On June 26, NASPAA President David Birdsell visited Renmin University and spoke at a meeting of the China MPA Steering Committee.  President Birdsell's comments focused on innovation in public administration education, such as the use of simulations and artificial intelligence, online education, new delivery formats, and the emergence of global standards in quality assurance. He stressed the benefits of engaging with institutions around the world to identify best practices and to prepare graduates for an increasingly interconnected world. He also explored the theme of changing public trust in governmental and non-governmental institutions around the world, a vital concern for our schools and our students as development and progress depend on strong partnerships between private sector, the nonprofit sector, and government. Participating in the meeting were representatives from NASPAA member schools: WU Aihua and WANG Zhi (UIBE), MU Ling and TAN Ya (Tsinghua University), and MAI Qiulin and XU Guangjian (Renmin University). Also present were SI lu (Beijing City School/Institute), LI Yang  and JIN Yanhua (Beijing University of Chemical Tech, SUN Yongjun (Beijing Tech. University), LI Xiufeng and LIAN Hongping (Beijing Normal University), WANG Huan and others (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications),  YANG Jie (Minzu University of China), and WEI Wangbin (National Administration Institute).

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) is soliciting letters of interest from an individual (or individuals) interested in editing the Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE) for the three-year period beginning January 1, 2018. There is also the desire that the editorial team overlap with the current editors on the final issue of 2017, and phasing in responsibility for the first issue of the 2018 volume.

In late 2017, the journal will enter a new era, characterized by a soon-to-be implemented partnership with Taylor and Francis Group, who will be providing editorial support, production, marketing, and distribution. The JPAE Editor will use their manuscript management facility. Through their distribution channels, the journal will be available online and in hard copy. Journal access will also be provided free to NASPAA member schools. Under this arrangement,  the Editor's workload will be extremely manageable (historically, about 100 articles have been submitted per year), with a workload of 10-15 hrs/wk.

NASPAA also encourages an openness to innovation, and to cooperating with social networking, blogs, and other public affairs/policy/administration journals to bring articles to the attention of our field, the public, and to the policymaking world. Any Letter of Interest should address this commitment to innovation. 

 

PROPOSALS TO EDIT JPAE

The first stage of the JPAE proposal process will consist of a Letter of Interest,  not to exceed 3-4 pages, submitted to  [email protected]  no later than July 1, 2017. It should include:

• A statement of vision for the journal, including how it will advance teaching, learning, and the business of public affairs education. Specific ideas or plans are welcome (symposia, new sections of the journal), but should be brief.  
• A brief statement from any proposed Editor(s) and/or sub-editors, providing any relevant editing experience, and a brief description of the Editor's management style and plan.  
• A few sentences about the home institution of the Editor, and whether they are in support of the time required for the Editor to perform this role for JPAE. Because of current publishing arrangements, institutional sponsorship is no longer required by the Editor's home university, but institutional recognition of the time involved for the editorship is appreciated.    
   

At the JPAE Oversight Committee's discretion, the editor may be selected at the end of the Letter of Interest stage, or the Committee may proceed to a second stage: submission of Editor Proposals. They will inform all submitters of Letters of Interest of that decision in a timely fashion. 

Read full details here.

RFP for 2019 NASPAA Annual Conference Host

Important Dates:

June 2017	NASPAA announces call for proposals to all member schools
June - August, 2017	Open question/answer period. All questions should be directed to NASPAA's Conference Manager Leigh Anne Elliott at [email protected]
September 1, 2017	Notify Leigh Anne Elliott ([email protected]) of your intent to submit a proposal. This notification is non-binding and a short email from someone at the member school(s) will suffice.
September 29, 2017	Deadline to submit a proposal by 11:59 pm EST. Proposals should be submitted as a single PDF from the School's Principal Rep to [email protected].
October/November 2017	Site Selection Committee will review all proposals and NASPAA will work with broker to obtain hotel pricing info.
December 2017	Site Selection Committee will make a recommendation to NASPAA's Executive Council and NASPAA will announce the sites.

Do you have an innovative course, research project or service learning approach?  At this year's NASPAA conference, October 11 - 13, three finalists will compete for $3,000 to be used for implementation or scale-up. This Voinovich pitch competition has been established to honor the memory of Senator George V. Voinovich and to encourage the creative problem-solving approach he championed throughout his nearly half-century of public service.  The first annual Sen. George Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge is open to all NASPAA-affiliated student groups, faculty and administrators. To enter, please email your program name, institution, contact information and [max] two-page description of your innovative program to contest coordinator Sarah Nykl ( [email protected] ).  Descriptions should include the problem or issue being addressed; what makes your program innovative; where you are in the implementation process; current or anticipated impact; funding needs; and other sources of support. The deadline for submissions is August 1, but applications will continue to be considered until three outstanding finalists have been identified.  Those finalists will have 5-10 minutes each at NASPAA's conference to pitch their idea, "swim in the porpoise tank" and take challenging questions from judges who are experts in social innovation. Judges and audience members vote and participants will find out on the spot who is the winner. Then go do it! The contest is sponsored by NASPAA and Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. 

This year NASPAA NEXT will focus on Track 3 of the conference: Building Public Trust Through Responsible Policy Communications and Advocacy. Participants will learn strategies for communicating groundbreaking research to public policy leaders, nonprofit practitioners, and the public at large. Additionally, emerging faculty will discuss the importance of advocating for the use and implementation of public policy analysis from NASPAA schools, faculty, and students. Also important is the ability to communicate and advocate for ideas that are generated in other countries and being able to identify what programs can be implemented domestically and vice versa. Through these actions our public and nonprofit institutions can inspire public confidence by implementing policies based solid empirical analysis that deliver results. Moreover, participants will learn how to become more fully engaged with NASPAA by ensuring their talents and knowledge base are strategically aligned with leadership opportunities for the association. Finally, participants will engage in a group project after the Annual Conference designed to make public policy analysis visible to policy makers and the general public. We are in discussions with several faculty members to lead this dynamic workshop.

This year's workshop will include discussions and panels on:

NASPAA is currently accepting nominations from Deans, Program Directors, and 

Senior Faculty for faculty who have recently received tenure or at an equivalent stage of their academic and professional development. Nominations should be sent via email to David Marshall, Director of Membership Development, at [email protected].

 

We are saddened to report the passing of Professor Richard Beinecke.  Professor Beinecke was an active member of the Suffolk University community for 24 years. A beloved member of the Public Administration and Healthcare Administration departments, he was a respected researcher and advocate who was loved by his students. He held many leadership roles at Suffolk including department chair and most recently chair of the Faculty Senate. His impactful research on the Boston Marathon bombing was published in The International Journal of Mental Health and demonstrated the critical role of informal mental health support systems in the wake of crises. The NASPAA community valued his passion for public service education. "I had the pleasure of working with Rick in the reaccreditation process, where his passion for his program and public service was obvious.  He was a genuinely nice person, who I looked forward to seeing at the conference."  " ~Stacy Drudy, NASPAA Data Center Director He will be greatly missed.  https://www.facebook.com/SuffolkBusiness/

Would you like to host a Regional Site for the 2018 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition?

NASPAA is excited to announce the 2017 Career Professionals Conference!

 

December 7 & 8, 2017

University of Nebraska at Omaha

 

Co-Chairs are Meagan Van Gelder and Megan Nelson.

 

Registration will open in the fall.

 

Thank you to the Site Selection Committee - Hannah Rose Bainter and Jill Rockwell, University of Virginia; Adam Motenko, Brandeis University; and Tamara Schaps, University of Washington - for their expertise and time.