by Barbara Micale “Bridging academia and the corporate world, Kevin Desouza, director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, has written a recently published book looking at the critical role of ideas in the success of any new venture. Intrapreneurship, published by the University of Toronto Press, provides an engaging guide for managers and employees,Read… Read more »
by Barbara Micale “Bridging academia and the corporate world, Kevin Desouza, director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, has written a recently published book looking at the critical role of ideas in the success of any new venture. Intrapreneurship, published by the University of Toronto Press, provides an engaging guide for managers and employees,Read… Read more »
Please join us for a SPIA and MI Event: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 5:30-6:30, 1021 Prince Street, 2nd Floor “Revisiting Nonprofit Advocacy” A talk with Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Public Affairs American University Visiting Professor, School of Public Affairs (Spring 2012) VT’sRead… Read more »
To all members of the CPAP Community: At noon (12pm) on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, I will be giving my concentration lecture at the Thomas Connor House and the lecture will be shown in Northern Virginia via polycom. The lecture will cover preliminary findings related to my dissertation entitled, “Doing the Regulatory Limbo: The MysteriousRead… Read more »
Please join us for a SPIA and MI Event: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 5:30-6:30, 1021 Prince Street, 2nd Floor “Revisiting Nonprofit Advocacy” A talk with Professor Steven Rathgeb Smith University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Public Affairs American University Visiting Professor, School of Public Affairs (Spring 2012) VT’sRead… Read more »
From the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation: “Offered by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Innovations Award is heralded as the nation’s premier award for the public sector. It recognizes programs that demonstrate creative and effective government at its best. This year, the Center’sRead… Read more »
From the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation: “Offered by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Innovations Award is heralded as the nation’s premier award for the public sector. It recognizes programs that demonstrate creative and effective government at its best. This year, the Center’sRead… Read more »
From The Fund for American Studies: “Tisdale Fellowship June 18 – August 10, 2012 Washington, D.C. Technology and Policy Internship The Eben Tisdale Fellowship, which includes a $5,000 grant, is a summer internship available to undergraduate and graduate students where the high-tech sector meets the government. The program offers outstanding opportunities for students to learnRead… Read more »
The Metropolitan Institute has the immediate need for a graduate research assistant (GRA) to inventory, classify, and compare emerging neighborhood or district level sustainability initiatives. The US Green Building Council has its LEED-ND (neighborhood development) system that establishes a series of performance measures and standards for the certification of neighborhood scale projects. These standards goRead… Read more »
From the Virginia DCR website: “The Virginia Outdoors Plan is the state’s official document regarding land conservation, outdoor recreation and open space planning. It helps all levels of the public and private sectors meet needs pertaining to those issues. The plan provides guidance for the protection of lands through actions of the Virginia Land ConservationRead… Read more »