March 1, 2000
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
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Even though it's still early, you might want to begin thinking about our lineup of Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 courses. PPA has four electives planned for next year.
In the Fall, PPA's planned electives include:
- Al Gutowsky, CSUS Economics Department, will be teaching PPA 251, Urban Problems, Economics & Public Policy; and
- Peter Detwiler, Consultant, Senate Local Government Committee, will be teaching PPA 250, Land Use and Planning course.
In the Spring, PPA is planning to offer:
- PPA 296H Health Policy & Administration with former Wilson cabinet-level Director of Health, Kim Belshe, and
- PPA 284 Urban Politics and Policy by yours truly.
Core courses in PPA and IA will be offered in the usual sequence. Please stop by, call, or e-mail your advisor for some academic advising now, before the rush. Fall registration will be here before you know it!
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Russian Scholars from Far Eastern State Technical University, Vladivostok, Russia. Dr. Cristy Jensen arranged for the scholars' visit, with the help of a USIA grant. Our Russian friends are working on a Distance Education/Business Management Curriculum and Teaching Project here at CSUS. They will be here for the next few weeks.
Important dates to mark on your calendar are:
March 9th. Tell your friends who work in the downtown Sacramento area that we will be having a brown bag lunch recruitment meeting at the Senate Office of Research, on March 9th, 2000, from 12 noon to 1:000 p.m. SOR is located at 1020 N Street, Suite 565, Sacramento, CA 95814.
May 2nd. We are planning a gala 10th Anniversary of the CSUS PPA program on Tuesday May 2, 2000, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Details on our Anniversary Celebration will be announced soon!
Erin go braugh! and please plan to join us at PPA's recruitment meeting and PPA's 10th Anniversary celebration.
Bob WasteIA & 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.