ASPA is offering a special new member discount to individuals who join the Society during the month of May only. The annual membership fee will be reduced from $100.00 to $75.00 until May 31, 2012.

If you know of someone who has expressed interest in joining ASPA, please encourage them to join now to take advantage of the $25.00 discounted membership fee. Also, ask them to be sure and select the Hampton Roads chapter (071), so that our chapter will receive credit for their membership. Register at www.aspanet.org.

ASPA is offering this webinar for free. The first part of this webinar will cover ethical theory and the need for ethics in the public sector. It will then move to ASPA’s code of ethics and its review which was last revised in 1994. What elements of the existing code should be reaffirmed? What new features should be added? Should the format of the Code be changed? The presenters will address the process used by the working group, what the working group has accomplished to date, and then open the session up for feedback and comments/suggestions from participants. Also included will be input into the working group’s final recommendations that will be presented to the National Council for action in September, 2012.

Presenters are:

• Jim Svara, Co-chair of the ASPA Working Group, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Doctoral Program Director, Director, Center for Urban Innovation, Arizona State University
• Jim Nordin, Co-chair of the ASPA Working Group, Sr. Associate, Public Management Solutions

To register for the webinar, click here.

SCHEDULE:
Registration and Networking: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Recognition Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

***** Event Registration – $25 Students – $30.00 Members & Guests. Register now (click to go to registration site)! ***** Online registration closes on Thursday at 10:00 AM.

Payment options include Credit Card (on-line) or by cash/check at the door. All attendees must register in advance. No shows will be billed.

WELCOME

Susan T. Gooden, Ph.D.
ASPA District 2 Representative
Professor & Executive Director, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS

Julian F. Hirst for Distinguished Public Service
Robert (Bob) M. Dyer, Ph.D. Councilman, City of Virginia Beach and Assistant Dean, Regent University

Dr. Wolfgang Pindur Award for Distinguished Service in Academia and Practice
Wie Yusuf, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Public Administration, Old Dominion University

Student Scholarship Award
Katharine Neill, Ph.D. Student, Old Dominion University

Katharine is currently an ODU Doctoral Student in Public Administration and Urban Policy. She is also a graduate teaching assistant at ODU. Katharine aspires “to serve the public by becoming a teacher and researcher.”

The committee was very impressed with Katharine’s work experience and civic activities as well as her essay on “ My Commitment to Public Service.”

Congratulations!

2012 Julian F. Hirst Award for Distinguished Service and the George Robert House, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service.

• Hirst and House Announcement 2012
• Hirst and House Nomination Form

2012 Wolfgang Pindur Award for Distinguished Service in Academia and Practice

• Pindur Award Announcement 2012
• Pindur Award Nomination Form 2012

The 2012 Symposium (program; PDF) was held on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Select-Norfolk Airport, with 60 people in attendance for the sessions and luncheon.

Please join us for the Annual Awards Program on May 10 at the Holiday Inn Select-Norfolk Airport!

Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn Select-Norfolk Airport, 1570 N. Military Highway, Norfolk, VA 23502
Event info: 2012 Symposium (PDF).

Registration. Cost for both panel sessions and lunch is $30 (students $25). Pay on-line or at the door.

1. Please register here: http://aspahr.org/registration/

2. If you indicated on the registration form that you wished to pay on-line, please perform the next step:

2012 ASPA HR Symposium

General $30.00 USD Student $25.00 USD

Schedule:

10:00 – 11:30 AM: Panel 1 – “Critical Public Service Leadership Competencies”

Panel: Key Hampton Roads Public Service Leaders discuss:

• Competencies needed to meet current and future challenges
• Strengths and shortcomings of current graduates and interns
• Recommendations for career and organizational success

11:30 – 12:30 PM: Luncheon

Presentation: Taking the Ethical High Road – Moving beyond Compliance

12:30 – 1:30 PM: Panel 2 – “Creating a Strong Ethical Culture”

Panel: Key Academic and Practitioners will lead a discussion on:

• The Framework for Creating a Strong Ethical Culture
• Ethical dilemma scenarios – audience recommendations and panel comments

This Symposium is open to general public, but is specifically designed for public and non-profit practitioners and students studying public administration, public policy or political science.

For additional information or questions please contact:

Charlie Mills (logistics/luncheon) – cmills@vbgov.com (757) 385-8830
Earl Ford (Panel 1) – Eford@vbgov.com (757) 437-3320
John Dunning (Panel 2) – johndunning@cox.net (757) 898-4960

In an effort to recognize the potential for individual excellence in public service to members of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration our organization will again continue the long standing tradition of awarding a $500 scholarship to an outstanding local university student.

Applications will be accepted from undergraduate or graduate students studying Public Administration or a related field.

Please encourage your fellow ASPAHR students and colleagues to apply for this award of educational assistance.

The deadline for submittal is March 15, 2012. The scholarship will be awarded at our May meeting. Application forms and details are in the scholarship section of this website.

Kind Regards,

Kim Smith

Additional information about the March Symposium will be released soon…