Students
Friday, May 9, 2008
Capstone presentation on Cedar-Riverside May 15
Merrie Benasutti, coordinator of community partnerships with the Center for Integrative Leadership, and Gary Hesser, a guest instructor from Augsburg College, have been teaching a year-long capstone workshop on community development. Three groups of students will present their work with the Cedar-Riverside community at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, in Room 180. All are invited.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The young and the politically active
The Humphrey Institute Policy Fellows sponsored this town hall meeting on civic engagement.
What does it take to get young people civically engaged? Nearly 50 teenagers and a panel of people who work to get youth involved in politics and community activities discussed the issue recently at Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum.
Minnesota Public Radio
May 7, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
View poster displays by "Transforming Public Policy" students on May 12
The Humphrey Institute community is invited to view poster displays of team projects prepared by students in "PA 8001 Transforming Public Policy" from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in the Humphrey Forum. The projects focus on U.S. food aid policy, children’s health, prisoner reintegration, childcare, a sustainable transportation system for Minnesota, and literacy as a key to immigrant integration.
Saturday, Apr 26, 2008
PASA invites you to Chai's on May 2
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will host the final "Connect 2 Community" lunch from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 2. Faculty members, staff, and students are invited to meet in the atrium at noon or 1 p.m. and walk together to Chai's Thai restaurant (414 1/2 Cedar Ave. S.) for food and conversation. All are welcome. Contact Desirée L. Culpitt at (763) 607-5787 with any questions.
2008 spring capstone presentations open to all
Each year, Humphrey Institute instructors select substantive projects for external clients to be completed by small teams of Humphrey Institute students. Know as capstone workshops, many students incorporate this option into their degree program. Members of the small group must complete a written report for the client, deliver an oral presentation to the client, and write a reflection paper on the experience.
All are invited to hear the following spring 2008 capstone presentations:
Tuesday, April 29, 12:45 p.m.
Willkins Room, 215 Humphrey Center
"Employment Outcomes for Refugees"
Instructor: Professor Kathy Fennelly
Wednesday, April 30, 10:15 a.m.
220 Blegen Hall
"The Story of a Unique Government-Non Profit Partnership"
Presenters: Erin Brudvik, Adrienne Hannert, Sajjan Yadav, Catherine Eichers, and Manoj Kumar
Wednesday, April 30, 11:15 a.m.
220 Blegen Hall
"The Flexibility Myth: How Federal TANF Regulations Endanger the Minnesota Tradition of Effective Employment Services"
Presenters: Jeff Streier, Amy Kodet, Dani Indovino, Nick Dobbins, and Bridget Olson
Instructor: Associate Professor Jodi Sandfort
Wednesday, April 30, noon
220 Blegen Hall
"Governance and Finance Structures in Minnesota Early Childhood Care and Education"
Presenters: Erin Brudvik, Coral Butson, Lisa Jore, and Nara Topp
Instructor: Associate Professor Jodi Sandfort
Friday, May 2, noon
184 Humphrey Center
"The Mayors’ Initiative on Green Manufacturing"
Instructor: Candace Campbell
Saturday, Apr 19, 2008
Staff Appreciation Day on April 24
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will host Staff Appreciation Day from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in the atrium, to say thanks to all Humphrey Institute staff and faculty members. All are welcome to attend.
Flowers in the atrium April 21-25
This week's flowers in the atrium are courtesy of the Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) to celebrate staff appreciation day on April 24.
Friday, Apr 18, 2008
School Change Exchange blog launches!
School Change Exchange joins Policy Catalyst, By the People, and Smart Politics as the fourth Humphrey Institute research center blog.
School Change Exchange begins its life as the primary publicity platform for the Center for School Change's (CSC) new outreach initiative aimed at educating students and parents about the educational opportunities made possible via Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO).
Leading CSC's blog efforts are program director Laura Bloomberg, center staff members Naima Bashir and Sheena Thao, and a diverse and talented group of current and former PSEO students who will publish essays and multimedia pieces relating their own experiences studying as a college student while still in high school.
All of these blogs have been created using the University of Minnesota's UThink system and can be found in one central space—the Humphrey blog digest, located at the memorable (and almost pronounceable!) URL blog.hhh.umn.edu. From the Humphrey blog digest, you can subscribe to each of the research centers' RSS news feeds (click the preceding link to learn how to use RSS feeds), read the latest stories from each of the research center blogs in one place, and access the internal Humphrey community blogs, Institute Insider from Humphrey communications and An Affair to Remember by the Public Affairs Student Association.
Additionally, you can subscribe to Humphrey Institute In the News for a daily digest of media appearances made by Institute faculty, staff, and students, maintained by the Institute's communications office.
Saturday, Apr 12, 2008
Presidential Management Fellowship finalists announced
Congratulations to Graham Lampa, Sarah Martyn Crowell, and Mahri Monson for their selection as national finalists for the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program in 2008. The Humphrey Institute was proud to nominate 12 outstanding candidates this year; we are delighted that three of them have moved on to become PMF finalists. Graham, Sarah, and Mahri will now interview with federal agencies to secure a specific position in the two-year professional development program.
PASA invites you to Tam Tam's on April 18
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will continue "Connect 2 Community," a new community building initiative, this Friday, April 18, from noon to 2 p.m. Faculty members, staff, and students are invited to meet in the atrium at noon or 1 p.m. and walk together to Tam Tam's African restaurant for food and conversation. All are welcome. Contact Desirée L. Culpitt at (763) 607-5787 with any questions.
Friday, Apr 11, 2008
International fellows graduation ceremony on April 18
All are invited to a graduation ceremony for the 2007–08 Hubert H. Humphrey International Fellows at 4 p.m. on April 18 in Cowles Auditorium. Refreshments will be served. The graduation ceremony will be followed by a reception with hors d' oeuvres and beverages. Please RSVP today to Casie Mazilly Moen at cmm@umn.edu or (612) 626-9282.
Missed the banquet? Watch the skits online
The annual student banquet was held last Friday, and once again the students debuted hilarious vignettes about life at the Humphrey Institute. If you missed the banquet, don't worry. All the skits are posted on the PASA blog at http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pasa/blog/. Great job!
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008
All are invited to a class discussion about human trafficking on April 15
Senior Fellow Jay Kiedrowski and his Carlson School co-instructor, Paul Vaaler, invite you to attend their class about integrative leadership at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, in the Carlson School's 3M Auditorium. Participants will join students for a conversation about human trafficking, which will be based on a case study by global businesswoman and human rights activist Marilyn Carlson Nelson. Download the case study for review in advance. All are welcome.
Saturday, Apr 5, 2008
PASA invites you to the Lucky Dragon on April 11
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will continue "Connect 2 Community," a new community building initiative, this Friday, April 11, from noon to 2 p.m. Faculty members, staff, and students are invited to meet in the atrium at noon or 1 p.m. and walk together to the Lucky Dragon for food and conversation. All are welcome. Contact Desirée L. Culpitt at (763) 607-5787 with any questions.
Saturday, Mar 29, 2008
Flowers in the atrium March 31-April 4
This flowers in the atrium this week are courtesy of Humphrey student Taina Make in honor of her brother, Kurt, who fought a long, courageous battle with multiple sclerosis (MS). She originally chose the week of March 10, but it didn't work out due to bad weather (and poor flower supply!). Please visit Taina's website at www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/taina.maki for more information about her efforts to raise money for MS research.
Purchase tickets for Humphrey Institute spring banquet no later than April 4
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will host the 2008 Humphrey Institute spring banquet from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the Wabasha Street Caves in Saint Paul. Tickets are $21 per person and are on sale now through April 4 outside Jernberg Lounge. Cash and checks are accepted, but cash is preferred. Please e-mail Katie Roth, PASA social events chair, with any questions at roth0227@umn.edu.
CSTPP's Policy Catalyst blog and HHH Blog Index launch
The Humphrey Institute's Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy is launching their blog, "Policy Catalyst." This is now the third Humphrey research center blog to come online, and you can find them all aggregated together at the new Humphrey blog index at http://blog.hhh.umn.edu along with the Institute Insider and An Affair to Remember, from the Public Affairs Student Association.
Friday, Mar 28, 2008
PASA invites you to the Hard Times Cafe on April 4
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will kick-off "Connect 2 Community," a new community building initiative, this Friday, April 4, from noon to 2 p.m. Faculty members, staff, and students are invited to meet in the atrium every Friday at noon or 1 p.m. and walk together to a local restaurant for food and conversation. This Friday, the group will walk to the Hard Times Cafe. Worker owned and operated, the Hard Times has great food and the strongest cup of coffee around. All are welcome. Contact Desirée L. Culpitt at (763) 607-5787 with any questions.
Thursday, Mar 27, 2008
NEWS: Business meets public policy in new dual-degree program
Humphrey Institute student Graham Arntzen is featured in this article about the new MPP/MBA dual degree.
Graham Arntzen, a first-year MPP graduate student, will be part of the first class of students in the program.
Arntzen said his interest piqued after talking with employers, specifically a representative from Deloitte who told him dual degree students would be "at the top of the list" for hiring prospects.
Minnesota Daily
March 25, 2008
NEWS: A destination for theater
CHANCE is referenced in this article about a new community coalition of theaters on the West Bank.
A new attempt at a coalition of the theaters on the West Bank is in the very early stages. Championed by a Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs group, CHANCE for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement, is seeking to create some sort of theater and arts collaborative for the West Bank area.
Minnesota Daily
March 27, 2008
NEWS: Gasworks Bluff envisioned as future park
Humphrey Institute student Julie Warner is quoted in this article about her work with CHANCE.
When Rosemary Knutson looks out the window of Riverview Tower on the West Bank, she sees a neglected hillside with sparse trees and random garbage. But for eight years, she's had a vision of the blighted lot as a park, planted with native plants and teeming with, in her words, "birds and butterflies."
Two University students are working through the Humphrey Institute's CHANCE program to help Knutson and other Cedar-Riverside neighbors turn this vision into reality.
"The CHANCE program that we're doing is really about community engagement," Julie Warner said. "Our intention is to talk to major stakeholders, the owners of the land and also the park board commissioners. We're trying to explore the propriety and feasibility of preserving the land."
Minnesota Daily
March 27, 2008
Friday, Mar 21, 2008
International fellow will talk about "Competition Policy and Economic Development in South Korea" on April 4
Humphrey international fellow Byung Geon Lee, deputy director of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, will lecture about "Competition Policy and Economic Development in South Korea" from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4, in room 380 at the Vocational Technical Education Building, 1954 Buford Avenue in St. Paul. There is no charge to attend, and lunch will be served. Please RSVP to parkx347@umn.edu.
Tickets on sale for Humphrey Institute spring banquet
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will host the 2008 Humphrey Institute spring banquet from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the Wabasha Street Caves in Saint Paul. Tickets are $21 per person and are on sale now through April 4 outside Jernberg Lounge. Cash and checks are accepted. Please e-mail Katie Roth, PASA social events chair, with any questions at roth0227@umn.edu.
Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008
NEWS: Cap and trade: Why you should care, what you need to know
Humphrey Institute MPP student Brian Peterson writes about climate change mitigation using a cap and trade system in this commentary.
Cap and trade systems are appealing for two main reasons. First, unlike traditional regulatory schemes, they are market-based. Cap and trade systems allow economic forces to dictate where emissions cuts will occur, rather than relying on government mandates. The U.S. has had a cap and trade system to deal with acid rain-causing pollutants since the 1980s, and has achieved deep reductions at far lower costs than had been anticipated. Second, cap and trade is more palatable politically than a direct carbon tax, which would have roughly the same effect.
MinnPost.com
March 17, 2008
Tuesday, Mar 4, 2008
NEWS: U gives grad student OK for Sudan travel
An article on the efforts of University students to fight child abductions in Sudan. Humphrey Institute students Robyn Skrebes and Daniel Bernard are involved.
Solomon, along with supporters and students from his human-rights-advocacy class, built a Web site (save-yar.org) highlighting the abducted children's plight. He won support from Minnesota politicians and university leaders, including Humphrey Institute Dean Brian Atwood.
Pioneer Press
February 28, 2008
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008
Basketball game between Humphrey Institute and the Brian Coyle Youth Center on March 7
Members of the Humphrey Institute will take on the youth from the Brian Coyle Community Center in a basketball game from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, at the Coyle center. The Humphrey Institute lost last time, so they need all the support you can give! Faculty members, staff members, and students are all invited. Questions? Contact Desirée L. Culpitt ('07 MPP) at culpi016@umn.edu. or e-mail chance@umn.edu.
Thursday, Feb 21, 2008
Save Yar Campaign on WCCO-AM
MPP candidate Robyn Skrebes was interviewed by Jack Rice on WCCO-AM about her involvement in the Save Yar Campaign. Skrebes chairs this effort to fight child abduction in South Sudan. She was accompanied by Gabriel Solomon, a U of M master of liberal arts student, whose nieces were abducted in South Sudan in October 2007.
WCCO-AM, The Jack Rice Show
February 20, 2008
Monday, Feb 18, 2008
Incoming 2007-08 PASA board
The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) has elected new officers and representatives. Congratulations to the 2007-08 PASA board members:
President- Graham Arntzen
Vice President- Matt Henry
Secretary- Yoshi Ludwig
Treasurer- Eric Kasper
MPP Representative- Sandhya Agrawal
MPA Representative- Julie Warner
MURP Representative- Brant Birkeland
Curriculum Committee- John Grill
Community Engagement- Desiree Culpitt
Career Development Officer- Tanya Belanger
Technology Officer- Daniel Craigie
Diversity Chair- Maria Gaona
Public Relations Officer- Ann Lindstrom
Social Events Officer- Katie Roth
Learn more about PASA at their weblog, "An Affair to Remember".
And the chili-off winner is ...
The 2008 State and Local Policy Program Chili-Off winner is Jim Grothaus of the Center for Transportation Studies, with his Marshall County Chili. Here is Jim's description of his "Top Notch Polka Chili":
Standard Midwestern chili with traditional ingredients. Originated in Brookings, South Dakota, in a collaborative effort by the Grothaus family.
Tied for second place were Michael Kelly of Humphrey Center Facilities Management, with his Koochiching County Chili, and Mark Lynch, a first year MURP student, with his Beltrami County Chili. This is Michael's second year in a row in second place with his "Black Bean/Alfredo Chili." He vows to be back next year to win the belt. Mark refers to his Beltrami County Chili as a "mean chili entry," which he calls "Overnight Chili."
Holding up the honor of SLPP staff in third place was Frank Douma with his Goodhue County Chili, which he calls "Crock Pot Chili."
Thanks to everyone who made and tasted chilis at the annual SLPP Chili Off. The 12th Annual Chili Off is scheduled next Presidents' Day, February 16, 2009.
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