Public Administration Update
There are many exciting developments happening in the Master of Public Administration program in the College of Public Policy. We are pleased to announce the addition of two new faculty members to the department, Dr. Tansu Demir and Dr. Branco Ponomariov. You can read about their accomplishments in this edition of the College of Public Policy newsletter.
We have doubled our enrollment from when the MPA program moved to UTSA’s Downtown Campus in early 2000, from 70 students to almost 140. Most importantly, the MPA program is in good standing with its accreditation body NASPAA.
We have submitted the graduate program proposal of a Master's of Science in Urban and Regional Planning, a joint degree program with the College of Architecture for institutional review. As a result, we expect to start offering more classes in urban planning soon that MPA students can take as electives toward their program of study.
Our department faculty is working on the proposal of a graduate certificate in nonprofit management, which will provide more specialized training in this important area. Two additional faculty members will be hired this coming academic year to start Fall 2009, one of which will carry a specialization in urban planning and the other with a background in financial management and economics. We have added a half-time administrative associate, Ms. Keneka Garrett, to meet our students’ needs for internship placements.
Submitted by Chris Reddick, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Public Administration.
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