ON-DEMAND PANELS + Q&A
ON-DEMAND PANELS + Q&A
Preparing Public and NGO Managers to Govern in a Technology-Enabled and Globalized World Thurs. 2:45 – 3:05pm EDT This panel will explore changes in what government and NGO leaders and managers at all levels are experiencing and thus must know, appreciate, and be able to do in a technology- enabled, globally impacted governance environment. Government agencies/ministries and NGOs are increasingly enabled, dependent, and globally connected through modern technologies and these trends will intensify over the upcoming decades. These new realities require professional graduate programs to adapt in order to produce graduates who are able to function ethically and effectively in governance leadership roles. Presenters and presentations will include perspectives frommultiple countries.. J. Steven Ott, The University of Utah convener
Resources, Strategies and
Embedding Community Partnerships in the Classroom Thurs. 3:15 – 3:35pm EDT Service learning has become a staple in many universities across the USA. While this practice has increasingly become integrated into public administration classrooms, particularly in relation to organizational service and public policy development, each project embodies varying levels of actual community partnership, with the worst examples simply using communities as living laboratories. This panel presents insights into the incorporation of empowering community partnerships in the classroom, bringing lessons from the field of community development to public administration programs working at the local level. Tia S. Gaynor, University of Cincinnati convener
Leveraging Institutions Role in Society to Advocate for SDG 16 Thurs. 3:15 – 3:35pm EDT Academic Institutions that operate in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) find themselves balancing their roles as institutions of learning with shaping the discourse about governance as it relates to the values of SDG 16 in the new civic square. This panel will explore how two institutions from the MENA region have embedded the values of SDG 16 in their programs; The social initiatives, research or community engagement the institutions have championed to advance the attainment of SDG16 in their local contexts and the impact of these initiatives Racquel Warner, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, United Arab Emirates convener Ghada Barsoum, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Raed Awamleh, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, United Arab Emirates Melodena Stephens , Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, United Arab Emirates Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, United Arab Emirates
Lessons Learned for Addressing Mental Health and Wellness Issues in Public Affairs Programs Thurs. 2:45 – 3:05pm EDT Anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and self- harm are on the rise among students (and faculty and staff) across the higher education landscape, including public affairs schools. Preliminary reports suggest that the dramatic disruption to higher education practices caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic has exacerbated these trends. Addressing mental health and wellness issues inside and outside the classroom has become an important part of academic life in public affairs programs. In this panel, faculty and academic leaders from public affairs programs across the country share resources, formal and informal strategies, and lessons learned in addressing mental health and wellness issues among students. Trevor Brown, The Ohio State University convener Catherine Weaver, The University of Texas at Austin Alison Cullen, University of Washington Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University
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Margaret Stout, West Virginia University Tiffany Thomas, Prairie View A&M University Celina Tchida, Arizona State University
M. Jae Moon, Yonsei University, South Korea Rene Torenvlied, Twente University, Netherlands
ZHANG Nan, Tsinghua University, China MENG Bo, Tsinghua University, China
[ These panels will be recorded to view ON-DEMAND. The listed time slot is for a Live Q & A with the panelists. ]
[ These panels will be recorded to view ON-DEMAND. The listed time slot is for a Live Q & A with the panelists. ]
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