Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

Dean

Sandra O. Archibald
208E Parrington Hall

Associate Dean

Steven Rathgeb Smith
203 Parrington Hall

Associate Dean for Research

Alison Cullen
209B Parrington Hall

The Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs is a graduate professional school providing education and research for current and future leaders in pursuing challenging public-service careers in government, nonprofit, or private-sector organizations. To address the educational needs and professional interests of individuals at different stages of their careers, the school offers the Traditional Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), the Midcareer Master of Public Administration, the Executive Master of Public Administration, Peace Corps Master's International, and the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management.

Master's-level programs enable students to acquire the policy analysis techniques, management knowledge, problem-solving skills, and political acumen required for effective leadership across sector boundaries and in regional, national, and international policy. M.P.A. graduates hold leadership positions such as mayors and city managers; local and regional government administrators; foreign service officers; senior military and public safety positions; assistants to elected officials; analysts with budget offices, legislative staff units, and city councils; directors of social service agencies; leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations; and administrators of arts organizations. In addition, a number of alumni are employed in private sector positions involving substantial contact with public agencies.

The Ph.D. program focuses on research that prepares students with a strong interdisciplinary perspective and a solid foundation of theory and methodology in policy analysis and management. The Ph.D. program prepares students for successful careers as faculty in university programs in public policy and management, and in research positions in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Graduate Program

Graduate Program Coordinator
109 Parrington Hall, Box 353055
206-543-4900
evansuw@u.washington.edu

Master of Public Administration

Traditional M.P.A. Program

The traditional M.P.A. Program is designed for students at an early stage in their career, who typically have three to five years of relevant work experience. Students must complete 60 credit hours of coursework, including core requirements, an internship, and a degree project. Most students enroll on a full-time basis and complete the program in approximately two years or six quarters, while part-time students often take three or more academic years.

Degree Requirements

60 credits, as follows:

1. Core Curriculum (23 credits):
2. 1. Managing Politics and the Policy Process (PB AF 511)
   2. Managing Organizational Performance (PB AF 512)
   3. Public Policy Analysis (PB AF 513)
   4. Microeconomics (PB AF 516)
   5. Public Budgeting and Financial Management (PB AF 522)
   6. Quantitative Analysis (PB AF 527, PB AF 528)
3. Concentrated study in three curricular areas: economics (3 credits), analysis (3 credits), and values (3 credits)
4. Specialized plan of study chosen from one or more of the following gateways: Education and Social Policy, Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management, International Affairs, Nonprofit Management, Urban and Regional Affairs (15 credits)
5. An internship (PB AF 600) (6 credits)
6. 6-credit degree project (PB AF 605) or Public Service Clinics (PB AF 606, PB AF 607)

For full program details, visit http://evans.washington.edu/degree/mpa/index.php

Midcareer M.P.A. Program

The Midcareer M.P.A. program is designed for students with seven to 10 years of progressively responsible, professional work experience in the public, nonprofit, or private sectors who have had exposure to public issues. Students must successfully complete 54 credits of coursework, including an integrated core sequence, electives and leadership seminars. Many courses are offered in the evening. Most students, typically midlevel managers, are able to work full-time while developing leadership and analytic tools needed to attain higher leadership positions. Students complete the program in approximately three years if they follow the part-time plan of study. The program can be completed in less time depending on the student's ability to take more classes.

Degree Requirements

54 credits, as follows:

1. Leadership Seminars: PB AF 543, PB AF 544, PB AF 545
2. Integrated Management Sequence: PB AF 540, PB AF 541, PB AF 542
3. Microeconomics: PB AF 516
4. Budgeting and Financial Management: PB AF 522
5. Quantitative Analysis: PB AF 527, PB AF 528
6. Values: chosen from PB AF 504, PB AF 506, PB AF 596, or PB AF 599
7. Electives: chosen in consultation with a faculty adviser
8. Degree project not required

For full program details, visit http://evans.washington.edu/degree/exmpa/index.php.

Executive M.P.A. Program

The Executive M.P.A. program is a cohort-based, modular program designed to meet the needs of senior-level managers and executives with 10 or more years of progressively responsible, professional experience (typically directors, senior managers in or near leadership positions, and high-level technical staff). Students must successfully complete 45 credits of coursework within a specially designed curriculum combining two intensive weeks, several weekend modules and numerous online assignments. Intensive learning emphasizes a variety of critical concepts in executive leadership, including: performance management and accountability; change management; communication skills; ethics and leadership; executive decision-making; human resource management; strategic financial management; and strategic leadership. Emphasis is on decision making, practical application, and integration of learning with experience. Because the program relies on a cohort model, entering students must begin their studies with a seven-day residential retreat. Students complete the program in approximately 18 months.

Degree Requirements

45 credits, as follows:

1. Two "Foundation Weeks" in Strategic Leadership and Performance Challenges: PA EX 501, PA EX 506
2. Nine three-day weekend core modules in Organizational Culture (PA EX 502), Negotiation and Conflict Management (PA EX 503), Effective Communication (PA EX 504), Leading with Integrity (PA EX 505), Strategic Financial Management I (PA EX 507), Public-Private Partnerships (PA EX 508), Policies and Politics (PA EX 509), Human Resource Management (PA EX 510), and Leadership, Legacy and Commitment (PA EX 511)
3. Online assignments
4. Degree project not required

For full program details, visit http://evans.washington.edu/degree/exmpa/index.php.

Peace Corps Master's International

Peace Corps Master's International (PCMI) students must successfully complete 51 credits of coursework along with two years of Peace Corps service in international nongovernmental organization development and a degree project. PCMI students generally complete all core courses, except for public policy analysis, in three quarters prior to leaving for Peace Corps service, and upon returning to UW, complete their coursework and a final degree project in one to two quarters. While on assignment overseas, students remain in touch with their faculty adviser and a returned volunteer from the Evans School. PCMI students generally create a Plan of Study focused on international nongovernmental management or other international management and policy issues, such as environmental or health policy. Students complete the program in approximately three to three-and-a-half years.

Degree Requirements

51 credits, as follows:

1. Core curriculum:
2. 1. Managing Politics and the Policy Process (PB AF 511)
   2. Managing Organizational Performance (PB AF 512)
   3. Public Policy Analysis (PB AF 513)
   4. Microeconomics (PB AF 516)
   5. Public Budgeting and Financial Management (PB AF 522)
   6. Quantitative Analysis (PB AF 527, PB AF 528)
3. Concentrated study in three curricular areas: economics (3 credits), analysis (3 credits), and values (3 credits)
4. Two years of Peace Corps service
5. 6-credit degree project related to Peace Corps fieldwork

For full program details, visit http://evans.washington.edu/degree/pcmi/index.php.

Doctor of Philosophy

The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management is a research program that prepares its graduates for careers as faculty in university programs in public policy and management, and for research positions in the public and non-profit sectors. It takes an interdisciplinary perspective in its curriculum and draws broadly on theoretical and methodological foundations in policy analysis and management. Substantive policy areas reflect such diverse faculty research agendas as education and social policy, environmental policy, international development, nonprofit management, and urban policy.

This highly competitive and selective program admits five to seven excellent applicants each year, and provides funding and mentoring to help them succeed. The new program aims to be one of the top programs in the field of public policy and management, serving not only the Pacific Northwest, but the national and the global market for scholars in this field.

Degree Requirements

90 credits, as follows:

The program consists of two years, or six full-time academic quarters, of coursework and examinations, research, and the writing of a dissertation beyond the two years.

The first-year core curriculum prepares doctoral students to undertake independent scholarship in public policy and management: Research Design (PB AF 599 or URDP 591), Institutional Perspectives on Management and Leadership (PB AF 599), Public Policy Processes (PB AF 575), Microeconomics (PB AF 599), Policy Analysis and Evaluation (PB AF 599), Quantitative Methods Sequence (SOC 505 and SOC 506 or ECON 580 and ECON 581), a data analysis practicum, and a qualifying examination.

In the second year, doctoral students increase their analytic and methodological skills. Requirements include at least two additional courses in qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, selected from a list of restricted electives, and at least three courses in a substantive policy field or in management studies.

Beyond the second year, requirements include: a general examination (advancing to candidacy), preparation of a dissertation of original research, and a final examination (dissertation defense).

Students are expected to complete the degree on average in four to five years, depending on the individual student. Prior coursework in calculus is expected before matriculation.

For full program details, visit:http://evans.washington.edu/degree/phd.php/

Concurrent Degree Programs

The Evans School offers the M.P.A. degree concurrently with the following five programs: Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.), Master of Arts in International Studies (M.A.I.S.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Forest Resources (M.S.), Juris Doctor (J.D.). Concurrent degree applicants must apply through, and be accepted into, both programs. Admission criteria are those of each individual program.

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Urban Planning Concurrent Degree Program

Modern urban problems - including community development, environmental quality, transportation, and growth management - are at the intersection of policy, planning, and management and require leaders with skills beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Students earn both the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) and Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) in approximately three years. The concurrent degree includes the following:

• an integrated curriculum with knowledge and skills-based training in organizational management, policy analysis, urban planning, and community development
• a collaborative, interdisciplinary program where graduate students from different backgrounds contribute to each other's educational experiences
• practical experience and detailed analysis through a thesis, whereby students demonstrate competency in both degree areas.

Degree Requirements

70 credits, as follows:

1. Joint Core: public affairs gateway base course; urban design and planning specialization or certificate course
2. Urban Planning Core: URBDP 479 (3), URBDP 500 (4), URBDP 503 (3), URBDP 507 (4), URBDP 512 (3), URBDP 580 (3)
3. Public Affairs Core: PB AF 511 (3), PB AF 512 (3), PB AF 513 (3), PB AF 516 (3), PB AF 522 (3), PB AF 527 (3)
4. Restricted Electives: One course from each of the following areas: land use/growth management, specialized planning studio, analysis, values, economics, conflict resolution
5. Internship: Graduate-level internship equivalent to three months' full-time work.
6. M.U.P. Thesis Requirement: Combined urban planning thesis/professional project and public affairs degree project.

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Arts in International Studies Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

60 credits, as follows:

1. International Studies Requirements
   1. Language: Proficiency equivalent to two years of college-level work in a modern foreign language (three years for Chinese and Japanese).
   2. Required Core: Colloquia in International Studies (three quarters); SIS 500 (3), SIS 501 (3), SIS 502 (3), SIS 511 (3), intermediate economics (option to waive)
   Electives: Two fields of study: the professional field completed by courses relevant to both programs; the second field can be either a regional studies field or a special topics field.
   3. Final Papers and Oral Exam: Students present two research papers to a faculty examining committee.
2. Public Affairs Requirements
   1. Core Curriculum: PB AF 511 (3), PB AF 512 (3), PB AF 513 (3), PB AF 516 (3), PB AF 522 (3), PB AF 527 (3), PB AF 528 (3)
   2. Restricted Electives (9 credits): economics (3 credits), analysis (3), values (3)
   3. Plan of Study: 15 credits generally from one or a combination of the following gateway courses: international affairs, environmental policy and natural resources management, urban and regional affairs, education and social policy, nonprofit management
   4. Internship: Three months of full-time work, or equivalent
   5. Degree Project: May also be used as one of two final papers required by international studies program if it has an international focus.

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Public Health Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

90 credits, as follows:

1. Public Affairs Requirements
   1. Core Courses: PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3)
   2. Restricted Electives: ENV H 577 (3); either HSERV 585 (3), HSERV 587 (3), or HSMGMT 514 (3); one approved class in values (3)
2. Public Health Requirements
   1. Core Courses: ENV H 580 (3), ENV H 581 (1), ENV H 583 (1); ENV H 700 (9); either BIOST 511, BIOST 512 (4, 4) or BIOST 517, BIOST 518 (4, 4); EPI 511 (4)
   2. Degree Pathway Requirements: One of the following:
      1. Environmental Health
         1. Core Courses: ENV H 405 (3); ENV H 453 (3); ENV H 541 (3); either ENV H 543 (3) or ENV H 577 (3/4); ENV H 552 (3); ENV H 594 (1, max. 2); courses from two of the following three areas:
            1. Waste management: either ENV H 445 (3) or ENV H 446 (3)
            2. Air pollution: ENV H 490 (3)
            3. Water and wastewater: ENV H 545 (3)
         2. Representative electives: 9 credits from an approved list
      2. Toxicology
         1. Core courses: ENV H 514, ENV H 515, ENV H 516 (4, 4, 4); ENV H 552 (3); ENV H 577 (3/4); either BIOC 405, BIOC 406 (3, 3) or BIOC 440, BIOC 441, BIOC 442 (4, 4, 4); one course in industrial hygiene or occupational medicine
         2. Electives: 9 additional credits from approved list. (If student took the three-quarter biochemistry sequence above, only 3 credits of electives are required.)
      3. Industrial Hygiene
         1. Core Courses: ENV H 405 (3), ENV H 553 (3), ENV H 555 (3), ENV H 557 (4), ENV H 560 (4), ENV H 564 (4); either BIOST 512 (4) or BIOST 518 (4); either ENV H 552 (3) or ENV H 570 (3)
         2. Electives: Minimum 12 credits from approved list (available from adviser)
   3. Additional Electives: Sufficient number of electives to reach a total of 90 credits

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

90 credits, as follows:

1. Public Affairs Requirements
   1. Core Courses: PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3)
   2. Restricted Electives: ENV H 577 (3); either HSERV 585 (3), HSERV 587 (3), or HSMGMT 514 (3); one approved class in values (3)
2. Public Health Requirements
   1. Public Health Core Courses: either EPI 511 (4) or EPI 512, EPI 513 (3, 3); either BIOST 511 (4) or BIOST 517 (4); HSERV 510 (3); HSERV 511 (3/4)
   2. Environmental and Occupational Health Required Courses: either ENV H 405 (3) or ENV H 514, ENV H 515, ENV H 516 (3, 3, 3); either ENV H 453 (3), ENV H 553 (3), or ENV H 564 (3); ENV H 570 (3); either ENV H 472 (3), ENV H 543 (3), or ENV H 577 (3/4); ENV H 580 (1 credit for three quarters); ENV H 581 (1); either ENV H 583 (1) or HSERV 522 (3/4); either ENV H 446 (3), ENV H 490 (3), ENV H 541 (3), ENV H 545 (3), or ENV H 552 (3); ENV H 599 (3); ENV H 700 (9)
3. Additional Electives: Sufficient number of electives to total 90 credits

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Health Administration Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

90 credits, as follows:

Health Administration course load is approximately 62 credits, which includes the M.H.A. capstone project credits and M.H.A. credits typically substituted by M.P.A. credits. M.P.A. core credit load is 22, with additional elective credits (approximately 12) and degree project credits (6). Program includes up to 12 shared credits.

Because of ongoing changes in the M.H.A. core curriculum, the schedule of courses below is expected to evolve. Contact the program office.

1. Health Administration Core: ACCTG 503 (4); HSERV 511 (4), either HSERV 522 (4) or HSERV 552 (3) , HSERV 551 (2), HSERV 587 (3); HSMGMT 501 (3), HSMGMT 502 (3), HSMGMT 513 (4), HSMGMT 523 (3), HSMGMT 545 (4), HSMGMT 560 (4), HSMGMT 562 (4), HSMGMT 571 (3) , HSMGMT 590 (2, 2, 2, 4), HSMGMT 592 (2, 2); one class in values/ethics (3)
2. Public Affairs Core: PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3)
3. Internship: Students work with faculty advisers to coordinate a single internship if possible or desirable.
4. Degree Projects: Students work with faculty advisers and instructors of the M.H.A. capstone project (HSMGMT 545) and M.P.A. degree project (PB AF 605) to attempt collaboration on a single project. A minimum of 10 project credits are required.
5. Additional Electives: Sufficient electives to reach 90 credits

Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Forest Resources Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

90 credits, as follows:

1. Mini-core: PB AF 591/CFR 591 (1 credit each year); PB AF 590/CFR 592 (3/4); PB AF 592/CFR 571 (5)
2. Opportunity to Specialize: Focuses on training public, private, and nonprofit leaders to synthesize the worlds of science, management, and policy.
   1. Forest Economics and Policy:
      1. Core classes: CFR 500 (1); PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 522 (3); PB AF 527, PB AF 528 (3, 3); ECON 500, ECON 502 (4, 4); either CFR 504 (4) or QERM 521 (4); applied professional field (6 credits approved by graduation committee); topics seminar or independent study in forest economics (2); forest biology, ecology, hydrology or forest products (3-5 credits, 500-level)
      2. Restricted Electives: economics (3-5 credits); analysis (3-5 credits); values (PB AF 569 or approved values course, 3 credits)
      3. Electives: Electives include additional courses, skills workshops, or independent study.
      4. Thesis: CFR 600/700 (6-9 credits)
   2. Social Systems and Natural Resource Policy:
      1. Core Classes: CFR 500 (1); PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3); PB AF 527, PB AF 528 (3, 3); CFR 501 (5) or approved 500-level resource-related natural science course (3-5 credits); CFR 573 (3) or CFR 570 (3); approved seminar on natural resources (3 credits)
      2. Restricted Electives: economics (3-5 credits); analysis (3-5 credits); values (PB AF 596 or approved values course, 3 credits)
      3. Electives: at least 12 credits must be taken from CFR courses
      4. Thesis: CFR 600/700 (6-9 credits)
   3. Wildlife Conservation Policy:
      1. Core Classes: CFR 500 (1); PB AF 510 (1); PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3); PB AF 527, PB AF 528 (3, 3); ESRM 450 (5); ESRM 458 (5); CFR 554 (1-2); CFR 521; two of the following: ESRM 424 (3), ESRM 441 (5), CFR 501 (5), CFR 528 (3), Q SCI 477 (5)
      2. Restricted Electives: economics (3-5 credits); analysis (3-5 credits); values (PB AF 596 or approved values course, 3 credits)
      3. Electives: electives include additional courses, skills workshops, or independent study.
      4. Thesis: CFR 700 (9 credits)
3. Additional Electives: Sufficient electives to reach 90 credits

Master of Public Affairs and Juris Doctor Concurrent Degree Program

Degree Requirements

90 credits minimum, as follows:

1. Law Requirements:
   1. First Year: LAW A 501 (2-8), LAW A 502 (2-6), LAW A 503 (2-8), LAW A 504 (2-8), LAW A 507 (4), LAW A 505 (2-5), LAW A 506 (1-6, three quarters)
   2. Second and Third Years: The only prescribed courses are LAW B 510 (2-4) and LAW E 500 (1-3). Students prepare for subjects on the state bar exam and are encouraged to undertake independent work under supervision of a faculty member.
   3. Public Service Requirement: Students perform 60 hours of public service legal work during the second or third year of law school. This requirement may be satisfied by successfully completing any approved clinical program course, a public service externship that carries at least two credits, or the street law course.
2. Public Affairs Requirements:
   1. Core Curriculum: PB AF 511, PB AF 512 (3, 3); PB AF 513 (3); PB AF 516 (3); PB AF 522 (3); PB AF 527, PB AF 528 (3, 3)
   2. Restricted Electives:: economics (3 credits), analysis (3 credits), values (3 credits)
   3. Plan of Study: 15 credits generally from one or a combination of the following gateways: international affairs, environmental policy and natural resources management, urban and regional affairs, education and social policy, nonprofit management
   4. Internship: Equivalent to three months of full-time work.
   5. Degree Project: Independent research. While not a thesis, the degree project enables students to work closely with UW faculty members on a topic of interest.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Evans School is highly competitive and selective, and is based primarily on the applicant's demonstrated ability to complete the graduate program while sustaining a high level of achievement. The School's Admissions Committee reviews previous undergraduate or graduate (if applicable) coursework, grades and GRE test scores, and gives considerable weight to professional experience, previous academic awards or scholarships, volunteer work, letters of recommendation, and the applicant's writing skills as demonstrated in a personal essay. The school admits students annually for autumn quarter.

General Requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, or its equivalent from a foreign institution, and have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on the last 90-quarter (or 60 semester) credits of undergraduate work.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores are required for admission to all programs except the Executive Master of Public Administration. TOEFL scores are required for international students only.

Visit www.evans.washington.edu/degree for specific requirements of each program.

Application Deadlines

Due to class-size limitations in our competitive programs, applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.

Application materials to the Traditional M.P.A. program and to the Peace Corps Master's International program must be received online and postmarked by January 15 for priority consideration. Applications received after this date will be accepted for review on a space available basis until March 1.

Application materials for the midcareer M.P.A. degree program must be received online and postmarked by March 1. Applications received after this date will be accepted for review on a space-available basis until June 1.

Application materials for the Executive M.P.A. degree program must be received online and postmarked by May 1. Applications received after this date will be accepted for review on a space-available basis until July 1.

Application materials for the Ph.D. program in public policy and management must be submitted and postmarked by February 1st. Applications postmarked after February 1st will not be reviewed.

Applicants to all programs must also apply to the UW Graduate Admissions Office by the specific program deadlines above.

Financial Aid

For further information, visit:http://evans.washington.edu/degree/financialaid/index.php/.

Evans School Fellowships

The Evans School offers several fellowships to entering students each year from the school's endowed fellowship funds. These typically consist of $4000-$5000 stipends awarded primarily on the basis of academic achievement and/or excellence in public service. Applicants interested in school fellowships must submit the Evans School Financial Aid Form with their Evans School application.

• Daniel J. Evans Endowment for Excellence in Public Service: Fellowships support students aspiring to excellence in public service.
• Nancy Bell Evans Endowment for Excellence in Nonprofit Service: Fellowships support students who aspire to excellence in nonprofit service and philanthropy.
• Jon Brock Endowed Fellowship: Supports outstanding master's students studying conflict resolution and management in public and nonprofit sectors.
• Elaine Chang Endowed Fellowship: Provides support to outstanding students pursuing studies in international peace and development.
• Brewster C. Denny Endowed Fellowship: Supports students committed to excellence in public service.
• Robert J. and Micki E. Flowers Endowed Fellowship: Provides support to outstanding students from diverse backgrounds pursuing careers in public and nonprofit service.
• Margaret T. Gordon Endowed Fellowship: Supports outstanding Evans School students.
• Henry M. Jackson Endowed Fellowship: Supports students pursuing careers in environmental policy and natural resources management.
• Morton Kroll Endowed Fellowship: Provides support to top students pursuing arts management internships.
• Robert J. Lavoie Fellowship: Provides funds to outstanding students preparing to work in public service.
• Governor Gary Locke Endowed Fellowship: Supports Asian/Pacific Islander students pursuing studies in public service and politics.
• Hubert G. Locke Endowed Fellowship: Provides support for students pursuing internships in nonprofit organizations devoted to social justice issues.
• George A. Shipman Endowed Fellowship: Supports outstanding students pursuing careers in public service.
• Evans School Alumni Endowed Fellowship: Supports recruiting of outstanding students.
• Home Street Bank Fellowship: Supports an outstanding graduate student pursuing a career in public affairs.
• Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington PCMI Fellowship: Provides a stipend to an entering student accepted to the Peace Corps Master's International degree program.
• William Shelton Fellowships: Funded by the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington to promote better government through education.

Assistantships

The Evans School offers many research, teaching, and staff assistantship positions each year. Typically 10 to 20 hours per week, these positions include a monthly stipend, benefits, paid tuition, and health insurance. Hiring is competitive. Most announcements are posted in the spring, or as positions become available, on the Evans School Intranet.

Research assistantships are open to first- and second-year M.P.A. students and to Ph.D. students. First-year M.P.A. students are eligible to apply upon acceptance. Students typically work on grant-funded studies, special conferences, and public policy colloquia series sponsored by the school's research centers. Research assistants are exposed to a wide range of policy issues, including regional growth management, international trade, state and federal entitlement programs, health-and-human-services delivery, and education reform. In addition, some research fellowships are offered each year to highly qualified applicants during the admission process. These fellowships guarantee a paid research assistantship for the first year of study and tuition support.

Teaching and staff assistantships are reserved for second year students and Ph.D. students. Teaching assistants are hired for some core courses. Staff assistantships include such positions as coordinators for international programs, peer advisers, public service clinic/career services coordinators, and computer lab managers.

Work-Study Status

When hiring for hourly positions, the school often gives preference to students possessing work-study status. Work-study positions have included research assistance for faculty and grants, and staff support for the school's centers. Work-study status is one of several forms of aid granted by the University of Washington Financial Aid Office.

Research Facilities

The school promotes the application of research to real-world policy contexts and its integration with the teaching enterprise. In addition to supporting the independent research of faculty members, the school houses several research and policy centers focusing on regional development, family and child welfare, poverty alleviation, nonprofit management and leadership, international development, consensus building and conflict resolution, and education reform.

These centers shape students' educational experiences by offering research assistantships, special events, career networking, degree-project advising, teaching, and guest lecturing in classes taught by center faculty. The availability of research assistantships is based on current projects.

Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis

The center fosters understanding of the relationship between urban growth and public policy. "UrbanSim," a software-based simulation model for integrated planning and analysis of urban development, incorporates interactions between land use, transportation, and public policy. The software enables metropolitan planning organizations and others to forecast the likely effects of land use and transportation plans and policies by taking into account environmental, sociological, and economic dimensions.

Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)

How can urban school systems provide strong, coherent schools for all children while upholding the commitment to equal opportunity on which public education is founded? The answer, CRPE believes, is to reinvent city school systems around principles of school autonomy, accountability for performance, and family choice. The center develops new models of public education based on these principles and helps public officials and community leaders choose and implement reform strategies. CRPE projects address district finance, leadership and human resources, school accountability, teacher development and quality, and charter schools.

Human Services Policy Center (HSPC)

The center pairs applied analytic research, preventive approaches, and promotion of comprehensive policies to improve the lives of children, families, and communities, especially those who are disadvantaged. Public communications and strategic partnerships ensure that the HSPC's research affects policy. Core programs include educating and caring for young children; communicating about policies for children and families; and profiling child well being (Washington Kids Count).

Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development, and Global Citizenship

The Lindenberg Center prepares students and faculty for life and work in a global society through partnerships that expand teaching, research, and service opportunities in humanitarian action, international development, and global citizenship. The center's programs enable students to understand connections between poverty, hunger, health, and human security, and equip them with the skills and knowledge to create a better, more humane world. In partnership with international organizations, the center conducts research and multi-disciplinary academic training programs that prepare students for work in emergency and humanitarian relief and international development. The center also promotes responsible global citizenship through exchanges with developing countries, internationalization of curriculum, and collaboration with K-12 schools to change the way students see the world and think about global issues.

Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy

The center enhances the understanding and vitality of the nonprofit sector through research, education, and community engagement. The center conducts research of importance to scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners. It also strives to connect scholars doing research with practitioners in the field. A special research focus is the changing service and policy roles of nonprofit organizations, particularly in the context of devolution, privatization, and globalization. The center serves as the hub of nonprofit studies across the UW campus and, in conjunction with the Cascade Center for Public Service, provides growth and learning opportunities for senior-level nonprofit professionals in the Pacific Northwest.

The William D. Ruckelshaus Center

The William D. Ruckelshaus Center, formerly known as the Policy Consensus Center, is a joint venture between the UW and WSU. The center draws together representatives from a wide network of agencies, advocacy groups, businesses, agribusiness, tribal governments, university researchers, and others to find long-term solutions to policy conflicts in Washington State, enhancing the region's capacity for effective, sustainable policy making and problem solving. Policy areas range from natural resources and economic development to labor issues in the business community and elsewhere. The center's activities focus on four major areas: providing an objective forum for conflict resolution or policy enhancement; building capacities through assessment, training, and consulting to broaden stakeholders' perspectives and improve collaboration; researching and disseminating best practices in conflict resolution and policy problem solving; and closing the gap between science and policy.

West Coast Poverty Center

This center serves as a regional hub for research, education, and policy analysis on the causes and consequences of poverty in the west coast states. At the UW, the center is a collaborative venture of the Evans School, the School of Social Work, and the College of Arts and Sciences, and is the newest of three regional poverty centers funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The center fosters opportunities for cross-disciplinary exchanges and collaboration among poverty researchers and practitioners. It supports research on a broad range of poverty-related topics, such as labor market changes and consequences for economic security and social well-being; new patterns of work and family life, including transformations in family formation, employment, and care-giving arrangements for parents and children; and demographic trends and implications for poverty and public policy. Key activities include awarding grants to established and emerging poverty scholars and doctoral students; hosting seminars and research conferences on poverty and public policy; conducting outreach, dissemination, and dialogue with policymakers and practitioners; and mentoring the next generation of poverty scholars and practitioners.

Executive Training, Civic Engagement, and Outreach

Cascade Center for Public Service and Leadership

The Cascade Center, a public and nonprofit leadership training unit, provides executive and mid-level public and nonprofit sector leaders professional development opportunities to strengthen their management skills. A diverse complement of two-day, three-day, and five-day management courses, as well as a two-week executive program, helps meet a wide range of management training needs in the Northwest and the U.S.

Cascade Center courses are offered at the UW campus in Seattle. With prior permission, traditional and mid-career M.P.A. students may apply for a maximum of 12 elective credits to be waived from their degree requirements upon completion of Cascade courses, with approval from their adviser. Executive M.P.A. students may apply for up to nine elective credits to be waived from their degree program, with approval from their adviser. Cascade courses are not graded and participants do not earn academic credits. Rather, the Evans School may accept completed Cascade coursework in lieu of required elective credit hours.

Civic Engagement

An important convener of public policy deliberations in the Puget Sound region, the Evans School provides a neutral forum in which leading scholars and practitioners can talk about practical solutions to emerging policy issues. Groups wanting a university partner in public events often turn to the Evans School. Through strategic alliances, the school attracts many people to engage in dialogue with faculty, students, and the greater policy community. Public lectures, conference, symposia, and panel discussions help students enrich their policy studies beyond the classroom. These include the Daniel J. Evans Lessons in Leadership Seminars, the Dael L. Wolfle Memorial Lecture in Science and Public Policy, the Betty Jane Narver Lecture on Women in Public Policy, the Civic Engagement for the 21st Century Seminar Series, the Forum at the Evans School, and the quarterly Dean's Forum.

In addition, through service on commissions, organizational boards, and other means, Evans School professors and students actively assist governments, NGOs, nonprofits, community organizations, and companies to improve society in the U.S. and abroad. Whether through public service clinics or internships, trainings, or volunteer service projects, students can actively engage their knowledge in serving the public good.

Electronic Hallway

The Electronic Hallway, www.hallway.org, is an internationally recognized, online resource for public affairs teaching and curriculum development. It supports the Evans School teaching mission and distributes cases and skill exercises to educators in public policy and management.