Local Government Innovation & Redesign

To support local government redesign efforts and recognize the innovative work already underway, the Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center has partnered with state associations to create the Local Government Innovation & Redesign Guide and host a yearly Local Government Innovations Awards ceremony.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Student Leadership at the Humphrey School Helps Us Live Up to Our Mission

A fine example of student leadership has been on display this spring at the Humphrey School. Several students -- Mary Small, Heather Schommer, Vincent Vu, Jon Brown, and Aaron Meyers - were the engines of the school's diversity strategic planning effort that began in fall semester and is nearing completion, just in time for some of these dedicated leaders to graduate.

Mary Small, as co-chair of the One Humphrey One Community working group, masterfully coordinated the effort and kept our "eyes on the prize." All the others took on tasks large and small from gathering supplies to facilitating the planning sessions.

Also contributing to the working group's leadership were staff members Karen McCauley and Emily Saunoi-Sandgren. Faculty member Ryan Allen was the other co-chair. Student Kylie Patterson also recently joined the group, and Prof. John Bryson and I served as advisers.

At the heart of the planning effort were participatory sessions devoted to action-oriented strategy mapping and SWOT analysis. (SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). More than 100 Humphrey alumni, students, staff, and faculty participated in these sessions.

The result so far is a draft strategic plan that is intended to guide the Humphrey School in the next five years to make even stronger our commitment to preparing "innovative leaders to advance the common good in a diverse world." Not a bad legacy for a group of determined young leaders!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Laura Logsdon

Laura Logsdon is a first year graduate student at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs focusing in public and nonprofit leadership and management. Originally from Ames, Iowa, Laura graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in history and English in 2009. She spent the last two years working as an AmeriCorps VISTA member for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and a Volunteer Center. Laura's interests include city management, civic engagement, and sustainability and will be interning this year at the Metropolitan Council.

Laura's favorite place to pubTalk - debate current issues and public affairs - is with friends in the hallways of the Humphrey School and at any of the lovely eating and drinking places the Twin Cities offers.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Sandfort Presents Integrative Leadership TED Talk

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Jodi Sandfort kicked off the TEDxUMN 2012 event with a presentation on Integrative Leadership. Her talk begins around 28:00 in the 2nd video at this link. The event, held Saturday, April 21st at Coffman Memorial Union, was themed "At the Heart of Discovery" and represented a chance to rediscover the University. It told the story of a future or the world due to the actions, ideas, and dreams of our fellow University members.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Quick Presents at Forum on Community Engagement

Kathy Quick NEW.jpgAssistant Professor Kathy Quick was a presenter at the 2012 Hennepin-University Forum on Community Engagement, held on March 9. (Click here to view a video of her presentation; a copy of her slides are available here, also.) Kathy spoke on the current state of public engagement, posed key questions for organizing engagement, and presented some of her most recent research conducted with fellow Humphrey faculty members John Bryson, Barbara Crosby, Carissa Schively Slotterback, and Jerry Zhao.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

PNLC's State Leadership Institute

KiedrowskiJay08.JPGThe March issue of Humphrey School News highlights the PNLC's State Leadership Institute (SLI). SLI is a 9-week professional development program developed by PNLC faculty and staff with the Minnesota Management and Budget agency. The program was designed for senior leaders in State of Minnesota agencies and led by Dr. Jay Kiedrowski and Jean Hammink of insideoutcomes. Thirty students comprised the first SLI cohort; applications for the second cohort will be accepted this fall.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

Ahna Minge

WashingtonSquarePark1.jpgAhna Minge is a Graduate Assistant at the PNLC and a first year Master of Public Policy student. Originally from northern Minnesota, Ahna graduate from Macalester College with a degree in Political Science. She has spent several years working in local government. At the Humphrey School, Ahna is particularly interested in policy analysis and public leadership.

Ahna's favorite place to pubTalk - debate current issues and public affairs - is at a sunny table on one of the city's great patios.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Rebecca Orrick

Rebecca Orrick is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota and a research assistant with the PNLC. She is working toward completing a dual master's degree in public policy and social work, and is in her second year of graduate studies. Originally from the Washington DC area, she has fallen in love with the Twin Cities and intends to make it her permanent home. Rebecca's research interests include issues affecting the homeless, ex-offender, immigrant, and mentally ill populations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is currently an intern at Hennepin County's Department of Human Services and Public Health.

Rebecca's favorite place to pubTalk - debate current issues and public affairs- is over some homemade beer around her living room table.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Hunter Gordon

Hunter Gordon is a graduate assistant with the PNLC and a first year Master of Public Policy student. Originally from North Dakota, he graduated from the University of North Dakota with degrees in philosophy and political science. He then spent time in San Francisco as a fellow in the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, before moving to Minneapolis/St. Paul, where he has worked in the nonprofit sector as an outreach coordinator and grant writer. He came to the Humphrey School to develop skills in nonprofit leadership that will enable him to have an impact on social policy.

Hunter's favorite place to pubTalk--debate current issues and public affairs--is with his classmates in the Jernberg Lounge.

 
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