News & Exclusives

Part I: USC MPA from My APT

Posted on February 10, 2013

Introduction: New ELGL Column: “An MPA From My Apt.” The New York Times published an article recently about the 10K B.A., a news concept inspired by a Bill Gates challenge. Governors in Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin are exploring what it would take to offer the equivalent of a four year college degree for less than half of the average student...

Guest Buzzer February 12th: Rafael Baptista

Posted on February 10, 2013

Hello! During the Wyatt's well deserved vacation to a top-secret beachfront location, Kent has decided to take the questionable risk of letting me be the guest buzzer for February 12th. I currently work as the College Activities and Greek Life intern at Linfield College while applying to MPA programs. Before working for Linfield, I worked...

New ELGL Column: “An MPA From My Apt.”

Posted on February 9, 2013

We are pleased to welcome a new original column to ELGL.org - "An MPA From My Apt." - chronicling Josh Halladay's quest to attain his MPA degree from the University of Southern California online MPA program. Josh grew up in Oregon. He became involved in the politics in high school, interning for the Sam Adams Campaign...

Guest Buzzer February 19: Mark Stotik

Posted on February 9, 2013

Greetings - I will be the Guest Buzzer for February 19 while the Wyatt's take a well deserved break (I assume) in an undisclosed sunny location. Welcome to my introductory post - a test of sorts to see if I have the skills to do this in the future. I am the Labor and Employee...

ELGL Is…..

Posted on February 5, 2013

ELGL does great work, and I encourage anyone interested in a management career in Oregon government to visit your website and attend your organization's events, especially your conference in the fall of 2013. One of the features you published last year on your website that I found useful was the series of blog posts by...