News
Evans School and Microsoft Offer Course on Corporate Social Responsibility
The Evans School and Microsoft Community Affairs collaborated on a
recent course on effective corporate giving and employee engagement in the 21st Century global marketplace. The three-part class featured presentations by Akhtar Badshah, senior director of global community affairs at Microsoft Corporation, Rodney Hines, corporate social responsibility manager for Starbucks, and others. Read more »
Evans School Hosts Discussion on “It’s My Decision” Initiative
The Evans School hosted Washington State Governor Booth Gardner and Duane French, founding member of Washington Not Dead Yet, for a discussion on April 26 about the “It’s My Decision” initiative, which would allow mentally competent adults in Washington state diagnosed with six months or less to live the legal choice to access and self-administer life-ending medication. Read more » Watch the TVW video
Evans School Advises City Council on Updating Neighborhood Plans
Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Ryan Curren and Distinguished-Practitioner-In-Residence Norman B. Rice presented a report about neighborhood planning issues in Seattle to the Seattle City Council on April 9. The report is part of the Civic Engagement for the 21st Century Project. Read more » Watch the presentation »
Municipal League Awards Rice, Dively, and Stanton
The Municipal League of King County named Dwight Dively, Norman B. Rice, and Evans School friend John Stanton as 2008 civic award winners for outstanding contributions to the community. The awards ceremony will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 24 in the PACCAR Pavilion of the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Read More »
Evans School Welcomes Afghan Civil Officials
Government and nonprofit professionals travel to Seattle from Kabul University for advanced studies. Learn more » Hear the KUOW interview » Read the University Week story »
Richard Zerbe Contributes to U.S. Supreme Court Brief
Richard O. Zerbe, Jr., is one of the amici curiae contributors for a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief on the highly publicized Exxon Shipping Company v. Grant Baker case being heard in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Read More »
Evans School Ranked #3 for Faculty Scholarship by The Chronicle of Higher Education
Only Harvard University and Duke University outranked the UW Evans School in this study of faculty productivity. Learn more »
Andrew Light on Bali Climate Talks in The New York Times
Evans School environmental ethicist comments on emissions targets and the "Bali Action Plan."
The New York Times >>
Two Puget Sound Cities Choose Evans School Alumni as Mayor
John Marchione (MPA '87) elected mayor of Redmond. The Seattle Times >>
Jim Pearman (MPA '05) appointed mayor of Mercer Island. Mercer Island Reporter >>
Paul Hill on the Seattle School Board and the Election The Seattle Times >>
Sandra Archibald on Collaborative Approaches to Green Energy The Seattle Times >>
"By the People" Housing Event Draws Citizens The Seattle Times >>
Evans School Alum Justin Wettstein Contributes to Nobel Prize-Winning Work on Climate Change UW News >>
Norm Rice on Shaping the Puget Sound Region KUOW Radio >>
Dean Sandra Archibald on Al Gore's Nobel Prize ClimateBiz.com >>
Norm Rice on the Value of an MPA Degree Norman B. Rice, an Evans School alum, former Mayor of the City of Seattle, and current Distinguished Visiting Practitioner-in-Residence at the Evans School, speaks about the value of an MPA in this YouTube video created by Evans School student Jon Hickey. Read more
Cindy Zehnder Appointed Chief of Staff for Gov. Gregoire Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Cindy Zehnder to be her new chief of staff on September 20. Both Gregoire and Zehnder are members of the Visiting Committee for the Evans School of Public Affairs. Zehnder, who is President and CEO of TVW, Washington's equivalent of C-Span, will replace outgoing chief of staff Tom Fitzsimmons on October 1. Read More
Evans School Welcomes 20th Class of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows The Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington (UW) welcomes its 20th consecutive class of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for the 2008-08 academic year. Read More
Center on Reinventing Public Education Research Gains National Attention In recent months, everything from a congressional testimony to trade papers and national publications have cited research and professional expertise from the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Read More
Editorial: Poverty and Climate Change Randy Poplock, an Evans School alum, discusses how Hurricane Katrina and global warming impact the poor in a guest column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
New Study Finds Inequities in Spending Among Texas Schools In the most recent issue of Education Next, researchers Marguerite Roza, Kacey Guin, Betheny Gross, and Scott DeBurgomaster of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington looked at variation in per-pupil funding among Texas school districts that had more than 25,000 students. Read their article at the Hoover Institution to learn more.
West Coast Poverty Center: Washington has 4th Lowest Child Poverty Rate Washington state now has the fourth lowest child poverty rate in the nation, according to the West Coast Poverty Center, a partnership of the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs, School of Social Work, and College of Arts and Sciences. Read the press release and a related article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
National Charter School Research Project Featured in Education Week The National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) aims to bring rigor, evidence, and balance to the national charter school debate. NCSRP is part of Center on Reinventing Public Education at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Read the Education Week article. (Note: Education Week’s website requires free registration to view articles.)
Hubert Locke and Norm Rice Appointed to Seattle Police Accountability Panel The Evans School's Dean Emeritus Hubert Locke and Distinguished Visiting Practitioner Norm Rice have both been appointed by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to an 11-member panel to review Seattle's police accountability system and recommend improvements. Read the City of Seattle press release.
Washington Kids Count Receives 3-Year, $675K Expansion Grant from the Gates Foundation The Gates Foundation has approved a three-year expansion grant for Washington Kids Count to develop preschool through university (P-16) education data and analysis. Washington Kids Count is a project of the Human Services Policy Center that tracks, analyzes, and communicates information about the health and well-being of children and families in Washington. Social service and education agencies use Washington Kids Count research when they develop and evaluate programs for children and families. The project is led by Richard Brandon, director of the Human Services Policy Center.
Human Services Policy Center Report on Women Featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Human Services Policy Center's recent report for the Women's Funding Alliance, A Closer Look, was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The report is a landmark, in-depth study that looks at the quality of life of women and girls in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties.
Congratulations Evans School Class of 2007 Congratulations to the more than 170 graduates and fellows in the Evans School Class of 2007. Held June 8, the Convocation Ceremony in Kane Hall featured a convocation address from City of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels. Read More
City of Seattle Evans School Municipal Government Fellows Congratulations to the five students chosen to work this summer for the City of Seattle as Evans School Municipal Government Fellows. Read More
Evans School Student Jon Hickey Wins Big on YouTube Jon Hickey, an Evans School MPA (Masters in Public Administration) student, was selected as the winner of the "MPA/MPP You Tube Public Policy Challenge: Change the World in 1 Minute" contest sponsored by NASPAA, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Read More
Dan Evans Named UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Governor Evans received this award at a reception on June 7. The Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award is given not for recent work but for a lifetime record of achievement. It is the highest honor that the UW can bestow on a graduate.
Congratulations Class of 2008!
More than 150 students became the Evans School’s newest alumni at our Convocation ceremony on June 13. Held in Kane Hall, the event featured a convocation address from Ann Veneman, executive director of UNICEF.
View photos of the ceremony and the graduates »
View group photos and photos from the reception »
Class Gift
Class of 2008, it isn’t too late to make a contribution to the class gift. If 100% of graduating students participate, Dean Archibald will match your contributions (up to $3,000). Give now »
2008 Student Awards
- Brock Grubb: The Betty Jane Narver Prize, presented to the student with the most outstanding degree project undertaken with a nonprofit or public agency.
- Catherine Bombico: The Charles and Nancy Collins Prize for the best degree project that uses least-cost planning methodology.
- Amy Adelman: The Pealy Prize for the best degree project, subject to the restriction that a winner of one of other two prizes is not also considered for the Pealy prize.
- Kyla Lackie: The Daniel J. Evans Student Leadership Award for innovative leadership and public service at the Evans School, within the University, and/or in the broader community.
- Jon Hickey: Evans School Prize for Innovation for use of new ideas and technologies.
2008 Faculty and Staff Awards
- Craig Thomas: Dean’s Outsanding Teaching Award
- Andy Gordon: Students’ Teaching Award
- Michelle Birdsall: Outstanding Staff Award
- Diana Fletschner and Jason Smith: Partnership for Cultural Diversity Mentoring Award
Corporate Social Responsibility
Evans School and Microsoft Offer Class on Corporate Social Responsibility
The Evans School and Microsoft Community Affairs collaborated on a recent course on effective corporate giving and employee engagement in the 21st Century global marketplace. The three-part class featured presentations by Akhtar Badshah, senior director of global community affairs at Microsoft Corporation, Rodney Hines, corporate social responsibility manager for Starbucks, and others.
The course was led by:
- Linda Testa, a graduating Evans School student in the Executive Master of Public Administration program and senior manager of community affairs at Microsoft
- Andrea Taylor, director of community affairs for North America at Microsoft and
- Leslie Breitner, principal lecturer at the Evans School
The class leveraged the corporate social responsibility framework proposed by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer of Harvard University.
The Evans School, which was recently ranked fifth in the nation for nonprofit management by U.S. News & World Report, had an unprecedented turnout of students for the course, many of whom were interested in pursuing careers in corporate philanthropy, economic and community development, information technology, and public policy.
“They were a very thoughtful group and brought their own global and local nonprofit, government, and business experience to the discussion,” Testa said.
Guest lecturers for the course, in addition to Badshah and Hines, included:
- Jane Meseck, an Evans School graduate and senior manager of global community affairs at Microsoft
- Jen Wolcott, Jane Broom, and Tim Dubel, senior managers of community affairs at Microsoft
- Chris Coward, head of the Center for Information and Society and Development Program at the University of Washington School of Information Management
Read The Daily article about the course »
Learn more about approaches to corporate social responsibility at Pacific Northwest corporations:
Puget Sound Business Journal (Subscription Required)
“Puget Sound area companies relate corporate social responsibility directly to the bottom line”
The Seattle Times
“Starbucks struggles with reducing environmental impacts”
Discussion on “It’s My Decision” Initiative
The Evans School hosted Washington State Governor Booth Gardner and Duane French, founding member of Washington Not Dead Yet, for a discussion on April 26 about the “It’s My Decision” initiative, which would allow mentally competent adults in Washington state diagnosed with six months or less to live the legal choice to access and self-administer life-ending medication.
Gardner, who supports the initiative, calls this effort his “last campaign.” French, who opposes the initiative, currently works as the coordinator for Diversity and Succession Planning in the Economic Services Administration of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
View photos of the event » Watch the TVW video »
Evans School Advises City Council
Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Ryan Curren and Distinguished-Practitioner-In-Residence Norman B. Rice presented a report about neighborhood planning issues in Seattle to the Seattle City Council on April 9. The report is part of the Civic Engagement for the 21st Century Project.
The 20-page report includes a summary of information gathered during a community forum about neighborhood planning hosted at the Evans School, and provides a series of recommendations for the city to consider in moving forward with updating the city’s 38 neighborhood plans.
The report was co-authored by Rice, Curren, MPA students Christopher Godwin and Dante Taylor, and communications writer Vanessa Renee Casavant.
Read the report >> (468.5 KB PDF)
Watch the presentation >> (starts at minute 56:60)
Evans School Ranked 14th by U.S. News
Evans School Ranked 14th in the Nation by US News and World Report
In the newly-released US News & World Report rankings of graduate schools of public affairs, the Evans School is ranked 14th in the nation and 6th (tie) among public schools of public affairs in the United States of America.
The Evans School also jumped ahead in specialty rankings for schools of public affairs:
- Ranked 4th in Environmental Management and Policy overall, and in the top 3 public schools of public affairs for this specialization
- Ranked 5th in Nonprofit Management overall, and in the top 3 public schools of public affairs for this specialization
- Ranked 13th in Public Management Administration overall, and in the top 8 public schools of public affairs for this specialization
- Ranked 16th in Public-Policy Analysis overall, and in the top 8 public schools of public affairs for this specialization
The Evans School continues to be the top school of public affairs in the Pacific Northwest, and is one of only four schools on the West Coast and five schools west of the Mississippi to be ranked in the top 15.
This is the first time schools of public affairs have been ranked since 2004, and rankings are based on the results of a peer assessment survey.
Municipal League Awards Rice and Dively
The Municipal League of King County named Dwight Dively, Norman B. Rice, and Evans School friend John Stanton as 2008 civic award winners for outstanding contributions to the community. The awards ceremony will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 24 in the PACCAR Pavilion of the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park.
Affiliate Professor Dively, director of finance for the City of Seattle, is the recipient of the Public Employee of the Year award, which recognizes an employee of a public body who has brought one or more outstanding innovations or constructive programs to their particular service.
Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence Rice and Stanton are the recipients of the James R. Ellis Regional Leadership award, which recognizes individuals or organizations who have contributed significant leadership to the region in the examination of regional public policy problems and solutions.
Read the full press release (40 KB PDF).
Zerbe Contributes to Supreme Court Brief
Richard Zerbe Contributes to U.S. Supreme Court Brief
Richard O. Zerbe, Jr., is one of the amici curiae contributors for a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief (219 KB PDF) on the highly publicized Exxon Shipping Company v. Grant Baker case being heard in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The brief amici curie of sociologists, psychologists, law, and economics scholars is in support of the respondents and provides information on the full effect of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. Zerbe, who wrote parts of the brief, was asked to contribute because he is a recognized expert on damage evaluation.