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Lawyered Up: Local Communities, Courts, And Urban Renewal, Madeline Spolin

Sociology Honors Projects

What is the role of the judicial system in solving issues of urban renewal? I propose that communities use courts as a redress to become part of the decision making process on urban renewal issues, because courts provide procedural issues that are easily open to challenge in federal statute. I analyze public statements made throughout the construction of the Green Line in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, a federally funded urban renewal project. In spite of built in public consultation processes, changes to transit design do not occur when concerns are raised at public consultation meetings; instead, they come from …

Public Service Motivation In Public And Nonprofit Service Providers: The Cases Of Belarus And Poland, Palina Prysmakova

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The work motivation construct is central to the theory and practice of many social science disciplines. Yet, due to the novelty of validated measures appropriate for a deep cross-national comparison, studies that contrast different administrative regimes remain scarce. This study represents an initial empirical effort to validate the Public Service Motivation (PSM) instrument proposed by Kim and colleagues (2013) in a previously unstudied context. The two former communist countries analyzed in this dissertation—Belarus and Poland— followed diametrically opposite development strategies: a fully decentralized administrative regime in Poland and a highly centralized regime in Belarus. The employees (n = 677) of …

Portland State 20/20 Newsletter Analytics, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

Newsletters

A brief strategic plan progress report, providing analytics on emails and downloads.

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 3/12/2015, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

The Topic Teams have scheduled their own separate meetings. The Strategic Planning Development Team does not plan to meet again as a unit until April 2nd. Members of the committee also presented the startup of the strategic plan website. The individuals at the meeting debate on whether a face-to-face interaction is important for feedback and should an online forum suffice. The committee agrees in having an online feedback page but continues to ponder the idea of an event put on by the Strategic Planning Development Team.

Portland State 20/20 Newsletter, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

Newsletters

This issue of the newsletter provides updates on the strategic planning process, including latest developments, recent activity, and upcoming events.

Municipal E-News: Issue 69: March 2015, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.

Plant Community Composition And Structure Monitoring For Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, 2014 Annual Report, Michael Prowatzke, Stephen K. Wilson

United States National Park Service: Publications

Abstract

This report presents the results of vegetation monitoring efforts in 2014 at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO) by the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN).

During the fourth full year of field work, crew members from NGPN visited six plant community monitoring plots to collect data on the vegetation at AGFO. This is part of a long-term monitoring effort that will sample six of 15 randomly located upland plots every year, so that each plot is visited for two consecutive years and then rested for three years, on a five-year rotating basis. NGPN staff captured data …

Review Of "Paramilitarism And The Assault On Democracy In Haiti," By Jeb Sprague, Jean-Germain Gros

Political Science Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Portland State 20/20 Newsletter, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

Newsletters

This issue of the newsletter provides an overview of the latest developments in the strategic planning process, highlighted by the formation of Topic Teams.

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 2/19/2015, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

This meeting was facilitated by Coraggio. The committee conversed about the equity lens and its relevance on the Strategic Plan. Coraggio then opened the discussion for feedback on progress for the Topic Teams. The Topic Teams’ deadlines, organization, scheduling and team leadership are discussed as well. The Strategic Planning Development Team requests that the Coraggio group provides a template for each Topic Team so they know the optimal way in which to present their initiatives.

Factors Affecting The Adoption Of New Technology: The Case Of 311 Government Call Centers, Susan Caroline Young

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Government call centers (311) were first created to reduce the volume of non-emergency calls that were being placed to emergency 911 call centers. The number of 311 call centers increased from 57 in 2008 to about 300 in 2013. Considering that there are over 2,700 municipal government units across the United States, the adoption rate of the 311 centers is arguably low in the country. This dissertation is an examination of the adoption of 311 call centers by municipal governments. My focus is specifically on why municipal governments adopt 311 and identifying which barriers result in the non-adoption of 311 …

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 2/5/2016, Strategic Planning Development Team

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‘Values’, ‘Vision’ and ‘Mission’, the components of the Strategic Plan, are presented to the group. The meeting participants discussed word clusters used to display what components of the strategic plan mean to the Portland State University community. After analyzing what PSU means to the community, the group then reflects themselves what does PSU mean to them..

Alt Response To Draft Mission Statement, Strategic Planning Development Team

Implementation

Brief summary of feedback from the Academic Leadership Team (ALT) on the mission statement draft.

General Strategic Planning Survey - All, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

Word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University representing all individuals present at the school.

General Strategic Planning Survey- Faculty Senate, Strategic Planning Development Team

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Word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University Faculty Senate, used in the strategic plan development process.

Key Strategic Planning Questions, Strategic Planning Development Team

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A compilation of key strategic planning questions gathered from the Board of Trustees, the Strategic Planning website, interviews with key stakeholders, and the PSU Foundation Board.

General Strategic Planning Survey- Alumni, Strategic Planning Development Team

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Word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University by the alumni, gathered in surveys as part of the development of a strategic plan at Portland State University.

General Strategic Planning Survey- Staff, Strategic Planning Development Team

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Survey questions, word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University staff.

General Strategic Planning Survey - Students, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

Word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University by the students, used in the strategic planning development process.

General Strategic Planning Survey- Faculty, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

Survey questions, word clusters and other data associated with the sentiments of Portland State University from the faculty, used in the strategic planning development process,

Municipal E-News: Issue 68: February 2015, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.

Plant Community Composition And Structure Monitoring For Scotts Bluff National Monument, 2014 Annual Report, Michael Prowatzke, Stephen K. Wilson

United States National Park Service: Publications

Abstract

This report presents the results of vegetation monitoring efforts in 2014 at Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL) by the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN).

During the fourth full year of field work, crew members from NGPN visited eight plant community monitoring plots to collect data on the vegetation at SCBL. This is part of a long-term monitoring effort that will sample eight of 20 randomly located upland plots every year, so that each plot is visited for two consecutive years and then rested for three years, on a five-year rotating basis. Additionally, NGPN staff also visited …

Aging In Scituate: An Assessment Of Services And Programs For Our Community, Jan Mutchler, Hayley Gleason, Ceara Somerville, Maryam Khaniyan, Bernard A. Steinman

Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications

This report describes collaborative efforts undertaken by the Town of Scituate and its Council on Aging (COA), and the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging within the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Beginning in Summer 2014, these organizations partnered to conduct a needs assessment study to investigate the needs, interests, preferences, and opinions of the Town’s older resident population, with respect to living and aging in Scituate. The focus of this report is on two cohorts of Scituate residents—those aged 45 to 59 (referred to as “Boomers”), and the cohort of individuals who are currently …

Waste And Duplication In Nasa Programs: The Need To Enhance U.S. Space Program Efficiency, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The U.S. Government faces acute budgetary deficits and national debt problems in the Obama Administration. These problems have been brought about by decades of unsustainable government spending affecting all agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (NASA). An outgrowth of this fiscal profligacy is the presence of wasteful and duplicative programs within NASA that prevent this agency from achieving its space science and human spaceflight objectives. These problems occur due to mismanagement of these programs from NASA and the creation of these programs by the U.S. Congress and congressional committees. This occurs because congressional appropriators tend to be more …

Portland State 20/20 Newsletter, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

Newsletters

This issue of the newsletter provides updates on recent activity, latest developments, and upcoming events, highlighted by the identification of eight key themes for the strategic plan.

Panel - Real World Applications: Overview Of Virginia Beach Center For Gis' Geoprocessing Of Storm Surge Models, Dave Arnold

January 23, 2015: Storm Surge Modeling Tools for Planning and Response

No abstract provided.

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 1/22/2015, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

During this meeting, the members watched a video of students’ reactions when asked “What should PSU stand for in 5 years”. The SPDT responded to the video by analyzing the responses and coming to a common conclusion that most of the replies had to deal with campus climate. The committee also recaps the Vision and Mission statements.

Clas Advisory Board Feedback, Strategic Planning Development Team

Implementation

Brainstorm of words to include as a component of the values statement, compiled by the Portland State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Advisory Board.

Strategic Planning Development Team Meeting Notes 1/8/2015, Strategic Planning Development Team

Resource Archive

The meeting opened with the introduction of the newest member of the Strategic Planning Development Team, Matt Johnson. The members make a time frame for certain projects for each team. The SPDT also addresses the roles of individuals within the group, leading to members signing up for specific topic teams.

Portland State 20/20 - Faq, Strategic Planning Development Team, Portland State University. Office Of The President

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A brief series of questions and answers related to the strategic planning process, explaining what is a strategic plan, why it is being created, and how original decisions about the project design were made. Created to help inform members of the Strategic Planning Development Team.