Opening Plenary Thurs. 11:00 – 11:45am EDT
Core Competencies in Undergraduate Education: Ski l ls for
Promoting Equity and Inclusion through Education: Priorities, Chal lenges, Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Giving Voice to Women, Minorities & Others Who’ve Historical ly Been Marginal ized Thurs. noon – 12:40pm EDT Institutions of higher education have a critical role to play in fostering equity and inclusion, equal voice and influence. Colleges and universities have the opportunity to broaden access, influence and well-being through the communities they create, and the skills and knowledge they impart. This panel will feature a conversation among deans about efforts they and their institutions are using on their campuses and in their classrooms to increase the focus on the need for inclusion and broad participation. The conversation will focus on work underway, and highlight lessons from past efforts, building on two years of discussions among deans nationwide. Carla Koppell, Georgetown University convener
Coping with COVID Cutbacks: Deans and Directors Perspectives Thurs. 12:55 – 1:35pm EDT The knowledge base of cutback management is a framework that can be applied to the budgetary situation facing schools of public affairs. Five deans and directors from a wide spectrum of schools discuss the budget challenges they are facing, how they are responding, and lessons for cutback management. John R. Bartle, University of Nebraska at Omaha convener Charles E. Menifield, Rutgers University, Newark Edella Schlager, The University of Arizona Judith Kelley, Duke University Juliet A. Musso, University of Southern California Robert W. Smith, University of Illinois at Springfield
Welcome to NASPAA2020! Remarks from leadership and hear from our keynote speaker, Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, director for the Democratic Practice–United States program at the Rockefeller Brother's Fund!
the Civic Square Thurs. noon – 12:40pm EDT
For future professionals with undergraduate degrees in public affairs and related fields, what knowledge and skills best promote well-informed and inclusive decision making on public issues? Undergraduate programs need to find balances between theory and practice, among techniques of evidence-based analysis, between ethics and pragmatism, between the liberal arts and professional education, and between undergraduate and graduate curricula. This panel will review data about core competencies, discuss competencies from a diverse range of programs, and lead a discussion among panelists and attendees in an effort to contribute to the understanding of the critical competencies necessary for undergraduate public affairs programs. Jennifer Littlefield, University of Maryland, College Park convener Denise Thompson, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Elizabeth Nisbet, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Richard Barke, Georgia Institute of Technology Wendy Bolyard, University of Colorado Denver
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Alison Cullen, University of Washington Karen L. McGuinness, Princeton University Laura Bloomberg, University of Minnesota Suzanne Cooper, Harvard University
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