The Ultimate #ELGL15Mix

Posted on October 21, 2015

ELGL asked for righteous jams. The following awesome jams found their way to this post.  Please consider the following for your road trip playlist, in reverse alphabetical order: Young Fathers by Typhoon (Ben Kittelson) Working 9-5 by Millencolin (Pete Olson) Woman by Wolfmother (Glen Ocsko) Welcome to the Jungle by Guns & Roses (Sam Anselm) We...

Writing with Russ: Top Down Approach

Posted on October 21, 2015

Russell Bither-Terry, Voter Engagement Advocate for Oregon Secretary of State, reflects on working at the UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center to bring you tips for clear, concise writing.  Last time on Writing With Russ, we learned about reading our writing out loud for fun and profit. I didn’t really say anything you can’t find many other places, though...

On Campus with NC State University MPA Program

Posted on October 19, 2015

This installment of On Campus comes to you from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hat tip to Jason Jones, Guilford County, NC for coordinating the visit.  Background Check The mission of NC State’s MPA program is “is to develop principled and skilled public service professionals who fulfill leadership roles within governmental and...

Getting Schooled: Creative Reuse of Historic School Buildings

Posted on October 8, 2015

This post originally appeared on the UNC School of Government's Community Economic Development blog on July 16, 2015. It was written by Natalie Patterson, a Fellow with the School of Government's Development Finance Initiative and a Master’s candidate in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel Hill. See the original post here.  In the...

November #ELGLBookClub Give and Take

Posted on October 6, 2015

“Give and Take dispels commonly held beliefs that equate givers with weakness and takers with strength. Grant shows us the importance of nurturing and encouraging prosocial behaviors.” ~Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational Break out your bullhorn, dust off your kindle, and join us for an ELGL Book Club Twittersation on November 17th at 1pmEST...
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