ASU School of Public Affairs

Infobox_University
name = ASU School of Public Affairs


motto = "Advancing Urban Governance in a Global Context"
established = 1979
type = Public
faculty = 28
director = Robert Denhardt
students = 247
city = Phoenix
state = Arizona
country = United States
campus = Arizona State University
website = [http://spa.asu.edu http://spa.asu.edu]

The School of Public Affairs is an academic unit within the College of Public Programs at Arizona State University (ASU). As a school of Public Policy, ASU School of Public Affairs offers innovative educational and professional opportunities to help build stronger and more effective public leaders. Our academic programs prepare people for a variety of positions in the public and nonprofit arenas by encouraging clear and thoughtful analysis, innovative approaches to management, and a creative understanding of the governance process.

Undergraduate Programs

* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/Leadership&Ethics.htm Leadership & Ethics Certificate]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/undergrad_certificate.htm Public Administration & Management Certificate]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/bis.htm Public Administration & Management Concentration]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/urban Bachelor of Urban & Metropolitan Studies]

Graduate Programs

* [http://spa.asu.edu/mpp Master of Public Policy]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/mpa.htm Master of Public Administration]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/andrews Marvin Andrews Program in Urban Management]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/icma ICMA Scholars Program in Performance Measurement]
* [http://spa.asu.edu/programs/phd.htm Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration]

About the School

The ASU School of Public Affairs offers the only [http://www.naspaa.org NASPAA] -accredited MPA program in the Phoenix metropolitan area, a program consistently ranked as one of the best MPA programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_University#Reputation_and_ranking] . The School also offers a highly regarded Ph.D. program in Public Administration, as well as undergraduate programs in Public Management and Administration and in Leadership and Ethics. The School began a new Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Metropolitan Studies and a new Master of Public Policy degree in Fall 2006.

In conjunction with the School’s move to a new Downtown Phoenix campus in the fall of 2006, the ASU School of Public Affairs has recently made a new commitment to “advancing urban governance in a global context.” We recognize that the new demands on public leadership in the context of global urban governance are absolutely unprecedented in complexity and scope. The ASU School of Public Affairs believes that the most important intellectual contribution we can make is to develop multiple, useful, and realistic models of governance with attendant processes for extended civic engagement and to help train a new generations of urban leaders capable of addressing the questions raised by the growth of global citistates.

The ASU School of Public Affairs’ outstanding faculty includes recipients of prestigious academic and professional awards, including membership in the National Academy of Public Administration. The School champions diversity, and isinternational in scope, welcoming students from many of the 50 states and nations across the globe. The School is an active partner with the private and nonprofit sectors in initiatives to enhance the social well-being, economic competitiveness, cultural depth, and quality of life of metropolitan Phoenix, the State of Arizona, and beyond.

In addition to its academic programs, the ASU School of Public Affairs houses the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, which provides outstanding policy research and analysis for audiences all across the state and region, and the Executive Education Program, which offers outstanding executive development opportunities for practitioners in the field.

About ASU

Arizona State University is one of the premier metropolitan public research universities in the nation. Enrolling more than 64,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, ASU maintains a tradition of academic excellence in core disciplines, and has become an important global center for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. ASU offers outstanding resources for study and research, including libraries and museums, studios and performing arts spaces for creative endeavor, and unsurpassed state-of-the-art scientific and technological laboratories and research facilities.

Faculty

*Khalid Al-Yahya
*Heather Campbell
*Thomas Catlaw
*N. Joseph Cayer
*Jeffrey Chapman
*Lattie Coor
*Elizabeth Corley
*Michael Crow
*Janet Denhardt
*Robert Denhardt
*Joanna Duke
*Nan Ellin
*Billy Fasano
*Debra Friedman
*John Hall
*Chris Herbst (starting Spring 2008)
*Erik Johnston
*Yu-shim Kim
*Gerald Zhiyong Lan
*Barbara McCabe
*Gerry Miller (starting Spring 2008)
*Laura Peck
*Ronald Perry
*Edgar Ramirez
*Frank Sackton
*James Svara
*Larry Terry
*Emily Talen
*R.F. "Rick" Shangraw
*Marty Vanacour

External links

* [http://spa.asu.edu ASU School of Public Affairs website]