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In the spring quarter of 2008, a group of DePaul School
of Public Service (SPS) students in MPS 500 Introduction
to Public Service played a pivotal role in launching
a pioneering nonprofit, Lincoln Park Village. Their final
projects provided a framework to start the organization
and created a partnership that continues today.
The founders envisioned a service for older residents
of the area that would enable them to remain in their
own neighborhoods and homes, with activities, social
supports and medical assistance as needed to contribute
to a vital and secure future. As a final project for the
class, professor J. Patrick Murphy assigned six students
to work with the organizations founders to develop a
strategic plan for assessing the viability of the start-up.Founding executive director Dianne Campbell says, The
input from the students strategic plan was instrumental
in the early formative stage of the organization.
Two SPS student groups created strategic plans that
focused on the fledgling organizations needs during
its development and opening. Students Kim Christensen,
Holly McDaniel and Anna Bibek wrote a marketing and
development plan with a membership recruitment
strategy. The other group of students, Deirdre Boone,
Greg Roe and Kristin Dee, developed a service offerings
plan. Both groups identified ideas and suggestions that
were implemented at Lincoln Park Village.
The marketing teams final report made five major
recommendations, all of which the Village adopted
to bolster membership and public relations. Two
suggestions by the services team became part of the
bedrock of the organization: utilizing strategic partner
professionals and a large volunteer base to provideservices, and implementing careful evaluation of services
by both members and providers. Both groups emphasized
the need for focus groups and surveys before the Village
opened. In a recent interview, board president Katherine
Zartman commented that it was interesting to reread
the reports two years later and see how thoughtful and
accurate the evaluations were. Many of the suggestions
were followed and many of the concerns raised proved to
be challenges, as predicted.
Lincoln Park Village began offering services in June 2009
and today has 150 members, more than 60 vetted service
providers, and 80 volunteers. The organization provides
its members and their families with well-being calls,access to experts on issues of aging, and help with daily
living tasks. The Village also helps the residents maintain
physical and mental fitness with a wide range of classes,
events, tours, social events and volunteer opportunities.
DePaul and Lincoln Park Village continue to cooperate
and support one another; students serve as volunteers
at the Village. Together Lincoln Park Village and DePaul
are building a strong multi-generational community and
the Village welcomes all of the SPS community to join in
the efforts.
For more information and to get involved visit
the website at lincolnparkvillage.org or e-mail
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facultyLetter from the Director:William Calzatta
Research Profile:
Mac Tavati
studentsStudent Profile:
Atw Baily
alumniAlumnus Response:
Chis Bll
study abroadThe Weavers
of Development
Living and Learning
across the Atlantic
chaddick
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Spring with the
Hay Project
eventsASPA Awards and Event
Sustainability at DePaul
PAA Inauguration
Community Garden
at Cabrini-Green
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Lincoln Park Village members (above and below) volunteer
and socialize at a variety of community activities and programs.
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In my previous columns I discussed the systemic growth and logistics of the School of Public Service. During this year we
completed faculty searches for full-time, tenure track positions in SPSresponding to the goal to strategically increase
the capacity of the school. I am delighted to announce that SPS hired Rebecca Steffenson. Rebecca currently serves as visiting
assistant professor with DePauls Department of Political Science, and though she officially starts in September, she will be
teaching as an adjunct faculty member over the summer.
Rebecca Steffensons career in academia has focused on political science, comparative politics, social science research
methods and international studies. In addition to her work at DePaul, she has held teaching positions as the University
of Glasgow and Northern Illinois University. Rebecca served as a research fellow at the Institute of Governance, Public Policy,
and Social Research at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and as the Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman
Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. She is the author of Managing EU-US
Relations: Actors, Institutions and the Transatlantic Policy Process (2005, Manchester University Press UK/Macmillan US) and
numerous articles and book chapters on the transatlantic marketplace. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow,
an M.A. in comparative politics from University College Dublin, and a B.A. in political science from DePaul University.
I congratulate Rebecca on her appointment. Her expertise complements that of the existing SPS faculty and will strengthen the
schools mission to educate interdisciplinary and global leaders.
In April we were given the news that Professor Dean Eitel has decided to retire from DePaul as of June 11, 2010. Dean served
SPS as assistant director and taught many courses for 12 years, after a long career with the federal government. Students,
alumni, faculty and staff will miss his expertise, his collegiality, and his presence in the SPS office. We hope that he will remain
n touch, and thank him for his years of service and dedication.
As I enter into the final months of my tenure as interim director of the School of Public Service, I am pleased with what we
accomplished during this academic year. Although I will be handing the reins of director back to Pat Murphy on September 1,
I look forward to remaining on the SPS faculty. Thank you all for your support this year.
Research as Service
Do academic institutions have a social responsibility to the local and
global community? And do public service programs have a responsibility
to assist in the capacity development in organizations and institutions?
Professor Marco Tavanti asks these questions in his research on academic
social responsibility and through his teaching at the School of Public
Service. For the past five years he has collaborated with Adamson
University in Manila, Philippines, a fellow Vincentian institution, to work
on participatory action research and urban poverty assessments
and evaluations to measure the impact of policies and programs on
impoverished communities. Tavanti suggests that research has the
potential to empower communities while informing public policy
decisions. Research projects are usually done about communities, about
organizations, about societies, and very few use a true participatory
approach in which community leaders and local institutions are
thoroughly involved in the process. His work in Manila exemplifies how
research can build capacity within organizational structures while
fostering social justice, community growth and systemic change.
When speaking about the research, Tavanti highlights the innate
cooperative structure of the work. The community owns the research
data, they manage the data and they use the reports we compile to
influence Filipino public policy. Through research teams composed of
SPS students, Adamson faculty and community leaders, Tavanti has
been evaluating poverty reduction
methods and social enterprises while
building skills and capacity among
impoverished communities in Manila.
Research becomes an act of service
by building capacity in communities,
rather than simply examining and
writing about them.
Tavanti integrates his participatory
research values into his teaching
by leading an SPS study abroad class
in research methods to Manila each
December. Students learn applied
methods like Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) and Appreciative
Inquiry Approach (AIA) while helping local communities and organizational
partners to become more effective. The class pairs DePaul students
with Adamson researchers and Vincentian volunteers to work with local
communities to gather data and implement the research findings, and
compile reports. Tavantis engaged research is an example of how
academics and universities can contribute to the development of
impoverished and struggling communities, both locally and internationally,
as well as the development of their own communities and institutions.
Marco TavantiresearCh Profile
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
William Calzaretta
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Al Gore and I have some-thing in common: we are
both from Tennessee. I was frustrated when
Gore conceded the election in 2000. I felt like
I was standing on the sidelines, and vowed never
to feel that way again.
Although I was active in student government and
College Democrats of America during my
undergraduate studies, when I was invited to
Democratic Summer Academy (a week-long,
political operative training camp at Vanderbilt
University) I felt I was jumping into the ring. For the
program finale, participants assembled campaign
models that were judged by the sponsor Vice
President Gore. Participants were then offered avariety of key political assignments. I chose to go
to West Virginia to work on a congressional
election, which was a wonderful experience even
though the campaign lost.
After this consuming experience, I moved back to
Tennessee and continued my work in politics
while finishing my bachelors degree at Middle
Tennessee State University. I helped the governor
of Tennessee with a statewide coordination
operation, and did research and coordination for
the Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP). I was
then hired by the Wes Clark for President
campaign to manage the middle Tennessee voter
contact efforts. After John Kerry clinched the
de facto nomination, I won a promotion at TNDP
as coordinator of voter
contact for all of the
legislative races across
the state. I served as
an officer for the
Tennessee Delegation
to the Democratic
National Convention in
2004 and I was on the
convention floor when
then State Senator Obama gave his memorable
keynote address.
In 2005, I declined a job offer on Capitol Hill as
staff assistant for Congressman Bart Gordon(TN D-6th) because I wanted to focus my political
work in one specific field. I have always been
passionate about health care, so I took a job at
a substance abuse treatment center. Within
three years I was residential program director at
the center, had earned a graduate certificate in
health administration and planning from Tennessee
State University, and had continued with campaign
work, this time for the mayor of metropolitan
Nashville. I realized that my return to government
service was inevitable, and decided to pursue
a master in public administration degree at
DePaul. The commitment to service learning and
international study I found at the School of Public
Service compelled me to come to Chicago for
the next step in my public service career.
Student Achievements
This year the School of Public Service nominated
ten outstanding candidates for the US Presidential
Management Fellowship (in alphabetical order):
Rose Boras, Chris Hines, Brian Jordan,
Amber Laxton, Dan Morris, Emily Rolkowski,
Carl Seid, LaMondre Taylor,Anthony Tindall
and Zack Waisanen.
Wilmar Molina is now a consultant with Fundacin
las Golondrinas, an organization working on
conservation and environmental education in
Colombia, after a successful internship with
the foundation during the December 2009
intersession.
Incoming student Kathleen Van Tiem was invited
by Senator Durbin to testify at the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial
Services and General Government in April, 2010.
Rahel Williams received a Fulbright-Hays Group
Projects Abroad Scholarship for an intensive study
of Swahili during the summer 2010.
Students, send us your recent milestones and
achievements including awards, new initiatives
and published works to share with the SPS
community. Please e-mail submissions to
Degree Candidate: Master of Public Administration
Antwon Bailey
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Profile
Faculty Achievements
Woods Bowman will present a paper titled Are Nonprofits Part of the Social
Economy and How It Matters to the Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy
Research in Canada in June.
David Ehrlich will present a paper titled Innovative Finance for Energy and GHG
Reduction Projects: A Review of the Alternatives at a conference hosted by
the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprise (Euricse)
this June in Trento, Italy.
Dean Eitel was recently appointed as the North American Regional Editor of the
Public Management Review, an international journal (based in the UK) discussing the
development of public management around the world. Dean also facilitated two
strategic planning workshops, one for the Village of Riverside and another for the
Fox River Trolley Association and Museum. He also served on the Tenneco Sons and
Daughters Scholarship Program committee to help the company select individuals
for competitive college scholarships.
J. Patrick Murphy presented a paper titled The Future of Management Education:
Values, Strengths & Practices, on April 5 at the Pontifical Catholic University of
Parana in Curitiba, Brazil and published an article, Preparing a Global Workforce in
the April issue of the Universitys magazine, Vida Academia. Also in Brazil, Murphy
presented Managing Higher Education: Moving Forward, Moving Backward, Moving
At All? at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Florianopolis on April 30 and
Management Education: Values, Strengths & Practices at the Federal University of
Amazon in Manaus on April 9.
This summer many of our professors, alumni and students will present papers
at the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) conference.
In 2010, the biennial conference will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from July 710.
Woods Bowman will present The Contribution of Corporation Law to
Civil Society.
David Ehrlich will present The Third Sectors Role in Strengthening
Consumer-Led Social Responsibility.
Ron Fernandes and Sandra Bykowski 09 will present a paper Small Water
Projects Can Do Big Things: Watershed Management in India.
J. Patrick Murphy,Victor Meyer Jr. and Lucilaine Pascucci will present
Strategies in Brazilian Nonprofit Hospitals: Convergence of Social Mission
and Sustainability.
Tamara Nezhina will present two papers, Social Entrepreneurship in America:
Effects of Ideology and Economic Crisis and Women United: New Role for
Womens Organizations in Kazakhstan.
Raphael Ogom and Lev Turner 04 will present "Civil Society Organizations,
Democratic Consolidation and a Culture of Suspicions in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Which Way Forward?"
Marco Tavanti, Elizabeth Schuering (candidate 10) and Simone Gourguechon
(candidate 11) will present The Sustainable Food Movement: The Locavore,
Slow Food, and Food First solutions to the Global Food Crisis.
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Chris Bell: Alumnus Response
On February 22, 2010 School of Public Service alumnus Chris Bell deployed
as a member of a Relief Emergency Response Unit in Haiti with the
American Red Cross. The magnitude 7 earthquake displaced more than
2 million people and caused more than 200,000 deaths. A disasterresponse professional at Booz Allen Hamilton, Chris participated on
a voluntary mission to Haiti with the support of his employer. He was part
of a five-person team that managed needs assessment and distribution
of non-food items and shelter supplies such as sanitation kits, kitchen kits,
tarpaulins, ropes, buckets and mosquito nets.
Chris was not always an emergency response expert. He began working
in the nonprofit world as a major gifts fundraiser with United Way
in Chicago. He decided to re-focus his career on international disaster
management and to obtain a graduate degree in the field. In 2001,
he moved to major gifts fundraising with the American Red Cross (ARC)
a move that combined his professional expertise with the opportunity
to learn about disaster and emergency response. In 2003, he enrolled atthe School of Public Service as a candidate for the M.S. in international
public service to prepare for his career shift.
While at SPS, Chris counseled a small international nonprofit in partnerships
with larger NGOs, such as CARE and Save the Children, to create
childrens programs in Nicaragua, the Philippines, Uganda and Thailand.
As his experience grew, he was quickly able to move into disaster
operations at ARC and involved himself fully in emergency and disaster
response. At the Red Cross he assisted in multiple emergency efforts,
deploying to Hurricane Ike as a liaison to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and projects in South Africa and Panama.
Graduated with distinction from SPS in 2005, Chris now works for Booz
Allen Hamilton in the Washington D.C. area as an associate on the
Disaster Preparedness Planning and Exercise Team. Though he goes out
on special emergency missions such as to Haiti, his daily work includes
leading teams of consultants in the design and execution of disaster
exercises for Department of Homeland Security agencies such as FEMA,
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the United States
Coast Guard (USCG).
Alumnus Chris Bell worked as part of a Relief Emergency Response Unit
with the American Red Cross. (above) An example of the damage caused
by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti. (below)
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Debra Bachman-Zablouidil 94 published an article titled They Messed with Texas
. . . and It Worked in the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Forum, the magazine of the Association
Forum of Chicagoland.
Carie Anne Ergo 04 began a new job as chief management officer for the City of
Aurora, Illinois in December 2009.
Denise Lyons 00 was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker for 2010 for her work
on literacy and spearheading the South Carolina Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar.
Send us your milestones at [email protected].
Michella (Missy) McMaster 06 was named senior social entrepreneurial fellow at the
Center for Governmental Studies a t Northern Illinois University in April, 2010.
Darcy A. Nendza 05 took a new position as the executive director of the Illinois
Music Educators Association starting April 2010.
Xiaojun Wu 05, earned his MBA from Brandeis in 2007. Wu is currently a financial
analyst at Injured Workers Pharmacy in the greater Boston area. He also is
working with The Educational, Scientific and Cultural Exchange LLC (TESC) on
international educational exchange focused on China.
ALUMNIMilestones
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Living and Learning across the Atlantic:
Professor Joseph Schwieterman Reflects on Brussels
Understanding the global dimensions of economic and social problems
is a prerequisite for a career in policy analysis. It is no longer enough
to study policy problems only in a theoretical context before entering the
job market. This reality is a key reason I teach a study abroad class called
Understanding the Global Public Sector: Impact and Influence of the EU
and NATO (MPS 575) at SPS.
Held in Brussels, Belgium each spring quarter, the course focuses
on policymaking in the European Union (EU). Students and professors
alike explore the ways in which the legacy of conflict in Europe has
fostered a spirit of trans-border cooperation and a commitment to political
compromise to build a new era of unification. The city of Brussels serves
as a focal point for European lobbying and policy advocacy, and students
compare and reflect on its similarities with Washington, D.C. Most
importantly, students learn how emerging political coalitions, international
diplomacy and foreign relations influence the careers of civil servants
across the Atlantic.
The Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe is the partner institution for this
SPS study abroad. They graciously hosted meetings between EU
officials and the SPS group, giving the students an opportunity to serve
as ambassadors from the United States. To set the stage for these
diplomatic interactions, the group traveled to the site of notorious trench
warfare during World War I, where millions of Europeans lost their lives
in conflict. Throughout the week, we enjoyed candid and free-flowing
discussions with prestigious EU executives who talked about the many
partnerships between nations that were at war so many times in the past.
Along with this forward-thinking policymaking, we also experienced the
Europeans legendary penchant for talking about problems for seemingly
endless periods before taking action. Participant Kendra D. Spearman
(candidate 2011) commented, My experience in Brussels was breath-
taking. I gained an assortment of perspectives that have increased
my understanding of the European Union and am now better able to
integrate domestic and foreign policies to think critically about pressing
issues in the United States.
The 2010 Brussels study abroad group visiting historic World War I trenches
at Vimy Ridge.
The mountain air is cool and strings of brightly colored papel picado banners drape the churches and
plazas. Cobbled streets and colonial buildings give San Cristbal de las Casas a romantic air that
attracts people from all corners of the globe. The thousands of tourists who stroll along these avenues
and through narrow shops filled with amber and textiles may not realize that this beautiful town is an
epicenter for a changing pattern of development and globalization.
Although we enjoyed the ambience, our 20-person Sustainable Development class (MPS 511) was
there to look past the main avenues, into the complex pattern that is being woven by the many
threads of development in Chiapas: indigenous communities, government, armed resistance groups,
a mestizo demographic (the majority of the Mexican population), non-governmental organizations,
civil society organizations and ultimately the mechanisms of capitalism that weave them all together.
Mexico, like many developing countries, struggles to grow and provide human rights and civil liberties
for its citizens while keeping up with the globalized world system. In Chiapas, marginalized pop-
ulations (the impoverished and indigenous people) and their civil society representatives work tirelessly
to fend off oppression and integrate themselves into the growth of Mexico and the world-wide
economy. These threads of consciousness and empowerment in the community are catalysts for creating
a sustainable development process. The fabric of society is slowly changing to accommodate the
voices and needs of the impoverished and vulnerable populations as they mobilize and become part of
the democratic process.
The process of sustainable and progressive change is extraordinary and difficult. Disparities and divergent
world views create an environment that is susceptible to conflict. A clear example is the difference
between two of the groups we met with on the trip, the Zapatistas and Las Abejas. Both organizations
are asking for human and indigenous rights to be considered in the development process of Mexico
and the world; but they are doing so in very different ways. The Zapatistas reject the authority of the
government and have taken up arms to make their opinions heard while the Las Abejas organization
promotes a mission founded on pacifism and dialogue with the state government. When internal
ideologies and approaches to change differ, the delicate thread holding a society together has thepotential to unravel. These varying interests and actors, like the colorful threads woven into one fabric,
are each vital in the process of development in Chiapas and the global community.
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The Weavers of Development: A Chiapas Study
A local woman weaving in the town of
Zinacatan in the state of Chiapas. (above)
SPS student Eric Stern learns about
indigenous Mayan medicine from a
representative of Las Abejas in Chenalho,Chiapas. (below)
Authors:Amanda Fleetwood,
Simone Gourguechon and Eric Stern
Degree Candidates: M.S. International
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Few aspects of my job are more gratifying than getting high school students excited about studying their neighbor-
hoods, notes Lauren Fischer, program manager at the Chaddick Institute. SPS graduate students working with
Chaddick offer the Students Leading Urban Progress program. Now in its fifth year, the program exposes high school
students to cutting-edge urban planning and metropolitan development techniques. This year, the program partner
school was ACE Technical Charter High School, located in Chicagos Washington Park neighborhood.
Graduate students at SPS are perfect mentors for the students. The kids learn a great deal from them during in-class
activities, site visits and field research, reports SPS student Steven Field, who helps run the program. This years
program gives students from lower-income households the opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with
prominent leaders from government and central city institutions, including the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago
Architecture Foundation, and Active Transportation Alliance. A trip to the Near South Side seemed a particular
highlight for the students, Field says. They were fascinated by Alderwoman Pat Dowells talk describing the innovative
Bronzeville-IIT CTA Green Line station. No urban planning class in Chicago would be complete without trips to
some of the citys most diverse neighborhoods, so the group traveled by bus and train to South Chicago, Uptown and
Pilsen to see the benefits of community participation and economic development. The 2010 program concluded in
May with a luncheon at SPS, where the high school students presented their reflections and what they learned during
the program.
The Chaddick Institute thanks the SPS community, especially studentsAmy Creyer, Brian Izzo, Joan Pinnell and
Kendra Spearman, for their assistance with the program. It has been a remarkable partnership, Field concludes.
Students interested in finding out about upcoming Chaddick events and opportunities should e-mail
[email protected] or visit the Web page las.depaul.edu/chaddick.
Students Leading Urban Progress
On a neighborhood tour,SPS student Joan Pinnell
leads the group. (above)SPS student Andrew
Pizzano talks with the highschool students abouturban planning through theStudents Leading UrbanProgress program. (below)
Vincent on Leadership:The Hay Project Updates
Spring was an exciting time for The Hay Project. Project staff began a partnership with
the Ignatian Spirituality Project called Transformational Leadership with the Homeless
Initiative. The initiative team trained fourteen DePaul faculty and staff to lead spirituality
and addiction-recovery help groups for homeless people in Chicago. Facilitators guide
weekly sessions in three Chicago homeless shelters: St. Martins, Sister House, and
The Lincoln Park Community Shelter. A grant from the Vincentian Endowment Fund
in honor of the 350th anniversary of the deaths of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de
Marillac made this initiative possible.
On May 12, the Hay Project and the Student Leadership Institute welcomed Caryn
Bryant, human resources executive team leader at Target Corporation, as the culminatingspeaker for the Inspiring Voices: DePauls Leadership Legacy in Action series. The
20092010 series has ended, but you can review information on Caryns presentation
and other Inspiring Voices speakers on the website: leadership.depaul.edu or on the
Facebook Fan PageVincent on Leadership: The Hay Project.
The Meet. Learn. Lead. Leadership development workshops for 20092010 concluded
on May 3 with a workshop for School of Public Service students about socially
responsible leadership. This workshop series promotes and explores concepts of servant
leadership and self-leadership.
Graduate Assistants Jenny Mohan and Mandy Sharp will finish their work with The
Hay Project at the end of spring quarter. Thanks to Jenny and Mandy for their hard work;
we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
chaddick
hay pjct
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Goodbye and Thanks to Gloria Simo and Dean Eitel
On May 24 the School of Public Service gave thanks and goodbyes
to professors Dean Eitel and Gloria Simo. The SPS community
gathered to honor their many years of hard work at the school and
their commitments to serve the greater good as teachers and public
servants. The reception was held in the Dublin room at SPS and
faculty, staff, students and alumni celebrated with kind words and
a roast of each colleague. On behalf of the greater SPS community,
many thanks to Gloria and Dean and good luck in your journies.
ASPA Awards and Event
The Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Society for Public
Administration (ASPA) held its annual event at the School of Public
Service on May 7. This year SPS professor Dean Eitel received
the Faculty Member of the Year Award. Also, each year one student
and one alumnus from each school earn an award. This year the
DePaul University Outstanding Student Award went toAndrew
Pizzano (candidate 2010) for his work in metropolitan planning and
assistance at the Chaddick Institute. The DePaul Model Administrator
Award for an alumni went to Dawn Melchiorre 04, policy director at
Voices for Illinois Children and an active advocate on issues of health
and service for children and families.
Public Service Abroad Colloquium: Brussels and Chiapas
Professors and students gathered to reflect on public service in the
international context and to share experiences from the most recent
trips to Brussels, Belgium and Chiapas, Mexico. The second of its
kind, the event was held on May 4 in the SPS Dublin Room with lively
discussion and great stories. The colloquium will be held quarterly
(tentatively October 5 for summer quarter study abroad) once groups
have returned from their service adventures. It is a great way to learn
about the SPS study abroad options and to share insights on global
public service.
Sustainability at SPS and DePaul
The SPS community is at the head of the movement to make DePaul University sustainable. Many SPS
students and professors are active participants in the school-wide efforts to integrate sustainable practices
into the universitys operations. The SPS initiative is led by professor Marco Tavanti, a member of the University
Sustainability Initiative Taskforce Committee.
SPS hosted Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility: A Fashion or a Global Trend with Nikos Avlonas,
co-founder and managing director of Centre on Sustainability and Excellence on March 31. DePaul University
celebrated Earth Week from April 19 through April 26 with a host of lectures, events and workshops. Pleasestay up-to-date on sustainability events through the SPS events calendar on the website, or see Marco for ways
to participate in this school-wide initiative.
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Professor Marco Tavantileads discussion about study
New PAA officers and members with SPS faculty andfriends at the inaugural event.
Pi Alpha Alpha Inaugural Event
On February 22, eleven SPS public administration and public policy students were
inducted into the inaugural chapter of the Pi Alpha Alpha (PAA) honor society at
DePaul University. PAA recognizes outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in
public affairs and administration, requiring member applicants to hold a 3.7 GPA
after completing 26 credit hours of their degree program. PAA is the national honor
society of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
(NASPAA). Professor and PAA member Gloria Simo conducted the official honor society
oath, and bestowed the membership certificates, pins and banners to the SPS inaugural
members. Professor Dean Eitel is the SPS chapter advisor and a new member of PAA.
The inaugural members elected chapter officers at the event: Brian Jordan, president;
Carl Seid, vice-president; andAndrew Pizzano, secretary- treasurer. We congratulate
the new student members (in alphabetical order): Devin Bercaw, Jay Ciavarella,
Tom Cook, Eric Eizinger,Alexandra Fiedler,Anthony Goldstein, Brian Jordan,
Amber Laxton,Andrew Pizzano,Amanda Seibel and Carl Seid.
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The DePaul Alumni Association hosted a dinner to get to know alumni working in government and public service on
April 28. Alumni and students were invited to the Lincoln Park Campus for an evening of presentations and networking.
Alumni speakers included Will Davis, senior corporate relations officer, American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc.;
Peter N. Silvestri, Cook County commissioner and Elmwood Park village president; and Claudia Valenzuela, associate
director of litigation, National Immigration Justice Center. Look out for future events related to public service and alumni
on the SPS events calendar.
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Follow SPS on FacebookEven without an Account
If you have a Facebook account, be sure to join the School of Public Service group to stay informed
about what SPS, Chaddick Institute, Hay Project, current students and alumni are doing. Dont
have a Facebook account? You can still view posted events and group activity by searching the
Web for DePaul School of Public Service Facebook and click on the wall.
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The Chaddick Institute Young Professionals (YP) group led a visit to the
Chicago Avenue Community Garden at Cabrini-Green on April 28.
The YP group explored the fascinating new phenomena of urban farming
and the local food movements. The outing was an opportunity for
students to learn and discuss how these trends relate to community
Neighborhood youth learn gardening and confidence while working
with Growing Power at the Chicago Avenue Community Garden. (left)Laurel Sims from Growing Power answers questions from the SPS
students. (above)
Chica Av Cmmity gad at Cabii-gdevelopment, rising transportation costs, access to fresh food and food
deserts, global warming and use of vacant land. An insightful tour
and presentation of the gardens and its operation was given by Laurel
Sims, Youth and Community Gardens Coordinator with Growing
Power, the local nonprofit that started the initiative.