The Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG) builds strategic relationships between the university and community by linking academic research and outreach efforts to address significant public policy issues. VTIPG, a university level institute, was created to blend theory with practice by providing a variety of policy-related services.
The Institute’s current research and project emphases are concentrated around these policy areas:
Child and Family Social Welfare Policy Group
Governance and Civil Society Group
Public and Community Health Group
_________________________________________________________Latest News
May 14, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog - thank you for reading and enjoy! Senator Lugar meets the new GOP: The Nation come the Cropper
May 7, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog - thank you for reading and enjoy! Can a democratic electorate be held accountable?
May 1, 2012
- MPIA graduate student Emily Barry has received SPIA's GIA Founding Faculty Award for Graduating Student demonstrating ideals of community engagement, public service, and social justice!
- MURP graduate student, Sarah Lyon-Hill, has received SPIA's C. David Loeks Award for Outstanding Second-year Graduate Students in Urban and Regional Planning!
- Congratulations to Scott Tate for his recent and upcoming conference presentations:
April 27 -29, 2012 Everyday tinkering and the urban imaginary presented at the "International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place 8th Annual Conference: Spatial Inscriptions of Everyday Life" in Townson, MD
May 2012 Alternative approacheds to arts and culture-based development: Influencing livability through fringe arts, full participation, and civic tinkering to be presented at the "49th International Making Cities Livable Conference" in Portland, OR
July 21-25, 2012 Civic tinkering and marginal inclusion: Lessons from the small cities movement to be presented at the "Community Development Society International Annual Conference" in Cincinatti, OH
April 30, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog: Pondering the Nexus of Nature, Politics and Affection
- The Insitute for Policy and Governance would like to congratulate MURP/MIP Master's student, Julie Erickson, for the successful defense of her thesis this past Friday. Julie's committee included Ralph Hall (UAP), Yannis Stivachtis (Political Science), and Max Stephenson, Jr. (UAP, Chair), and her thesis is entitled Decentralization and Hospital Governance in Rural Paraguay. Well done, Julie!
April 26, 2012
- Click here to watch video from Bob Summer's Community Voices lecture April
April 24, 2012
- Affiliated instructor, Dr. Suchitra Samanta, has received the 2012 Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Subjects. Congratulations to Dr. Samanta!
April 23, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog. Thank you for reading and enjoy! A Villanelle for our Time
- A heartfelt congratulations to Nicole Sanderlin, affiliated doctoral student in Planning, Governance, and Globalization, who this morning successfully defended her dissertation, "Motivations and Enabling Factors for Faculty Engagement in Internationalization: Learning from Champions and Advocates." Nicole is the 12th completed affiliated doctoral student since IPG was established on July 1, 2006. Well done, Nicole!
April 19, 2012
- Don't miss tonight's Community Voices, featuring Craig Ramey at the Lyric Theater! 7:00 PM ~ free admission.
April 16, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog; thank you for reading and enjoy! "How shall we Define Freedom?"
April 9, 2012
- Max Stephenson's latest Soundings commentary posted to blog; thank you for reading and enjoy! "A New Cyclone comes to Myanmar"
April 6, 2012
- Saturday, April 14 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM, please join us for a leadership seminar on community information management sponsored by Microsoft and the Institute for Policy and Governance. Speaker Jon Udell. RSVP required.
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