John Glenn School of Public Affairs

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs is a public policy school, public service research institute, and home to various public programs at the The Ohio State University. The school is named after United States Senator and Astronaut John Glenn.

History

It officially was formed through a 2006-06-30 merger of the John Glenn Institute and School of Public Policy and Management. [cite press release | title = OSU trustees meet, approve university-related matters | publisher = University Relations, The Ohio State University | date = 2006-04-07 | url = http://www.osu.edu/news/lvl2_news_story.php?id=1332 | accessdate = 2007-01-22] The John Glenn Institute was founded in 1998 as a public service, research, and professional development institute. The School of Public Policy and Management was a part of the College of Commerce, then College of Social and Behavioral Sciences after its 1969 founding. [cite web | title = About Us | publisher = School of Public Policy and Management, The Ohio State University | date = 2005-11-04 | url = http://ppm.ohio-state.edu/about.htm#2 | accessdate = 2007-01-22] The Glenn School offers a Master of Public Administration (MPA), PhDs, and joint degrees. Charles R. Wise was appointed the first director on 2007-01-19, to take effect on 2007-07-01, replacing interim director Anand Desai, a professor. [cite press release | title = Wise Named Director of John Glenn School | publisher = John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University | date = 2007-01-19 | url = http://glennschool.osu.edu/wise.php | accessdate = 2007-01-22] Joining the school in 2006 is former Astronaut and researcher Kathryn Sullivan as director for the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy.

Page Hall

The Glenn School is located in Page Hall, a building initially opened in 1903 and occupied by the law school, the business school, offices of the Ohio Department of Health, the old College of Commerce and Journalism (the school of public administration that is a component of the John Glenn School was part of the College of Commerce), and the College of Music.

The John Glenn Institute moved into Page Hall after its 2003—-2005 renovation. [cite news | last = Porter | first = Wes | title = Page Hall | work = Beyond the Building | publisher = The Lantern | date = 2003-08-14 | url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=88027562-0c7f-4196-86aa-aa5c6187dd09 | accessdate = 2007-01-22] The $16 million renovation gutted the interior, leaving only the facade. A crowd of nearly 500 watched the rededication on 2005-03-03, with speeches delivered by former Senator John Glenn, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, Ohio State President Karen A. Holbrook and Tami Longaberger, chair of the Ohio State Board of Trustees.. [cite news | last = Thompson | first = Josh | title = Page Hall dedicated | publisher = The Lantern | date = 2003-03-04 | url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=f4caadde-ee76-4127-96cd-71949a941eba | accessdate = 2007-01-22]

Alumni

There are over 2,000 graduates of the school's various degree programs. The following is a list of some notable graduates.
*Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator (MPA 1981)
*Michael White, Former Mayor Cleveland, Ohio
*Glenn Hahn Cope, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at University of Missouri–St. Louis, former President of the American Society for Public Administration (2002-2003), and former Vice Dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (Ph.D.) [cite web | title =Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | publisher =University of Missouri, St. Louis | url =http://www.umsl.edu/services/academic/Admin/Office/vc.html | accessdate =2006-07-19]
*Dan Crippen, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office (1999-2003) (M.A. 1976; Ph.D. 1981)
*H. Brinton Milward, Associate Dean and Director of the School of Public Administration and Policy at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona (M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1978) [cite web
last = Milward
first = H. Brinton
title = Public Admin Faculty : H. Brinton Milward
publisher = University of Arizona
date = 2007
url = http://publicadmin.eller.arizona.edu/faculty/hmilward.aspx
accessdate = 2007-02-28]
*Hal G. Rainey, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy at The University of Georgia (Ph.D. 1978)

Notes and references

Further reading

*cite press release
title = Kiplinger Program of Public Affairs Journalism joins John Glenn Institute
publisher = University Relations, The Ohio State University
date = 2004-04-27
url = http://www.osu.edu/news/lvl2_news_story.php?id=790
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite press release
title = Senate approves new John Glenn School of Public Affairs
publisher = onCampus
date = 2006-03-15
url = http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=749
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite news
last = Dawn
first = Kurkot
title = Kiplinger journalists visit, study at Ohio State
publisher = The Lantern
date = 2005-01-07
url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=c30971ef-b081-4449-a8bd-230f579f1215
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite news
last = DiGiulio
first = Laura
title = New center to examine sports and society
publisher = The Lantern
date = 2006-05-26
url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=bdcf4d5f-43a9-4ab7-a91b-b0a4242c7c66
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite news
last = Aly
first = R.H.
title = New home for historic degree: OSU Journalism's Kiplinger program gets kick start at Glenn Institute
publisher = The Lantern
date = 2004-05-17
url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=ad23c0b7-15ef-4060-9339-96674e4b5b65
accessdate = 2007-01-22
*cite news
last = Reese
first = Jeff
title = Glenn Institute hosts talk
publisher = The Lantern
date = 2005-11-10
url = http://www.thelantern.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=a542be98-af85-4727-ab58-df4060e74d43
accessdate = 2007-01-22

External links

* [http://glennschool.osu.edu/ John Glenn School of Public Affairs]
* [http://glennschool.osu.edu/page_hall.php Page Hall renovation]