October 1, 1999
The Communicator is
the official program newsletter serving the students of the Graduate Programs
in Public Policy and Administration
and International Affairs
at California State University, Sacramento.
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DIRECTOR'S CORNER 
Speaking of Halloween and scary, we are into our second month of the Fall semester already! Wow, this semester is moving past at warp speed. Remember, now is a good time to nail down any topics and research needs for your final class projects and term papers. It's never too early to start thinking about that big paper or term project now, before end of the semester panic sets in and impacts on your normal high quality way of thinking about public policy and international affairs. If you need suggestions, talk with your classmates, your professors or give me a call at 278-4944 (email is wasterj@csus.edu).
Speaking of "high quality" let me brag a bit. Professor Nancy Shulock of the PPA Department just won the highly prestigious Vernon Prize from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). APPAM awards this prize for the finest article in public policy in the past year published in their journal, the leading scholarly journal of policy analysis and management in the United States. Nancy's article, "The Paradox of Policy Analysis: If It is Not Used Who Do We Produce So Much Of It?" is a great, and in some senses a greatly ironic, read. I recommend it highly as the PPA/IA "article of the month"! Congratulations to Nancy for her well-deserved national scholarly honor, and - in advance - to our numerous PPA & IA students who are going to benefit from reading and reflecting on Nancy's arguments in the prize-winning article. Happy Halloween to all, and remember, start now on detailed thinking and planning for your big end-of-the-semester term papers and projects….
Bob WasteIA And PPA Director
We welcome your contributions to the Communicator! Make announcements, share your good news, reflect on your academic and professional achievements, or submit an article. Contact the Director, Bob Waste, or the Department Secretary, Suzi Byrd, (916) 278-6557, in the PPA/IA Department Office.