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%) *
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
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