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Map
of Member Organizations
List of Member Organizations
Contact Program Staff
Southern
Growth Policies Board has partnered with the Southern Consortium
of University Public Service Organizations (SCUPSO) to improve
the quality of policy-making and government management in the region.
Southern Growth and SCUPSO collaborate to produce toolkits, publications
and teaching aids that are used by SCUPSO member institutions in
providing training and counsel to more than 35,000 local, state
and regional government and nonprofit leaders each year.
Organized in 1979, SCUPSO supports university-based
public service institutes in their efforts to assist state and
local governments on a range of contemporary issues of importance.
SCUPSO facilitates networking, information exchange, and collaboration
among its 40 member institutions.
SCUPSO's 2009-2010 Officers are:
- President: Don-Terry
Veal, Director, Center for Governmental Services,
Auburn University
- Vice President: Mark
Weinberg, Director, Voinovich School of Leadership
and Public Affairs, Ohio University
- Treasurer: Andy
Felts, Director, Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Institute for Urban Affairs and
Policy Studies, College of Charleston
Strategic Focus
- Improving policy making by providing credible
research and evaluation information.
- Improving government management practices
through research, training and technical assistance.
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Developing leadership skills among city, county,
state and regional government and nonprofit leaders.
Events
SCUPSO holds two meetings per year
and produces a variety of publications in the areas of government
leadership and operations.
Past Meetings
SCUPSO
2009 Director's Spring Meeting
For more information on the Southern Consortium
of University Public Service Organizations, contact Linda Hoke at lhoke@southern.org. |
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