沃伊诺维奇公共创新挑战赛
自2017年以来, the 沃伊诺维奇学校 has encouraged public administration faculty and staff to share exciting new ideas in teaching, 社区参与, 研究, 和管理.
的 沃伊诺维奇公共创新挑战赛 is hosted by the 沃伊诺维奇 of Leadership and Public Service, in partnership with NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, 事务, 和管理). 每年夏天, faculty and staff are invited to submit two-page applications, describing their innovative approaches to enhancing students’ education, 解决未满足的需求, advancing understanding of their field, or improving programmatic effectiveness.
的 top finalists are invited to present their ideas before a panel of expert judges at the October NASPAA conference. Winners receive a financial award to support the further development and implementation of their idea.
2023年的获奖者
Congratulations to the 7th Annual 乔治五世. 沃伊诺维奇公共创新挑战赛 winners!
第一名: 香农·波蒂略博士.D.，来自 Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions 和 公共事务学院 (SPA)在亚利桑那州立大学
第二名: 阿加莎·卡拉巴洛博士.D.，来自 莫里斯一. 费雷尔公民领导研究所 和 Steven J. Green School of International and Public 事务 at Florida International University (FIU).
Past first-place winners have included:
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的 公民领导学院 (CLA), a program of the Center for Effective Government (CEG), housed at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. 的 academy is a six-month leadership development program intended to invest deeply in the city’s civic infrastructure and to address the leadership gap in the public sector.
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的 下一代领导力计划 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where aspiring leaders learn specific techniques regarding collaboration and leadership through hands-on projects
- 的 O’Neill School of Public and Environmental 事务 at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 和 迈阿密大学 为, COVID-19行政命令项目,” a tool to examine and analyze pandemic-related executive orders adopted at state levels and present them in a dashboard for comparison.
- 的 University of Maryland’s Do Good Campus, which seeks to make social impact education a core element of all students’ experiences, 从入学到毕业. Schools across campus partner to develop social impact courses, and students compete in a year-long Do Good Campus competition.
- 的 University of Kansas’ Pathways to Public Service, which provides community college students with a seamless transition to a KU bachelors program through a combination of academic and financial coaching, 社交聚会, 网络事件, 以及领导的机会.
- 的 University of Montana’s Robotic MPA Access, which enables online students to fully participate in on-site classes via robot, including participating in live discussions, 与同学互动, 在房间里走来走去.
的 沃伊诺维奇公共创新挑战赛 is named in honor of Sen. 乔治五世. 沃伊诺维奇(7月15日, 1936年6月12日, 2016) whose nearly half century of public service was a living example of innovative leadership. He encouraged others to design and deliver practical solutions to challenging public problems and was an early proponent of public-private partnerships.
To apply, interested faculty or professional staff must:
- Have developed an innovative program or approach that fits within the theme through enhancing student education, 解决未满足的需求, and/or improving programmatic efficiency or effectiveness.
- Create a two-page written overview, telling us what you are doing and how it works.
- Be prepared to give a short presentation of your idea and answer questions posed by a panel of expert judges at the NASPAA Conference if you are selected 为 finalist pool.
If your innovative approach to teaching, 社区参与, 研究, or administration is selected as one of the three or four finalists, 您将收到:
- An opportunity too present your idea at the NASPAA Conference
- A chance to win a $10,000 award to launch or further develop your innovation
To apply 为 沃伊诺维奇公共创新挑战赛, or for more information, please contact 凯特Leeman，战略计划总监.
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