SLU Public Policy Studies

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