Jessica Nguyen Wins First Place in the 2022-2023 Student Essay Contest

ASPA NCAC May 22, 2023

NCAC congratulates Jessica Nguyen for winning First Place of the National Capital Area Chapter’s (NCAC) 2022-2023 Public Administration Student Essay Contest for her essay Mitigating Maternal Mortality in Maryland: Integrating Midwives into State Medicaid System to Reduce Racial Disparity!

Along with the distinction of the essay winning the Chapter’s Essay Contest, Jessica will receive a cash award of $2,000 that we hope will go toward furthering your education and a three-year membership to the American Society for Public Administration.

Jessica joined us at our Chapter’s Annual Meeting on May 18 to discuss her essay and express her gratitude for being selected. You can view the recording of our Annual Meeting here.

Congratulations, Jessica, on winning First Place for your essay in our Chapter’s 2022-2023 Student Essay Contest!

Categories: ASPA News, Essay Contest, Latest News, NCAC, Policy Tags: Tags: Governance, Maternal Mortality, Toolbox

Dylan Desjardins Wins Second Place in the 2022-2023 Student Essay Contest

ASPA NCAC May 22, 2023

NCAC congratulates Dylan Desjardins for winning Second Place of the National Capital Area Chapter’s (NCAC) 2022-2023 Public Administration Student Essay Contest for his essay Open Algorithms: Moving Away from “Magic 8 Ball” Governance!

Along with the distinction of the essay winning the Chapter’s Essay Contest, Dylan will receive a cash award of $1,500 that we hope will go toward furthering your education and a three-year membership to the American Society for Public Administration.

Dylan joined us at our Chapter’s Annual Meeting on May 18 to express his gratitude for being selected. You can view the recording of our Annual Meeting here.

Congratulations, Dylan, on winning Second Place for you essay in our Chapter’s 2022-2023 Student Essay Contest!

Categories: ASPA News, Essay Contest, Latest News, NCAC, Policy Tags: Tags: Governance, Toolbox

NCAC December Program Focused on Community Engagement and Climate Change

ASPA NCAC February 10, 2022

We hosted a wonderful program on practices and tools for community engagement and how to use community engagement to advance conversations on climate change on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

The program titled, “What is Community Engagement and How Can It Be A Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions to Climate Change,” featured presentations by Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Founding Executive Director, The National Institute for Civil Discourse and Founder and Former President, America Speaks, Carrie Beach, Division Chief, Neighborhood Planning and Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning, City of Alexandria, VA and Ellen Eggerton, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Alexandria, VA.

Dr. Lukensmeyer provided an overview of the National Academy of Public Administration’s study, Engaging Americans &; Increasing Public Trust: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond as well as specific community engagement tools and practices used in several communities including climate change planning and discussions. Ms. Beach provided an overview of the development and use of the City of Alexandria, Virginia’s community engagement program, What’s Next Alexandria, and its use for some recent development projects.

Ms. Eggerton provided an overview of the City of Alexandria’s process, including methods to engage community members, to update date the City’s Energy and Climate Change Action Plan, 2012-2020 .

If you missed the event, or if you participated in the event and would like to see it again, please check out the recording below.

Recording of What Is Community Engagement & How Can it be a Useful Tool

By NCAC Board Vice President Allen Lomax

Categories: Current Events, Policy, Social Justice Tags: Tags: climate change, community, engagement, public engagement, Social Justice, Toolbox

Community Engagement as a Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions

ASPA NCAC November 16, 2021

What Is Community Engagement and How Can it be a Useful Tool for Seeking Solutions and Actions to Climate Change?

The program will focus on key aspects and practices of community engagement and then delve into how they can be applied for seeking solutions and actions to climate change.

The event’s speakers will provide an overview of the National Academy of Public Administration’s study, “Engaging Americans & Increasing Public Trust: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond” and the City of Alexandria, Virginia’s community engagement program, What’s Next Alexandria. They will then discuss how community engagement practices and lessons learned can be used to engage people in seeking solutions and actions to climate change. The discussion will include how these practices and lessons learned can especially engage people whose thoughts and needs are often marginalized on topics that have a direct effect on them.

Presenters:

Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Founding Executive Director, The National Institute for Civil Discourse and Founder and Former President, America Speaks

Carrie Beach, Division Chief, Neighborhood Planning and Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning, City of Alexandria, VA

Ellen Eggerton, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Alexandria, VA

Register to attend by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 15th to receive the Zoom link at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-engagement-as-a-useful-tool-for-seeking-solutions-and-actions-tickets-211473863017

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