Public Administration

McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies
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Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) at Marywood University is recognized among the best in the nation. An exclusive online 30-credit program, Marywood's MPA Program follows the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)'s accreditation guidelines. Our goal is to prepare students for challenging emergence in public administration as effective and innovative administrators equipped with practical and real-world experiences, and to train them with the vital skills, evidence-based research, and theoretical framework needed to tackle the complex environment of public affairs.

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Accreditations

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program follows the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)'s accreditation guidelines.

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About The Public Administration Department

The Public Administration Mission

The mission of the online Master of Public Administration program at Marywood University is to provide a high-quality education in public policy and administration to graduate students by developing their research skills applicable to theory and practice, engaging them in community service to support diversity and democratic principles, and in nurturing them become innovative and ethical leaders.

Goals

Cultivating service to community and focusing on the public interest while emphasizing transparency, accountability, and ethical standards.
Applying critical thinking and problem-solving approach in addressing emerging issues in the public forum.
Establishing competency of theory and applied research in public and non-profit organizations.
Developing interpersonal skills and professional capacity for authentic communication with a diverse population.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to studying public policy and administration through evidence-based and applied research in support of collaboration between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Students will be able to use qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies to evaluate data, form objective recommendations, and communicate results to diverse audiences.
Students will be able to think critically, synthesize information, analyzing empirical data, and offer sound solutions within a complex and changing settings.
Students will be able demonstrating the ability to formulate proposals at community levels while promoting diversity, transparency, accountability, and equity.
Students will be able to promote culturally competent decision-making process in public service while demonstrating knowledge of best practices in decision-making.
Students will be able to write research papers that identifies a problem statement, illustrates a thorough literature review, and analyzes data by using qualitative, quantitative or mix methodology and then recommending recommendations communicable to diverse audiences. This will include successfully writing sole-authored thesis projects that examine emerging issues in public affairs and administration.

Meet the Faculty & Staff

Public Administration Faculty

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Stanley Kania

Dr. Phil Jenkins

Dr. Christina Brundage

Dr. Lia Palmiter

Facilities & Technology

McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

In the McGowan Center for Professional Studies, you'll find specialized computerized programs, including CAI (computer-assisted instruction) and interactive video capability. General word processing and statistical software is available in the lab as well.

Resources

Alliance for Nonprofit Management, allianceonline.org
Amnesty International, amnesty.org
American Enterprise, aei.org
American Political Science Association, apsanet.org
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm
Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM), naspaa.org
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx
Bright Green Talent, brightgreentalent.com
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, cceia.org
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ceip.org
Catholic Relief Services, catholicrelief.org
Cato Institute, cato.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, cbpp.org
Chronicle of Higher Education, chronicle.com
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, philanthropy.com
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_gov/2966
COS (Resources for Research, Worldwide), cos.com
Council for Aid to Education, cae.org
Council for Foreign Relations, cfr.org
Environmental Career Center, environmentalcareer.com
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), epa.gov
European Political Science Association, epsanet.org
Federal Career Intern Program, opm.gov/careerintern/index.asp
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), fema.gov
Federal Reserve Bank, federalreserve.gov
Ford Foundation, fordfound.org
Foreign Policy Association, fpa.org
Global Volunteers, globalvolunteers.org
Go Public Service, gopublicservice.org
Government Accountability Office, gao.gov
Grants.gov, grants.gov
GreenBiz, greenbiz.com
Guidestar.org, www2.guidestar.org
Helen Keller Worldwide, hkworld.org
Heritage Foundation, .heritage.org
High Commissioner for Human Rights, ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/WorkStudyOpportunities.aspx
HigherEdJobs.com, higheredjobs.com
Hudson Institute, hudson.org
Human Rights Watch, hrw.org
International Atomic Energy Agency, .iaea.org
International City/County Management Association (ICCMA), .icma.org/main
International Civil Service Commission, csc.un.org/joblinks.asp
International Labour Organization (ILO), ilo.org
International Monetary Fund, imf.org/external/index.htm
International Organization for Migration, iom.int
International Peace Academy, ipacademy.org
International Political Science Association, ipsa.org/site
International Rescue Committee, rescue.org/careers
Institute for Policy Studies, ips-dc.org
Kaiser Family Foundation, kff.org
Kellogg Foundation, wkkf.org/grants/for-grantseekers
Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA), kapa21.or.kr/english/about.htm
Lackawanna County, lackawannacounty.org
Library of Congress, loc.gov/index.html
Luzerne County, luzernecounty.org
Managed Care On-line, mcol.com
Master of Public Administration, masterofpublicadministration.org
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), mpsanet.org
National Academy of Public Administration, napawash.org
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Adm. (NASPAA), naspaa.org
National Council of Nonprofit Associations, ncna.org
National Database of Nonprofit Organizations, guidestar.org
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), nea.gov
National Endowment for Humanity (NEH), neh.gov
Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA), osha.gov
Opportunity in Public Affairs, pajobs.com
Organization of American States, oas.org
Oxfam, oxfam.org
Partnership for Public Service, ourpublicservice.org/OPS
Peace Bridages, peacebrigades.org
Peace Corps, peacecorps.gov
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, house.state.pa.us
Pennsylvania State Senate, pasen.gov
PM Pro (Project Management Professional) credential, pmpro.org
Public Affairs Council, pac.org/jobs
Public Allies, publicallies.org
Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-NET), patheory.org
Public Management Research Association, pmranet.org
Public Sector Job Bulletin, govtjobs.com
Public Service Careers, publicservicecareers.org
RAND, rand.org
Regional Associations of Grantmakers, givingforum.org/aboutrags
Sino-US Inter. Conference on Public Adm. scpa.newark.rutgers.edu/newsite/scpa/sino-us-conference
State & Local Government on the Net, statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Student Educational Employment Program, opm.gov/employ/students/intro.asp
UP Graded Points: Ultimate Guide to Volunteering, upgradedpoints.com
United Nations, un.org
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), unicef.org/about/employ
United Nations Careers Portal, careers.un.org
United Nations Internship Programme, un.org/Depts/OHRM
United Nations Volunteers, unv.org
United States Department of Defense, defense.gov
United States Department of Education, ed.gov
United States Department of Health and Human Services, dhhs.gov
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), dhs.gov/index.shtm
United States Department of State, state.gov
United States House of Representatives, .house.gov
United States Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), hhs.gov/ohrp
United States Senate, senate.gov
United States Supreme Court, supremecourt.gov
United Ways, liveunited.org
World Bank Group, worldbank.org
WorkforCongress.com, workforcongress.com

Clubs

Academic Medals

Walton Medal for Excellence in Public Administration

Master of Public Administration students are nominated by faculty for the Walton Medal. Once students are selected for nomination, they receive a letter from the department requesting their resume and submission of documentation for the specific criteria from Dr. Walton. These criteria are:

Demonstration of professionalism and integrity.
Contribution to the field of public administration.
Academic scholarship.
Leadership in community services.

Based on the documentation a student is then selected.

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Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society

Graduate Student Council

Student Resources

MPA Internship

The MPA program does not require an internship but encourages internships for pre-career and career-changing students. The program assists students in locating internship opportunities on local, state, regional, national and international levels. The internship may begin as early as the second semester but it is usually taken during the latter half of one's program. Your advisor will provide you with placement assistance once you declare your interest and your registration for the Internship course (PADM 596) is approved. Approximately 400 hours of job experience is to be attained and evaluated (approximately 32 hours per week in a semester or 16 hours per week in two semesters). Each intern is responsible for negotiating a set of learning and performance objectives with the work supervisor and the program's advisor within the seven areas of POSDCoRB (Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting and Budgeting). The statement of objectives, once completed and signed by all parties becomes a contract that the employer agrees to help the intern achieve learning objectives, the intern promises to attain the performance objectives of the agency, and the MPA program agrees that completion of the objectives requires 3 credits for the work portion of the internship. When possible the advisor visits or communicates with the supervisor to coordinate the internship. At the end of the internship, the intern is evaluated by both the supervisor and by his/ her advisor.

1. Federal Government Internships

Pathways Program

The Pathways Program includes a federal government-wide internship program for students from high school to PhD. Positions are located across the country, either part-time or full-time.

Feds Hire Vets

Veterans interested in continuing their public service can look into the many opportunities provided by this program.

U.S. State Department

The State Department manages several internship programs that enable students to get experience in a foreign affairs environment.

U.S. Department of Transportation

The U.S. DOT offers internship in several areas, including planning, economics, public administration and criminal justice.

2. Nonprofit Internship

Idealist

Search by name, location, or mission for volunteer and internship opportunities at nonprofit worldwide.

3. NASPAA

Internship Program

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) has internship opportunities for students of public administration.

PublicServiceCareers.org

Good source for finding jobs or internships.

Peer-Reviewed Journal

Journal of Applied Professional Studies (JAPS)

Resources

Marywood Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Marywood Exempt Review Committee (ERC)

Other

Sample of Published LEAD Projects

Exploring How Flexible Working Arrangements Could Affect Employee Retention in Small Nonprofits in Scranton Pennsylvania.

Appendix to Thesis

William Craven

Marywood University, 2020

The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporation’s Response to the Negative Effects of Gentrification on Philadelphia Residents.

Appendix to Thesis

Brigid McNally

Marywood University, 2020

The Impact of Organizational Culture on Employee Burnout.

Appendix to Thesis

John W. Rosengrant

Marywood University, 2018

Graduate

Public Administration

Public Administration Events

Kristin Ventricelli and Kaitlyn Gingerlowski Senior Recital

Dec 09 Swartz Center Marian Chapel Sat, Dec 9, 11:00AM - Sat, Dec 9, 12:00PM

Kristin Ventricelli and Kaitlyn Gingerlowski Senior Recital

Date/Time: Saturday, December 9, 2023, 11am – 12pm EST
Location: Swartz Center Marian Chapel

Kristin Ventricelli and Kaitlyn Gingerlowski Senior Recital

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Kristin Ventricelli and Kaitlyn Gingerlowski Senior Recital

Chamber Singers Concert

Dec 10 Swartz Center Marian Chapel Sun, Dec 10, 2:00PM - Sun, Dec 10, 6:00PM

Chamber Singers Concert

Date/Time: Sunday, December 10, 2023, 2 – 6pm EST
Location: Swartz Center Marian Chapel

Chamber Singers Concert

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Chamber Singers Concert

Monday Classes Must Supplement with Online Hours to Meet Regulatory Requirements

Dec 11 Academic Dates Mon, Dec 11, 12:00AM - Tue, Dec 12, 12:00AM

Monday Classes Must Supplement with Online Hours to Meet Regulatory Requirements

Date/Time: Monday, December 11, 2023
Location: Academic Dates

Monday Classes Must Supplement with Online Hours to Meet Regulatory Requirements

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Monday Classes Must Supplement with Online Hours to Meet Regulatory Requirements

General Recital

Dec 13 Swartz Center Marian Chapel Wed, Dec 13, 8:00PM - Wed, Dec 13, 11:00PM

General Recital

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 8 – 11pm EST
Location: Swartz Center Marian Chapel

General Recital

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General Recital

Fall Semester Ends

Dec 16 Academic Dates Sat, Dec 16, 12:00AM - Sun, Dec 17, 12:00AM

Fall Semester Ends

Date/Time: Saturday, December 16, 2023
Location: Academic Dates

Fall Semester Ends

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Fall Semester Ends

Final Grades Due by Noon

Dec 19 Academic Dates Tue, Dec 19, 12:00AM - Wed, Dec 20, 12:00AM

Final Grades Due by Noon

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Location: Academic Dates

Final Grades Due by Noon

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Final Grades Due by Noon

Official Graduation Date for Students Fulfilling Degree Requirements in Fall Semester

Dec 22 Academic Dates Fri, Dec 22, 12:00AM - Sat, Dec 23, 12:00AM

Official Graduation Date for Students Fulfilling Degree Requirements in Fall Semester

Date/Time: Friday, December 22, 2023
Location: Academic Dates

Official Graduation Date for Students Fulfilling Degree Requirements in Fall Semester

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Official Graduation Date for Students Fulfilling Degree Requirements in Fall Semester