Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs

03/04/2025

Today’s the day! 🎉 We are proud to support the Seattle University Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Bachelor of Public Affairs programs through , helping make education more accessible to the next generation of public and nonprofit leaders.

All funds raised will go directly toward student scholarships and professional development opportunities. Even more exciting – MPA alum and current "Oral Communications" instructor, Greg Witter, has generously (once again) offered a $3,000 matching gift, unlocking once we reach 20 donations. We’re just 18 gifts away from making it happen!
Every contribution, big or small, makes a real impact. Join me in giving today! 🙌
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What solutions are most effective for addressing climate change? How can we create and sustain more equitable workplaces that value diversity, equity, and inclusion? How can local leaders address the housing crisis in our region? What does equitable access to health care look like?Moving the needle....

02/27/2025

Calling all SU MPA and Public Affairs (PUBA) alums and stakeholders - SU Gives is almost here!

Save the date - hashtag is March 4, midnight-midnight.

Please consider joining me in supporting scholarships in the Department of Public Affairs and Nonprofit Leadership. More info to come!
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02/29/2024

Today is , our annual day of giving!

Prof. Rashmi Chordiya is a tireless advocate for improving justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Over the several years, Dr. Chordiya has spearheaded the Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs' “Theory to Practice Conversations” as an offering that seeks to bring together faculty members, students, alumni, and practitioners around the world to explore nuances of operationalizing theoretical ideas into practice.

Prof. Chordiya says “ funds help us explore, co-create and sustain spaces and opportunities for community building and continued learning and development opportunities for our current students and alumni.” Thanks for all you do for our students, Seattle University, Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences, and our community, Rashmi!

Would you like to support community-facing programming?

Please consider making a give to the MPA and Public Affairs programs: https://seattleugives.seattleu.edu/campaigns/institute-of-public-service

02/29/2024

Today is , our annual day of giving!

Last summer, Trevor Buchan (Senior, B.A. in Public Affairs program) traveled to Washington, D.C. to present his research at the annual meeting for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Under the mentorship of Prof. Caitlin Ring Carlson, Chair of the Seattle University Communication Department, Trevor shared the results of his upcoming publication with Dr. Carlson, “revealing the gender-based discrimination inherent in Fighting Words, a freedom of speech doctrine.”

We were able to fund this trip with dollars raised from our 2023 campaign, along with additional generous support from the Dean's office in the Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences and the Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons.

Would you like to support our student’s professional development? I just made a gift to support students like Trevor. Please join me TODAY! https://lnkd.in/dzKRVCiA

03/03/2023

That's a wrap! All of us in the Seattle University Institute of Public Service and the Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs programs are incredibly grateful for the support shown by our community members during SU Gives - SU's annual day of giving - this year. You all showed up and we smashed our fundraising goal. Special thanks to Greg Witter for providing a generous matching gift. We look forward to putting these dollars to use this year to enhance the student experience and offer additional professional development opportunities. If you missed the campaign but would still like to participate, check out the IPS giving page, which is available year-round: https://connect.seattleu.edu/giving/IPS
THANK YOU!!

03/02/2023

Our Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs students can be found working on the front lines of the most pressing issues facing our communities and region. Recent MPA alum Jose Armando Munguia, MPA is working to lower the barriers to farming and generate more inclusive agriculture.
We are also thrilled that he will be working with Ellen Whitlock Baker on the SeattleU Alumni Board of Governors, a working board of Seattle University alumni who provide governance, representation and support for the programs and initiatives of the Seattle University Alumni Association (SUAA). Its goal is to offer meaningful ways for all interested alumni to stay engaged with SU.

Thanks for your continued support to SU and the MPA program, Jose Armando.

Jose Armando and I just gave to the as part of , SU's annual day of giving. Please consider joining us and supporting future MPA and Public Affairs students.
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Seattle University is a modern, progressive, and global Jesuit Catholic university in the heart of tech-heavy Seattle’s eclectic Capitol Hill neighborhood.

03/02/2023

Our Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs programs attract students from diverse backgrounds with varied interests, but the common thread among all our students is a deep commitment to improving the world around them. Esteban Avila is currently interning for Senator Joseph Nguyen's office in Olympia, where they were recently visted by Seattle University Eduardo Peñalver. Esteban is committed to creating more equitable workplaces, particularly for people of color, as well as fostering inclusive participation. Esteban notes that this internship is “a good opportunity to live centering the humanity of those around me.”

Working with students like Esteban, who intend to make a dent in the world, is why the faculty in Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences love teaching.

Please consider joining us and supporting students like Esteban in the .

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03/02/2023

Today is at Seattle University College of Arts and Sciences! 10 gifts to the Seattle University Public Administration & Public Affairs funds will unlock a generous $3,000 matching gift for the Institute for Public Service. Help support professional development opportunities for students like Emily Thomson, MPA who is now pursuing a PhD in Urban Affairs at the University of Memphis.

Make your gift here: https://seattleugives.seattleu.edu/campaigns/institute-of-public-service

03/01/2023

Seattle U Gives is on March 2, midnight to midnight - save the date! Seattle U Gives is SU’s annual online day of giving that helps support more than 30+ cause areas across campus. Please consider supporting the MPA program and helping us to unlock a generous matching $3,000 matching gift.

02/15/2023

https://SUConversationsWinter2023.eventbrite.com

Joins us on 2/24 for a rare afternoon sit-down with the new congresswoman who staged the biggest upset of the 2022 fall congressional elections.

Friday, Feb. 24, 3-4 p.m., Oberto Commons, Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation

Please RSVP using the eventbrite link embedded the photo.

A rare afternoon sit-down with the new congresswoman who staged the biggest upset of the 2022 fall congressional elections.

02/08/2023

Check out this recent NPR article on "social housing" - Seattle Initiative 135 - which is on the ballot in the upcoming 2/14 special election. Prof. Zachary D. Wood, PhD was interviewed.

A measure up for a Feb. 14 special election in Seattle would create 'social housing,' something that's like public housing — but with a big difference.

01/17/2023

Join us for a Theory to Practice conversation: How Can Managers Advocate for and Foster Pay Equity?
January 18, 5 p.m., free livestream conversation. Register: https://lnkd.in/gwMxEQ48

Seattle University's Institute of Public Service debuts a new quarterly livestream event highlighting the latest faculty research and demonstrating how it applies directly to the workplace and career development. Join Dr. Rashmi Chordiya, Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Service, and Mr. Bobby Humes, executive and leadership coach with a wide range of human resources and organizational strategy/culture experience, for this conversation.

10/20/2022

There's still time to register for TONIGHT'S event with the Institute of Public Service! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/institute-of-public-service-conversations-fall-2022-tickets-410707255457

Taking place at Seattle University in Pigott Auditorium at 6:30pm

Dr. Vin Gupta, public health physician, professor, health policy expert; incoming Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz; and Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson, who has taught women's studies classes at the University of Washington, talk about managing anxiety and other difficulties in stressful times. Dr. Larry Hubbell and Joni Balter moderate the first of the Institute of Public Service “Conversations” for 2022-23.

Anxiety Overload: Coping with the Pandemic, Public Safety, and Declining Women’s Rights

09/13/2022

Congratulations Erin Okuno, BPA('00) and MPA ('07) alum, for being named Director of the Office of Education Ombuds by Governor Inslee. We love seeing our alums making a difference!

Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Erin Okuno as director of the Office of Education Ombuds (OEO). Okuno will replace acting director Yordanos Gebreamlak.

07/20/2022

Congratulations, Isabel Gilbertson on being selected as a Fulbright Finalist. Good luck in Vietnam next year!
https://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/about/news/recent-arts-and-sciences-grads-receive-fulbright-grants.html

Five faculty members have been awarded College of Arts and Sciences 2017 Summer Faculty Fellowships in three different categories., New online journal highlights the research achievements of SU undergraduate students, Twelve students present research papers at prestigious conferences., Results of an...

06/15/2022

Governor Gary Locke joined our policy analysis class on June 7. Governor Locke is the former Governor of Washington, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Ambassador to China. He shared his experience in public administration and the political process. His key messages? Vision without ex*****on is a hallucination. Do something really well. You can't do everything people want. Measure what you do and your measures should reflect your values.

05/31/2022

Congratulations Isabel Gilbertson, senior in Public Affairs, on being selected as a US Student Fulbright Fellow. Best of luck next year in Vietnam!

05/11/2022

Congratulation Dr. Rashmi Chordiya and Dr. Tanya Hayes for being selected as a Provost's Faculty Fellowship at Seattle University.
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