Using Evidence in a Post-Truth World Thurs. 4:15 – 4:35pm EDT Future public servants must answer to multiple constituencies, which has been complicated by increased political polarization. This panel will discuss how public affairs, public policy, and public administration programs can provide students with strategies and practices to ensure empirical evidence objectively guides decision making and reporting. Students must recognize that empirical facts may be contested and that prior knowledge and beliefs can influence the types of knowledge produced and how it is received. These skills are especially important now in the face of competing narratives, alternative facts, and the politicization of data for the purposes of agenda-setting and advocacy. Brian Kisida, University of Missouri-Columbia convener Alison Jacknowitz, American University Holt Stephen, University at Albany, SUNY Rajeev Dehejia, New York University Amanda Wolf, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Graduate Education Impact on Minority Career Professionals Civic Engagement Thurs. 4:45 – 5:05pm EDT The panel addresses the questions of whether and how graduate education affects civic- mindedness among minority career professionals. We address Track 2, “Impact and Engagement,” by exploring the consequences of civic engagement among masters degree graduates, most of whom are Hispanic career professionals. Using survey data from minority-serving institutions, we develop their civic engagement profile and assess how well graduate education has prepared them to contribute to the professions and to the welfare of their communities. Peter F. Haruna, Texas A&M International University convener Aziza Zemrani, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Beth Rauhaus, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Menhaaz Momen, Texas A&M International University Wanzhu Shi, Texas A&M International University
Promoting Civic Health through University- Community Partnerships Thurs. 4:45 – 5:05pm EDT
Roundtable on Emergency Preparedness, Responses, and COVID Thurs. 4:45 – 5:05pm EDT
There is not one single ideal of a civic-oriented university, particularly when looked at from a global, comparative perspective. This is so, first, given the different perceived and actual functions of universities across societies but also given different conceptions of what is properly called "civic" and appropriate civic action across societies. Based on a book of the same name, this roundtable brings together leaders and professors from four universities to distinguish and debate approaches to building and sustaining a civic campus that is grassroots, decoupled, full integrated, or ad-hoc. Thomas Bryer, University of Central Florida convener
Experts on and practitioners in the public sector will discuss emergency preparedness, responses, and the recent COVID outbreak from the perspectives of various sectors, each with a focus on the strengths and weaknesses of public responses across various functions of government, as well as teachable moments for researchers and students of public administration. Mitchell Brown, Auburn University at Auburn convener Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, University of Central Florida John J. Kiefer, University of New Orleans Kathleen Hale, Auburn University at Auburn Robert Smith, National Intelligence University Shannon Dowler, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Malolis Prinitokis, National Intelligence University
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Roger Hartley, University of Baltimore Jonathan Koppell, Arizona State University Cristián Pliscoff Varas, Universidad de Chile
[ 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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