| American Society for
Public Administration (ASPA)
Membership includes students, academic
specialists, and practitioners from
local, state, and federal agencies.
ASPA has one national meeting a year,
and there
are also regular multi-state regional meetings and local chapter meetings
in many areas. ASPA publishes Public
Administration Review (PAR), perhaps
the most
important journal in public administration, which includes articles of commentary,
analysis, and research. Members also receive Public Administration Times,
a monthly newspaper which provides
information on current events in public
administration
as well as job openings across the United States.
American Society for Public Administration
1120 G Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.aspanet.org/
American Political Science Association (APSA)
APSA is the national professional association for political scientists and
holds an annual conference. Members receive the American Political Science
Review (APSR),
which state of the art public research articles, Perspectives on Politics,
which publishes book reviews and reviews of field research, and PS: Political
Science
and Politics, which focuses on current political topics and news of the profession.
In addition to APSA, there are regional organizations that serve the political
science community, including the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA),
the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) and others, which have
annual conferences and journals carrying research on political topics.
American Political Science Association
1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20002
http://www.aspanet.org/
International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
ICMA is a professional and educational organization representing appointed
managers and administrators in local government throughout the world. Members
receive
bi-weekly newsletters and the monthly publication of Public Management magazine.
International City/County Management Association
777 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
http://www.icma.org/main/
International Personnel Management Association (IPMA)
IPMA is the recognized association for public personnel professionals. Members
receive a monthly newsletter which includes position openings, a quarterly
journal, and a membership directory.
International Personnel Management Association
1850 K Street NW, Suite 870
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.ipma-hr.org/
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)
Membership includes professionals in such areas as governmental accounting,
debt, and cash management, revenue sharing, and data processing. The GFAO
holds an
annual conference and several regional and local seminars in topical areas.
The journal, Governmental Finance, is published by GFAO and members receive
a bimonthly
newsletter with articles on financial topics and job advertisements.
Government Finance Officers Association
180 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
http://www.gfoa.org/
Pi Alpha Alpha – The Public Administration
Honor Association
Arkansas State University has established a local chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha,
the National Honorary Society for Public Affairs and Administration. Pi Alpha
Alpha is prestigious for our students as well as for our public administration
program and the university. We encourage all eligible MPA students to apply
for induction. Eligibility qualifications for MPA students are that they
must have
completed at least 21 semester hours of graduate work with a GPA of at least
3.7.
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