Extended Abstract of Remarks Prepared for Delivery at the Institute of Public Affairs, Chonnam National University, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, October 27, 2014 Thomas A. Bryer, PhD The War on Impoverished Citizenship: Reflections for Government-Citizen Relations around the Globe A central question to ask in citizen-government relationships, and one that is not so easilyContinue reading “The War on Impoverished Citizenship: Reflections for Government-Citizen Relations around the Globe”
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Together for Tomorrow: An Assessment of Partnership Formation
In spring 2013, students in PAD 6825 (Cross-Sector Governance) completed a service learning porject to evaluate the parntership formation in five Together for Tomorrow cities. They conducted telephone interviews with lead agencies in each city, VISTA members, school officials, and community partners to ascertain the processes employed to develop partnerships and utilize AmeriCorps VISTA resources.Continue reading “Together for Tomorrow: An Assessment of Partnership Formation”
Fighting Poverty with a Passion and a University Partner
With pressures to both develop skills necessary for an emerging job market and to develop strong, active, and ethical citizens, higher education institutions are facing a period reform. This article presents a case study of an academic center that strives, as part of its mission, to cultivate civically healthy communities through strategic university-community partnerships. Specifically,Continue reading “Fighting Poverty with a Passion and a University Partner”
Beyond Job Creation and Service Learning: Putting the Public Back in Public Affairs Education
I am happy to share an article that is forthcoming in Journal of Public Affairs Education. This also serves as the foundation for a larger book project. I welcome your thoughts. Download the article here. Below is an excerpt and one of the descriptive figures that form the core of the argument. The aim in thisContinue reading “Beyond Job Creation and Service Learning: Putting the Public Back in Public Affairs Education”
Center for Public and Nonprofit Management: What is Our ROE?
Please download the annual report (click here: 2013%20PA%20Focus-CPNM-7-11-13-CPNM) for the UCF Center for Public and Nonprofit Management.
Interfaith School Turnaround Pilot Project/Together for Tomorrow
Over the past year-plus, I have had the pleasure of working with some exemplary leaders in government, nonprofit, school, and faith-based organizations, ranging from the White House down to a local church. Download my report on the local pilot project, one of the first in the nation, that sought to join together faith-based and communityContinue reading “Interfaith School Turnaround Pilot Project/Together for Tomorrow”
NEWS FLASH: U.S. Office of Public Participation Created
Okay, so, a new U.S. Office of Public Participation (OPP) has not actually been created, but should it be? What could we do with a “Comptroller General for Civic Engagement,” appointed by the President for a 15 year term, like the Comptroller General of the United States in the Government Accountability Office (GAO)? Non-partisan (orContinue reading “NEWS FLASH: U.S. Office of Public Participation Created”
Identity Crisis: Searching for Personal Responsibility, Justice, and Community in the Real Estate Market Crash
The following is excerpted from a new article published in Public Integrity. If you wish to read a full copy, contact me. The discussion here includes four topics. First, there is the concern for personal responsibility. From the classical liberal and contemporary conservative perspective of the rugged individual to the communitarian perspective of the individual embedded inContinue reading “Identity Crisis: Searching for Personal Responsibility, Justice, and Community in the Real Estate Market Crash”
Top 5 Coolest Moments in my Tenure Track Career (as a I begin the tenure and promotion process)
In 2012, I will be submitting my Tenure and Promotion portfolio. Though I won’t receive final word on my tenure and promotion until May 2013, I will begin moving through the process in February/March 2012. The process begins with the identification of external reviewers, or tenured scholars in my discipline, who will read the fileContinue reading “Top 5 Coolest Moments in my Tenure Track Career (as a I begin the tenure and promotion process)”
Center for Public and Nonprofit Management Makes Faculty Research Accessible and Relevant
This year, the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management in the School of Public Administration at UCF is launching a new initiative to make the research and scholarship of our faculty more accessible to our local community stakeholders and partners. The instrument: a one page “research brief” that states key research findings and, importantly, offersContinue reading “Center for Public and Nonprofit Management Makes Faculty Research Accessible and Relevant”
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