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The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States, is the first multidisciplinary school at Ohio University which engages students, faculty, and professional staff in projects across Appalachia, the state of Ohio, the United States, and internationally. Project teams, composed of individuals from the School and various departments and colleges, work with businesses, non-profit, and government partners on applied research and other efforts to contribute to economic and entrepreneurial growth, leadership development, and the environment in the region. The School has three programmatic areas of concentration: Energy and Environment, Policy Innovation and Strategic Leadership, and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. In each of our three programmatic areas we house an applied Center/Institute and an academic program, which work together to provide students with superior education and to help made a difference in the region, state and nation. This model allows students pursuing degrees to gain valuable, real world experience by applying what they learn in the classroom to project work, while working on project teams with practitioners beyond the walls of the traditional classrooms. The Voinovich School houses two degree programs: the Master of Public Administration and the Environmental Studies Program which offers a Masters of Science, a Graduate Sustainability Certificate and an Undergraduate Environmental Studies Certificate. In addition there are three applied Center/Institutes: the Consortium for Energy, Economics, and the Environment (CE3), the Center for Entrepreneurship, and the developing Center for Public Strategy and Innovation. The school partners with a variety of Ohio University's colleges and academic units to present unique learning opportunities and educates more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students each year. The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership was named after U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich, a 1958 graduate of Ohio University, in recognition of his commitment to public service. ==History== In 1981, the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development (ILGARD) was created by the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Founder Mark Weinberg remains the Director. Since its inception, the organization has been associated with the College of Arts and Sciences, until 2007, when it became an independent academic entity within Ohio University.〔()〕 It is now one of more than 275 institutional members of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). The Ohio General Assembly created the Rural Universities Program (RUP) in 1985, which served as the major statewide public service program of the Ohio Board of Regents until 2009. Ohio University was the lead institution of the RUP, which also included Miami University and Bowling Green State University. Within the Voinovich School the RUP funds were utilized by The Institute of Local Government Administration and Rural Development.〔()〕 In 1995, the university’s Board of Trustees created the Center for Public and Environmental Affairs (CEPA), which would house both ILGARD and the Environmental Studies Program. Three years later, on Dec. 11, 1998, the Board voted to rename the center “The George V. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs” and expand it to include an Executive Leadership program and entrepreneurship program. The Ohio University Executive Leadership Institute (OUELI) was established at this time to address the challenges faced by public sector executives. The program offers professional development courses on strategic leadership for public and nonprofit managers and executives on public value, with an emphasis on strategy, change and performance. OUELI faculty and staff worked closely with representatives from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to design the program and based the model on the Mark Moore Strategic Triangle. In 2001, Governor Bob Taft, the Ohio Board of Regents, and the Ohio General Assembly implemented the Appalachian New Economy Partnership (ANEP) at the Voinovich School, to strengthen the region’s growth and competitiveness by building knowledge and technology use. This region has traditionally been underserved by those providing sophisticated business expertise, especially in the areas of technology assistance and financing. Through a combination of unique programs supported by ANEP funds and partnerships, the Voinovich School is helping to provide this assistance and increase the economic competitiveness of the region. In 2005, OUELI’s scope continued to expand on a national stage through collaboration with the Public Children Services Association to deliver executive development to children services executives in Ohio and nine other states. The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs was established on April 20, 2007 when the Ohio Board of Trustees voted to rename the Center. The School became the first multidisciplinary school at Ohio University and continues to focus on applied research, leadership development and applications learning across colleges. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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