California State University, Sacramento
Public Policy & Administration

COMMUNICATOR

August 24, 2001

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The Communicator is the official department newsletter serving the students of the Graduate Programs in Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Sacramento.

FACULTY
Ted Lascher
Ted Lascher co-edited a book entitled "The Economics and Politics of Choice No-Fault Insurance," published over the summer by Kluwer Academic Press.

Nancy Shulock
Nancy Shulock is leaving her position as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective September 1, to be Executive Director of the new Institute for Higher Education Policy and Administration at CSUS. The Institute will be part of the Center for California Studies and will be affiliated with the PPA program. Its principal mission is to explore and advance the role of the California State University under the Master Plan with a special focus on the interrelationship between the CSU and CCC systems to provide access to quality education for a broad and diverse population. Its focus on both policy and administrative issues within higher education parallels the focus of the PPA program and is intended to help California's higher education leaders develop both the knowledge and the tools to improve higher education practices in the state. The Institute will work to establish a new 3-course elective track within the PPA program on higher education and also will provide opportunities for PPA students to engage in applied research projects.

In the first year, the Institute will take the lead on a new community college leadership development program, among other activities. The Institute will be located in Tahoe Hall near the PPA offices and the Center for California Studies.

Bob Waste
Bob Waste has been very busy. Here is a list of his recent professional activities.

He completed a report on "Drawing Lessons from Regional Success: 'New Regionalism,' and the Prospects for Regional Cooperation in California," published by the Center for California Studies (January 2001).
He testified on the regionalism research to the California Speaker's Commission on Regionalism, in San Francisco (March 2001).
He attended the UCLA Annual Land Use and Planning Workshop in Los Angeles (March 2001).
He attended the Annual California Planning Commissioner's Conference, in Monterey (March 2001).
He gave a presentation on "Learning from Sacramento: A Successful Intervention to Decrease Family Violence and Child Endangerment," to the California Social Work Managers Annual Meeting in San Diego (April).
He served on the Valley Vision Planning Committee for, and attended a Valley Vision conference on Regional Compacts for the Capital Area (April 2001).
He completed "Regional Governance in the Sacramento Valley: Challenges and Potential Solutions," in REGIONAL FUTURES published by the Capital Region Institute (May 2001).
He testified in favor of AB680 the "Smart Growth, Smart Energy" bill before the California Assembly Local Government Committee (May 2001)
He participated on a panel on " LAFCO and Affordable Housing," at an annual housing advocates conference in Sacramento (May 2001).
He testified on public financing and political reform for the Sacramento City Council Law and Legislation Committee (June 2001).
Throughout the Spring and Summer he was a Planning Commissioner for the City of Sacramento, attended meetings of the City Planning Commission; and wrote a regular monthly column on "Inside City Politics" for the INSIDE SACRAMENTO community news magazine.

We welcome your contributions to the Communicator! Contact the Director, Ted Lascher, or the Department Secretary, Suzi Byrd, (916) 278-6557, in the PPA Department Office.

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