|
|
|
Current Update.
PPOL Update February 14, 2007PPOL Students:
I will be on the road the rest of this week, so I am sending out the next Update a couple of days early. As always, if you have any questions, please let me know. If you have any news, personal achievements, or see some policy-relevant upcoming events or conferences, please let me know and I will put them in the next Update.
In this Update:
2—HSR Director Candidate Presentation 4—Conference Announcement: ARNOVA 5—Conference Announcement: APPAM 6—Conference Announcement: SECOPA
The University City Community Building Partnership is hosting a Leadership Summit here on campus on Thursday morning, February 22nd, from 8am-noon in the SAC Salons. There is no cost to attend and participate. I have included the flyer for this event with this email. The registration link is: www.uccbp.com/7RegisterForSummit.htm.
This will be of particular interests to urban, social, and justice policy students who are interested in the local level of policy. Jennifer Roberts ( Chairperson, Mecklenburg County Commissioners) will be the keynote speaker and there will be a discussion panel with these panelists.
Sergeant Bill Boger, Charlotte/Mecklenburg Police-University City Division Professor, Paul Friday, UNCC Criminal Justice Department Keith Parker, Assistant City Manager-Charlotte Marsha Goodenow, Assistant District Attorney Ricky McCoy Mitchell, NC District Court Judge
I hope you can join us.
2—HSR Director Candidate Presentation
The Ph.D. in Health Services Research is currently looking to hire a new program director. One of the candidates for this position, Dr. James Neff, will be making his research presentation on Monday, February 19th from 2:00-3:00pm in 145 CHHS (the new building). His presentation is entitled “Organizational Structure and Culture in Faith-Based Substance Abuse Treatment: A Developing Research Program” and looks like it should be of interest to health and justice policy students in particular. PPOL students are invited to attend this presentation.
The African Studies
Academy is hosting a guest speaker to campus. Dr. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah,
Chair of African-American Studies Department, Western Illinois University at
Macomb, will speak on “Culture, Society, Politics and Islam in Africa” on
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 2 p.m. in Denny 220. The lecture is free and
open to all UNC Charlotte’s students, faculty, and staff and to the
Charlotte community.
4—Conference Announcement: ARNOVA
ARNOVA’s annual research conference in Atlanta, Georgia (November 15-17) will be an important opportunity to discuss the latest research on nonprofit organizations and philanthropy. The conference committee seeks proposals addressing the social justice theme, focusing on the entire sector or on specific nonprofit sub-sectors (health, education, social services, religion, arts, culture, and recreation). ARNOVA's conference theme for 2007 is designed to explore this changing terrain of social justice and its relevance to modern societal challenges in an international as well as local and national framework. What are the roles and responsibilities of the nonprofit sector – or civil society more broadly – in this changing landscape? The conference will examine three key sub-themes:
Social Justice in a Globalizing World: How do the challenges of striving for social justice change in a world increasingly characterized by global flows of capital, growing disparities between the rich and the poor, and a decline in the welfare state? Social Justice & Philanthropy: What are the connections between the work and purposes of philanthropy and the achievement of social justice? Social Justice & Religion: What are the connections between religion and social justice in a world where faith-based groups play significant roles not only in social services, but also in political action?
In addition to addressing the conference theme, proposals may also focus on specific tracks including: public policy; philanthropy, foundations, and fundraising; voluntarism and volunteering; accountability and effectiveness; strategy, management, and operations; capacity building, training, and education; grassroots and community organizations; global and comparative challenges; boards, governance, and leadership; theory and methods; nonprofit fields, programs and services; and social enterprise. Proposals do not have to specifically address the conference theme, but preference will be given to submissions connected to this theme.
Papers, panels of 3-4 papers, and colloquies of at least 3 presenters are solicited. Submissions by practitioners and doctoral students engaged in research are also welcome. The Conference Planning Committee seeks volunteers to chair or serve as discussants for paper sessions, and welcomes ideas for mini-plenary sessions. The on-line proposal submission system will open February 26, 2007, and close at midnight, April 3. To submit a proposal, you will be able to go to www.arnova.org, and click on the tab that says “Submit a Proposal.” More instructions on submitting proposals will be sent out by February 19th. Questions can then be directed to the ARNOVA office at (317) 684-2120, or to conference@arnova.org.
5—Conference Announcement: APPAM
The 2007 Fall Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) will occur in Washington, DC, from 8-10 November. The theme of the conference is: What Else Shapes Public Policy Analysis and Management?
8-10 November, 2007 - Washington Marriott Hotel and Embassy Suites Hotel - Washington, DC
All proposals for the 2007 Fall Research Conference must be submitted on-line by Monday, March 12. For the complete package of conference information, please visit this page on the APPAM website: http://www.appam.org/conferences/fall/dc2007/index.asp
6—Conference Announcement: SECOPA
Southeastern Conference for Public Administration September 26-29, 2007
Call For Papers, Proposals & Panels Sound Innovations in Public Administration, Setting the Tone for the FutureProposal Submission Deadline April 1, 2007
For more information regarding conference fees, manuscript and panel submissions, please visit the following website: http://www.aspaonline.org/nashville/secopa2007.htm
Science Research Council - The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) seeks to appoint three or more postdoctoral research fellows (NY, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=33098
Yale University - Pre/Post Doctoral Associate, Program on Democracy (CT, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=33103
JLARC Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission - Legislative Analyst (VA, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=33097
Western Illinois University - Assistant Professor, Public Policy, teaching both undergraduate & graduate courses (IL, United States) http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=33093
Dr. David
Swindell, Assoc. Professor & Director
Previous PPOL Updates:
|
|
|