Upcoming Travel Seminar Opportunities

Suffolk is pleased to offer PAD 840 Comparative Public Policy trips to Puerto Rico and Ireland.

 

Travel to Puerto Rico over Spring Break, March 13-17, to visit government departments, cultural landmarks, and tour the Bacardi Distillery. Lectures with key public and private officials and opportunities to interview and socialize with officials are also offered.  E-mail Nicole Rivers at nrivers@suffolk.edu to learn more about the trip to Puerto Rico.

Exact dates for the Summer 2010 trip to Ireland will be posted soon. Students study a variety of different subjects such as fishery management, environmental policies, and health systems all in the context of Ireland’s continually growing economy. E-mail Prof. Brendan Burke at bburke@suffolk.edu for questions and information updates.

 

Panel Discussion Receives Community Praise

We received a letter with the following praise in response to “Leading the Business of Non-Profits”, a program sponsored by the Center for Public Management, The Institute for Executive Education, and the Alumni Association.

“I want to congratulate you on an excellent program that struck at the heart of problems with many non-profits...  It is critical in today’s financial climate that they understand the dynamics of the consequences of not operating in a businesslike manner and know where to go for assistance.  Your program provided information that addressed these issues.”

-President of the Lowell Heritage Partnership

 

Lowell/Springfield Police Departments

The Center, with Professor Brenda Bond, has ongoing efforts working on two grants through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in conjunction with the Lowell and Springfield police departments to look at strategies concerning gang violence, including analyzing and assessing crime trends, helping to define and measure retaliatory violence among each city’s gangs, working with partners to refine program goals and objectives, and identifying indicators of success.