MPA@UNC Announces ELGL Fellowship Connect: Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Web, YouTube ELGL members are now eligible to receive a $5,000 fellowship to earn your Masters in Public Administration online from the University of North Carolina School of Government. Applications and enrollment happen on a rolling basis and you can find out more below or by going … Continued
We’re taking a cannonball into the pool of website redesign with a member survey to learn more about how you use the site, and what you wish we would (or would not) include on ELGL.org. (You’ll recall in a prior post that we’ll be working with the awesome Sarah Hellems Design on this project thanks to … Continued
After 21 weeks and learning from 42 local government practitioners, the inaugural season of the Cookingham Connection series is over. Huge thanks to SGR for their assistance with the column (especially to Hope and Muriel) and to Bruno Rumbelow, the City Manager of Grapevine, TX, for developing this column concept for us. It’s been an … Continued
Article: Town and gown relationships are like a marriage Our next ELGL webinar offering will explore the important and sometimes tumultuous relationships between universities and the towns they reside in. Known as Town-Gown relations, university and municipal administrators have to work together despite sometimes centuries of baggage. Dr. Stephen Gavazzi will explain how we can measure … Continued
As a part of our ongoing series interviewing Assistant City (and County) Managers, ELGL sat down with Bo Ferguson from the City of Durham, North Carolina. He gave some great interviewing advice and tips for Assistants everywhere. Background Check Bo Ferguson Connect: LinkedIn & Twitter He answered questions for one of our most successful Twittersations, sat … Continued
Welcome to the 21st week of the Cookingham Connection series. Today, we hear from Ryan Adams, one of the SW ELGL chapter organizers – in other words – he’s a total local gov rock star). Last week, we learned about the same guidepost from Pete Olson from Yorktown, Indiana. Guidepost 21: Always think of the city in which you … Continued
Welcome to the 21st week of the Cookingham Connection series. Today, we hear from Pete Olson. He is the Assistant Town Manager for the City of Yorktown, Indiana, a position he has held since July 2009. Prior to that, he was the city’s Deputy Town Manager. He holds an MPA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. … Continued
Civic Leaders is an exclusive local government web-interview series hosted and operated by Springbrook Software, produced by the VOLSTA Media Network, and syndicated on ELGL. Each month the show shares a candid look into the challenges and triumphs experienced by passionate public employees that are committed to their calling. The Interview Since 2008 Debbie Smith-Wagar … Continued
Welcome to week #20 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we learn from Ben McCready, the Assistant to the City Manager in Rock Island, Illinois. Ben is also one of our hard working point people for the Midwest ELGL chapter! last week, we learned about Guidepost #20 from Michelle Crandall. Guidepost 20: Guidepost #20. Keep your personal contacts … Continued
ELGL is partnering with ICMA to examine and think about a local government leadership case study. We asked our members to review this case about the “post heroic leader,” and then share your ideas. Here are responses from Patrick Rollens, the Social Media Coordinator for the Village of Oak Park, IL; and Pam Antil, the Assistant City … Continued
