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Current Update.PPOL Update May 24, 2006:PPOL Students: Here’s a quick Update as we launch the summer sessions. I hope you have had a chance to recover from the frenzy at the end of the spring term and are all doing well. In this issue:
I have contacted each of those receiving summer support in terms of tuition and/or graduate assistantships. We ended the year very well on both these areas. Next year is not looking as rosy. We continue to grow (a good thing), but we did not receive the budget increase for new Graduate Assistantships for next year. Also, there is less soft money available. Therefore, I have had to “cannibalize” next summer’s graduate assistantship support in order to cover students during the regular fall and spring terms this year. It is critical that you plan ahead for next summer (2007). I will be attempting to line up as much soft money from grants and contracts with faculty in preparation for next summer in order to cover as many students as possible. However, in line with advice I have been giving since taking over the program, you should also be actively competing for scholarships and fellowships. These not only address your personal revenue needs, that are also strong elements to include on a vita when entering the job market. I will be sending out the notices about fall semester over the next two weeks, some of which have already gone out. Given that we are in summer session now, there is more office space available in our Colvard suite. If you need working space for the summer, please see Laura Morgan and we should be able to accommodate you. For the fall, space is allocated by funding so we will make those decisions after fall funding has been nailed down. If you have any questions on the funding issues, please let me know.
Summer session began Monday. Yesterday was the last day to add/drop. I hope everyone got what they wanted/needed. Fall registration is open. You each have academic advisors and I strongly advise you to consult with them on your upcoming coursework. They are meant to be a resource for you. The summer offering of the Qualifying Exams are tentatively scheduled for Monday, August 14, Wednesday, August 16, and Friday-Monday, August 18-21. This may change up by a couple of days as we are working on the availability of rooms for the exam. If you have not already done so, please email me and let me know if you will be taking the exam this summer. I need a head count so we have all the equipment ready.
While still off in the distance, please note that fall classes begin on Monday, August 21st. We will try to schedule a social to kick off the new year and give you a chance to meet the new PPOL students that are starting the program this year. I will send out more information about this as the details fall into place. The fall schedule is on the web. Please consult with your advisors. If you have forgotten who your advisor is, then contact me and I will forward that information to you.
There is a lot so good news to share since the last email. Several of you all have been pretty busy!
PPOL
student Stephen Stemkowski (currently preparing for the orals component of
the comprehensive exams) is in
“Hospital Length of Stay Associated with Anticonvulsant Utilization by
Patients with Seizure Disorders in the
Several
PPOL students and faculty presented their collective works at the recent
Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting in Barbara John (PPOL student) and Thomas Ludden presented: “The Effect of Charlotte's Changing Public School System on Housing Values” Huili Hao (PPOL student) and Dr. Gary Rassel (PPOL faculty) presented: “Tax Increment Financing and Constitutional Change” Huili Hao (PPOL student) Dr. Ken Chilton (PPOL faculty) presented: “Environmental Stigma and Brownfields: Truth or Fiction?” Dr. Chilton also moderated a panel at the conference. Dr. Suzanne Leland (PPOL faculty) presented: “Case Studies in City-County Consolidation: Promises Made, Promises Kept?” Dr. David Swindell presented “Generating Social Capital in Charlotte’s Neighborhoods” and moderated the panel on which it was presented. And in other related news, Dr. Suzanne Leland has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure this summer. Her work on intergovernmental relations and municipal consolidation issues made her a ideal candidate for this promotion and all of us on the PPOL and MPA faculty are extremely proud of her accomplishments. It is reputations like hers here in the community and nationally that continue to help build the prestige of UNCC and the PPOL program in particular (adding additional value to your degree!). Dr. Leland also had a recent article published in the _Public Administration Review_, one of the top journals in PA.
While I have seen several jobs listed recently, I am only listing this one to illustrate something. As you all know, the PPOL program is not designed primarily to prepare you for careers in academia. We are training you as policy analysts. However, some of you do have an interest in translating the degree into an academic career. The challenge is that we are an interdisciplinary degree and rarely have a traditional departmental home in any university. Here at UNCC, we are “housed” in the College of Arts and Sciences, but in practice we are constituted by faculty that come from nine departments in three different colleges! So, job placement in academic settings for public policy scholars is more difficult than the traditional disciplinary fields. That said, there are a few schools that have departments of public policy. So in this Update, I am include a job description for such a position to illustrate what these look like.
Appointment in Public Sector Finance or Management The University of Maryland School of Public Policy is seeking an individual to join its educational and research programs in Public Sector Finance or Public Management. We welcome candidates who have recently received a Ph.D. (or expect to earn the degree before the start of the 2007-2008 academic year) or who are already faculty members. The appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor (tenure track) or associate professor. Candidates should have a record (or prospect, in the case of junior applicants) of relevant scholarship and effective teaching. In assessing candidates, experience or research in making and implementing public policy will be highly valued. The University of Maryland School of Public Policy is a graduate school of public policy and management led by a faculty of scholars and scholar-practitioners. The School offers a Master of Public Policy degree primarily for pre-career students and a Master of Public Management for mid-career students. There is also a Ph.D. program for advanced students. The School offers executive degree programs for mid-career professionals in federal, state, local and international agencies.
Applications should be sent to Allen Schick, Chair, Finance or Management
Search Committee, c/o Mary Chevalier, 2101 Van Munching Hall, As an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, the School particularly encourages and welcomes applications from women, minority candidates, and persons with disabilities.
Dr.
David Swindell, Assoc. Professor & Director Previous PPOL Updates:
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