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Director's Corner
Faculty
Alumni
Announcements
Career Opportunities
Student Jobs
Scholarships,
Grants, Fellowships...
Dates to Remember
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Welcome to the first on-line edition of the PPA/IA
newsletter, the Communicator!
There are lot's of exciting things happening in the
MPPA program these days! For starters, we are exploring
the possibility of creating a Center for Local Government
in the Department. The new Center, if successfully
located at CSUS, would be a high quality, non-partisan
think tank aimed at producing policy research on county
and local government policy issues, encouraging graduate
work and theses in the area of county and local policy
analysis, and would capitalize on the state, county and
local government policy experience of the MPPA Program
faculty.
The MPPA Program faculty have a strong county focus
already - given that Ted Lascher completed his Ph.D.
dissertation in the area of county policymaking, Rob
Wassmer is completing a study on county fiscal resources
and policy for PPIC in San Francisco, Cristy Jensen is
engaged in a study of welfare reform in Sacramento and
Yolo counties for a national study of welfare reform, Tim
Hodson supervises a county official training program
through the Center for California Studies, and I am
currently serving as an advisor to Sacramento County on
homelessness and welfare reform. So, as you can clearly
see, the "fit" between our Program and a County
Think tank is very good. I'll report back to you in the
next Communicator about progress on the MPPA
County think tank, and other new projects involving the
MPPA program and the PPA Department.
We just finished a very successful International
Affairs program review. The review raises thirty
interesting and exciting items for the IA program. During
the Spring, we will be working with faculty and students
to build a larger better program. I will discuss the
review in some detail in the next Communicator.
Best wishes,
Bob Waste
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Peter
Detwiler's (PPA) article, "Show and
Tell: The New 'Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement'"
was published in the February 1998 issue of 'California
Real Estate Reporter,' published by Matthew Bender &
Co. The article describes the legislative history and
requirements of a new state law that will affect hundreds
of thousands of residential real estate deals in
California.
Rob
Wassmer, Associate Professor in PPA; and
Deborah Franklin, PPA Master's Student; just
completed a consulting report that was funded by the
California Building Institute on "An Evaluation of
California's Proposition 224: Cost Saving and Taxpayer
Protecting, or Time Delaying and Bureaucracy
Enhancing?" As quoted from the report's Executive
Summary: "In our mind, the possible benefits of cost
savings through the [State] Controller's estimate of
whether public or private sector engineers can perform
the design or engineering service, and the possible
removal of political influence on raising the price of
these services, are swamped by the definite costs imposed
on Californians due to time delays and very likely
monopolization of design and engineering services [if the
initiative passes]...[W]e recommend that the people of
California vote down Proposition 224." The full
report is available as a CSUS Public
Policy and Administration Working Paper.
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Maria Sampanis (MA in
IA 1986) recently completed her Ph.D. degree in Political
Science at UCLA. Her doctoral dissertation will be the
basis for a book soon to be published by the Greenwood
Press. Maria has been teaching on a part-time basis both
at CSU Sacramento and UC Davis. In one of her recent
courses at UC Davis, her students evaluated her teaching
as being "tops" in the Political Science
Department.
A number of former IA students are
currently working on Ph.D. degrees. Kumiko
Okuyama (MA 1991) is completing her degree in
Economics at Oregon State University and Satoko
Yasuda (MA 1997) is beginning her program in
Economics at Tokyo University. Myoung-Ae Jones
(MA 1998) is working on her Ph.D. in Political Science at
UC Davis. Bob O'Meara (MA 1998) has
started his doctoral program in Political Science at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Gloria
Moser Walker (MA 1994) has just received a
graduate assistantship from UC Davis where she will begin
her Ph.D. program in Political Science in the Fall. Erich
Fleshman (MA 1995) is completing his teaching
assignment at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and he
will begin a Ph.D. program in Asian Studies at the
University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition, Mike
Murphy (MA 1981), a former Peace Corps Volunteer
in the Philippines and an IA graduate, has recently
completed his doctorate in Education at Columbia
University.
Bill Deng (MA 1993),
an IA alumnus who studied at CSUS after earning his BA
degree in Taiwan, undertook an extremely successful
internship with the British Broadcasting Corporation in
London. He did so following his graduation from CSUS, and
after his stint in England, he was assigned to Hong Kong
and Singapore where he has been working with the BBC's
Asia News service.
Contact Rick Wallinder (MPPA 1995),
(916)756-3822, for information about the MPPA Alumni
Association.
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Gina Barkalow and Raymond
Balestino are completing their MA programs in
International Affairs this Spring. They are the first
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to enter the IA Program
under an agreement between CSUS and the Peace Corps.
Signed in 1996, the agreement permits returned volunteers
to gain internship and independent study credit based
upon their successful completion of Peace Corps service.
Gina served in West Africa and Ray's service was in Latin
America. Each plans a public service career after
completing the IA Program.
WRITER'S BLOCK: A SUPPORT GROUP FOR THESIS STUDENTS.
Francine Toder, Ph.D. Psychologist and Author and
Patricia Grady, M.S., Doctoral Intern. What are the
thoughts, emotions and /or behaviors that interfere with
beginning or completing your thesis? This group will help
you to identify and challenge your discomfort at any
phase where block occur from topic selection to the final
draft. Learn to recognize your beliefs and attitudes
about writing that interfere with the process. Identify
your personal or interpersonal struggles. Try out new
skills and strategies. This 1 1/2 hour per week will
continue to meet Tuesdays during the spring semester from
5:30-7:00 p.m. in the student health center. Call
Psychological Services at (916) 278-6416 for a screening
appointment.
Those of you who would like to be on the PPA/IA
ListProc contact the department office at (916) 278-6557
or suzi_byrd@csus.edu.
We welcome your contributions to the Communicator!
Make announcements, share your good news, or reflect on
your academic and professional achievements. Contact the
Director, Bob Waste,
or the Department Secretary, Suzi Byrd, (916)
278-6557, in the PPA/IA Department Office.
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City of Fairfield Public Works
Department is seeking a Management Analyst II
$42,924-$52,174 annually.
The Position: This is an exciting
opportunity for an experience Management Analyst to work
in the transportation and transit needs of the City. The
Management Analyst reports to the Transportation Manager
who administers the Fairfield/Suisun Transit (FST)system.
The Management Analyst is responsible for performing
advanced professional administrative work, including
financial review and budgetary analysis; coordinating
municipal policies, procedures, finances and services and
policy analysis.
Experience and Education: Any
combination of experience and education that could likely
provide the required knowledge and abilities would be
qualifying.
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would
be:
Experience: Three years of progressively
responsible professional level administration experience
which demonstrates application of the above knowledge,
skills, and
abilities in either the private or public sector.
Experience in a transportation or transit related
position is desirable.
Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
form an accredited college or University with major
course work in Business administration, public
administration or a closely related field. A master's
Degree in Economics, Public Administration, Finance,
Business Administration, or Information Systems is
preferred.
Licenses or Certification: Possession
of a valid California State Driver's License. Application
and Selection Procedures:
To apply: for this career opportunity,
contact the City of Fairfield at (707)428-7396 to obtain
an official
employment application, flyer and supplemental
questionnaire to:
City of Fairfield
Human Resources Department
1000 Webster Street
Fairfield, CA 94533.
The final filing date is March 31, 1998.
For more information please call (707)428-7505. Please
not that the resumes are accepted, only if attached to a
completed City application. The city does not fax
applications, nor does it accept faxed applications.
City of Fairfield is seeking a
Senior Human Resources Analyst
$48,585-$59054 annually.
The Position: This is an exciting opportunity for an
experienced human resources professional to work in a
newly created Human Resources Department. The Senior
Human Resources Analyst is part of a Human Resources team
that provides support to all City Departments. The Senior
Human Resources Analyst reports to the Director of Human
Resources.
Responsibilities include: Supervising
technical staff involved in human resources activities,
Recruitment and selection, Classification and
compensation, Training and Employee relations.
Qualifications: Knowledge of Modern principles and practices of
human resources administration; Principles and procedures
of grievance resolution; Principles and practices of
statistical analysis and research; Principles and
practices of personnel selection and testing; Principles
and practices of classification and compensation;
Principles of supervision and training; Pertinent
Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations;
Proper English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation;
Job analysis methods.
Ability to: Use tact and diplomacy in
discussing sensitive personnel matters; Maintain
confidentiality in personnel matters; Carry out
simultaneous assignments with close attention to detail,
schedules and deadlines; Use practical judgement,
creativity and resourcefulness in planning and developing
wage and classification plans; Develop and construct
written examinations from available resources in
compliance with regulatory guidelines; Interpret and
apply City policies, procedures, rules and regulations;
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in
writing; Establish and maintain effective relationships
with those contacted in the course of work; Collect,
organize and analyze survey data; Prepare clear, concise,
technically accurate reports; Operate a computer
terminal.
Experience and Education: Bachelor's degree,
preferably in public or business administration or a
related field. Candidates should have supervisory
experience and a minimum of three years increasingly
responsible human resources experience, preferably in
recruitment and selection; classification and
compensation;training and employee relations. Licenses or
certification: Possession of a valid California State
Driver's License.
Application and Selection Procedures: To
apply for this career opportunity, contact the city of
Fairfield at (707)428-7396 to obtain an official
employment application, flyer and supplemental
questionnaire. Submit a completed application and
supplemental questionnaire to:
City of Fairfield
Human Resource Department
1000 Webster Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
The final filing date is April 3, 1998
for more information please call (707)428-7505. Please
note that resumes are accepted, only if attached to a
completed City application. The city does not fax
applications, nor does it accept faxed applications.
Visit The Management Center's Opportunity NOCs (Non-profit
Organizations Classifieds) at www.tmcenter.org/op-noc/on-intro.html. They
have classified ads for jobs in non-profit organizations in California
and around the country.
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Student Internship
Office of Legislation, Department
of General Services,
1325 J Street, Suite 1910
Sacramento,California 95814
Contact: Carol Ferreira, Legislative Coordinator.
Phone: 445-3946 Fax: 323-6567
Internship Description: Under the
direction of the Executive Director for the Building
Standard Commission, the intern will be responsible for
preparing legislative bill analyses and amendment
relating to departmental programs; research and prepare
responses to other departments' legislative proposals;
and develop position papers on proposed or pending
legislation. In addition, the intern will need to
effectively communicate to top management the
interpretations of analytical and research findings,
recognizing the policy implication, and recommending
specific actions and positions on legislative and policy
issue.
Required Skills: Excellent oral and
written communication and research skills; ability to
work independently with a minimum of supervision: ability
to maintain excellent working relationships.
Desirable skills: Knowledge of the
legislative process.
This is a paid internship-salary is based on the number
of units completed. The internship will run from February
through September 1998.
Legislative Internships:
Sierra Club California seeks interns to assist with
our state environmental advocacy program in Sacramento. The program includes
legislative and agency lobbying, grassroots activism and media outreach
on wide range of environmental issues in California. Our internships provide
an opportunity for undergraduates, graduates and graduate students to
gain legislative experience and to work with the nation's largest grassroots
environmental organization.
Responsibilities: Internship typically involve three
components: legislative assistance, a long-term project, and monitoring
and reporting on legislative proceedings. The focus of the long-term project
depends on our needs and the intern's interests: it may consist of researching
a key environmental issue, organizing a grassroots campaign, or tracking
the activities of an administrative agency. Office support entails assisting
with filing and answering phones.
Qualifications: Motivation and independence, ability
to work with limited supervision on multiple tasks. Strong writing and
computer skills, Some familiarity with current environmental issues, Interest
in the legislative process.
Compensation: Non-monetary rewards such as personal satisfaction
and valuable work experience, as well as occasional free bagels and birthday
cakes.
Application: Beginning and ending dates of internships
are flexible, but a minimum stay of ten weeks is required. We prefer interns
to work at least fifteen hours per week. To apply, please submit a resume
and brief writing sample, along with a letter summarizing your interests
and abilities to:
Megan Mullin
Sierra Club California
1414 K Street, Ste. 300
Sacramento, CA 95814.
For more information contact Megan at (916)557-1100 x102 or megan.mullin@sierraclub.org.
Summer Internship Opportunities For Public Policy
Students
The Planning and Budget Division of the San Francisco Department of Human
Services is seeking summer interns to help our department implement and
evaluate welfare reform.
Potential projects include:
- Evaluating and implementation of our CalWORKs (TANF) program.
- Conducting a survey of discontinued clients to determine why discontinuance
occurred.
- Helping the department explore potential grant funding for new and existing
projects.
Actual Assignments will be based upon interests, skills and experience
and our most urgent needs. Salary is $11.66 per hour, for a 40 hours per
week schedule. Two positions are available.
To apply, send resume and cover letter detailing why
you would be interested in working with us to:
Christian Griffith, Planning and Budget
SF DHS
PO Box 7988
San Francisco, CA 94120-7988
or fax to (415) 431-9270
You can also email your resume and cover letter to: sfdhsbudget@yahoo.com
Applications are due by April 17, 1998.
Go to the CSUS Foundation web site for a listing of Employment
Opportunities on and off campus.
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Fellowship Available
The CSU announces the Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship
for Graduate Students in the areas of : Public Policy,
American History, Economics, Archival management and
government. The fellowship is offered to full-time
graduate students whose cumulative undergraduate grade
point average is 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale), and who
have a specific interest in California history, politics,
economics, or similar areas. One $1,000 award will be
available for 1998-99. Completed application must be
received by 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 1998.
Applications available in the PPA/IA
department office, (916)
278-6557. Send to:
Office of the President
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6026.
Fax: (916)278-5709.
Fulbright Student Grant
Opportunities for International Travel and Research
CSUS Office of International Programs
presents:
Fulbright Grants for Overseas Study and Research
Workshops for Seniors and Graduate Students:
Tuesday, May 5, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 14, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Please call the Office of International Programs at (916)278-6686 for room information and RSVP.
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