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Social Media and Citizen Engagement
Social media, once a buzz word, has now become ingrained in our vernacular. It seems that every industry makes attempts to take advantage of what social media can offer. The…
Social Media and Operations: Lessons from Disaster
Crises can happen at any time or any place. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, mass fatality shootings, health emergencies or any emergency or disruption may demand an operational and social media response.…
2014: A Year of Challenges, A Year to Celebrate, A Year to Recommit Ourselves to Public Service
2014 was a special year for me and I want to express my gratitude to the public and not-for-profit sector for making this remarkable series of events possible. I certainly…
The Old West Meets Star Trek: Social Media Use and Nonprofit Organizations
In a recent study highlighted in the Nonprofit Quarterly, the researchers found that 97 percent of the 500 organizations studied were using Facebook. Nonprofit organizations absolutely need to have a…
Teaching Impact: Recognizing Scholarship as Valuable Activity
In my conversations with faculty across the United States, it is apparent that many professors, particularly tenure-track assistant professors, feel that taking time to write about pedagogy and the impact…
Social Media Is An “EQUALIZER”
The final topic for the PA Times online editorial calendar is "Social Media and The Information Age- Using Influence and Persuasion in Public Service." Unquestionably, this is a very important…
Focusing Economic Development on China Has Big Potential
A reality of today’s global economy is large, middle market and even small companies need to gain access to global markets. Seventy percent of the world’s customers are outside of…
Becoming A Public Administrator That No One Wants to Leave
I entered the public-sector workforce as support personnel in a Human Resources department over 10 years ago. It is common knowledge that on an average public-sector employees receive lower salaries…
Social Media and Public Service: Opportunities and Challenges
A professional public service prides itself in the values of independence, competence, non-partisanship and representativeness. Its vision and mission strive for excellence, and it is guided by and proudly adheres…
Ensuring that #BlackLivesMatter
American public administration has remained connected to systemic injustice, ingrained racism and disparate treatment under the law. All of this contributes to the racial disparity that exists. Despite the work…
Holder, Lynn and the Politics of Change
The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, has been quite active and many of its activities have garnered much attention, as well as much opposition. If confirmed by the…