Welcome
The Department of Public Policy and Administration is engaged in graduate level education in public administration and a range of research and training activities.
The MPA degree offered through the Department of Public Policy and Administration is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). This program is one of only eight programs accredited by NASPAA in Idaho, surrounding states, and the Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming.
The Department of Public Policy and Administration also offers a Graduate Certificate in Community and Regional Planning, a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management and an Undergraduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
The Department of Public Policy and Administration at Boise State University (BSU) is seeking candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor to teach beginning Fall 2012 in the NASPAA-accredited MPA program. Refer to the job opportunity announcement located at our Department of Human Resource Services webpage.
Public Policy & Administration
Location:
Environmental Research Building
1295 University Drive
5th Floor, Room 5146A
Mail Stop 1935
Email:
mpa@boisestate.edu
Phone:
(208) 426-1476
College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs Events
ELITE INTERVIEWING: CANADA-US BORDERLANDS
Wednesday, February 29
12:40 to 1:30 p.m.
ILC 315
SOCIAL WORK PRESENTS FIELD AGENCY FAIR 2012
Thursday, March 1
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
SUB Jordan Ballroom
NEW DIRECTIONS IN FAMILY HEALTH IN IDAHO
Friday, March 2
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Student Union Building
CONNECTING SCIENCE TO POLICY: THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Monday, March 5
6:00 p.m.
SUB Bishop Barnwell Room
You answered our informal survey and we listened!
For Spring 2012, we are pleased to offer the first student-selected 1-credit management series:
1st 5 weeks: Leadership
2nd 5 weeks: Taxation Policy
3rd 5 weeks: Technology Policy and the Implications for Public Managers
As this course series is unlikely to be repeated in exactly this form in the future, please take the opportunity to explore these topical areas.
If you’ve already filed your candidacy application and wish to take a different course than anticipated, please contact Dr. Fredericksen and she can facilitate that change.
Contact Information
Dr. Gregory Hill
Chair, Department of Public Policy & Administration;
Assistant Professor
PLEASE NOTE: We have moved from the Public Arts and Affairs West Building (PAAW), room 127 to the Environmental Research Building (ERB), room 5146A. Please call 208-426-1476 with any questions.
Mailing Address
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725-1935
Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed 12:00-1:00 PM
PH: 208-426-1476
FAX: 208-426-4370
General questions: mpa@boisestate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Fredericksen
Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor
Dr. Suzanne McCorkle
Director, Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management
and Undergraduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution Programs
Professor
Dr. Bayard Gregory will serve as interim-Director while
Dr. McCorkle is out for a one year sabbatical, effective
during the 2011-2012 academic term.
Community and Regional Planning Programs
(MCRP / CCRP)
Dr. Susan Mason
Interim Director, Master of Community and Regional Planning
Director, Certificate of Community and Regional Planning
Associate Professor
Important!!!
Graduate Student Deadlines
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOTICE: Important information for MPA applicants -
Students who seek to meet the 10/1/11 application deadline for formal admission to Spring 2012 should have taken the GRE BEFORE August 1, 2011. The GRE testing service will be changing their scoring processes after that point and the scores for exams taken after 8/1/11 will not be available to the student or university until well after the admission deadline.