PA TIMES:

PA TIMES:

The PA TIMES, monthly newspaper of the American Society for Public Administration, is currently seeking quality articles for upcoming issues. Items in parentheses are intended as subject ideas for monthly topics. Authors are not limited to these subjects and are encouraged to write in their specific areas of expertise. Contact cjewett@aspanet.org.

The 2009 PA TIMES Editorial Calendar is as follows:

February: Immigration: Issues Impacting Administration (Views and Tales from the Field, Current Trends, Legal Issues, Effects on Service Delivery (schools, medical care, licensing & vehicle registration) Status of the New Immigration Legislation)
Issue Travels to ASPA ConferenceDeadline for Articles/Advertising: January 22, 2009

March: Diversity Revisited(What does diversity mean? What has changed and what hasn’t? Why?, Working with Multiple Generations )International Pullout: Governance in the Midst of Diversity: Bridging Opportunity and Challenge
Issue Travels to ASPA ConferenceDeadline for Articles/Advertising: February 20, 2009

May: Greening Government: Hot Topic, Cold Realities(Meaningful Actions vs. Lip Service, Success Stories, Unexpected Results)ASPA Conference Coverage
Issue Deadline for Articles/Advertising: March 22, 2009

April: Public Service: Actions and Attitudes(US Public Service Academy, Defining Public Service in a Post-Modern World, New Initiatives, Trends)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: April 21, 2009

June/July: Emergency Management: Familiar Threats, New Challenges(Programs that Work/Programs that Don’t, Resource Allocation, Training, Approaches to Hazard Mitigation)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: June 15, 2009

August: Health Care: Provision and Administration (Economic Challenges, Scope of Coverage, Programs)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: July 23, 2009September: Shifting Population: Demography isn’t Just about Polling (Rural Economic Development, Water, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Transportation, Revenue Effects, etc.)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: August 22, 2009

October: Ethics: Trying to Get It Right(Teaching Ethics, ASPA’s Code of Ethics, Workshop Programs, Conundrums) Education Supplement: Making PA Education Available, Affordable, and Meaningful (Curriculum Innovations, Challenges of Distance Learning, Internship Programs)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: September 22, 2009

November: Multi-Sector Workforce, Third Party Government: The Broadening of PA(Accountability Issues, Program Examples, Staffing Challenges, Nonprofits, Consultants)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: October 22, 2009

December: Image of the Profession: Through a Glass – Darkly?(Public Perception, Professional Perception, Academic Perception, image or reputation of graduate education in PA; are students getting their money’s worth and does the degree help in getting a job/performance on the job?)Deadline for Articles/Advertising: November 21, 2009