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NC State’s Program Celebrates Milestone in Educating Public Safety Leaders

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Apr 10, 2025

Graduate Programs Keep Up the High Rankings

NC State's public affairs programs have moved up in the newest U.S. News & World Report's rankings.
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Apr 10, 2025

MPA Students Take Part in Local Government Day

On Friday, March 28, NC State University’s Department of Public Administration held “Local Government Day” at the North Carolina Rural Center in Raleigh. Students in the MPA program learned about local government vocations and asked questions to current leaders as they considered roles that might suit their career aspirations.   MPA director Mandi Stewart and Traci…

Mar 17, 2025

Faculty Spotlight: Jay Rickabaugh

“My mind is constantly trying to solve problems,” said Jay Rickabaugh on how he found himself working in the field of public administration. “I started with an interest in public transportation, which requires a lot of cooperation with different organizations – and saw how solving those issues applied to other fields.” Rickabaugh is an assistant…

Mar 17, 2025

Faculty Spotlight: Graham Ambrose

“How do you help communities come together to make decisions that will help the people in that community?”   That’s a question Graham Ambrose, assistant professor of Public Administration, has been exploring for years, and what he found in his investigations surprised him. “There are a lot of standards that we talk about in theory…

Mar 17, 2025

MPA Alumni Spotlight: Shannon Beasley Taitt

Shannon Beasley Taitt serves as the director of planning, analysis and coordination for a federal agency that leads public health efforts to advance behavioral health nation-wide.  She enjoys working across substance use and mental health disorder programs and supporting the operational, programmatic and budgetary needs of internal and external stakeholders. “What I find the most…

Mar 17, 2025

Update on the PA Alumni Society – Message from President Alexis Addison

The PA Alumni Society exists to convene and serve as an on-going professional association for graduates of the Ph.D. and MPA programs. To achieve our mission to advance and support public sector leaders, we seek to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the program, current students and alumni. In April 2024, we hosted our Annual…
group of students with their faculty members

Mar 17, 2025

Update on the PA Program – Message from Department Chair Dr. Jerrell Coggburn

Greetings, friends! I am happy to be writing to you in my reprised role as the department of Public Administration (PA) chair at the School of Public and International Affairs, which I resumed last July. It was my good fortune to return to the role right at the time the department began its latest surge…
NC State Memorial Belltower

Feb 18, 2025

Galik Named to Latest Cohort of University Faculty Scholars

NC State’s 2024-25 class of University Faculty Scholars have been announced. These 20 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond. Professor of Public and and International Affairs Christopher Galik is one of the faculty members recognized.
Afternoon sunlight streams through the fall foliage at Wolf Plaza.

Dec 9, 2024

NC State Announces Launch of Universitywide Climate and Sustainability Academy

Public administration professor Christopher Galik will take on the role of deputy executive director of NC State's new Climate and Sustainability Academy.
Jim Brunet teaching AOMP class.

Oct 24, 2024

NC State’s Program Celebrates Milestone in Educating Public Safety Leaders

Commemorating its 100th session, AOMP remains committed to developing public safety professionals into the next generation of proactive leaders.