Historically, universities have been communities of scholars who transmit from to another. The needs of tOday's world, however, suggest a
UHUC'1:,1UH for the university's traditional For the School of Public and Environmen
this dimension service activities that
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academic programs. The School provides wide variety of services to an varied number of state, and local agencies.
The Environmental Systems Application Center is the program and administrative organization for grant and contract operations which fit the mission and of the SPEA Environmental Programs. Its focus is unique among environmental research centers.
The Institute for Research in Public research and provides technical assistance and research-based seminars in the field of safety. The Institute has a core staff of 20 researchers and more than 60 full- or pan-time employees; its activities cover the areas of traffic criminal justice, and public health and including occupational and consumer product safety for federal, state, and local agencies.
The Midwest Center for Public Sector Labor Relations was established in response to the changing between public and their government employers. Labor Center activities include publishing the Midwest Monitor, a digest of recent literature and in public sector labor relations; maintaining a special sector labor collection; to requests for information unique to a or jurisdiction; and Practitioner's Guides, occasional mono- intended to labor relations practitioners improve their labor relations skills.
The Center for Public Safety Training, established in 1971 and incorporated into SPEA in 1972, has had impact in numerous areas of the criminal justice system.
assisted in training the development of records systems; the of community psychology to and the organization of ,-uu".",,,
agencies.
The International Program coordinates SPEA's international both overseas and in the United States, and provides the international and comparative concentration in the SPEA curriculum to a Master of Public Affairs degree. On-going programs include coopera
tion with the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) in Caracas, Ven
ezuela. with IESA in Venezuela, SPEA has conducted short courses in administration, municipal finance, and environmental quality management for Venezuelan public officials.
The Urban Observatory. The is one of four Observatories in
Indiana. From 1975-1978, the Indiana cities of South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Gary each initiated their own Urban Observatories under administrative of SPEA faculty members. The Urban concepti which was first initiated in 1968 in sixteen cities across the nation, demonstrated that cities and their local universities could both gain from their cooperative efforts in applied service, and training.
Local Government Services (LGS) is an SPEA program providing training and consulting services to local government units throughout Indiana.
In its service provision, LGS draws upon and benefits from the resources available at the SPEA Divisions located throughout the campus network.
The Executive Education Program of the School offers for executives from federal, state, and local governmental agencies as well as executives in private organizations to engage in the examination of issues, and methods in public and environmental
The Office of Development and External assists SPEA faculty, professional institutes, and centers in new externally funded The office also coordinates efforts to raise for and
is an official branch of Indiana University Library and is to serve the research needs of and students of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Founded in 1972, the library has about ten thousand books and receives regularly with books and the library has an extensive collection of documents, pamphlets, papers, conference etc., vital to research and study in the public affairs area.
The library's books are classified to the Library of Congress system. Journals are placed on open shelves. The vertical file material is classified by a scheme and is a computer print-alit index.
The is located at the Poplars Research and Conference Center.
Pi Alpha is the national society for schools of public affairs and administra
tion. The society outstanding scholarship and contributions to these fields. It was founded in 1972 by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Adminis
(NASPAAI to honor those who have demonstrated distinctive performance in public The Indiana of Pi is a charter chapter.
The Indiana chapter offers types of Pi membership. Undergraduate students are when are in the top ten percent of their graduating class with a minimum of a 3.5 averagel atleast 15 semester hours of SPEA courses, and in the last semester of junior or in the senior
Graduate students for U"o>u"""."",,,, M.PAIM.S.E.S.
course work ii.e., 18 semester hours).
are eligible if they meet all the requirements of student me~mlbe!'slllPbut gradu
ated before induction by the Indiana
Any full-time faculty member of a NASPAA member institution course work in a public affairs or administration degree program at which a Pi Alpha chapter is located is eligible for membership.
Honorary membership is available to any person who has achieved distinction in public administration and who possess the qualities that Pi Alpha fosters.
Although Pi Alpha is a fairly new organization, it will soon become vehicle for of the outstanding qualities of students of public affairs.
in Pi Alpha may be compared to membership in Phi Beta Kappa for liberal arts The citation of membership on a resume or curriculum vita may eliminate the need for a transcript of grades. A person evaluating credentials in the various fields of public service should recognize the professional quali ty such a designation represen ts.
The Undergraduate Council is an organization formed in response to a growing need for student representation and involvement in the School of Public and Environmen
tal Besides the student in the decisions made by the School, the USC also serves as an actual microcosm of the field of public administration. Each member has duties and to in conjunction with goals set the general membership of the counciL Positions vary from Staff Director to seats on various SPEA committees.
The Council is a Charter drafted by its appointees which is cOIrJ.st:anUy updated. Prospective new members are granted interviews by an Appointments Com
mittee. A formal election is held to fill the more formal positions on the Council.
of USC accomplishments include: the creation of a Women in Public Affairs Committee, a SPEA Student Survey, a monthly USC Newsletter, and an EXTERN Program which provides actual on-the-job experience for students.
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Graduate Student Association
The Graduate Student Association an excellent for students to work with the and administration in the further development of the schooL The GSA serves as both Student Government and Social for SPEA's students. The GSA
general meetings, GSA newsletter and curriculum, com
munications, and the communication needed to hear student concerns.
Eleven active seats on four administrative councils and committees enable GSA to these views to the attention of the SPEA administration.
The social arm of the interaction students with one another as well as with the faculty. Annual Halloween hayrides, Valentine's Day
and wine and cheese parties, as well as numerous other informal gatherings give the students an opportunity to get to know one another and the
Advisory
School of Public and vuonWt:ntiU Affairs Board of Visitors
A.P. BRANDSTATTER, Director, Department of the Treasury, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
ROBERT COWIE, Vice President·Public Affairs, Dana Corporation, Toledo, Ohio STEPHEN j, GAGE, Assistant Administrator for Research and United States Environmental Protection Agency.
WILLIAM HADDON, JR., President, Insurance Institute for Highway Washington, D,e.
S, KENNETH HOWARD, Administrator, Division of State Executive I?J}
State of Wisconsin
HARRIETT INSKEEP, Fort Wayne, Indiana
MARK E, KEANE, Executive Director, Intemational City Management Association, Wash·
ington, D,C,
GEORGE LAND, Director, Technology Assessment, AMAX Coal Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
DAVID E, MARTIN, Director, Automotive Safety Engineering, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan
GERALD 1. OLSON, Vice President·Public Affairs, The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
JANE B, OWEN, Houston. Texas
MICHAEL I, QUINN, Executive Director, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, Indian·
apolis, Indiana
PHILIP
J.
RUTLEDGE, President, National Institute of Public Management, Washington, D.e.JOHN SHANNON, Assistant Director, Commission on "" '''''''" ...." Rela·
tions, Washington, D,e.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW E, WELSH, Attorney, Indiana