The Center for Public Administration and Public Policy

Center for Public Administration and Public Policy

Kent State University
128 Bowman Hall
Kent, OH 44242
Phone: 330-672-7148
Fax: 330-672-4057
E-mail: cfpapp@kent.edu

The Center for Public Administration and Public Policy is devoted to improving public and nonprofit sector performance through research, technical assistance and training.

Recent News

The Center is developing a list of informational forums and technical training programs for the upcoming year.

Please check back for most recent information or call the Center at 330-672-7148.

^{On September 25, 2009, the Center and its staff joined
thirty Kent State University (KSU) faculty, staff, and graduate students to
celebrate the establishment of the City and Community Studies Initiative
(CCSI), a new effort sponsored by the Center for Public Administration and
Public Policy and KSU’s departments of Sociology, Geography, and Political
Science. The CCSI aims to provide an
intellectual community that promotes interdisciplinary research on key issues
concerning cities and communities in Northeast Ohio. The Initiative also seeks to enhance student
learning and increase the dissemination of knowledge on these issues by
bringing together different KSU faculty, students, and outside research
collaborators. In so doing, it will
become a great asset to support the Center’s research, training, and technical
assistance mission.}

^{Dave Kaplan, a Professor in KSU’s Geography Department, will
lead the initiative and will coordinate activities in cooperation with the
Center and its staff. Other founding
members of the Initiative include Dick Adams, Joanna Dreby, and Dave Purcell
from the Department of Sociology and Center Director John Hoornbeek, who also
serves as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science. A website devoted to the CCSI will be coming
soon, with more information on the initiative, regular updates, and news. The website will be accessible through the
Center’s worldwide web site at www.kent.edu/cpapp/.}

^{Center and Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Release Report on Shrinking Infrastructure}

^{On July 24, 2009, the Center released the Sustainable Infrastructure in Shrinking Cities - Options for the Future study in conjunction with Kent State’s Urban Design Collaborative in Cleveland, Ohio. The study assesses approaches that cities with shrinking populations can take in managing water, sewer, transportation, and energy infrastructure. The report focuses on Cleveland, but its findings should interest observers and professionals in other cities that have declining populations.}

^{Area Universities to Sponsor Water Infrastructure Forum in Columbus
On June 2, 2009, the Center, in conjunction with Cleveland State University, sponsored a forum on financing water infrastructure for policymakers and stakeholders in Columbus, OH. The forum highlighted insights from experts across the country about water infrastructure financing, current infrastructure needs, available funding sources, and ways in which water and waste water systems can work together.}

^{Center assists State and Federal Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Programs}

^{Director John Hoornbeek, Ph.D., presented the findings from the Implementing TMDLs: Understanding and Fostering Successful Results project (sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), to the following groups:}

^{May 28, 2009, U.S. EPA officials in Washington, D.C.;}
^{May 7, 2009, Ohio EPA Surface Water Quality Managers in Columbus, OH;}
^{April 22, 2009, study to U.S. EPA Region 5 TMDL practitioner}

^{Fund for Our Economic Future to Describe New EfficientGovNow Program at KSU
The Fund for Our Economic Future highlighted its new EfficientGovNow program on March 26, 2009 at KSU Moulton Hall Ballroom. EfficientGovNow is offering up to $300,000 to support government collaboration and efficiency projects. Representatives from the Fund explained this innovative new program which received 49 eligible abstracts, which will be voted on for their merit by the general public in July, 2009, so visit their website to learn more and vote.}

^{Center Receives EPA Grant to Continue TMDL Research
Dr. Hoornbeek and the Center recently received a $70,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct further studies on TMDL implementation. The new project titled, "Total Maximum Daily Loads: Identifying Indicators of Implementation Research" will draw on the Center's recent research and knowledge to identify and assess potential indicators of TMDL implementation progress. The project seeks to identify ways to improve communication streams, through the creation of a forum of experts, so that information regarding TMDL implementation progress can be identified and tracked to assess potential indicators. Additionally, the project is aimed to identify ways in which TMDL implementation can be integrated with other federal, state and local water quality programs. Joining Dr. Hoornbeek on the new research project are Evan Hansen of Downstream Strategies and Laura Blake of the Cadmus Group.}

^{For more information please review our most recent Newsletter!}

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