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ISSUE 2
PROGRAM & PROJECT
BRIEF
Founded in 1992, the Department of Public Administration is located in the College of Health and Public
URBAN BLIGHT IN DALLAS
Service in historic
In 2022, the Dallas Area
Chilton Hall.
A Composite Blight Index (CBI)
Habitat for Humanity
was developed based on 14
The Civic Engagement
commissioned the
Learning Lab (CELL) at UNT supports the
physical and socio-
Department of Public
economic indicators of blight,
Administration at the
such as tax-delinquent properties, demolitions and
research activities of
University of North Texas to
our faculty, students,
identify the blighted areas in
percentages of renter-
and the DFW
the City of Dallas. The goal of
occupied housing.
community. Sponsored
the study is to assess and
research enables us to
map current patterns of
work with nonprofits
blight as well reveal how
and local governments to improve
GIS based mapping was developed to visualize the
patterns of blight in Dallas
pattern of blight in the City of Dallas.
have changed since 2011.
communities in North Texas and globally.
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
DEGREE PROGRAMS BA Urban Policy & Planning BA Nonprofit Leadership Studies MPA Master of Public Administration PhD Public Administration and Management Certificate Conflict Resolution Certificate Volunteer & Community Resource Management
HPS.UNT.EDU
RESEARCH TEAM Hee Soun Jang, PhD Associate Professor Simon A. Andrew, PhD Chair, Professor Younghwan Jeon, PhD graduate Kingsley Ukwandi, PhD candidate Sudha Arlikatti, PhD **Amrita School for Sustainable Development, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, India
DENTON, TEXAS
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PROGRAM & PROJECT
BRIEF
SAN ANTONIO ONE-CALL, ONE-CLICK TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROJECT Through this project our team of Public Administration faculty will work to understand the varied characteristics of transportation users, the factors that affect provider coordination, and opportunities for system expansion that would be necessary for the development of a One Call One Click transportation planning system in the City of San Antonio.
LAURA KEYES, PHD
CONSULTANT SPECIALIST SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
OBJECTIVES
Understand the systematic differences and mobility needs for seniors and people with disabilities, and the target population for services in the city of San Antonio and Bexar County Develop an understanding of the value chain of the system in terms of infrastructure, institutional roles, process flow Assess the system in terms of physical infrastructure, vehicle inventory and back-end systems Assess institutional capacity
SIMON ANDREW, PHD CONSULTANT SPECIALIST CHAIR, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Develop an implementation strategy that includes roles, responsibilities, capital investments, resource mobilization strategies, capacity augmentation, phasing of the system, and an implementation timeline
OUR APPROACH SOWMYA BALACHANDRAN, PHD The research team aims to have this project completed by January 2024!
HPS.UNT.EDU
CONSULTANT SPECIALIST ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
DENTON, TEXAS
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PROGRAM & PROJECT
BRIEF
LEWISVILLE HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN This research was conducted as a partnership between the City of Lewisville and the University of North Texas. The project was directed by two faculty members of UNT’s Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI) and conducted with the skills of student research assistants in the Department of Geography and the Environment and the Department of Public Administration.
LAUREN AMES FISCHER, PHD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
STUDY OBJECTIVES
How well does the environment support healthy human activity?
LU LIANG, PHD
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
How healthy is the local environment for human activity? This work was made possible by funding provided from the City of Lewisville’s Park and Recreation Department and in cooperation with Halff Associates and the City’s Healthy Infrastructure Plan.
JOSE MARINES
The team made recommendations to the City of Lewisville on February 15, 2023, based on their results around pedestrian accessibility, air quality, heat islands, street trees, and public outreach and education to increase resident buy-in.
PROJECT MANAGER MPA STUDENT, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST, CITY OF LEWISVILLE
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Ronney Phillips, Geospatial Science (GIS), Kristopher Potts, Urban P o l i c y a n d P l a n n i n g , N o a h R a y, G e o s p a t i a l S c i e n c e ( G I S ) , B r a n d Richter, Urban Ecology, Zahra Ricketts, Urban Policy and Planning, Alexis Worley, Urban Ecology
HPS.UNT.EDU
DENTON, TEXAS
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SPRING 2023
ISSUE 2
CENTER FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEARNING LAB
Established in 1992 as a professional
Collaborates with local nonprofits and local
development arm of the College of Health and
governments to assist with leadership
Public Service, the mission of the Center for
development, empirical research, and
Public Management (CPM) is to promote
organizational capacity building.
excellence and efficiency in public and
Provides applied and scholarly research to help
nonprofit organizations.
improve communities and the lives of citizens
Provides on-site training to over 1,000 public
through partnerships with nonprofits and local
officials annually.
government.
Preeminent provider of PFIA training to 3,500
Supports experiential learning programs through
local governments and state agencies.
the development of service-learning
CPM partners with 35 public and nonprofit
opportunities and internships.
organizations in fulfilling its mission.
CENTER FOR VOLUNTEERISM FALL 2022 SUMMARY
The mission of the Educational Center for Volunteerism is to help students and communities learn how to engage the public through volunteering for nonprofits and local governments in order to foster more capable self-governance.
ent
Sector
780
student interactions with volunteer speakers
327
hours donated to community by PADM students via service learning & volunteering
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donated to PADM students by volunteer speakers
$2,111
monetary value of time contributed to the department by volunteer speakers
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70.5 hours
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WANT TO PARTNER WITH US? We are always looking to engage with new and existing stakeholders in the public and nonprofit communities across North Texas. For further information or to share ideas, please contact: Jessica Woods, CVA Internship & Community Engagement Coordinator jessica.woods@unt.edu 940-369-5344 HPS.UNT.EDU
DENTON, TEXAS
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