[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycI8BwgUqc&w=560&h=315] On Campus returns with a trip across the Columbia River to the Washington State Vancouver (WSUV) Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program. The University is relatively new (established in 1989) but that hasn’t prevented it from becoming part of pop culture through the Fifty Shades of Grey series. More importantly, the WSUV MPA … Continued
Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they … Continued
ELGL’s Communication Tools, Including Knope of the Week, Highlighted by American City/County Magazine What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients … Continued
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpP1dnOWjoU&w=420&h=315] ELGL is launching a new initiative, “The Fifty Nifty Project” for the new fiscal year. We are committed to touching all 50 states next year by profiling at least one person from the government arena in each state. Each person profiled with be asked the same questions, and at the end of the … Continued
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpP1dnOWjoU&w=420&h=315] ELGL is launching a new initiative, “The Fifty Nifty Project” for the new fiscal year. We are committed to touching all 50 states next year by profiling at least one person from the government arena in each state. Each person profiled with be asked the same questions, and at the end of the … Continued
Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would they … Continued
Meeting agenda: Perspectives on Public Safety Location: Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Center (PSTC) at 12700 SE 82nd Avenue Clackamas, OR 97015. Interested in joining? Visit Join ELGL. RSVP: Perspectives on Public Safety with Clackamas County, Lake Oswego, and Milwaukie In an effort to encourage to carpooling to ELGL events, we will post a list of … Continued
Municipal outreach What your website says about you Jun. 18, 2013 Derek Prall | American City and County COMMUNICATION A transparent site fosters communication. A site known for its interactive aspects is the Emerging Local Government Leaders forum (ELGL). Founded by Kent Wyatt, management analyst for Tigard, Ore., the site offers blogs, awards, webinars and social media outlets … Continued
We’ve read the Governing article on Generation X, we’ve interviewed Rob Gurwitt, author of the article, and now, we hear from Rob Carty, ICMA Director of NextGen Initiatives. We profile Rob to gain a better understanding of what to make of the recent attention on Generation X and what should we be doing with it. … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEcLxnXVAc] Warm summer breezes drift through the air, blue skies perfectly complement the green of the Willamette Valley, and bright yellow school buses no longer delay traffic every morning and afternoon. Its official, school is out for the summer to be replaced by long days and countless baseball games. This summer break is … Continued
