Priorities, new staff, and more!

September 2022

Misty Bruckner

Director, Public Policy & Management Center

Wichita State University

A Message from the Director

Pay remains the number one issue employees cite for leaving a job. If our employees are our number one asset, our funding models should better reflect that. This is not easy with so many competing interests, needs, and commitments.

Public servants, whether in government or nonprofits, do not expect to compete with private sector wages, but the increasing gap creates significant challenges for the public sector to address current staffing shortages...

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PPMC in Action

WPS Luncheon | The September Women in Public Service luncheon was great! Goodwill Industries of Kansas President & CEO Laura Ritterbush spoke about change management. #MoreThanAThriftStore

#OnePillCanKill | Sheriff Easter, Chief Moore, and community partners launched a fentanyl awareness campaign. The Mental Health & Substance Abuse Coalition is joining the fight against fentanyl in our community.

Kansas Literacy Festival | The literacy festival this month was a blast! Storytime Village put on an incredible event to encourage childhood literacy and Kindergarten readiness!

Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! This month honors the heritage and contributions of Americans from Mexico, Central and South America, Spain and the Caribbean.

For more information, visit hispanicheritagemonth.gov

How are you and/or your organization celebrating? Find more resources from the PPMC.

About the image:

Flowers included are the marigold (symbolic in Mexico, particularly around Dia De Los Muertos); the lapageria (national flower of Chile); a purple orchid (similar to the Venezuelan national flower); and cattleya (national flower of Colombia that also grows in many South American countries from Costa Rica to Argentina).

In the News

BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast Episode 275: Misty Bruckner, WSU Public Policy & Management Center

Wichita Business Journal

WSU awarded $51 million to advance smart manufacturing in South Kansas

Wichita State

From the PPMC Blog

Kathy Sexton Joins the PPMC

The Public Policy & Management Center (PPMC) at Wichita State University welcomes Kathy Sexton as the newest member of Team PPMC. The PPMC is honored to further expand resources and capabilities with Kathy's expertise.

Meet Team PPMC: Kathy Sexton

Kathy joined Team PPMC in 2022 as Senior Management Consultant. Her 30+ years of professional public service include primarily city and county management (Derby City Manager and Assistant Sedgwick County Manager), as well as...

Meet the Wichita Literacy Coalition

The WLC’s mission is to support community partners in their efforts to create equitable access to awareness, education, and wellness services, establishing a foundation of Kindergarten Readiness for children from birth to age five. Kindergarten...