Category: Public Admin & Policy

Castillo lands Edwardsville Township Parks and Recreation internship through PAPA program

Castillo lands Edwardsville Township Parks and Recreation internship through PAPA program

PAPA graduate student Mary Castillo landed a Parks and Recreation internship at the Edwardsville Township. Her duties include advancing the Edwardsville Township Community Park, making it more accessible to the public and promoting the organization. Photo courtesy of Mary Castillo
Public Administration and Policy Analysis (PAPA) graduate student Mary Castillo landed a Parks and Recreation internship […]

MPA interns at IDOT gain insight into government with hands-on administrative experience

MPA interns at IDOT gain insight into government with hands-on administrative experience

Master in Public Administration (MPA) students Jodi Cox and Anna Limbrick have gained government agency experience as interns at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in Collinsville.

Jodi Cox, MPA student and IDOT intern
The IDOT District 8 headquarters is responsible for maintaining highways in 11 counties and, according to Cox and Limbrick, who are serving as […]

PAPA graduate Mitan becomes Black Hawk pilot

PAPA graduate Mitan becomes Black Hawk pilot

Alan Miton (left) completed a year and a half training in Fort Rucker, Ala., to become a Black Hawk pilot Photo courtesy of Alan Mitan
Public administration and policy analysis (PAPA) alumnus Alan Mitan became a Black Hawk pilot in November after several years serving in the military to attain his dream.

Commissioned as an officer in […]

Carr lectures at two Finland universities about local government, U.S. health care system

Carr lectures at two Finland universities about local government, U.S. health care system

Professor T.R. Carr traveled to two Finland universities to discuss his knowledge of U.S. government
Public administration and policy analysis (PAPA) professor T.R. Carr traveled to two Finland universities to present his knowledge of U.S. government from his practitioner’s perspective–as former mayor of the City of Hazelwood. He talked about healthcare and the current reform movement […]

Recent MPA graduate lands Swansea Village Administrator position

Recent MPA graduate lands Swansea Village Administrator position

MPA graduate Lisa Powers-Severson landed the Village Administrator position in Swansea

Lisa Powers-Severson said her studies in the master’s of public administration (MPA) and policy analysis program gave her a very solid background and understanding of what this field is about.
“It was an excellent program and the instructors who came from the working world are phenomenal […]

Carr reaches out to international delegates in Russia in hopes of building tomorrow’s leaders

Carr reaches out to international delegates in Russia in hopes of building tomorrow’s leaders

Public administration and public policy professor T.R. Carr was selected to mentor and teach delegates from more than 120 countries in Russia at the International Youth Forum last summer.
Carr said it was really an impressive event with a high level of motivation and professionalism among those who attended.
“There was a wealth of knowledge about international […]

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CAS Events Round Up

The College of Arts and Sciences has a busy schedule of events coming up between now and the end of the semester. Coming up this Monday and Tuesday is this year’s CAS Colloquium titled, “Thinking About the Book,” with a wide variety of lectures and events by SIUE faculty will look at the role of […]

SIUE alumna lands dream job with Give Us Wings

SIUE alumna lands dream job with Give Us Wings

SIUE alumna Danielle May graduated in December with a Master of Public Administration, secured a job on another continent and couldn’t be happier about the work she is doing.
SIUE alumna Danielle May
May recently became the Africa Program Director for Give Us Wings, a program that works to “eradicate poverty through education, healthcare and clean water […]

SIUE Fulbright Winner Packs for Czech Republic

SIUE Fulbright Winner Packs for Czech Republic

Julie Pietroburgo of the SIUE department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis prepares for her semester long stay in the Czech Republic. This trip is funded by a Fulbright award earned by Pietroburgo last April.
During her semester away Pietroburgo will be teaching a small handful of the over forty thousand students at Masaryk University in […]

PAPA and Econ departments team up on CBA

PAPA and Econ departments team up on CBA

SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Departments of Public Administration – Policy Analysis (PAPA) and Economics recently put the final touches on a cost benefit analysis that will hopefully increase employment opportunities, recreational opportunities, and decrease emissions in the region, according to T. R. Carr, professor of PAPA.
T.R. Carr, professor of public administration and policy […]

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