Friday, February 1, 2008
8:00a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University Glickman-Miller Hall, Atrium

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This forum will celebrate the role of Public Administrators in shaping public policy. Workshops will provide insights and strategies for public administrators as well as thoseconsidering careers in public administration. Topics include transitioning from the private to the public sector, careers in public administration, and shaping the next generation of leaders. This forum is presented by the National Forum of Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), Cleveland Chapter and the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.

The forum will feature a luncheon keynote address by Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland on "The Role of the African American Public Administrator" and Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner, speaking at the opening plenary session on "Requirements for the Next Generation of African American Public Administrators." Mittie Davis Jones, Director of the Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and an Associate Professor of Urban Studies will do a special presentation on Cleveland State University's Urban Studies program.

8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:00 a.m. Plenary Session
Peter Lawson Jones, County Commissioner
"The Role of the African American Public Administration"
9:00-10:00 a.m. Transitioning from the Private to the Public Sector
Steven Sims, RTA
Halle Capers Jones, Ralph Tyler Company
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11:15 a.m. Careers in Public Administration
Darnell Brown, City of Cleveland
Lorna Wisham, First Energy
11:15-12:15 p.m. CSU's MPA Program
Mittie Davis Jones
12:15-1:00 p.m. Lunch
Frank G. Jackson, Mayor
1:00-1:15 p.m. Break
1:15-2:15 p.m. Requirements for the Next Generation of African American Public Administrators
John Saunders, NFBPA Executive Director
Greg Brown, The Center for Community Solutions

The mission of the NFBPA is embodied in the organzation's commitment to strengthen the position o Blacks within the field of public administration; to increase the number of Blacks appointed to executive positions in public service organizations; and, to groom and prepare younger, aspiring administrators for senior public management posts in the years ahead.

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