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Center for Public Service – Upcoming Summer Programs & Opportunities

  Public Service Talent: Now’s the Time for an Oregon Summer Fellow! PSU’s Center for Public Service’s Ph.D. and master’s-level Fellows are able to launch immediately into organizations for 10-week placements over the summer, helping to complete unfinished projects or embark on new initiatives. Given their talent, many will begin to solidify their summer plans … Continued

Fourteen Evidence-Based Tips to Make Effective Instructional Videos

Video is the most popular way to train learners. Back in the 1990s, it took much work to create a good instructional video. Today, it’s easy to make a video from your smartphone or through PowerPoint’s recording function. Video is so easy to create that trainers turn on the recorder and start talking. We have … Continued

Webinar Rewind: Building Community and Rebuilding Connections

This webinar originally aired on May 18, 2021, as part of the series Connectivity & COVID-19: A Year Later. Even at the best of times, authentic, inclusive, and effective public engagement looks very different from traditional, 3-minutes-at-a-microphone, public comment. The COVID-19 era has pushed engagement practices to the virtual realm, with this change likely remaining … Continued

Creative Placemaking Project Bootcamp

Missed Creative Placemaking this spring? You’re in luck! We’re re-running this fav beginning in August. After getting a broad overview of the field and how projects come together, join this six-week weekly gathering focused on cohort building and project scoping. Come learn first-hand how these projects come together and how you can create a strong … Continued

Summer Cohorts Now Accepting Applications!

We’re excited to announce our most robust offering of cohorts yet! As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. Our diverse membership base, expert partners, and staff experience help us create programs that are engaging, relevant, and … Continued

National Civic Review – Spring Edition

This quarterly journal is brought to you by our friends at the National Civic League. As the communities all over the country grapple with questions of racial equity, public safety, health and democracy, the Spring issue of the National Civic Review explores examples of what one of the authors describes as “civic democracy.” Articles explore efforts by … Continued

Announcing Drucker + ELGL Public Sector Leadership Certificate Program

“People in general, and knowledge workers in particular, grow according to the demands they make on themselves…” ― Peter F. Drucker ELGL, Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and Drucker Institute are thrilled to announce a new Public Sector Leadership certificate program, designed for government employees from any level of the organization chart who … Continued

Energy: From Drawings to Local Ordinances

S. Mohsen Fatemi, PhD Student in Public Administration, at the University of Kansas. Also, an urban planner and architect experienced in energy-efficiency, sustainability, and climate action planning, wrote this article as part of the environment and sustainability series. Connect with Mohsen on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Email.  You can sign-up to write for this series, too! … Continued

Webinar Rewind: WFH Teambuilding

This webinar originally aired on May 11, 2021, as part of the series Connectivity & COVID-19: A Year Later. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us to work from home for the first time, realizing just how much we took workplace connections for granted. How do we keep our teams engaged when everyone is in … Continued

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