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for being a partner of the WSU Public Policy & Management Center!  We are grateful to work with you to fulfill our mission:

Advancing public good by strengthening people, organizations and communities.

Twice a month, we will share research, events and news from the PPMC. We hope this will help us stay connected with you and your organization. To connect further, visit our website at www.wichita.edu/ppmc or follow us on social media!
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

  
MAR
8
Maize City Building
11:45am - 1pm

MAR
21
 
CCMFOA Spring
Conference
DoubleTree Hotel, Wichita
21st through 23rd




 
MAR
22

WSU Marcus Welcome Center
3:30pm - 5pm

MAR
26
KCCEOA Sanborn Instittue & Academy
Holiday Inn Wichita East
26th through 30th

Participants tour GoCreate makerspace
KACM Winter Conference

Last Thursday, the PPMC hosted the Kansas Association of City & County Managers for their 2018 Winter Conference. The event  brought together leaders in innovation, creative and practical ideas and platforms for discussion on changing organizational culture to one of innovation.

PPMC Assists in Fire Department Promotional Assessments

In December, the Wichita Fire Department made promotions for captain and lieutenant positions, capping a year of work. The PPMC partnered with Oklahoma State University to assist the City in developing the written test for approximately 140 candidates. The PPMC also assisted with the assessment center for 70 candidates, which involved emergency response scenarios and oral interviews.
MiniMPA 2017-18 Completed

MiniMPA held its final session of the 2017-2018 year last month. The sixteen-week program trained public and nonprofit employees in topics including human resource management, government and the local economy, achieving effective governance and community problem solving. Classes were taught by Hugo Wall School professors and local speakers, including Wichita City Manager Robert Layton, Big Brothers Big Sisters COO Brandon Russell, Derby City Manager Kathy Sexton and Derby HR Director Jenny Turner.

Revised 11-15
Local Government Management Series

New year, new LGM Series!  The Public Policy & Management Center's Local Government Management Series offers monthly learning and networking events for all government organizations in the region. Public Finance, Public Works, Local Government Management: find them all at LGM!

The first Local Government Seminar will be on March 22. RSVP here!
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