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Climate Change and State Governments
State planning and environmental agencies are headed for conflict with new requirements from the Federal Emergency Management Administration for state disaster mitigation plans. FEMA wants state agencies to address the…
Multi-state Regionalism: The Future of Economic Development
Cities, townships and counties coordinating economic development is not new. Most states can point to a regional economic development approach. However, most state governments’ spend much of their time competing…
The 21st Century Workforce: Global Trends
Two decades into the 21st century finds the workplace with as many components and trends as a philharmonic orchestra. Moving pieces, such as globalization, technology, diversity and multigenerational employees, require…
Managing Mission Misalignment
Like most natural disasters, large-scale wildfires do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. This makes them an excellent test case for exploring the sometimes conflicting missions and approaches among the various federal,…
Business Improvement Districts as Public Service Partners
Cities continue to experience economic decline as they try to recoup from the Great Recession. They struggle with budgets which lead to decreased ability to provide additional services to neighborhoods…
Adaptive Strategies For Administrators—Part 2
It is difficult to be a practitioner in public administration today. In many situations, there is a gap between what is taught about public administration and the everyday needs faced…
Marine Tapped to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Obama has nominated Marine Corp. Commandant, Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. With a military career spanning well over 40 years,…
Light Bulb Moments in Experiential Learning
The experience of the student is the crux of education. Whether it is experiential, project-based, problem-based, inquiry-based or some other trendy moniker, education should move beyond simply gaining knowledge or…
A Dream Deferred?
The situation in Baltimore has left me frustrated and angry. It has forced me to question everything that I learned or was indoctrinated with (depending on how you chose to…
Rookie Review: Lessons From an Emergency Planning Exercise
I recently had the opportunity to volunteer for an emergency planning exercise. There were participants from a variety of city and county emergency service agencies, as well as a private…
Work for Free? The HR Challenge: Employer-Intern Relationships
Internships can be beneficial to both the student and the organization. They are an inexpensive way to try out new talent and often bring fresh insights and perspectives. As internships…