The School of Public Affairs A Presentation to the UCCS Strategy Team Dr. Terry Schwartz, Associate Dean March 3, 2009

Overview of Presentation Mission History Degrees & Certificate Programs Who We Are: Faculty & Staff, Students, Alumni Community Engagement Accomplishments Challenges Current & Future Opportunities Acknowledgements

“Public service: It’s what we teach & what we do.” Our mission: To improve the quality of public service in Colorado & the Rocky Mountain West To offer an excellent program of professional education To prepare public and nonprofit managers for leadership in a rapidly changing environment

SPA History GSPA founded on Boulder campus in 1972 Moved to UCCS and Denver mid-1970’s First UCCS MPA graduates 1975 Consolidated Graduate School of Public Affairs July 1, 1997 Added hosting of MCJ degree Fall 1997 Added BACJ & became School of Public Affairs Fall 2007 First BACJ graduates December 2008

Degrees Master of Public Administration Master of Criminal Justice (hosted at UCCS & granted by UCD) Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Certificates Graduate Certificates Undergraduate Certificate Public Management Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Fund Development Criminal Justice Homeland Defense (in partnership with CHS) Undergraduate Certificate Homeland Security (in partnership with CHS)

Who We Are: Faculty & Staff Our Faculty Dr. Katie Kaukinen Dr. Don Klingner Dr. Mark McConkie Dr. Terry Schwartz Dr. Lonnie Schaible – coming in August Our Staff Mary Lou Kartis About Our Lecturers Community leaders, content experts, bring diversity

Who We Are: Students About our MPA students About our MCJ students An interesting mix Demographics About our MCJ students Somewhat more homogeneous About our BACJ students Largely traditional

Who We Are: Alumni Local, state and regional leaders UCCS Presence Number of graduates

Community Engagement Annual Leadership Conference Community Advisory Boards Nonprofit Boards Alumni Events & Outreach Internships & Capstones Applied Research & Evaluation

Accomplishments In the past five years, we’ve… Added two graduate certificates (Foundation support) Added one undergraduate certificate Added an undergraduate degree Established an MPA cohort in the City of Pueblo Implemented our own online program Increased extended studies offerings Brought back sponsored research to the unit Alpha Phi Sigma Increased alumni and donor outreach

Challenges Time Size Financial Resources Space Two-campus structure Need to grow graduate enrollment & maintain undergraduate trajectory Continue to diversify and increase revenue streams Continue to increase alumni & other donor engagement

Opportunities 5-year BA to Masters degrees Expand online programming More outreach to Southern Colorado Options in the BACJ HLSD at all levels Undergraduate certificate programs Increased extended studies options Increase professional training and institute capabilities Bring MCJ to UCCS And………………………..

Acknowledgements The accomplishments of our school and our ability to actualize the many opportunities that are in front of us are due to a dedicated faculty & staff, talented students, a collaborative campus, engaged alumni, and a supportive community. We are grateful for all of these. The investments the Leadership Team is making in SPA are deeply appreciated.

A concluding thought on who we are: SPA … THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT CAN… & DOES!