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Say 'Gudday' to Our Ambassador-in-Residence

Jim McLay, New Zealand’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations,is the first official ambassador-in-residence for the School of Public and International Affairs. Richard Mahoney, SPIA director, says we can learn a lot from McLay, and from New Zealand. “Americans often discount little countries—but actually countries like New Zealand show us what we should be doing—building international partnerships.

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in School of Public and International Affairs, Students | Tagged in: International Studies, leadership, Political Science, Public Administration, Undergraduate Academics| Comments (0)

Institute for Nonprofits Director Named Entrepreneur of the Year

NC State University's Office of Technology Transfer recently honored Mary Tschirhart as Entrepreneur of the Year. Professor Tschirhart was recognized for her contributions related to promoting social entrepreneurship and building a culture of entrepreneurship at NC State. She is director of NC State University’s Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement and a professor of Public Administration.

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Engagement, Faculty, Institute for Nonprofits, School of Public and International Affairs | Tagged in: entrepreneurship, Faculty Awards, Public Administration| Comments (1)

Richard Mahoney to direct NC State’s School of Public and International Affairs

Dr. Richard Mahoney has been named director of the college's School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University, effective July 1, 2012. For the past four years, Mahoney has held the Elizabeth Evans Baker Professorship of Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Mahoney served for four years as Secretary of State of Arizona in the 1990s. He ran for the United States Senate in 1994 and governor in 2002. Mahoney is considered one of the leading historians in the United States on the Kennedys and was the John F. Kennedy Scholar at the University of Massachusetts. He also writes and consults on international security and is currently completing a book on regime change to be published by Oxford University Press. He taught international business management for 20 years at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Faculty, School of Public and International Affairs | Tagged in: Political Science, Public Administration| Comments (2)

Interns connect classroom to careers

An article in the Technician highlights two CHASS students who are participating in the State Government Internship Program. Susan Camilleri, a graduate student in public administration, is interning with the Department of Administration, where she's assisting the legislative liaison with tracking bills. Cody Munson, a sophoomore in communication, is working with the Division of Governance Office within the Department of Transportation. The two students are among 56 students chosen from across the state for the prestigious internship program that helps students connect classroom material to potential careers.

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Communication, Graduate Programs, School of Public and International Affairs, Students | Tagged in: internships, Public Administration| Comments (0)

Fighting Wildfires with Research

Think fighting wildfires is just a job for forest rangers armed with water? Think again. Research in communication practices is improving the ways in which wildfires are handled. Dr. Branda Nowell, associate professor in the Department of Public Administration, is on the front lines as she helps lead a research team dubbed the Fire Chasers who have been researching wildfires since 2008. The team’s goal is to better understand how to make communities more resilient to wildfires and other such disasters.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Lauren Kirkpatrick | Posted in Faculty, Research, School of Public and International Affairs | Tagged in: Public Administration| Comments (0)