SLU Public Policy Studies

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The City of Covington is currently accepting applications for a Senior Planner in the Planning & Zoning Department with an annual starting salary of $45,178 to a maximum annual salary of $66,830 depending upon qualifications. This position acts as the lead staff reviewer on planning issues for the City of Covington involving annexation, zoning and variance issues including but not limited to ordinance amendments, special use permits, variances and certificates of appropriateness; grants; and community development issues. Education includes Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, urban/environmental design, or related field from an accredited college or university required and Master’s degree in an appropriate field; two to five years of professional-experience in planning, community development, or related work in the public or private sector; and professional certification with the American Institute of Certified Planners is preferred. Applicants must submit a copy of their driving record for the past three years along with the application. Applicants may apply via our website at www.cityofcovington.org or in person at the City of Covington Human Resources
Department, 2194 Emory Street, Covington, GA 30014; (770) 385-2025 by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29th, 2010. EOE

January 26, 2010

Dear Colleagues,
The annual Dissertation Fellowship Program of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy invites applications from doctoral students who are writing dissertations in fields that address these areas of interest:

Valuation and Taxation
Planning and Urban Form

This fellowship program provides an important link between the Lincoln Institute’s educational mission and its research objectives by supporting scholars early in their careers. Please distribute or post this information in your academic department. Applications are due by email on or before March 1, 2010.
The full Dissertation Fellowship Program Application Guidelines are available for free downloading here. If after reviewing this material you have further questions, please contact fellowships@lincolninst.edu.
Information about special fellowship programs for graduate students at universities in Latin America or China is available here.

Best regards,

Helen Haas
Administrative Assistant

Connect With…is the St. Louis region’s young professionals collaborative. An initiative of FOCUS St. Louis, it is an opportunity for young professional organizations to exchange ideas, recruit new members, share trainings, coordinate calendars, and promote each other’s organizations and activities. With more than 40 member organizations, this is a groundbreaking effort that St. Louisans can be proud of. Join Connect With…, St. Louis’ young professionals collaborative facilitated by FOCUS St. Louis, for a series of leadership programs and networking for next generation leaders: February 2 – Professional Development; March 2 – Organizational Development; and April 6 – Young Professionals in Action. These evening sessions will be held at Webster University. The cost is $15 per session or register for all three for $30. Open to all young professionals. View details of the workshop presentations and RSVP at http://connectwithleaders.eventbrite.com.

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 20th 2:00-3:00PM

Location: CH2MHILL Offices- 1034 S. Brentwood (right across from the Galleria). Free parking in lot and garage; convenient to MetroLink Richmond Heights Station.

Details: Please RSVP to Glenna Brown gbrown@greatrivers.info or 314-436-7009. The event is limited to 40 people.

This webinar takes a comprehensive look at funding sources, both familiar and nontraditional. First, we examine how Greenville County, S.C., leveraged the power of one grant to obtain trail funding from many different nontraditional sources. Learn how the powerful ripple effect of a partnership between the county and the Greenville Hospital System led to building widespread community, business, and political support for the Swamp Rabbit Trail project, which is the flagship greenway of a county-wide Greenways Master Plan that is currently being developed. The Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities and Recreational Trails Program (RTP) provide funds to develop transportation and recreation infrastructure. Gabe Rousseau and Christopher Douwes of the FHWA will explain these and other federal programs and offer suggestions on how to apply for funds. The presentation will also provide information about the authorization of the Federal Surface Transportation Program expected in 2010. Webinar presenters are Ty Houck, Director of Greenways, Natural and Historic Resources, Greenville County Recreation District; Dr. Gabe Rousseau, U.S. Department of Transportation and FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager; and Christopher Douwes, FHWA Trails and Enhancements Program Manager. APBP board member Tom Dodds, South Carolina’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineer, will moderate the webinar and add his insights on how state coordinators can assist local jurisdictions in identifying and applying for funding.

Visit www.GRGSTL.org “event” section for more information.

The Graduate School of Saint Louis University
announces its annual competition for

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS

Each award includes an $12,000 stipend and a six credit-hour tuition scholarship for each of the two semesters during the nine-month 2001-11 academic year.  The award is non-renewable.  No other fellowship, traineeship, assistantship, or similar appointment may be held concurrently.  The Graduate School anticipates making six awards for the nine-month period.

Eligibility is limited to formal candidates for the Ph.D. degree at SLU.   Applicants for the nine-month awards must have signed candidacy papers filed with the Doctoral Candidacy Advisor (105 Verhaegen Hall) no later than Friday, February 26, 2010. Awardees will not be permitted to hold a concurrent appointment or employment during the award period and should anticipate completion and approval of their dissertation by the late Spring or Summer 2011.

Application is to be made in the form of a letter with an enclosure from the graduate student. The letter must contain his or her mailing address, major field, career ambitions, and the relationship of graduate education and the dissertation to those ambitions.  The required enclosure is a 300-400 word description of the study or the project underway, written in language understandable to the general professoriate outside the major field.  The description should include the problem statement or research question(s), what is known about the subject, the significance of the applicant’s research, the approach to be taken and anticipated outcomes.

Endorsement for the award must be provided, also in letter form, by the application’s dissertation mentor.  The mentor gives an overview of the candidate’s research and writing progress to date and states why the applicant is deserving of the award.

Deadline for receipt of all application materials and endorsements is:

      Friday, February 19, 2010

Send materials to Dr. Reinhard Andress, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The Graduate School, 106 Verhaegen Hall, 3634 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, 63108-3395

Evaluations of applications will be the responsibility of an appointed committee of Graduate Faculty.  Recipients of awards will be announced in early April.

“Regulating Residential Rental Properties”

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Brentwood Recreational Complex
2505 Brentwood Boulevard, Brentwood, Missouri 63144
11:15—11:30 Registration & Social
11:30—12:00 Lunch Served
12:00-1:30 Program
$15 APA-SLMS Members ($10 Student Members)
$18 Non-members

Speaker:Stephanie Karr – Curtis, Heinz, Garret & O’Keefe

At the January 27 luncheon, Stephanie Karr, principal with Curtis,
Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, will present the legal aspects of regulating
rental properties. This regulation poses both legal and political issues
for cities and unincorporated areas in our region. A local govern-
ment’s authority to track occupancy and enforce building and zoning
codes varies depending on classification. Ms. Karr will provide exam-
ples of how local governments have worked to ensure rental proper-
ties remain valuable assets to communities, based on her experience
assisting cities and counties with their regulation. Ms. Karr will also
explain how regulatory authority varies based on the authority pro-
vided by either state statute or a municipality’s governing charter.
Regulating rental properties can also be a political hot-potato. Ms.
Karr will touch on this aspect of the regulation issue as well.
This session will be submitted to AICP for approval for 1.5 CM (Law) credits

Lunch will be provided by OB Clark’s

Lunch selection includes:
Buffet
Buffet—Vegetarian

The buffet will include Chicken Marsala, salad, rosemary potatoes, green
beans, pasta con broccoli (veg), rolls and butter, brownies
Please RSVP for the luncheon on the website at www.mo-apa.org on the St.
Louis Section Events page.

Registration Deadline: No Later Than Friday January 22nd at Noon
No-shows will be invoiced.

Our next foreclosure task force meeting is Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Harris Stowe State University, ATT Technology Center, 3026 Laclede. Free parking in lot just west of the technology center.
 
Special Presentation: Diane Thompson from the National Consumer Law Center on challenges and obstacles to loan modification. See her recently published paper at:
http://www.nclc.org/issues/mortgage_servicing/content/Servicer-Report1009.pdf
 
Please note new 2010 foreclosure task force meeting day/time. We will meet on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The location will be at Harris Stowe State University through June.
 
Mark your calendar for these upcoming meeting dates at Harris Stowe: 1/20/10, 2/17/10, 3/17/10, 4/21/10, 5/19/10 and 6/16/10. Thanks to Professor Mark Abbott for setting this up for us.
 
 
Debbie Irwin
Foreclosure Task Force Coordinator
Foreclosure Intervention Counselor
Beyond Housing
4156 Manchester Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 659-6691
dirwin@beyondhousing.org
www.beyondhousing.org
www.foreclosurehelpstl.org

TVA Economic Development is seeking highly qualified candidates for our Project Manager, Community Development position, based in Nashville.

Job Profile

Work with TVA power distributor customers, local economic development organizations, and other state/regional/federal partners to build the capacity of communities to promote economic development. Assess economic development needs/opportunities and deliver assistance that will enhance a community’s competitiveness for job creation. Work cooperatively with TVA Economic Development staff and other organizations to deliver programs in a coordinated, unified, and customer-oriented manner.

Qualifications

·Five years minimum experience in economic development. Local economic development experience strongly preferred.

·Experience in assessing local/regional economic development needs and opportunities and in developing innovative and effective programs and assistance.

·Thorough knowledge of community and economic development principles and processes.

·Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or experience required.

Skills

·Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.

·Demonstrated competencies in designing and delivering training programs

·Demonstrated competencies in facilitating groups through planning and problem-solving processes.

·Proven interpersonal skills, including ability to work in collaborative fashion with diverse audiences of economic development professionals, elected officials, and civic leaders.

·Ability to work in independent fashion, to manage time, and to meet deadlines.

·Proven customer-focused outlook and continuous improvement approach.

Application Process

For additional information interested parties should contact

Phil Scharre; pcscharre@tva.com; 615-232-6167

Greetings from Mustard Seed Theatre! 
 
Fires in the Mirror, by Anna Deavere Smith, runs January 28 – February 7, 2010 and all performances are FREE to college and high school students. 
 
The play offers an in-depth look at the racial disturbances that rocked Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 1991, when an African-American child was accidentally struck by a limousine carrying a Hasidic rabbi.  The play features two actresses playing a variety of roles – male and female, young and old, famous and anonymous – caught up in the conflict.  Though the events of the play take place nearly twenty years ago, its themes are still timely, and the questions it raises still vitally important for us today.
 
Thursday through Saturday performances are at 8 PM; Sunday performances are at 2 PM.  Additionally, we are offering two weekday matinee performances: Tuesday, February 2 at 11 AM, and Thursday, February 4 at 12:30 PM.  All performances are free for students.  Mustard Seed Theatre is a professional theatre company in residence at Fontbonne University, located in the Fine Arts building at 6800 Wydown Boulevard.
 
To reserve seats, please contact our box office at (314) 719-8060.  Please note that educational materials will be provided and there will be a post-show discussion following each performance. 
 
For further information, please feel free to contact me via email at mustardseedtheatre@gmail.com, or visit our website at http://www.mustardseedtheatre.com.
 
Sincerely,
Molly Wright
Community Liaison
Mustard Seed Theatre
(314) 719-8060
mustardseedtheatre@gmail.com
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Mustard Seed Theatre
www.mustardseedtheatre.com
mustardseedtheatre@gmail.com
314-719-8060

Summer hiring opportunities or internships at HUD can be accessed at USAJobs.gov