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volume i, issue 3

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER
VOLUME I, ISSUE 3
March 22, 2004

Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Dr. Robert O. Schneider, Department Chair, Dr. Nicholas A. Giannatasio, Program Director

Draft Mission Statement: The Master of Public Administration Program at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is committed to preparing professional public managers, public officials and citizens to meet and accept the challenges of public service in government and non-profit sectors, serve the profession and all levels of government by advancing discipline knowledge through scholarly research, and extending to all communities and sectors—from local to international—faculty expertise and intellectual resources.

MPA Mission Statement and Board of Advisors: The MPA Board of Advisors has approved a mission statement for the program—see above. At the moment, the mission statement is being circulated to all members of the faculty and to Board members unable to attend the March 18th meeting for final “markup” and presentation in final form at the next Board meeting.

MPA Interest Survey: Our survey—distributed last month—both for interest and data base upgrade—was informative. I urge any faculty member who has not had the survey completed, to please do so—it is not too late. With N = 57, here is a summary of responses.

Question
MPA student
Grad PE
Spec. Admit
Undergrad
Other*
Status 41 3 11 1 1
  Bachelor BA/S some grad Master Doctorate  
Degree Held 48 8   1  
  Health Admin Criminal Justice      
Declared Concentration 6 13      
Not declared, but interested in concentrations available 9 2      
  Yes % High/Very High Interest % (Likert Scale)      
Interested in Emergency Management Concentration (or courses) if offered 39% 91%      
Interested in Non-Profit Concentration (or courses) if offered 47% 70%      
Interested in Urban/Rural Planning Concentration (or courses) if offered 35% 80%      

 

Other = faculty/staff , holding Ph.D., taking course

Graduate Council: At the last Graduate Council, we were informed that the Graduate School would now be able to share their database with program directors. In this way we can improve tracking of interest in the MPA program. For example: a review of interest from prospective students regarding the MPA shows that continued growth in the MPA program is on the horizon. Our office will send a follow-up letter to all those who have inquired.

China Update: Dr. Bill Albrecht has returned from teaching MPM 503, Economic Analysis for Managers (elective) in XuZhou. Dr Schneider will be the next faculty member to go to CUMT. He is scheduled to leave in early June.

Correction: In the last newsletter we stated under the heading Ratio of MPA Classes: that in the Fall 2003 semester there were 61 graduate course offerings. The MPA program had 12 offerings in Fall 2003. The MPA program was responsible for 20% of all course offerings in the Graduate School. When one considers that there are seven graduate programs on campus, it is obvious that our students are serviced well by the amount of courses available to them.

This was an understatement. Please read the last sentence as:

When one considers that there are 15 graduate programs on campus, it is obvious that our students are serviced well by the amount of courses available to them.

Alumni News: We send out congratulations to the following alumni/students:

  • Tammy Little ‘03 - has been hired as a Budget Analysis for Anson County, North Carolina.
  • Courtney McMillan ‘01 - currently a program coordinator in Continuing Education at UNCP, will be leaving us to join the FBI in April.
  • Tom Bradley 95' - completed his Ph.D. program at the University of North Texas in Applied Technology, Training and Development. Tom is currently teaching business management at Wayland Baptist University.
  • Wendy Lowery-Jones (student) – was named director of Corporate Relations for the American Heart Association.

Condolences: To the Family of Teddy Locklear ’03. Teddy died Thursday morning, March 18 at his home in Hoke County.

Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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