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The Newsletter of the Department of Public Administration
Spring 2008 | Volume 15, Issue 2

In this issue:
MPA Students and Alum
Message from the Chair
Faculty Activities
PAD News & Notes
Keeping in Touch

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Louise A. (Allen) King is a staff development specialist at the Rochester Psychiatric Center.

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Jim DePinto is a management analyst for the Monroe County WaterAuthority in Rochester.

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Robert (Bob) Bourg, vice president and administrator for The Heritage (one of the two skilled nursing facilities at St. Ann's Community), was nominated for the prestigious Rochester Business Journal's "Forty Under 40 Award" in November 2007.  "Forty Under 40" features profiles of 40 up-and-coming professionals under the age of 40. Nominated by the community and selected by a committee of business leaders, these individuals have demonstrated professional accomplishment and significant community involvement.

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Harold (Hal) S. Legg, recruitment communications specialist in the Office of Enrollment Management at Genesee Community College, this past summer began serving as one of the directors of the Greater Development Corporation, co-chairing that organization's canal side gala celebrating the  schooner Louis McClure’s visit to Brockport this past summer.  In October, Hal presented “Deep Waters and Strong Currents: A Research Based Approach to Higher Enrollment” at the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations’ District 1 conference in Annapolis, MD.

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'03
William J. Hawkes is executive director for Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., in Buffalo, NY.

Craig S. Tuohey is a program and management specialist at the U.S. Department of Labor in Massachusetts.

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Marisa Rubé is director of the Victim/Witness Services Department, Rape and Abuse Crisis Service of the Finger Lakes for the Yates County District Attorney's Office.

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The March 12 Gates-Chili Post article, "Delegate gets a Front-row Seat to History," includes an interview with Monroe Community College's Nursing Learning Resource Center Coordinator Julie R. Hutchison '07.  Hutchinson is a pledged delegate for Hillary Clinton.  According to the article Hutchinson is taking her job as a pledged delegate very seriously and “she’s using her experiences in politics and her position as a national delegate to inspire the younger generation to get involved in civil affairs.” Click here: to read the article.

I want to thank all of you who responded to the ANGEL survey we conducted last semester on our course offerings. We had 88 responses to the survey, and the full results of the survey are available here.  It is clear that many of you want more core courses offered in the summer, and more online and hybrid/blended courses.

So, we will be offering additional courses this summer: Financial Management (PAD 640); Budget-State and Local Government (PAD/EPS 684); and Negotiations and Conflict Management (PAD 612), in addition to Legal Aspects of Public Administration (PAD 622), Ethics in Administration (PAD 653), and Project Paper/Portfolio Seminar (PAD/EPS 696). And, as the campus moves in the direction of supporting hybrid courses (courses involving reduced face-to-face classroom time, and online learning), we intend to take advantage of offering those kinds of courses. (Click here to see our course offerings.)

Offering new electives is more challenging. Due to campus budgetary constraints, it can be difficult to offer new electives, if that means hiring an additional adjunct. On the other hand, it is much less difficult if a faculty member wishes to drop a current elective, and instead offer another elective.

I also want you to know that we are offering two certificate programs: one in Nonprofit Management and one in Arts Administration (in conjunction with the Visual Studies Workshop MFA degree.) Information about both certificates will be available on our web site.

We are expecting approval for a new emphasis in nonprofit management that we expect to be in place by spring 2009.

So, again, thank you for your feedback. We value it. And, we want your MPA experience to be a valuable one for you.

Jim Fatula, Chair
Department of Public Administration

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Ed Downey's article "A Conceptual Framework for Considering the Value of E-Government," originally published in the Encyclopedia of Digital Government, was selected for publication as a chapter in Government: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications to be published in 2008.  This is a six-volume set that is a part of IGI Global's Contemporary Research in Information Science and Technology Series and is described as including "the most dependable, exhaustive research on the subject."

Jim Fatula was a guest speaker on WXXI-AM 1370's Connection with Bob Smith on November 30, 2007. The topic was rising health care premiums

Fatula's discussion paper, NASPAA's Five-Faculty Rule, has been posted on NASPAA's "Standards 2009" web site.  The paper was prepared at the request of NASPAA as part of the overall preparation for the articulation of new accreditation standards to be decided on in 2009. The purpose of this working paper is to summarize the rationale for and the arguments against the “five faculty rule” in NASPAA’s Accreditation Standard 5.1 in the context of NASPAA’s other standards, and in the context of the current revision of its accreditation standards to spur discussion about the advisability of continuing the five faculty rule as an accreditation standard.  Click here to read Dr. Fatula's discussion paper..

Matt Jones was awarded a doctorate in Public Administration and Policy from Portland State University. His manuscript, "A Complexity Science View of Modern Police Administration" was accepted for publication for a special symposium issue on complexity science and public administration in the Public Administration Quarterly. 

Jones also has these projects underway:

Faith Prather conducted a three-part lecture series, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity at St. John Fisher College based on the College’s summer book selection: MicroMessaging by Stephen Young (January 30, January 31 and March 6, 2008). Drawing on personal insights and real-life teaching dilemmas, the lecture series examined the benefits and challenges of "micromessaging" as a best practice in building an inclusive classroom.

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Career Services:
Résumé review, career advisement, practice interviews and job search strategy, JobShop for job listings, Career Connector for networking with alumni, Alumni Placement Survey for information about past graduates.
Contact: Phyllis Griswold, MSEd, NCC, LMHC, Career Counselor
First Floor, Grand Hallway, MetroCenter
(585) 395-8479, pgriswol@brockport.edu       

Library Services:
Research assistance, interlibrary loans, appointments or walk-ins consultations with the librarian or via Instant Messenger (AIM screen name: DRAKEREF).
Contact: Linda Hacker, MS, MLS, Associate Librarian
Room 346 MetroCenter, (585) 395-2770 lhacker@brockport.edu.

Technology Services:
Instructional support (classroom technology), software support (Webmail, ANGEL Learning System, PowerPoint) and printing issues.
Contact: Daniel Sargent, MPA, Technology Manager
Room 343 MetroCenter, (585) 395-8000 dsargent@brockport.edu

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27 March, 2008