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

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

3. “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

4. 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

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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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………………………..

14. 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.

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