使命宣言
圣. 云州 University Master of Public Administration program prepares pre-service students’ 和 enhances in-service students’ ability to lead, 管理, 和 serve the Public Interest ethically 和 competently in local government, 非营利组织, 和 international 组织. Students 和 faculty advance public service values by serving diverse 和 changing populations as Administrative Statespersons in the global community with justice, 完整性, 和问责制. St. 云州 University MPA faculty offer students concentrations in City 和 County Leadership 和 Management, Nonprofit Leadership 和 Management, International Development Leadership 和 Management, 和 a concentration allowing a specialization not covered by the three existing concentrations: Leadership 和 Management.
目的,目标, 和 目标
Consistent with the goals 和 objectives of the Network of 学校 of Public Policy, 事务, 和 Administration (NASPAA), 圣. 云州 MPA program is professional education for public service. As such, its mission, governance, 和 curriculum all emphasize public service values. Public service values include pursuing the Public Interest with collaborative structures, coalitions of interests, 问责制, 和 transparency; serving professionally with competency, 效率, 和 objectivity; acting ethically so as to uphold the public trust necessary to have a dialogue about shared values; 和 demonstrating respect, 股本, 和 fairness in dealings with citizens 和 fellow public servants.
圣. 云州 MPA program meets its Mission, 目标, 和 目标 by delivering skills, education 和 practice through exceptional global 和 local education, 研究, 和服务. 根据美国.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in public service are expected to see above-average job growth in Minnesota. The program is a learning organization committed to continuous improvement 和 will create new concentrations as the need emerges
这个职业
Public administration is an academic discipline 和 a vocation akin to a “calling.” As an academic discipline, the theoretical foundation of public administration is the broad-based study 和 practice of Constitutional democratic government 和 political processes. Scholarship examines such fundamental topics as the meaning 和 purpose of government, constitutionality 和 public service, 政策的制定, the role of the citizenry in decision making, 和 narrower topics such as leadership styles, effective communication, decision-making processes, 问责制, 道德, 和 motivations of public servants.
作为一种职业, the field is multidisciplinary as public administrators formulate, 实现, 和 evaluate federal, 状态, 和 local government policies, 项目, 和程序. Successful public administrators use their knowledge of the law, budgeting 和 financial 管理ment, 人力资源, 社会的价值观, professional st和ards 和 道德, 公民的利益, 组织, 方案规划, strategic 管理ment, 和 leadership to address issues related to the common good.
圣. 云州 MPA program faculty members embrace multiple approaches to effectively mitigate challenges on behalf of the Public Interest drawing on diverse fields such as political science, 社会学, 心理学, 社会心理学, 积极心理学, 犯罪学, 城市研究, 和经济学. They acknowledge the importance of shared citizen dialogue as a method to discover the Public Interest adding to the cumulative knowledge of the institutions civil servants lead 和 管理. They recognize that building collaborative coalitions of government, 非营利组织, 和 for profit agencies, are necessary to achieve public goals 和 objectives. They believe public servants must be responsive to the citizenry, 社会的价值观, professional st和ards, 规范, 和法律.
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