SLU Public Policy Studies

Methodology Workshop Series
Spring, 2010
The Public Policy Research Center,
the School of Social Work Center for Family Research and Policy,
and the  Center for Teaching and Learning
present:
Dissemination and Implementation Research: Bench to Client to System
Monday, March 22

Noon-1:15 p.m.
Bellerive Chapel
UM-St. Louis  (South Campus)  >>view map
 
 

The seminar will provide an overview of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) research.  D&I is an emerging field striving to advance the translation of results from clinical studies into everyday clinical practice/decision making.  This involves identification and resolution of barriers to implementation of evidence-based practices in community practice; and for scientists, the use of new methodological approaches, strategies, and measurement of implementation (vs. clinical) outcomes.
 
The presenter, Enola Proctor Ph.D., is the Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research, and Associate Dean for Faculty, George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University.  She directs the Dissemination and Implementation Core within the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, the Implementation Research Institute, and the Center for Mental Health Services Research.

Please feel free to bring a lunch. Light refreshments will be served.
 
Please RSVP by calling 516-6385.  Download a campus map here.
This Event Is Free!

His Excellency Mr. Raymond Joseph

Ambassador of Haiti to the United States

To Speak at Saint Louis University During Atlas Week

 March 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Wool Grand Ballroom, Busch Student Center

Saint Louis University is pleased to announce that His Excellency Mr. Raymond Joseph, Ambassador of Haiti to the United States, will deliver a Distinguished Guest Lecture, “Live for Haiti” during its Annual Atlas Week Program.  The  Tenth Annual Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week Program will be held the week of March 20-27 at Saint Louis University.  The theme for the 2010 Atlas Program is Global and Local Justice:  The United Nations Millennium Development Goals.  The Ambassador will speak on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in Wool Ballroom, Busch Student Center.  This event is free and open to the public.

Since the massive earthquake struck Haiti, the Ambassador and his wife, Mrs. Poisson-Joseph, have worked tirelessly coordinating volunteers and recovery and humanitarian relief efforts. 

Mr. Joseph will discuss the current situation in Haiti, plans for the future, and how we might help.

Ambassador Raymond Alcide Joseph has served as Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States since 2004.  Prior to his current post, he spent the majority of his career as a journalist.  When he was 19 years old, he established the first print shop and founded the first monthly Christian newspaper, Reyon Limyè (Rays of Light), in Cayes, Haiti.

In the 1960’s, he worked as a radio personality and founded Radio Vonvon, the first New York radio broadcast against the Duvalier dictatorship.  “Radio Vonvon” or “Radio Bug” was nicknamed the “Six O’clock Mass” because it hit the waves at 6:00 a.m. and was the broadcast not to miss.

In the 1970’s and 1980’s, he was at the Wall Street Journal in New York as a financial writer and co-founded, with his brother Leo Joseph, the Haiti-Observateur, the first crusading commercial Haitian weekly.  The Observateur remains the premier organ abroad of the Haitian community.

In 1990 Mr. Joseph was called to be Haiti’s Chargé d’Affaires in Washington and his country’s representative at the Organization of American States.  After helping with the first democratic elections in December 1990, he returned to the Haiti Observateur where he remained until he was called back to Washington in March 2004, where he is currently the Ambassador.

Raymond Joseph is a graduate pastor from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, a B. A. holder in Anthropology from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.  He also has a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology/Linguistics from the University of Chicago.

About Atlas:

The Atlas Program is designed to recognize the international dimension of Saint Louis University’s academic programs and to celebrate SLU’s role in international education and service in light of our Jesuit tradition.  One of the main goals of the Atlas Program is to increase awareness of the global issues that confront us today in an effort not only to promote discussion, but also to inspire and inform action.  It focuses on what we as global citizens can do to contribute to a better life for all people now and in the future.  For more information on the Atlas Program, visit http://atlas.slu.edu or contact Michelle Lorenzini at lorenzms@slu.edu.

This position will provide research, writing and administrative support for the North Grand Neighborhood Services grant program.  Position is part-time but could become full time.

Experience Desired

• Most important for this position is a passion for Community Development.  Please review our website www.ngns.org to learn more about us.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills are essential.
• Previous experience with grant writing.
• Proven success in achieving measurable financial results.
• PC proficiency is required.
• Individual must be detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and prioritize a variety of projects.

Specific Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Executive Director manage North Grand Neighborhood Services grant writing program.
• Research grant makers to locate new sources of funding
• Draft and edit foundation, corporate, and government grant

Salary: Hourly/ Depends on experience

APPLICATION INFORMATION

To apply or inquire about this position please contact:  Howard McAuliffe 314-535-6467 or by email at howard@ngns.org

This position is responsible for assessing roughly 150+ community neighborhoods and stormwater facilities (such as detention basins, storm drain pipes, etc.) for stormwater pollution. This job includes moderate field work to collect data, assess condition, and photographically document residential properties with a high degree of accuracy. The internship culminates with the production of a plan to help the City prioritize pollution prevention efforts, marketing, and specific projects for residential areas that present a higher potential for creating water pollution. Salary is $10 per hour. Application deadline is Mar. 31. Go to www.wentzvillemo.org to view the full job description and information on how to apply. EOE

For those of you who haven’t heard, Google is accepting applications from cities nationwide to serve as the test market for Google Fiber, internet service which would be up 100 times faster than standard internet connection. St. Louis needs your help. The St. Louis Google Fiber Community Support site is up and running as of today: http://stlcin.missouri.org/googlefiber/

It would be great if you could circulate the link through your social networks and encourage your friends & coworkers to add their organizations as supporters of our application, leave a personal comment on the Google Map, or upload a YouTube support video! You can do all of the above directly from the website. A major portion of Google’s interest is centered around finding out if the community wants and supports this concept so we could really use your help there!

I would like to draw your attention to an exciting new development in the State Politics and Policy section of the American Political Science Association.  The section has a new award: the Christopher Z. Mooney Dissertation Award for the Best Dissertation in American State Politics and Policy Research.  We seek nominations for excellent dissertations in this academic field completed during the 2009 calendar year.  The deadline for submitting a nomination is March 31, 2010. 
 
The dissertation award will be granted for the first time at the State Politics and Policy Conference in Springfield, Illinois on June 4-5, 2010.  The finalists will be invited to attend the conference to present the dissertation research in a special poster session, and the winner will be announced at the conference.   The dissertation author and the dissertation chair will each receive a plaque honoring the research, and there is the possibility of a stipend for the dissertation author, pending approval of funding and final implementation arrangements.     
 
Consideration for the award requires a letter of nomination from the Dissertation Chair (or other member of a dissertation committee) and an electronic copy of the full dissertation, including a completed signature page from the dissertation defense or other official university documentation to verify that the dissertation was successfully defended between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.  The electronic copy of the dissertation can be submitted by the student, the department, or a member of the dissertation committee.  All materials should be submitted to the dissertation award committee chair by March 31, 2010.
 
The Mooney dissertation award committee includes Elizabeth Rigby at the University of Houston (chair), Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson at Wayne State University, and Todd Donovan at Western Washington University.  Please send inquiries, nominations, and supporting documentation to:
 
Elizabeth Rigby
Chair, Christopher Z. Mooney Dissertation Award Committee
University of Houston
erigby@uh.edu  
 
 Thanks,
 
Lilliard Richardson
President, State Politics and Policy Section, American Political Science Association

The Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (MCRSA) invites you to participate in its annual conference and student paper competition. The conference is scheduled for June 3-5, 2010 in St. Louis, MO.

MCRSA sponsors the annual M. Jarvin Emerson Student Paper Competition. The winner of the competition receives a $1,000 award plus publication of the paper in the Association’s peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. The combination of the cash award and publication make this among the best professional association awards available. The winner must be able to attend the conference to present the paper, but the cash award should cover travel expenses. The deadline for submission of a completed paper is April 1, 2010. The winner will be notified by April 15.

MCRSA also has received a grant from the USDA North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) to provide travel grants for NCRCRD-member institution graduate students to attend the conference to present a paper. A limited number of cash awards of up to $400 each to help cover travel expenses of graduate students enrolled in North Central Region Land Grant Institutions will be made. The deadline for submission of a travel grant application is April 1, 2010. Award recipients will be notified by April 15.

The Mid-Continent Regional Science Association is an organization consisting of an interdisciplinary membership from academics and other public and private organizations. We are interested in using the tools of regional science to help solve applied problems in rural and urban areas at the local, state, and national levels. Among our membership are campus-based teachers and researchers, outreach educators, public and private analysts, consultants, and many others. The disciplines represented within our group include economics, planning, geography, business, sociology, public administration, and others.

For your convenience, a student paper competition notice is attached. To learn more about the MCRSA annual conference, the student paper competition, and the available travel grant opportunities, go the MCRSA Website at www.mcrsa.org and click on the Conference links.

If you have questions, contact John Leatherman at 785-532-4492 or jleather@k-state.edu.

John Leatherman
Office of Local Government
Department of Agricultural Economics
Kansas State University
331G Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4026

Phone: 785-532-4492
Fax: 785-532-6925
NEW E-mail: jleather@k-state.edu
Website: www.oznet.ksu.edu/olg

Dear PMRA Members,

Greetings.  If you are interested in presenting a paper at the Public Management Research Association/International Research Society for Public Management Hong Kong conference in October 2010, please see the message from Professor Richard Walker below.  Thanks!

Sincerely,

PMRA Secretariat

The call for papers for the Public Management Research Association/International Research Society for Public Management Hong Kong conference in October 2010 closes at the end of the month. Please find details on the process for submitting abstracts at http://www.hku.hk/socsc/prmc.

Regards,

Richard

This will be an educational and informational meeting to connect students with the various opportunities to become active in this campaign both at SLU and in the greater St. Louis area and also to train students in how to be effective advocates for transit in their communiities.

In addition to members of the SLU Transit Alliance, this training will be led by Liz Kramer and Adam Shriver, experienced transit advocates who have led Washington University’s incredible student effort in support of Prop A.

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: BSC 253A

The following is a message from the SLU Transit Alliance. The Department, as a part of Saint Louis University, does not take positions on political issues. The message below is for the education of our students and alumni.

Dear Members of the Saint Louis University Community,
 
An issue of critical importance will appear this spring on the April 6th ballot
in St. Louis County. This is Proposition A, an initiative to raise a half-
cent sales tax to restore service cuts and expand the operations of Metro
public transportation services throughout the area. Without the passage of
this critical tax, extreme cuts will be made to the system, putting thousands
of St. Louisans either out of work or unable to find transportation to their jobs.
In addition, the long term economic growth of the region will suffer. In order to
vote on this important issue, students must be registered to vote by
March 10th. A student group, the SLU Transit Alliance, is leading an effort to
promote education about and organize support for Proposition A.  Questions
or inquiries may be directed to the SLU Transit Alliance at transitslu@gmail.com.
Listed below is information that you might find helpful:
 
REGISTERING TO VOTE OR CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS:
In order to vote in the April 6th St. Louis County election, you must be
registered by Wednesday, March 10.  As this falls during Spring Break,
students should register before leaving campus for the break. There will
be numerous opportunities to do this at our booth in the BSC Main
Entrance next week at these days and times:

Tuesday, March 2nd – 11am- 2pm
Wednesday, March 3rd – 9am- Noon
Friday, March 5th- 9am- Noon

NOTE:  You or your family must permanently reside in St. Louis County
to be eligible to register to vote on Prop A. If your family lives in the County,
but you registered to vote at the BSC last Presidential election, you must
re-register with your home address in order to vote on Prop A. If you can not
get to a polling station on April 6th, we can register you to vote absentee with
a mail-in ballot. More information about this is given further down. If you are
not eligible to vote, but might get involved in this campaign on campus or
throughout the city, more there are many opportunities with some information
listed below.

When you come to to our booth at the BSC to register to vote, please bring a photo
ID. Even if you are already registered in the City, you are to re-register as a “New Voter”
in the County. We will submit your Registration to the Election Board, and within a
few weeks you will receive a notification of your polling station at your home address.
If you will require an absentee ballot because you will be unable to get to the polling
station on April 6th, we will have these applications available and can submit them
for you as well. Your absentee ballot will then be mailed to your home address. You
must then fill it out and mail it in to the St. Louis County Board of Elections ten days
prior to election day.

For those ineligible to vote, at our booth we will also have a petition available
to be signed to lobby the SLU Administration to take a more active role in publicly
endorsing and supporting Proposition A, as every other major academic institution
in St. Louis has done.

Other info about opportunities to get involved such as phone banking, canvassing,
the Voter Neighbor program, and with the SLU Transit Alliance on campus will be
discussed at the Public Transportation Advocacy Training in BSC 251A on Tuesday,
March 2nd from 7pm- 830.

Also please check out the Metro Transit Panel hosted by the Saint Louis University
Urban Planning Association (SLUUPA) this Friday, February 26th at 5:30 in Tegeler 102.
This will be an excellent panel discussion led by Courtney Sloger (Public Relations),
Mark Phillips (Long-Range Planner) and Jennifer Ash (Real Estate Manager) from Metro.
They plan to lead a discussion on long-range plans for public transit expansion in the
St. Louis region, the construction of the new Scott Avenue Transit plaza (Grand Metrolink
Station), as well as the impact of Proposition A.

Thank you for your time, and we hope to hear back from you. Remember, you may not
ride it, but we all need it.

SLU Transit Alliance
transitslu@gmail.com

P.S. Check out or Facebook page! SLU Transit Alliance