electives. Each summer UAS offers several electives applicable to the MPA degree.This summer the following classes will be offered.
1. PADM 675 Leadership Communications- This class, taught by Jonathan Anderson focuses on organizational communication both oral and written.The class consists of a five day intensive in Juneau May 22-26, followed by independent study assignments continuing through the summer.
2. PADM 615 Intergovernmental Relations. This class, taught by Kevin Ritchie, explores the world of networked governance. Different governments at all levels, no-profits and private sector contractors all work together to accomplish public policy. Managing that complex environment is the subject of this class which will be taught on the satellite.
3. PADM 671 Employment Law for Public Managers. This class, taught by John Gaguine will explore the issues of public employment law that are essential for public managers, particularly those in the HR field.
See http://www.uas.alaska.edu/mpa/elect.htm for more details on elective options.
6. JOIN ASPA
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is one of two main professional organizations for public managers. The other is ICMA, the International City County Management Association. I encourage MPA students to join one of these organizations and to remain active in your professional development. ASPA has student rates of membership and membership includes subscriptions to Public Administration Review (PAR) and the monthly newspaper PA Times. Check out their websites. ASPA can be found at http://www.aspanet.org ICMA is at http://www.icma.org.
7. PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWS PROGRAM
Those interested in national government should be aware of something called the Presidential Management Fellows program or PMF. The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service. For more information on this program please see http://www.pmf.opm.gov/howover.asp
8. ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS
If you have not already done so, please submit your application for admission as soon as possible. Details of applications have changed since last year, so please review the MPA site - http://www.uas.alaska.edu/mpa/howtoapp.htm Students in PADM 601 have already written the first draft of their Statement of Professional Objectives. Students must be fully accepted before enrolling in their 4th PADM class.
9. Miscellany
- ALUMNI!!! Please send me information on your job and contact info for posting to our Yearbook!!!
- Write me to share what you are doing.
- View previous Newsletters on the MPA Website.
- Help us track down MPA alumni- let me know of your contacts.
- Please let me know if you wish to be removed from this list
