MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION&

MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

WHO WE SERVE

Students interested in leading and managing public-serving organizations in the

• Government sector

• Nonprofit sector

• Healthcare sector

Where our students come from

• Armenia• Comoros• Ghana• Germany• India (2)• Kenya (2)• Kyrgyzstan• Kazakhstan• Mexico (2)

• Nepal• Poland (16)• Romania• Russia• Saudi Arabia (2)• Uzbekistan• Venezuela• Zimbabwe (2)

* MPA and MHA degrees awarded to noncitizens in last 5 years

• West MI (80%)• Metro Detroit (6%)• remainder of MI (6%)• other states (5%)• abroad (3%) *

Age and gender of our students

Race / ethnicity of our students

White 82%

Black 11%

Hispanic 4%

Asian 3%Mixed 1%

What we look for in prospective students

• Grade point average of 3.0 or better in last 60 credits of undergraduate work

• We also will consider – Work experience

– GRE scores

– Success in post graduate courses

– Recommendations from informed sources

WHERE WE TEACH

• downtown locations– DeVos Center

– Eberhard Center

– Cook-DeVos Health Science Center

• convenient times– Weeknights 6-8:50PM (once per week)

– Alternating Saturdays 9AM – 2:50PM

– Late afternoons (twice a week)

– Hybrid (mix of online and in-person delivery)

Nonprofit Management

MPA w/ Nonprofit ManagementGraduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership

Healthcare Management

MHAMPA w/Health Administration

GovernmentManagement

MPA w/Public ManagementMPA w/Regional Planning

Cooperative areasMPA w/CJ concentrationMSW/MPA dual degree

MBA w/ Health emphasis

Managementof public-serving

organizations

WHAT WE TEACH

The MPA Curriculum (39-42 credits)

• Core: 12 credits• Internship: 0-3 credits• Concentration:15 credits• Electives: 9 credits• Capstone: 3 credits

Core (12 credits)

• Foundations of Public Management• Research Methods• Organization Theory• Human Resource Management

Core / Internship / Concentration / Electives / Capstone

THE MPA CURRICULUM

Internship (3 credits) required for pre-career students only

• 300 hours with a public or nonprofit organizations

Core / Internship / Concentration / Electives / Capstone

THE MPA CURRICULUM

Concentration (15 credits) choose:

• Public Management• Nonprofit Management• Healthcare Management• Urban/Regional Policy & Planning• Criminal Justice

Core / Internship / Concentration / Electives / Capstone

• Public Management (19%)

• Nonprofit Management (41%)

• Healthcare Management (17%)

• Urban/Regional Policy & Planning (14%)

• Criminal Justice (9%)

THE MPA CURRICULUM

Electives (9 credits) choose (mix and match):

• Additional courses in concentration areas• Additional internship hours• Courses from other concentrations• Courses from other graduate programs • Weekend career-building workshops

Core / Internship / Concentration / Electives / Capstone

THE MPA CURRICULUM

Capstone (3 credits) choose:

• Management Seminar• Thesis *• Exit Project

Core / Internship / Concentration / Electives / Capstone

THE MPA CURRICULUM

* A thesis requires 6 credits. 3 credits of elective may be used for thesis credits.

The MHA Curriculum (42-45 credits)

• Level 1 (management core): 12 credits• Level 2 (healthcare core): 12 credits• Level 3 (specialization):12 credits• Level 4 (capstone): 6-9 credits

Management Core (12 credits)

• Health Administration and Services• Research Methods• Human Resources• Organization Theory

Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4

THE MHA CURRICULUM

Healthcare Core (12 credits)

• U.S. Health Policy and Politics• Health Services Financial Management• Health Economics• Health Care Law and Ethics

Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4

THE MHA CURRICULUM

Specialization (12 credits) choose from:• Strategic Management

and Planning • Hospital Administration• Ambulatory Care

Management• Long Term Care

Management

Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4

• Marketing• Epidemiology• Health Information

Management • Policy Analysis• GIS• Gerontology

THE MHA CURRICULUM

Capstone (6-9 credits)

• Internship 1*• Internship 2 (for pre-career students only)

• Management Seminar

Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4

* Students with 3 or more year of experience may substitute an elective

THE MHA CURRICULUM

Recent MPA / MHA Internship Placements

• Baker College • Child and Family

Resource Council• City of Frankfort• Covenant Village of

the Great Lakes • Covenant Village of

the Great Lakes• Department of the

State (Michigan)

• Dorothy A. Johnson Center

• Eurasia Foundation• Grand Rapids

Community Foundation

• Grand Valley Metro Council

• Hackley Hospital • Ottawa County

Administration Office

• Planned Parenthood• Primary Care

Association• Priority Health • Public Sector

Consultants, Inc. • Spectrum Health • St. Mary's Hospital • The Right Place • U.S. Department of

Commerece

WHO WE ARE

Our regular faculty are all Ph.D. prepared All tenured and tenure-track faculty have doctoral degrees from leading universities

Public Policy

Information Technology

Evil

Economics

HealthAdmin.

Grant Writing

Finance & Budget

Research Methods

Gerontology

Nonprofit Sector

Urban Studies

Organization Theory

Faculty Depth Chart

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Administration & Society

• Comparative Technology Transfer and Society

• Government Information Quarterly

• Human Resources for Health

• International Journal of Public Administration

• Journal of Health and Social Policy

• Journal of Public Affairs Education

• Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, & Financial Management

• Nonprofit Management and Leadership

• Organization & Environment

• Public Administration Quarterly

• Public Administration Review

• Public Finance & Management

• Public Performance and Management Review

• Public Voices• Social Science Quarterly

Although high quality teaching is the primary value for the faculty, the SPNHA faculty members are dedicated to supporting their graduate level teaching with active scholarship. In the past five years, SPNHA faculty have written articles appearing in the following periodicals:

Our adjunct faculty are professionalswho are willing to share their combined 250+ years of experience

• Teri Behrens: 25 years as a foundation program officer• J. Devereaux Butler: 13 years as an organizational development consultant• Ryan Cotton: 15 years as a city manger• Linda Falstad: 20 years as a grant researcher and writer • Dr. Susan Johnson: 15 years as a nonprofit executive• Richard Kline: 14 years in managing long-term care facilities• Peter Letzmann: 40 years as a local government attorney • Allison Lugo Knapp: 8 years in grant-making professional training• Jeremy Pyne: 8 years as a GIS specialist• Michael Reagan: 25 years in nonprofit management• Paula Schuiteman Bishop: 7 year in nonprofit management/leadership roles • Nathan Stead: 3 years as an attorney in health & technology law• Dr. Joe Soper: 35 years managing in the court system• Frank Wash: 13 years as a city and township planner

WHAT ARE OUR GRADUATES DOING?

City ManagerCity of Grant

Doug LaFaveMPA 2006

City ManagerCity of Hudsonville

Patrick WatermanMPA 2010

City AdministratorCity of Hiawatha(Hiawatha, KS)

Lynne LadnerMPA 2005

City ManagerCity of Sparta

Martin SuperMPA 2009

managing cities

Outreach Director American Academy

of Physician Assistants

(Washington, DC)

Liz Harper RoeMPA 2002

Quality Manager Kalamazoo Community

Mental Health

Korrie OttenwessMPA 2003

Program / Data Analyst Michigan PublicHealth Institute

Cortney LawlerMHA 2010

Executive DirectorCarrie Tingley

Hospital Foundation(Albuquerque, NM)

Dawne BellMPA 2005

improving healthcare

Executive DirectorFriends of Grand

Rapids Parks

Steve FaberMPA 2004

DirectorAllegan County

Great Start Collaborative

Megan Koops-FisherMPA 2007

Communications Officer Global Movement

for Children(Barcelona, Spain)

Wojtek SolakMPA 2009

Program Director West Michigan

TEAM

Chris StallworthMPA 2010

leading nonpofits

Evaluation Specialist Hawai‘i P-20

Partnerships for Education(Honolulu, HI )

David BleckleyMPA 2007

Economic AnalystDG Enterprise & IndustryEuropean Commission

(Brussels, Belgium) .

Michal Kubicki MPA 2003

Research AssociateMichigan Public Health Institute

Mike SoltisMHA 2009

Manager / ProprietorChanging River

Consulting

Maria GajewskiMPA 2005

evaluating impacts

GIS Specialist Community Research

Institute

Jeremy PyneMPA 2005

Environmental AnalystEnvironmental Services

(Columbia, SC)

Jiayu WangMPA 2007

Associate PlannerOshtemo Charter

Township

Chris WestMPA 2009

Transportation PlannerThe Rapid

Nick MonoyoisMPA 2010

mapping places

City ClerkCity of Grand Rapids

Lauri ParksMPA 2002

Public Works DirectorCity of Cedar Springs

Roger BelknapMPA 2009

Development DirectorUrban Institute forContemporary Art

Jill MayMPA 2003

Asst. Program ManagerInternational City/County

Managers Association(Washington, DC)

Megan Sall MPA 2007

building capacity

Student Services Coordinator

GVSU Muskegon Regional Center

Shawn WatsonMPA 2006

Associate DirectorGRCC Academic Service Learning

Michael SchaveyMPA 2007

Public Information Manager

Muskegon Community College

Daniel Rinsema-Sybenga

MPA 2005

Director of Development – Major Gifts

Univ. of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)

John HueblerMPA 2006

enriching education

Development DirectorAssociation for

Women's Empowerment(Shymkent, Kazakhstan)

Ainur NurtayMPA 2009

President Sowhope Foundation

Mary Daily BrownMPA 2010

Assistant Director GVSU Women’s Center

Ashley NicklesMPA 2006

General ManagerAlpha Women’s Center

Melissa MillerMPA 2010

empowering women