Public Administration and Urban Studies News

Be on the lookout for the following publications by Dr. Raymond W. Cox III:

Cox III, Raymond W., Terrance Johnson and George Richards “Routine Activity Theory and Internet Crime” in Frank Schmalleger and Michael Pittaro, ed. Crimes of the Internet. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 2008 (February).

Cox III, Raymond W. “Donald Plusquellic: Facilitate Leadership” in James A. Svara, ed. Mayors and Board Chairpersons: Reexamining the Contributions of Facilitative Leaders. New York: Taylor and Francis. 2008 (March).

Cox III, Raymond W and Kelly Cronin. “Instituting Innovation: A Model of Administrative Change in a State-level Liquor Control Board” in C. L. Jurkiewicz. Social and Economic Control of Alcohol: The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century. New York: Taylor and Francis, (2007), 189-207.

Dr. Cox also wrote six columns for the “Adjunct’s Corner”, which is an electronic newsletter for city managers who teach public administration. The newsletter is co-sponsored by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and the International City/County Management Association.

Congratulations to students Michael L. Hill and Sucheta Pyakuryal and faculty member Dr. Raymond Cox III on their efforts. Look for the following title in an upcoming volume of Public Integrity.

Cox III, Raymond W., Michael L. Hill and Sucheta Pyakuryal. “Tacit Knowledge and Discretionary Judgment” Public Integrity (forthcoming Volume 10, Number 2).

Dr. Ramona Ortega-Liston’s article “Children Smuggled into the United States from Central America and China: A Case Study of the Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Care Program” appears in the December 2007 edition of Public Performance and Management Review.

In other news, Dr. Ortega-Liston was selected (September 4th, 2007) as one of the participants in Ohio’s Opinion Leaders Program by Kevin DeWine, Deputy Chairman of the Ohio GOP. And, in July 2007, she was Ohio’s delegate to the 33rd Republican National Hispanic Assembly, a part of which included a visit to the White House for briefings on Immigration and Education.

December 2007 graduate Kalinda Frazier is now working in Columbus as the Operations and Outreach Manager for the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing. Kalinda expressed considerable enthusiasm for her new job and said she felt well prepared for the role as a result of her MPA coursework here in the department. Our best wishes go out to Kalinda as she moves into this new stage of her life and career.

The Public Administration and Urban Studies Student Association (PAUSSA) is again hosting a networking event for students to meet prospective employers for full-time employment, part-time employment, internships, or assistantships. The event will be held from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, in the Student Union Ballroom. There is no cost to attend. Students are encouraged to have their resumes on hand and to dress professionally. This is a unique opportunity to mix with many of the area’s public sector and nonprofit employers.

Students are encouraged to attend this year’s annual meeting of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA). The conference is being held from March 7 to 11 in Dallas, Texas. For information about the conference, visit http://www.aspanet.org/2008conference/page.cfm?name=home.

In December 2007, Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Public Service to the Community from The Honorable Betty Sutton, U.S. House of Representative, Congressional District Number 13 of Ohio. In addition, she received the Leaf of Life Award from the Community Health Center in Akron, Ohio for her contributions to secure funding to provide substance abuse treatment for community residents.

The University of Akron is again sponsoring a conference to promote student research. This year’s Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research will be held March 27 at the Student Union. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to present their research in oral or poster form. Important dates…Deadline for abstracts is February 8; and notification of acceptance is February 20. For more information or to register for the conference, go to http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/cugsr/cugsrForm.html (note that the dates shown at the registration site have been extended to those listed above).

We welcome back Dr. Raymond Cox III this semester from McGill Institute in Montreal, Quebec, where he was studying public policy issues affecting the United States and Canada. Dr. Cox spent the fall semester at McGill as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Chair’s Program. He is the first professor at The University of Akron to receive this distinction. In particular, Dr. Cox sought to expand his research on ethics in Canadian municipalities.