UAS/MPA
ON-LINE NEWSLETTER
December, 2005 ---- Vol. 8 No. 4---Jonathan Anderson, editor
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- REGISTRATION CONTINUES
- PREREQUISITES
- TUITION AND CLASS FEES
- ELECTIVE PLANNING
- ADMISSIONS PAPERWORK
- CONGRATULATIONS TO MOLLIE KABLER AND KRIS SELL
- CONFERENCE CONFUSION
- Miscellany
1. Registration Continues/ First Day of Spring Semester January 17
Register early and often….. Classes begin Tuesday January 17.
Spring classes
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
Class Sections Note
Please enroll in the correct section. Juneau students enroll in the J01 section. Non-Juneau students enroll in the JD1 section
Beginning this semester there will no longer be separate Military sections. Military students should enroll in the JD section.
Book Ordering Note:
Please go to your UAS Online class site soon after you register and find out the required textbooks for your class. It is important for non-Juneau students to order them early so they will be certain to be available on the day of class. Juneau students may buy the textbooks at the Auke Bay Campus bookstore.
2. Prerequisites
Students need to be aware of the prerequisites. An undergraduate course in Government (or passing the CLEP) is required to be admitted to the MPA program. Undergraduate statistics is required for PADM 604 and Micro and Macro Economics are required for PADM 625 and PADM 628.
This Spring semester the prerequisite courses are offered as follows:
GOVT 101 Introduction to American Government (CRN 36708) offered by audioconference M/W 3-4:20 from UAS-Ketchikan
PS F101 Introduction to American Government and Politics is offered through UAF as a correspondence course.http://www.distance.uaf.edu:591/FMPro
STATS 273 Elementary Statistics is offered as a web based course from Joe Liddle (CRN 36177) from UAS-Sitka
ECON F200 is offered as a web based class from Michael Pippinger (CRN 35721) through UAF
3. Tuition and Class Fees
Tuition and fees are a fairly complicated calculation. Pages 25 and 26 of the UAS Catalog provide the details.http://www.uas.alaska.edu/catalog/documents/05_06/welcome.pdf
Tuition for a 3 credit graduate class is $732. Fees, however, are complex and depend on how many credits you are taking and whether you are a Juneau Please read pages 25 and 26 of the catalog carefully and contact Jonathan with questions. resident.
Please note the “Alumni Fee” of $15 for Juneau students taking 6 credits of more. This fee is optional-- but you have to contact the cashier to decline membership. Again, only for Juneau students taking 6 credits or more.
4. 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT PADM 671 HAS CHANGED. IT IS NO LONGER ON EMPLOYMENT LAW, BUT IS ON THE POLICY PROCESS-- SEE BELOW.
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 session held 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 Public Managers and the Policy Process Kathy DiLorenzo. Kathy’s course description states:
In today’s multifaceted bureaucratic environment managers are called upon to decide among policy options, implement policy, negotiate with stakeholders and anticipate changes. To be successful, managers must understand their role as facilitator in the political process. This class will use examples from contemporary Alaska policy controversies to illustrate the policy process concerns facing managers in a changing and complex environment.
See http://www.uas.alaska.edu/mpa/elect.htm for more details on elective options.
5. Admissions Paperwork-- Complete before 4th class
Please submit your application for admission as soon as possible. Students must be fully accepted before enrolling in their 4th PADM class. That means if you took two classes in the fall, you cannot enroll for two more in the Spring until your admission file is processed. Please do not let this slide.It is not a difficult process. Have undergraduate transcripts sent directly to UAS. Please review the MPA site - http://www.uas.alaska.edu/mpa/howtoapp.htm
6. Congratulations to Mollie Kabler and Kris Sell
Mollie Kabler has worked for a number of years as student adviser at the UAS-Sitka campus. At the same time she has also been an elected member of the Sitka School Board (and was President in the last term). She has recently been hired as Executive Director of CoastAlaska which is the Administrative umbrella organization for five Southeast Public Radio stations (Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan)
Read more at http://www.coastalaska.org/
Kris Sell is in her eighth year as an officer with the Juneau Police Department- for the past few years as sergeant. Kris recently passed the examination for Lieutenant and will soon become the first female Lieutenant in the history of the force. Please call her Ma’am from now on. [Little known fact: In a previous life Kris was a TV Newscaster in Montana!]
Send your Congratulations to both of them!
7. Conference Confusion
Last newsletter I erroneously reported that the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) would hold their annual conference in Seattle. The Conference - March 31 to April 4 will be in Denver. For details see http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index_conferences.cfm
The Public Administration Theory Network (PATNET) will hold its annual conference at Olympia, Washington February 9-10. For more details see http://www.evergreen.edu/events/patnet/
Attending a public administration conference is always a great experience. Please let me know if you have an interest.
8. 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
