School of Community
Resources & Development
College of Public Programs
School of Community
Resources & Development
Mission Statement:
To enhance the social, environmental, economic,
and cultural well-being of communities through
instruction, discovery and service.
Cross-cutting Themes:
• Parks, Landscapes and Public Places
We offer a variety of
academic programs that
lead to careers in:
Tourism
Development and
Management
Nonprofit
Leadership and
Management
• Social Enterprise and Capacity Building
• Sustainable Economic Development
Parks and
Recreation
Management
2005 Arizona Facts
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AZ has over 20,000 nonprofits
Arizonans - 87% give and 60% Volunteer
Tourism Economic Impact - $17.5 B
31 M domestic and international travelers
83% of Arizona is public land – wildlife and
recreation as the top 2 uses
14 M National/State Park Visitors
2 M visitors to South Mountain Park
Parks, Landscapes & Public Places
Social Enterprise and Capacity
Building
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Agua Fria National
Monument (2000)
Community focus
groups (2003)
Visitor study (2004)
Friends Group
(2005)
Sustainable Economic Development
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The Arizona Tourism Safety
& Security Conference
November 3, 2006
Phoenix Convention Center
Figure 1. School and Academic
Programs
Community
Advisory
Council
College
of Public
Programs
School of
Community
Resources and
Development
Tourism
Development &
Management
(TDM)
Ph.D. Tourism,
Leisure and
Community
Studies
Center for
Nonprofit
Leadership &
Management
B.S. Tourism M.S. Recreation
Development
& Tourism
& Management
Studies*
Megapolitan
Tourism
Research
Center
Parks &
Recreation
Management
(PRM)
Nonprofit
Leadership &
Management
(NLM)
B.S. Parks &
Recreation
Management *
American
Humanics
Certificate
B.S. Nonprofit
Leadership &
Management
M.S.
Nonprofit
Studies
* Proposed Name change of existing degree
Fall 2006 Enrollment
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Student Credit Hours (SCH) - down 11.6 %
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Majors
1. Undergraduate majors
2. Graduate Program
Total
2005
356
29
385
2006
355
29
384
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Minors/BIS
1. Recreation Management
2. Tourism Management
3. Nonprofit/American Humanics
Total Minors/BIS Students
59
144
54
257
68
170
42
280
Current School Curricula
Degrees:
 B.S. (Parks and) Recreation Management
 B.S. Nonprofit Leadership and Management
(new)
 B.S. Tourism Development and
Management (new)
 M.S. Recreation (and Tourism Studies)
 M. Nonprofit Studies (MNPS) (new)
New School Core Courses
NLM/PRM/TDM
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210 Community Services & Professions
301 Sustainable Communities
302 Inclusive Community Development
463 Senior Internship (12 hours)
School of Community
Resources & Development
Nonprofit Leadership &
Management Program
Nonprofit Leadership &
Management Program
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#1 Ranked America
Humanics Program (AH)
Undergraduate Nonprofit
Education
Co-curricular Education
Open to any majors on
campus
NLM – Advancing Nonprofit
Professionalism & Capacity Building
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5 faculty
18 Majors (new)
45 AH Certificate
BIS/minors
New Nonprofit
Administration minor
School of Community
Resources & Development
Parks & Recreation
Management Program
PRM – Advancing Parks, Recreation
and Community Conservation Efforts
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5 faculty
81 Majors
68 BIS/minors
NRPA Accredited
Program
New Parks and
Protected Area
Management minor
School of Community
Resources & Development
Tourism Development &
Management Program
TDM – Advancing Sustainable
Tourism Development
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5 faculty
257 Majors
170 BIS/minors
New Convention and
Meeting Planning
Certificate
Social Embeddedness
Social embeddedness is a university-wide, interactive,
and mutually-supportive partnership with the
communities of Arizona.
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Senior Internships with over 100 community
organizations (downtown campus enhances)
AH Management Institute campaign –
$42,000
APRA Open Space Conference at ASU
The Greater Phoenix CVB BEST Program
Arizona Tourism Safety and Security
Conference (November 3, 2006)
Use Inspired Research
Use Inspired Research ASU seeks
research opportunities that meet
community needs and enhance the
quality of life.
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Arizona State Parks, “Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and Historic
Preservation Study”
BLM – Piloting new benefits-based management
framework (in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho and Oregon)
Maricopa County Parks (2007 Strategic Plan – Visitor
Studies & Countywide Telephone Survey)
Phoenix Sport Tourism Plan (Economic Study)
Use inspired Social Science
Research
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$708,000 research grants
Jan. 1 2005 – present
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National Park Service – 3
projects $120,000
Bureau of Land Mgt. (BLM) –
5 projects $204,000
Arizona State Parks – 2
projects $135,000
Maricopa County – 2 projects
$48,000
DCDC – 2 projects $203,000
New Opportunities: Looking
Ahead
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Marketing new campus/programs
(recruitment and retention)
Ph.D. in Tourism, Leisure and Community
Studies– with ASU West Campus
Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
City of Phoenix Partnership – e.g. Civic
Space (park) project
Megapolitan Tourism Research Center
School of Community
Resources & Development
Thank You!
Arizona State University
College of Public Programs
School of Social Work
Director: Mary Rogers Gillmore
Associate Director: Jose Ashford
Coordinator BSW Program: Lynn Holley
Coordinator MSW Program: Juan Paz
Coordinator Ph.D. Program: Susan Steiner
Academic Programs
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BSW: Beginning social work generalist, case
manager or advocates who are competent to
work with diverse populations. 480 hours of
internship required.
MSW: Social workers with specializations in
advanced direct practice or planning,
administration and community practice, and
includes child welfare specialization in
collaboration with DES. 480 hours of
internship required.
Student Characteristics
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Largest and most diverse school in COPP with > 800 students
BSW
MSW
Number
260
540
20
Female
Minority
88%
49%
84%
48%
50%
45%
7.0%
8.3%
4.3%
22.8%
1.0%
6.4%
3.7%
1.2%
12.9%
1.8%
0
5.0%
10%
30%
0
African American
American Indian
Asian American
Hispanic
International
Ph.D.
Access
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Advanced Standing MSW program can be
completed in 1 year
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Part-time MSW program can be completed in 3
years with evening and/or day courses
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Tucson Component: BSW (n = 63) and MSW (n
= 135) programs that serve the southern region
of the state
Articulation agreements with community colleges
Enhancing Excellence: Curriculum
Changes Underway
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MSW program to add new specializations
beginning Fall, 2007:
1. Health and Behavioral Health
2. Children and Families
New Certificate Programs (approval phase):
1. Graduate Certificate in Integrative Health
2. Graduate Certificate in Latino Cultural
Competency
Enhancing Access: Future
Initiatives Being Explored
1. Joint Master’s Degrees
a. MSW/MLS--forensic social work
b. MSW/MPA
c. MSW/MA developmental psychology
2. Expansion of Continuing Education
Opportunities
3. Tri-campus distance learning BSW
program under consideration
Who Are Our Alumni?
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State legislators: Jorge Garcia (MSW, 1981), Pete Rios
(MSW, 1976), Rebecca Rios (MSW 2003), and Krysten
Sinema (MSW, 1999)
Royetta Marconi-Dooley (MSW, 1973): First female social
worker in the Air Force to have been promoted to the rank
of full colonel, and the first social worker (male or female)
to serve as Medical Group Commander
Luz Sarmina-Gutierrez (MSW, 1976), President and CEO of
Valle del Sol
Taylor Satala (MSW, 1978). Director of Indian Health
Services
Joe Shirley, Jr. (MSW, 2002), President, Navajo Nation
Robert Evans, Jr. (MSW, 1998), Director, Division of
Substance Use Policy, State of AZ, Office of the Governor
Research and Evaluation
Projects
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Southwest Interdisciplinary Center
Office of Latino Projects
Office of American Indian Projects
Institute for Child Welfare (under
development)
Individual Research Projects
Southwest Center for
Interdisciplinary Research
Headed by Dr. Flavio Marsiglia, NIDA-funded SIRC is in its
fifth year and has been very productive in conducting
ground-breaking research on prevention of substance
abuse and related problems with a strong focus on Latino
populations. The Center received an Excellence Award
from the US DHHS Substance Use and Mental Health
Administration for its highly innovative, empiricallysupported “Keepin’ It Real” drug abuse prevention
program for middle school students. SIRC hosted its 4th
Annual Conference on April 21, 2006, on “Transcending
Boundaries in Drug Abuse Research: Cross-cultural
Generalizability,” which had a stellar cast of presentations
and registrants from across the U.S. and Mexico.
Office of American Indian Projects
Goal: To enhance the capacity of American
Indian communities and programs through
research, education, and service.
A very active office, directed by Edwin
Gonzalez-Santin, with excellent tribal
relationships and external funding from
multiple sources. Currently it is working
closely with the Navajo Nation.
Office of Latino Projects
Goals: To foster and conduct culturally-grounded
research that will provide and disseminate new
and more effective models for social service
delivery and social policy for Latino populations,
and develop and promote strategies for
expanding the Spanish-speaking social work
force.
The Office, headed by Barbara Robles, has
launched a new course--Latino Financial Service
& Community Asset Building Policy—that is
drawing students across disciplines.
Research
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Focuses on substance abuse, child abuse,
mental health of incarcerated, co-occurring
disorders, animal-human connection, social
policy, care-giver stress, Indian child welfare,
juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy
Research collaborations with DES, School
Districts, Courts, Juvenile Justice System, Adult
Justice System, Navaho Nation
Growing portfolio of externally-funded research
First ever doctoral dissertation grant submitted
to NIH
Recent Points of Pride
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Dr. Flavio Marsiglia was recently honored with the 2006
Excellence in Mentoring Award by the National
Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse.
The SSW, along with the SSW-West and NAU, received the
2006 Academic Excellence Award from the American
Public Human Services Association.
Dr. Suk-Young Kang is a Hartford Foundation Scholar
Dr. Mike Niles is a Child Intervention Prevention and
Services Research Fellow, 2005 – present, National
Institute of Mental Health.
The School was ranked 23rd among SSW nationally for
publications in refereed professional journals (Feldman,
2006, Journal of Social Work Education).
Aspirations
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Provide educational access for persons living on
reservations and in rural areas of the state (distance
education program under development) thereby
increasing our enrollments
Provide increased access to continuing education for
social workers on reservations and in rural areas of the
state, as well as those locally
Increase our externally-funded research portfolio .
Develop a signature master’s specialization that sets us
apart from other SSW in the nation and builds on our
unique strengths
Improve our national rankings
A Time of
Transformation
“Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”
A Time of
Transformation
“SPA’s Wild Ride”
Our Tradition
• A mainstream public administration program, offering
the MPA and the Ph.D.
• Morrison Institute for Public Policy
• Executive Education Program
Our Future
• Public Administration
• Public Policy
• Urban and Metropolitan Studies
• Leadership Studies
Advancing Urban
Governance in a Global Context
• Move to Downtown Phoenix campus
• Develop new programs in public policy, in urban and
metropolitan studies, and in leadership and ethics
• Achieve excellence in teaching, research, and
community engagement
• Become a top twenty program in five years, a top
fifteen program in ten years
The Main Thing
• How can we build an intellectually vibrant community
of faculty, staff, and students that broadly engages the
most complex problems facing urban areas in this
country and around the world?
Traditional Programs
• BIS in Public Administration
• Masters in Public Administration
• Ph.D. in Public Administration
New Programs
• Urban and Metropolitan Studies
• Masters in Public Policy
• Leadership and Ethics
• MPA Concentration in Urban Management (The Marvin
Andrews Program)
Traditional Centers and Institutes
• Morrison Institute for Public Policy
• Executive Education Program (formerly APEP)
New Centers and Institutes
• The Alliance for Innovation in Local Government
-- International City/County Management Association
-- Innovation Group
• Center for Urban Innovation
• Maricopa County Security Building Project
The Main Thing
• How can we build an intellectually vibrant community
of faculty, staff, and students that broadly engages the
most complex problems facing urban areas in this
country and around the world?
Rethinking Our Priorities
• Excellence in education
• Research and scholarship
• Community engagement
• “The Right People on the Bus”
Excellence in Education
• Produce graduates prepared for leadership roles in the
urban environment
• Create “studio” experiences, combining work in the
classroom with work in the community
Research & Scholarship
• Recognize and reward multiple approaches to research
excellence
• Build new models for promoting community-based
collaborative research
• Construct a “new social science,” attentive to
knowledge, skills, context, and values
Community Engagement
• Build an infrastructure for engagement
• Utilize working groups of faculty, staff, and students
focused on specific community/global issues
“The Right People on the Bus”
• Recruit an intellectually and culturally diverse faculty,
staff and student body - selectively and strategically
• Encourage a more entrepreneurial spirit
• Develop resilient leadership comfortable with change
and ambiguity
• Maintain a culture of mutual respect and support
Guiding Themes
• Leadership – especially public leadership
• Governance – especially urban governance
• Public Service – especially the ethics of public service
The Main Thing
• How can we build an intellectually vibrant community
of faculty, staff, and students that broadly engages the
most complex problems facing urban areas in this
country and around the world?
Points of Pride: Research
• The Dance of Leadership, Facilitative Leadership, The
New Public Service, Fabricating the People, Emergency
Planning; Communicating Environmental Risk in
Multiethnic Communities
• Leading texts in introductory public administration,
human resources management, organizational
behavior, public policy, public administration theory
• Higher levels of grant and contract funding
• Articles and reports by the dozens!!!
Points of Pride: Research
• Dwight Waldo Award for Lifetime Achievement in
Research
• Charles Levine Award for Teaching, Research, and
Service
• Paul Van Riper Award for Research and Teaching
Points of Pride: Teaching
• Leslie Whittingham Award for Teaching Excellence
• ASU Alumni Association Founders Day Teaching Award
• Centennial Professorship Teaching Award
Points of Pride: External Support
• Frank and June Sackton Professor of Public
Administration
• Greg and Emma Melikian Distinguished Visiting Scholar
in Urban Management
• Norton-Ramsey Fund to support executive education
• Fulton Challenge Funds to support development of the
doctoral program
Points of Pride: Interaction
• American Indian Policy and Leadership Development
Center
• Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
• Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
• Center for Community Development and Civil Rights
• Department of Psychology
• Global Institute of Sustainability
• Decision Theater
• School of Social Work
• Institute for Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Points of Pride: Cross-Cutting
• National Academy of Public Administration
– Michael Crow, ASU President
– Robert Denhardt, Lincoln Professor of Leadership &
Ethics and Director of the School of Public Affairs
– James Svara, Professor of Public Administration
- John Nalbandian, Melikian Visiting Scholar
– Frank Fairbanks, Faculty Associate
– Sheryl Sculley, Visiting Professor of Practice
Points of Pride: Cross-Cutting
• More members of the National Academy than 20 of the
top 25 schools
• More presentations at the ASPA National Conference
last year than any other top 25 school
• More articles in Administration and Society in the last
five years than any other top 25 school
• Ranked fourteenth nationally in research
Points of Pride: International
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Armenia
Brazil
China
Denmark
Italy
Japan
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Kosovo
Netherlands
Poland
Russia
Sweden
Vision
To become a broad-based school of public affairs with programs in public
administration, public policy, urban affairs, and leadership studies; to provide top
quality educational programs; to contribute actively to scholarship addressing
the most significant issues in urban governance; and to fully engage the local,
national, and global urban community
Design Imperatives
Leveraging Place
Offer programs that reflect our location at the heart of a rapidly growing desert city
Transforming Society
Make a difference in terms of leadership, governance, and public service
Academic Enterprise
Prepare a new generation of urban leaders and provide the intellectual support they will need
Use-Inspired Research
Build knowledge appropriate to urban governance, community-building, civic engagement,
and public leadership
Focus on the Individual
Demonstrate a strong commitment to intellectual and cultural diversity
Intellectual Fusion
Engage in disciplinary / interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary / post disciplinary research
Social Embeddedness
Engage the local, national, global community in which we live and work
Global Engagement
Develop transnational partnerships with academics and practitioners in Latin America, Russia
and Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and Scandinavia, China and Korea
The Main Thing
• How can we build an intellectually vibrant community
of faculty, staff, and students that broadly engages the
most complex problems facing urban areas in this
country and around the world?
What do we do next?
Get some rest?
Possible New Programs?
• Public Administration
-- Graduate Certificate in Tribal Management
• Public Policy
-- Policy Informatics
-- Graduate Certificate in Health Policy
• Urban Studies
-- MA/PhD in Urban and Metropolitan Studies
• Leadership Studies
-- Minor in Leadership
-- Graduate Certificate in Leadership
Possible New Centers?
• Center for Leadership and Public Trust
• Center for Global Democracy
Possible New and
Expanded Research Initiatives?
• Innovation in Urban Governance
• Adaptive Leadership and Resilient Organizations
• Poverty and Welfare Policy
• Science and Technology Policy
The Main Thing
• How can we build an intellectually vibrant community
of faculty, staff, and students that broadly engages the
most complex problems facing urban areas in this
country and around the world?
Public Policy Research and Analysis
To Help Meet Arizona’s Challenges
College of Public Programs
School of Public Affairs
History
• Established in 1982 by a grant to ASU from local residents
Marvin and June Morrison
• Mission: Conduct applied public policy research to inform
and advise Arizona policymakers and residents
• Awarded $15.7 million in research grants and contracts since
1988
• Currently: 18 employees, including graduate students
Providing Value To…
Government
Businesses
• Identify new issues
• Create new data
• Create policy options
• Neutral convener
• Identify new issues
• Make policy issues
understandable
• Create new data
• Develop solutions
• Neutral convener
ASU
• Public service
• Visibility
• Political value
• Collaborate with faculty and
center research
• Grad student support and training
Community
• Simplify and present public
issues
Conducting Research
Economic Development
Reports
Morrison Research
Staff
Education Reports
ASU Faculty
Affiliated ASU
Faculty
ASU Centers &
Institutes
National
Consultants
Morrison Institute
for Public Policy
Environmental Policy
Reports
Arts, Culture and Quality
of Life Reports
Urban Growth Reports
Science and Technology
Policy Reports
Interdisciplinarity
Morrison Institute partners with academic departments, research
institutes/centers and individual faculty across the university
Business
Education
Science Policy
Social Sciences
Sustainability
Law
Architecture
& Design
Engineering
Outreach (since 1988)
• Report distribution
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227 policy research studies
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170,000 copies distributed
• Website
- > 655,103 hits
• Newspapers and articles
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Referenced >1,500 times
• Radio/Television
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Interviewees on 121 TV and radio programs
• Public speaking
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>750 public presentations
http://www.asu.edu/copp/morrison
Making Research “Accessible”
Signature Projects
Arizona Policy Choices
– Taxing Choices (1997)
– Urban Growth (1998)
– The New Economy (2001)
– Five Shoes Waiting to Drop (2003)
– How Arizona Compares (2005)
– Sustainability (2007)
ASU Community Fellows Program
Young Steward of Public Policy Scholarship
Sponsors
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Marvin and June Morrison and Family
Greater Phoenix Leadership
Salt River Project
City of Apache Junction
City of Mesa
Sonoran Institute
Pinal County
Central Arizona Project
Arizona Department of Health
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Department of
Transportation
• Arizona Department of Commerce
• Arizona Department of Public
Safety
• US Department of Education
• US Department of Housing/Urban
Development
• US Department of Labor
• General Dynamics
• Arizona Legislature
• Arizona Governor’s office
• City of Phoenix
• Flinn Foundation
• St. Luke’s Charitable Trust
• Motorola
Impact
(examples)
Morrison Institute Policy Report
Policy Impact
Promising Practices for AtRisk Youth
Change in state funding formula for K-12
Which Way Scottsdale?
New city economic development strategy:
SkySong
Is There A Teacher Shortage?
Targeted state teacher training programs
The New Economy
Changes in state economic development
policy
Phoenix Violence Prevention
New municipal prevention programs
Growth and the Future of
Greater Phoenix
Urban growth management policy reforms
What Matters in Greater
Phoenix
Established indicators for public
accountability
Public Policy Research and Analysis
To Help Meet Arizona’s Challenges
College of Public Programs
School of Public Affairs
Our History
• Established in 1981
• Served 12,000 public managers and administrators
Our Present
• Engages 1,000 public managers and administrators
through 13 programs per year in:
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Tucson
Yuma
Lake Havasu
Western Maricopa
Phoenix
Our Present
• Employs five staff members
• Manages an annual budget of $750,000
-- Committed additional $1,000,000 over three years
Our Programs
• Customized programs and services
-- Strategic planning
-- Leadership development
• Ongoing programs
-- Certified Public Manager (CPM)
-- The Fire Service Institute
-- The Municipal Clerks Institute
Our Community Partners
“ASU’s Executive Education Program is helping strengthen
my management team that oversees a city government of
over 16,000 employees and an annual budget of $3.2
billion.”
Frank Fairbanks, Manager, City of Phoenix
Our Community Partners
“City and County managers throughout the State of Arizona
– by participating in ASU’s Executive Education Program –
have greater understanding of the complex public
management issues they face. We appreciate and honor
the quality of these professional development
opportunities, and plan to continue and grow our
partnership with ASU.”
Steve Peru, County Manager, Coconino County
Board Member, Arizona Association of City and County Managers (ACMA)
Our Vision for the Future
• To be the premier Executive Education program in the
western United States
A New Overarching
Theme
• Governing in the public interest:
-- Service
-- Leadership
-- Innovation
Building Community
Support
• Recruiting top-notch advisors from the public and private
sector
• Funding development activities
• Establishing new partnership
Programs in the Pipeline
• Immigration issues
• Using data for better decision-marking
New Center / New Partnership
Purpose of the Center
• To promote innovation in the policy, management, and
governance of urban areas
Objectives
• To conduct and creatively disseminate research studies
of innovation in local governance, public policy, and
management for audiences in the state, nation, and
other countries
• To support the development of seminars, workshops,
and policy forums addressing issues of innovative
urban policy and management
• To handle activities associated with ASU’s membership
in the Alliance for Innovation
New Partnership
Alliance for Innovation
New organization with board
members from the constituent
organizations
ICMA
Individual membership
organization composed of 8500 city
and county administrators
Innovation Groups
Local government network
composed of 450 cities and
counties
ASU
ASU urban programs + Academic
Network with links to other
universities
Linkages: Arizona and ASU
• Professional Partners
• Local Government
Partners
• School Partners
• College of Public
Programs
• Decision Theater
• International Institute for
Sustainability
• College of Design/School
of Planning/PURL
• Fulton College of
Engineering
Moving theory and
basic research into practice
• University partner provides R & D for local government
• Examples of linkages beyond public management:
connect research on solar energy, reducing heat island,
and informatics to local governments
Alliance Activities
• Academic Network
• Develop thought leaders seminars to examine major
forces shaping urban development
• Establish a research agenda on urban management
innovation grounded in theory and practice
Alliance Activities
• Launch research projects with external funding to
address the highest priority needs for research on
innovation
• Create new journal for sharing exemplary practices and
disseminating research
Distinctness of Center
• Broader scope and purposes than the Alliance
– Basic as well as applied research
– Focus on politics of urban change and public policy
alternatives as well as management
– Explore new approaches to governance
– Programs for elected officials and citizen leaders as
well as top administrators
• Stronger local and international connections
• Wider disciplinary span
Additional Center Activities
• NSF proposals
– Innovation and Organizational Change
– Join the queue at ASU for Partnerships in Innovation
proposal
• Symposium on Mayoral Leadership & national training
program for new mayors in large council-manager cities
Center Activities
• Research on new models of governance in urban
communities from neighborhood level to city-state and
megapolitan level
• Monograph series drawing on Alliance research projects
• Possible journal on urban and megapolitan
development
ASU Center for Community
Development and Civil Rights
“Building bridges between the university and the
community as catalysts for transformation.”
Interests
• Children, Parents, Families, Communities
• Education
• Health and Wellness
• Leadership
• Business, Civic, Political
• Public Discussions
• CBOs
• Engines of Change
• Essential Partners
“Building bridges between the university and the
community as catalysts for transformation.”
CoBRA
Community Based Research in Action
•Young Latino Male Initiative
•Health and Wellness Initiatives
•Financial Literacy Research
CARE
Community Action Response Effort
AVANCE
Alliance for Vision and Civic Engagement
•PIQE
•Civic Engagement Programs
•Social Venture Capital Fund
•Civil Rights Series
•Nonprofit Assistance Program
•Degree Completion Initiative
“Building bridges between the university and the
community as catalysts for transformation.”
Partners
•The Ford Foundation
•Pepsico/Frito-Lay
•State Farm Insurance Company
•Time Warner, Inc.
•Coors Brewing Company
•ASU – Undergraduate University Initiatives
•Annie E. Casey Foundation
•Raza Development Fund
•Others
“Building bridges between the university and the
community as catalysts for transformation.”
Funds Raised to Date
$1.10 million
Funding Under Consideration
$1.69 million
“Building bridges between the university and the
community as catalysts for transformation.”
School of Social Work
Flavio F. Marsiglia, SIRC Director
Downtown Phoenix Campus
University Center
Suite 720
MISSION: To bring researchers together with
communities of the Southwest to strengthen and expand
social work perspectives in transdisciplinary research on
substance use, mental health conditions and HIV/AIDS.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION: State-of-the-art
transdisciplinary research on cultural risk and resiliency
processes underlying health disparities in substance use,
HIV/AIDS and mental health, focusing on the cultural
communities of the Southwest borderlands.
FUNDED BY: The National Institutes of Health through
the National Institute on Drug Abuse Social Work
Infrastructure Development Research Initiative (R24DA13937) and Arizona State University.
Strategic Directions
COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHWEST
HIV/AIDS
Prevention &
Treatment
Substance Abuse
Prevention &
Treatment
HEALTH
DISPARITIES
Mental Health
Co-occurring
Conditions
Key Research Themes
 Cultural processes in the development and amelioration of
health disparities
 Benefits of bicultural identities, strong ethnic identification,
and gradual, rather than rapid, acculturation
 Loss of culture of origin as a risk factor: Identify
acculturation pathways associated with poorer health
outcomes
 Acculturation at the individual-, family-, school- and
community-level; global perspectives and acculturation
stress
 Investigate the intersection of socio-cultural statuses, such
as gender, gender identity and ethnicity, that yield different
patterns of risk and resilience
The SIRC Team
ASU Faculty Research Affiliates from nine disciplines:
Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Biology,
Nursing, Math & Statistics, Communications,
Kinesiology, and American Indian Studies (N = 24)
 SIRC Core –administrative team (N = 8)
 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (N = 1)
 Graduate Associates -doctoral level (N = 9)
 Graduate Assistants -master’s level (N = 11)
 Community Partners: Agencies & districts (N = 21)
 Community Advisory Board (N = 16)
 International Scientific Advisory Board (N = 16)
Sample of Externally Funded Projects
Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Consortium - R24
NIH-NIDA, 2002-2007, Marsiglia/Kulis
Drug Resistance Strategies-DRS-4 - R01
NIH-NIDA, 2003-2008, Hecht (PSU)/
Marsiglia/Kulis
Next Generation: Drug Resistance
Strategies, R01
NIH-NIDA, completed, Marsiglia/Kulis
Family Acculturation Study-LAHP - K01
Funded external (NIH & CDC) research awards by
total dollar amount by year (2002-2006)
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
Dollar amount
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
2002
2003
2204
2005
2006
Publications
Years 1-5
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47 articles published
12 articles forthcoming
14 articles under review
21 papers in progress
5 MSW theses
6 Ph.D. dissertations:
SW & SOC
•Addiction Professional
•The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
•Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
•Children and Schools (2)
•Education and Urban Society
•Health Education Research: Theory and Practice
•Journal of Applied Communication Research
•Journal of Community Psychology
•Journal of Drug Education
•Journal of Drug Issues
•Journal of Early Adolescence
•Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
•Journal of Family Social Work
•Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
•Journal of Poverty
•Journal of Primary Prevention (2)
•Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (5)
•Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
•Journal of Transcultural Nursing
•Juvenile and Family Court Journal
•Prevention Science
•Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
•Sociological Focus
•Social Work Research (2)
•Social Work with Groups
•Substance Use and Misuse
•Youth and Society
Research Highlights
• Findings from the DRS-3 randomized trial
(N = 6,000 students) identified a statistically
significant cessation and reduction effect
among youth already using drugs and
alcohol -- Prevention as treatment.
Use Inspired Research
Keepin’it REAL is SIRC’s signature substance abuse
prevention Model Program licensed by ASU and in
use in 22 states of the Union.
Intervention
research
International Initiatives
Spain
Mexico
Tanzania
Looking Forward
• To evolve into a Health Disparities
Transdisciplinary Research Center of
Excellence (NIH/NCMHHD)
• P20 Health Disparities Center application
under review
• 9.1 M for 5 years & renewable
For more information, please visit us at:
http://sirc.asu.edu
Thank You!
ASU Center for Nonprofit Leadership
and Management
Why We Exist
Our Mission
To help build the capacity of the social sector by enhancing the
effectiveness of those who lead, manage, and support nonprofit
organizations.
- Founded in 1999 -
- A part of the School of
Community Resources
and Development -
MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT
We Accomplish this mission
Through ongoing development of three
innovative and interrelated activities:
• Research and Academic Programs
• Professional Development Education
• Capacity Building Initiatives
Knowledge and tools that enhance nonprofit effectiveness and impact.
RESEARCH THAT MATTERS ● NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION
Research and Academic Programs
Use-Inspired research projects ( a sampling):
● Giving and Volunteering
● Scope of the Nonprofit Sector
● Compensation and Benefits
● 11 research publications in 2005/2006
Ongoing Development of Educational Offerings:
●B.S. Nonprofit Leadership and Management
●American Humanics national certificate program
● Graduate Certificate in NLM
● Masters of Nonprofit Studies (MNpS)
Knowledge and tools that enhance nonprofit effectiveness and impact.
NMI - Nonprofit Management Institute
Professional Development Education
● 1200 enrollments (annually)
●43 professional development activities
●2 Major Annual Conferences
● 428 organizations
●34 Arizona communities
.
Knowledge and tools that enhance nonprofit effectiveness and impact.
Technical Assistance – Improving Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness
Capacity Building Initiatives
● Public Allies Arizona
$1M over 3 years in federal AmeriCorps funding
25 Ally placements within nonprofit organizations
● Effective, Motivated Board Governance
16 organizations received training so far; one national group
● Organizational Self-Assessment and Strategic Planning
-Principles of Effectiveness: newly-launched
pilot with 9 organizations
-ENSTEP: pilot in early 2007
● Technical Assistance
30+ inquiries per month
●Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
More than 100+ nonprofits involved
Knowledge and tools that enhance nonprofit effectiveness and impact.
OUR TRAJECTORY/IMPACT
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National Leader in Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies
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Social Entrepreneurship/Enterprise Leader
Financially self-sustaining enterprise (more than $9
million in external funding since 1999)
Globally Engaged to match our local reputation (e.g., recent FIPSE
grant)
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Outside evaluators confirm our role as the knowledge and
tools leader in the region
Key part of the mission of the College of Public Programs
and ASU as the New American University
Knowledge and tools that enhance nonprofit effectiveness and impact.