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Creating Positive Change through Community Engagement
With the national mid-term election over in the United States, many students and faculty who invested in the democratic process of campaigns may be waking up and asking what additional…
First Responder – Who Makes the Cut?
Usually, in the first 24-36 hours of an event, life safety is of the utmost importance and leadership in these events falls to public safety functions in police and fire. After…
Public Service Values and Motivation in the MPA Classroom: An Exercise
Recently, in one of my MPA classes, I covered the topic of public service motivation. In preparation for the class, the students read the article “Public Service Motivation Research: Lessons…
Fiscal Policy – the Universal Language. Respect – the Universal Solution?
Mathematics is said to be the universal language and if that is true, it must be true that financial institutions and fiscal policy are the most efficient modes of meeting…
The State of Public Administration Programs in Higher Education
Are we ready for the challenge of a new era in public administration education and service? We do too much good to shrink from this task.…
A Police Officer’s Lot
There have been many changes in law enforcement and respect for police since the early 1900s. Since we’ve been observing National Crime Prevention Month during October, it’s an appropriate time…
Organizational Changes: Understanding your Employee is Crucial Before Enforcing Organizational Changes
Managers! Take a minute and look around your organization: Without its people, your organization would have never existed. Appreciate your employees. When considering organizational changes, also consider the impact and…
One (Divisible) Nation: Emoluments for Influence?
Foundations of Public Administration is, in my humble opinion, one of the hallmark courses for any MPA student and I take seriously the steadfast charge to present and explore the…
The U.S. Supreme Court: It’s Your Last Job – or is it?
To keep your appointment alive and well, according to the Constitution, you just need to demonstrate good behavior once you become a justice. I believe that the framers of the…
Reality Caught Up with Government Pay Programs
Few public employers are ready to address the skills shortage, but it promises to be an increasingly serious problem. It’s going to get steadily worse. It’s a combination of demographics,…
The Schoharie Limousine Tragedy – Was Government Part of the Problem?
Although this series of articles has presented the theme that government is the solution, these types of traumatic incidents beg the counter question of what happens when government or perhaps…
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