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News and Announcements
Denver Post columnist Tina Griego features the Phoenix Center at the Auraria campus in her latest article, stressing the far reach of domestic violence and the importance of the new Center.
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Good to the last drop
The author of “Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It” will speak in a free lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Turnhalle Room of the Tivoli Student Center. Robert Glennon, the Morris K. Udall professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, is an authority on property rights and water. He has been featured on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart, “The Diane Rehm Show,” National Public Radio and on other media.
Glennon also will participate in a panel discussion on research opportunities on water and sustainability in the Front Range at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Cajetan’s.
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Spring Registration in Now Open! Our spring electives flyer is now available.
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The SPA has developed a new website to showcase our PhD students. Visit the site to learn more about the research interests, accomplishments and background of our diverse doctoral students.
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On October 29, Professor Kathleen Beatty gave the Keynote Address at a Symposium sponsored by the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York. The Rangel Center, located in Harlem, has a mission of educating underserved and underrepresented populations for the public service, and the symposium was intended to inspire the development and implementation of its Master of Public Administration Program. Beatty's remarks focused on ways the Center could successfully fulfill its mission, while also preparing for accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Beatty is a past-president of NASPAA and has chaired accreditation site visits and served on NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation.
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SPA coaching key in Race to the Top
Assistant Dean Kelly Hupfeld joined Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien and others in evaluating Colorado’s chances for receiving federal education stimulus funds in an analysis by Education Week.
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Professor Mary Guy was an invited speaker at a symposium on diversity held at the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York, October 29 – 30. The Symposium featured federal human resource executives and diversity scholars who presented their viewpoints on how best to achieve representativeness and equity in top level decision making posts in federal agencies. Discussions ranged from training to recruitment to succession planning and retention strategies.
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The Colorado Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program website is now live! The SPA is excited to launch this new national program for the state of Colorado. CPM courses are designed to increase leadership capacity and skills for public and nonprofit sector professionals looking to advance their career and credentials.
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SPA is excited to feature 11 of our new faculty in a new online brochure. To request a hard copy of this information, email spa@ucdenver.edu.
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Denver school choice a hit with students
Dean Paul Teske was quoted in a Denver Post story on November 2, 2009 on school choice in DPS. Teske was co-author, along with SPA Professor Jody Fitzpatrick and CEPA researcher Tracey O’Brien, of a national report, using Denver and DC survey data, on transportation barriers for families who want to exercise choice.
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SPA alumnae Gloria Schoch was named the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year. Ms. Schoch is the Community Relations Director for First Data.
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The annual School of Public Affairs magazine, Views, filled with information on faculty, students and alumni, is now available to read online.
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