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The John Glenn School of Public Affairs improves public policy making and management through research and analysis. Click here to learn how the practical knowledge created at the Glenn School can help make better policy decisions and advance management practice in the public sector.
The John Glenn School of Public Affairs improves public policy making and management through research and analysis. Click here to learn how the practical knowledge created at the Glenn School can help make better policy decisions and advance management practice in the public sector.
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COURSE OFFERINGS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Spring 2014
Summer 2014
Autumn 2014
Spring 2015
COURSE OFFERINGS FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Spring 2014
Summer 2014
Autumn 2014
Spring 2015
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Please fill out our Inquiry Card
PLAN A VISIT
We would like to meet you
THE NUMBERS
Statistics about the Glenn School's M.P.A. and In-Career programs
CLC
John Glenn Civic Leadership Council
PASA
Public Affairs Student Association
HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Click here to learn about the program
COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Great speakers and free lunch
EVENTS CALENDAR
Keep up on all the events at the Glenn School
MAPS TRAINING
The Management Advancement for the Public Service (MAPS) program offers training seminars that build management and leadership skills for top executives, mid-level managers, first-line supervisors and administrative support staff. » Click here to learn more.
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The Management Advancement for the Public Service (MAPS) program offers training seminars that build management and leadership skills for top executives, mid-level managers, first-line supervisors and administrative support staff. » Click here to learn more.
ANSWERS
The Glenn School wiki is the first place to go for answers to almost any question about the school
Glenn School Wellness
The Glenn School’s Wellness Council is here to help create a healthy environment for staff, faculty and students with a range of resources to help you in your quest for better health. GLENN GEAR
You can show your Glenn School pride with shirts, hats, totes and more
PUBLIC ADDRESS MAGAZINE
Click here to download the currect edition of the Glenn School's Public Address magazine as well as find back issues.
BOOKS
Recently published books by Glenn School faculty
Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions. Using a strong analytical framework, the authors assess contract management practices, suggesting strategies for improvement and ways to avoid the pitfalls of managing contracts for large and sophisticated projects. An in-depth analysis of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater program is used to illustrate ways to respond to real-world contracting challenges. This engaging and accessible book has broad applicability and will appeal to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students. Authors: Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, David M. Van Slyke » Click here to buy the book at Cambridge University Press or here for Amazon Books.
Mastering Public Administration. From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo. In this updated third edition each chapter spotlights a significant theorist in the field, covering their life, research, writings, and impact. Nine mini-chapters were written by 15 of the Glenn School’s doctoral students. The combination of biographical narrative with explanation and analysis makes abstract theories understandable and providing much-needed context. Authors: Brian R. Fry and Jos C.N. Raadschelders »Learn more about the book
Cooperative Research Centers and Technical Innovation: Government Policies, Industry Strategies, and Organizational Dynamics looks at the crucial management and evaluation challenges that accompany scientific and technical innovation in Cooperative Research Centers. Authors: Craig Boardman, Denis Gray , Drew Rivers
»Click here to buy »Learn more about the book
Simulation for Policy Inquiry illustrates the development and use of simulation models designed to capture some of the complexity inherent in the formulation, management, and implementation of policies. Edited by Anand Desai with contributions from many Glenn School students and faculty. »Click here to buy
Wicked Environmental Problems offers a new approach for managing environmental conflicts within common real-world decision-making frameworks.
Authors: Peter Balint, Roland Stewart, Anand Desai and Lawrence Walters
»Click here to buy
Public Administration: The Interdisciplinary Study of Government provides an account of the discipline, considering its history, growth, boundaries, and underlying assumptions.
Author: Jos C.N. Raadschelders
»Click here to buy
Recently published books by Glenn School faculty
Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions. Using a strong analytical framework, the authors assess contract management practices, suggesting strategies for improvement and ways to avoid the pitfalls of managing contracts for large and sophisticated projects. An in-depth analysis of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater program is used to illustrate ways to respond to real-world contracting challenges. This engaging and accessible book has broad applicability and will appeal to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students. Authors: Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, David M. Van Slyke » Click here to buy the book at Cambridge University Press or here for Amazon Books. Mastering Public Administration. From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo. In this updated third edition each chapter spotlights a significant theorist in the field, covering their life, research, writings, and impact. Nine mini-chapters were written by 15 of the Glenn School’s doctoral students. The combination of biographical narrative with explanation and analysis makes abstract theories understandable and providing much-needed context. Authors: Brian R. Fry and Jos C.N. Raadschelders »Learn more about the book
Cooperative Research Centers and Technical Innovation: Government Policies, Industry Strategies, and Organizational Dynamics looks at the crucial management and evaluation challenges that accompany scientific and technical innovation in Cooperative Research Centers. Authors: Craig Boardman, Denis Gray , Drew Rivers
»Click here to buy »Learn more about the book
Simulation for Policy Inquiry illustrates the development and use of simulation models designed to capture some of the complexity inherent in the formulation, management, and implementation of policies. Edited by Anand Desai with contributions from many Glenn School students and faculty. »Click here to buy
Wicked Environmental Problems offers a new approach for managing environmental conflicts within common real-world decision-making frameworks.Authors: Peter Balint, Roland Stewart, Anand Desai and Lawrence Walters
»Click here to buy
Public Administration: The Interdisciplinary Study of Government provides an account of the discipline, considering its history, growth, boundaries, and underlying assumptions. Author: Jos C.N. Raadschelders
»Click here to buy
Reverse Mortgage, the magazine of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, has published a story on Professor Stephanie Moulton’s research into the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program (page 18). They also profiled her and her research colleagues on page 3. 
Channel 10 interviewed Rudy Hightower, a Glenn School doctoral student and former U.S. Navy intelligence officer whose research deals with security issues in the Black Sea region, about the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. 
Professor Josh Hawley has been working with the Office of Workforce Transformation to develop a web-based dashboard for the Workforce Success Measures Project. When completed, it will be a tool where administrators can judge the effectiveness of the workforce development system. » 
Glenn School doctoral student Jongsoo Park has been chosen as one of the top reviewers for the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Public and Nonprofit Division (PNP). The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory and PNP will recognize him at the PNP Business Meeting in Philadelphia.
Professor Caroline Wagner has an article recently published in the Journal of Informetrics. In the article “The European Union, China, and the United States in the top-1% and top-10% layers of most-frequently cited publications: Competition and collaborations,” Wagner and her co-authors, Loet Leydesdorff (Amsterdam School of Communication Research) and Lutz Bornmann (Max Planck Society), found that, at the high end, the United States’ researchers continue to be the most highly productive and produce the most highly cited publications. 
Cassandra Olson received a Boren Fellowship and will study the effects of economic diplomacy of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute at Beijing University’s International Relations Department. Olson is pursuing a dual Master degree from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs and the OSU Midwest U.S.-China Flagship Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures with a concentration in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture. The Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. 
Professor Robert Greenbaum is featured in a Sunday Columbus Dispatch story on Nationwide Arena’s financial issues. 
Drew Willison got a MPA degree in 1990 from Ohio State University with the idea that he’d become a city manager. The United States Senate this month elected him its sergeant-at-arms. He now oversees law enforcement and administrative duties for the Senate.
The 20 most-viewed experts at The Ohio State University include two Glenn School faculty members, Dr. Trevor Brown and Dr. Jill Clark. 
Glenn School public affairs major Taylor Stepp, a two-term president of Undergraduate Student Government, writes about the opportunities available at Ohio State on the Buckeye Voices blog. 
Glenn School student Sarah Montell, is one of two Ohio State students invited to participate in the 2014 G20 Youth Forum in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Montell will join 1,200 students, young leaders, academics, business professionals and government representatives at the international summit where they will look at ways to resolve current, pressing economic and social problems, establish an intercultural dialogue and build business partnerships and friendships. 
