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Current Update.PPOL Update September 12, 2007PPOL Students: I have a lot of information to share with you. So take a moment to read through this quickly and find the parts that might be of most importance to you. As always, if you have questions, please let me know. Also, remember to send me any news of interest about your accomplishments that I can share with peers and faculty (conference papers, articles, awards, etc.). In this issue of the PPOL Update: 2--Student Advisor Assignments 4--Interested in Qualitative Research? 8--MPSA Paper Submission Deadline 11--International Day on Campus 13--An Urban and Social Policy Conference Announcement
As many of you have already heard, Dr. Tiffany Manuel will be leaving UNC-Charlotte December 31st to pursue an incredibly exciting opportunity as a senior policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. While we are all extremely saddened to lose Tiffany from our PPOL program, we are also extremely proud of her for winning this position (and envious!). As she noted to me recently, one of the things she will miss most is teaching and working with the PPOL students. I responded that I hope she has a chance to work with you all again once some of you graduate and might want an analyst position at HHS! The POLS faculty and I are working with Dean Gutierrez to hammer out a strategy to get into the market to search for and find a worthy successor to the legacy that Tiffany leaves with the program. I will be keeping you all posted on this process. As with our previous PPOL-related faculty searches, I will be inviting PPOL students to participate in the interviewing process once we get that underway. Given the quality of the hires we have brought over the last couple of years, I am hopeful that we will find a worthy successor!
2--Student Advisor Assignments I wanted to publicly apologize to the new students in the program for not already having their faculty and student advisor assignments to them. I have just been swamped (see the next item). I will have these out next week.
One of the reasons I have been so busy lately is that Laura and I are preparing for the PPOL faculty retreat coming up this Friday. As many of you know, our interdisciplinary program has a large faculty but one that is dispersed over numerous departments and colleges. As such, we are not able to conduct regularizes faculty meetings. So, we are hosting the first faculty retreat where we will be tackling some of the issues that have arise as the program begins to graduate a regular stream of Ph.D.s. To whit, if you have an issue that you would like to have the faculty address, please email me and I will put it on the table for discussion at the retreat (or let you know that it’s already on the agenda).
4--Interested in Qualitative Research? PPOL Students are invited to a doctoral seminar presentation hosted by the College of Education. Details are below. “Adventures in Making Knowledge: The Student, the Advisor, and the Qualitative Dissertation” Guest Speaker-Dr. Judith Preissle, UGA Dr. Judith Preissle is the 2001 Distinguished Aderhold Professor in the qualitative research program at the College of Education, University of Georgia. Beginning a career teaching middle grades in 1965, she has worked at UGA since 1975 where she teaches, researches, and writes in educational anthropology, qualitative research, gender studies, and ethics. She founded the qualitative research program at UGA that now offers a graduate certificate program. Wednesday, September 19, 2007 5:00 PM—6:30 PM Goudes Room, College of Education All Faculty and Doctoral Students are invited! Refreshments will be served! Co-sponsored by the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program and the Academy for Qualitative Research
5--Graduate and Professional Student Development Program The Graduate School asked that I share the schedule for graduate and professional student development opportunities. I have attached their schedule. Graduate and Professional Development Opportunities – Fall 2007 Sponsored by the Graduate School Please RSVP to attend: http://www.uncc.edu/gradmiss/gs_profdevelopment.html September 9/11 Presenting a Successful Conference Paper 10:00 am – 2:00 pm CHHS 132 9/11 Help Me Make It Through the Night: Your Guide to Library Research 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Atkins 273 9/13 Classroom Success: TA’s making an Impact 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CHHS 145 9/22 Help Me Make It Through the Night: Your Guide to Library Research 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Atkins 273 October 10/11 How to Write Using the APA Format 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CHHS 147 10/17 Creating a Resume/Vita 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Career Center 10/18 Help Me Make It Through the Night: Your Guide to Library Research 2:30 pm -4:00 pm Atkins 273 November 11/15 Making Career Decisions & Networking 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Career Center 11/16 Writing a Literature Review 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CHHS 147 Also, please mark your calendars for the first annual Dean’s Reception for New Doctoral Students on October 25th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in SAC Salons D & E. This reception provides an opportunity for the Graduate School to welcome these students into the graduate community at UNCC. I will forward additional details about this opportunity as they are made available.
Sage Premier Online This collection from 1999 forward is now available to the UNCC Campus. It adds 452 of Sage's approximately 460 journals to the campus collection in electronic format. Sage is a well known publisher primarily in the social science areas, with journals in areas such as: Aging & Gerontology, Counseling & Psychotherapy, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Health Sciences, Politics & International Relations, Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy, Counseling & Psychotherapy . Sage is available at http://online.sagepub.com/ The Sage journals title list is at: http://www.sagepub.com/journals.nav
Constitution Day: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, McKnight Hall, 9:30 - 10:45 THE 1ST AMENDMENT ON TRIAL: CRIMINAL DEFENSE, PRETRIAL PUBLICITY, AND THE ETHICS OF MEDIA ATTENTION Greetings colleagues!!! The Criminal Justice and Africana Studies departments, along with the Pre-Law Society are excited to bring to UNC-Charlotte the 3rd annual Constitution Day. This year’s celebration of the United States Constitution will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in McKnight Hall, from 9:30 - 10:45. This year’s theme and panelists will tackle the 1st Amendment, focusing particularly on criminal defense, pretrial publicity, and the ethics surrounding media attention. Kathleen Nicolaides from Criminal Justice, the program’s director, is thrilled to announce that well known criminal defense lawyers Brad Bannon (Duke Lacrosse case defense counsel from Raleigh) and Lisa Dubs (represented Jerry Anderson in his murder trial) have committed to the panel. Prof. Nicolaides has also confirmed that Bart Menser, Deputy District Attorney for Mecklenburg County will take part on this year’s panel. Prof. Nicolaides and Dr. Robert Smith will moderate what is sure to be a very interesting discussion. We of course want to encourage student participation so we ask that faculty and staff highlight Constitution Day, and encourage students to attend. (Okay, we want you to demand that your students attend, but we guarantee a dynamite discussion.) For further information about this event please contact Kathleen Nicolaides at knicolai@email.uncc.edu or Robert Smith at robsmith@uncc.edu.
8--MPSA Paper Submission Deadline Call for Papers and Proposals for the 66th Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 3-6, 2008, Chicago Palmer House Hilton. Proposal Deadline: 10/10/2007. To submit a paper, a roundtable or to volunteer to serve as a chair or discussant, please go to http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/Conference/call2008.html The MPSA has 66 different sections that can select papers. They include all the standard political science subfields, as well as several sections on policy and public administration, six area studies sections (e.g. Canadian Politics, European Politics), several sections on political theory. There is also an interdisciplinary flavor to some of the sections, including Politics & History, Politics & Religion, Political Anthropology, Economic Policy and Political Sociology. For a full list and description of the sections, you may go to: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/Conference/2008concomm.html. If you offer to serve as a panel chair or discussant, please indicate your fields of expertise and provide a statement of your interests. Groups not affiliated with MPSA that wish to sponsor panels should contact the MPSA Executive Director (wdmorgan@indiana.edu). For more information about the MPSA, please go to our website: www.mwpsa.org If you received this email by mistake, we are happy to remove your email address from our list. Simply go to: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/proposal/RemoveEmail.html. MPSA, 320 West 8th Street, Suite 218, Bloomington, IN 47404
In case you missed this in the news last week, this might be something to consider for some of you interested in federal policy employment. “Congress approves student loan forgiveness for public servants” By Brittany R. Ballenstedt bballenstedt@govexec.com September 7, 2007 Legislation that would provide student loan forgiveness for federal employees after 10 years of service will now move to President Bush's desk. The bill (H.R. 2669), sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., was agreed upon by a conference committee Wednesday and cleared by the House and Senate on Friday. The president, who had threatened to veto the measure, has agreed to sign it. The legislation includes language that would make it easier for college graduates who have high student loan debt to accept lower-paying government and nonprofit jobs. High debt has often been cited as a major impediment to the government's ability to attract top talent. "This summer has been a summer of headlines that have underscored the importance of government, from toys with lead coming from China to tainted food to bridges collapsing," said Max Stier, president of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. "The loan forgiveness provision is the step in the right direction to ensure we get the right talent in government to address these challenging issues." The measure would provide student loan forgiveness of $5,000 for graduates who go into public service professions. It also would forgive outstanding debt for borrowers who have made 10 years of monthly repayments on their loans while serving in full-time government or nonprofit jobs. In 1993, Congress passed legislation that offers students an option to tailor loan repayments to their incomes. After 25 years of repayment, the government will forgive the remaining debt. But supporters of the new legislation argue that the income-contingent program has not succeeded in removing the barriers to public service from high education debt, largely because 25 years is too long. "Twenty-five years is a time horizon that almost nobody thinks about committing to when they're entering any profession," Stier said. "Ten years ... makes the tool of loan forgiveness more realistic." The bill would boost overall college financial aid expenses by nearly $20 billion over the next five years. But Miller has said the measure actually would be cost-neutral, because the money would come from cuts to what he called "excessive subsidies" to financial institutions participating in the student loan program. "This bill will do more to help students and families in this country pay for college than any effort since the GI Bill," Miller said. "There is no smarter policy, or greater priority, than helping all students afford to get a good college education and pursue their dreams." Stier added that if the legislation is enacted then agencies will have a great responsibility to publicize the benefit. "Interest in government service is relatively high but knowledge is negligible," he said. "This is an example of an effective feature of government employment that needs to be publicized." See: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0907/090707b2.htm for the full article.
This will be the second year that APPAM is facilitating employment interviews at the Fall Research Conference using the facilities on http://www.PublicServiceCareers.org. This message contains further instructions for the academic institutions in APPAM that may have doctoral students who want to interview at the APPAM conference. If you do have doctoral students on the market at this time, definitely encourage them to interview at the conference. Here some specific instructions for how to use http://www.PublicServiceCareers.org to make that possible. 1. Students should set up a "job seeker" account on the site (menu item: "Find a Job"). This account will allow them to use many advanced features including automatic email alerts when new jobs are posted. 2. When completing their online profiles, ask them to use the "Additional Notes" field to enter information on publications, research interests, portions of a resume or other information. That field appears at the very end of the form for setting up a profile. Alternatively, instructions to employers can be put into "Additonal Notes" regarding how to obtain a complete resume. Job seekers also may set up a plain-text resume to use when it is possible to apply for jobs by email directly off of the site. 3. Students may link their accounts to the job interviews at the APPAM conference, following instructions posted on the site. After so doing, the APPAM logo will appear next to there resume listings, and employers will be able to look at just those resumes that are linked to the conference. If a student has an existing account, then the link may be activated at any time by logging back into the account. Anyone experiencing difficulties with an account may contact JobTarget at 888-575-9675 and referencing site 631. 4. Employers will use http://www.PublicServiceCareers.org to contact them directly for interviews. APPAM does not offer any guarantees that a candidate will be offered interviews -- that entirely is up to the employers. 5. It is now possible for students and other job seekers to list just those jobs connected to the interviews at the conference. To do that, go to the "view jobs" page of the site and check the "Only show jobs by employers attending the career fair" box under the search criteria.
11--International Day on Campus UNCC’s Annual International Festival Saturday, September 29 from 10-6pm @ the SAC UNC Charlotte’s longest running tradition! Calling any and all interested students… WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! *Volunteers needed Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29 If you are interested, please visit the OSA Office (2nd floor of Cone next to Mainstreet Market) to SIGN UP TODAY for the various shifts. Get a free t-shirt!
Passing this along as asked:
My name is NaTasha
Davis. I am the president of the Democracy Matters chapter at UNC
Charlotte. Democracy Matters is a national, non-profit, non-partisan
organization with chapters on over 80 campuses across the country
working to deepen our democracy and build the capacity of young people
as effective and creative grassroots organizers, particularly around the
issue of money in politics. The organization was started by two
professors at Colgate University, Dr. Joan Mandle and Dr. Jay Mandle,
and their son Adonal Foyle, who is an NBA basketball player for the
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13--An Urban and Social Policy Conference Announcement Who Claims the City?: Thinking Race, Class, and Urban Place May 2-3, 2008 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Proposals from all disciplines are invited for a conference at Marquette University exploring "the city" as the locus of social conflict, representation, law, ideology, desire, policy, planning, and imagination, all inflected by lived realities of race, class, gender, sexuality, and movement. Possible issues for consideration include: How has racial discourse changed as a result of shifting patterns of immigration and migration? How have historical and contemporary labor and immigration debates aligned and disaffiliated African American and Latino/a workers in U.S. cities? What are the routes and cultural politics of black urban youth culture in relation to new immigrant neighborhoods and social movements? What are the consequences and effects of black middle class exodus and white "recolonization" of city centers? What impact has segregation or the "new" segregation had upon the nature of American urban communities? How have laws (zoning, tax) and law enforcement inscribed inequities of race and class into urban geography? What role does foreign policy play in determining domestic urban realities? How have education or the arts challenged or sustained ideologies of privilege in American cities? What is the relationship between racial politics and economic globalization? Please submit 250 - 500 word abstracts and a brief c.v. to artsnscience@marquette.edu by December 1, 2007. Please include "conference proposal" in your subject line. James Marten Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The National Council
for Geographic Education has awarded UNC Charlotte Associate Professor
Bill Graves (Geography and Earth Sciences) the Distinguished Teaching
Achievement Award for 2007. The National Council for Geographic
Education, the world's leading organization for enhancing the status and
quality of geography teaching and learning, gives out Distinguished
Teaching Achievement Awards annually to recognize outstanding geography
teaching in the colleges, universities and schools of the United States
and Canada, including U.S. Department of Defense schools abroad.
Applications for
the Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program are now online! Behavioral and social sciences (FELLOWSHIP)
Applications for the International Dissertation Research Fellowship of
the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American
Council of Learned Societies.
Deadline: November
6, 2007
Post-doctorate
Social Sciences -
General
Department of Geography, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Urban geography/Global Urbanization Processes North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-3220. The Department of Geography and the Curriculum in International Studies at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill invite applications from outstanding scholars for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in Urban Geography/Global Urbanization Processes. The successful candidate will begin in July, 2008. A Ph.D. degree in Geography or a related field is required by date of employment. The person hired is expected to develop innovative research and teaching initiatives relating to urban geography and global urbanization processes and patterns, possibly with links to urban processes in the Global US South, and will have a primary appointment in the Department of Geography and an adjunct appointment in the UNC Curriculum in International Studies. The Department of Geography has a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, and international research and teaching, and its faculty has a strong record of external research funding. The Department has many strong links to related departments and research centers including the Department of City and Regional Planning, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Global Education Center, Curriculum in International and Area Studies, Carolina Population Center, and the Carolina Institute for the Environment. It has strong relationships with nearby Duke University and North Carolina State University, and with our partner universities, Kings College London and National University Singapore. Application materials, including a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and experience, two samples of writing, and three letters of reference should be sent to: Barbara Taylor, Administrative Manager, Department of Geography, UNC-Chapel Hill, CB #3220, Saunders Hall, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3220. Deadline for receipt of applicants is 2 November 2007. For additional information, contact Scott Kirsch, Search Committee Chair, kirsch@email.unc.edu (email); 919-962-3874 (voice), 919-962-1537 (fax); www.unc.edu/depts/geog/ The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration University of Kentucky Is recruiting to fill four faculty positions beginning August, 2008. We seek outstanding scholars who can contribute to our Ph.D. program and our professional master’s degree programs. We are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching interests in one or more of the following primary or secondary areas of interest: Primary areas of interest:Public policy processes, Public economics, Organization theory and behavior, Program evaluation. Secondary areas of interest:Strategic planning, Health economics, Decision analysis. Ability to teach statistics/research methods/econometrics will be a plus. Rank is open. We expect to make one appointment at the senior level and other appointments at the assistant professor level. The Martin School is a University Center of Excellence with a multidisciplinary faculty. We offer four degrees: Ph.D. in public policy and administration, master of public administration, master of public policy, and master of health administration. We also offer a joint J.D./MPA and a joint Pharm.D./MPA. Minority and female applicants are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2007. For further information, contact Professor Edward Jennings, Director at pub714@uky.edu. All interested applicants should send a letter of application describing their interest, a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a recent working paper or publication either as email attachments to Dee King (dee.king4@uky.edu) or by mail to: Faculty Search Committee Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, 419 Patterson Office Tower, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027. Please visit our website at http://www.martin.uky.edu/ for more information. University of Louisville The Department of Political Science invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor with a specialization in public policy, to begin fall 2008. Research specialization is open, but the successful candidate should be able to teach undergraduate courses in public policy, a graduate seminar in public policy, and more specialized courses in the candidate s field of expertise. A comparative perspective is welcome but not necessary. Successful teaching experience is a plus, and candidates should have demonstrated research potential. Salary is competitive. Ph.D. required. The University of Louisville is a state supported metropolitan research university located in Kentucky's largest city. The Department of Political Science has a diverse full-time faculty of 18, over 500 undergraduate majors and 45 MA students, and partners with the University’s Masters in Public Administration and Urban and Public Affairs doctoral programs. Applicants must apply on-line at www.louisville.edu/jobs and attach a curriculum vitae and letter of interest. Please select Job ID # 21503. Interested applicants should mail one sample of written work or publications, graduate transcripts, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Dr. David Imbroscio, Search Committee Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292. Deadline for application is October 1, 2007. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
http://socialsciences.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=display&job[IDX]=11144-SS99070831 Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary
Studies Saint Louis University
Assistant Professor
University of Dayton The Department of Political Science at the University of Dayton invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Public Administration and American Politics and/or Public Policy. The successful candidate must be able to teach general core courses in Public Administration, with special consideration given to those who can teach Human Resource Management and/or Administrative Law. The ability to offer courses in Non-Profit Administration and/or Social Policy is also a plus along with the ability to teach courses in the area of American politics and institutions. There will also be opportunities for the successful candidate to develop courses in his or her own area of expertise. While a PhD in Political Science or related field is preferred, ABD’s who have made significant progress toward the completion of the degree will be considered. The University and the Department are strongly committed to excellence in teaching and the production of distinctive graduates who embrace the ideal of servant-leadership and accept the University’s call to “Learn, Lead and Serve.” Evidence of the ability to conduct peer-reviewed scholarship is required for consideration and a strong scholarly record is one of the prerequisites for both tenure and promotion. The University has a strong commitment to community service and the successful candidate must be supportive of that mission and willing to fulfill traditional university and departmental service obligations. The ability to make appropriate use of educational technology is also a plus. The Department currently has 13 full-time faculty members and offers both the BA and the NASPAA accredited MPA degree. The University of Dayton has a current enrollment of approximately 6600 undergraduates and an additional 4000 graduate students. Through its approach to integrating learning and living in community, the University seeks to be a Catholic leader in national higher education. The Department is highly supportive of its faculty and students. Review of applications will begin on October 5, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. For consideration please send 1) a letter of interest outlining qualifications and experience related to the position; 2) a current curriculum vitae; 3) a brief writing sample or recent publication; 4) three letters of recommendation; 5) teaching evaluations (if available) to: Christopher M. Duncan, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1425. Questions may be directed to either 937.229.3648 or Christopher.Duncan@notes.udayton.edu. The University of Dayton, a comprehensive Catholic university founded by the Society of Mary in 1850, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Dayton is firmly committed to the principle of diversity. For further information please consult our web site at www.udayton.edu. University of South Florida Assistant Professor Public Administration Program The Public Administration Program, a NASPAA accredited program, in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida invites applicants for a 9-month tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor (pending funding approval) beginning on August 7, 2008. The Public Administration Program is entering its thirtieth year of service to Florida and the Tampa Bay community and has built a strong reputation in research, service, and training in local government. Many of our graduates currently serve in leadership positions in Florida state and local government. Requirements for this position include: Ph.D in public administration (or closely aligned field); urban management and planning, non-profit and public-private partnerships or municipal public policy. (ABD candidates with expectations of Ph.D completion within the first academic year may be considered at the rank of instructor.) Individuals with work experience and knowledge of local government administration are particularly encouraged to apply. For candidates with these qualifications, preference is given to individuals with relevant analytical skills and promising professional advancement and demonstrated interest in community involvement. Salary is negotiable. Review of applicants begins on November 10, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Information about the USF Public Administration Program can be found on the Public Administration Website: http://www.cas.usf.edu/pad/index.html. Please send hard copies of letter of application, vita, transcript, samples of writing, student evaluations of teaching, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. John L. Daly, PA Search Committee Chair Public Administration Program, SOC 107 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida 33620-8100 University of Michigan-Dearborn Criminal Justice Position
Sociology - General
Dr.
David Swindell, Assoc. Professor & Director
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