News Archive

2007

Two Puget Sound Cities Choose Evans School Alumni as Mayor
John Marchione (MPA '87) elected mayor of Redmond. The Seattle Times >>
Jim Pearman (MPA '05) appointed mayor of Mercer Island. Mercer Island Reporter >>

Paul Hill on the Seattle School Board and the Election The Seattle Times >>

Sandra Archibald on Collaborative Approaches to Green Energy The Seattle Times >>

"By the People" Housing Event Draws Citizens The Seattle Times >>

Evans School Alum Justin Wettstein Contributes to Nobel Prize-Winning Work on Climate Change UW News >>

Norm Rice on Shaping the Puget Sound Region KUOW Radio >>

Dean Sandra Archibald on Al Gore's Nobel Prize ClimateBiz.com >>

Norm Rice on the Value of an MPA Degree Norman B. Rice, an Evans School alum, former Mayor of the City of Seattle, and current Distinguished Visiting Practitioner-in-Residence at the Evans School, speaks about the value of an MPA in this YouTube video created by Evans School student Jon Hickey. Read more

Cindy Zehnder Appointed Chief of Staff for Gov. Gregoire Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Cindy Zehnder to be her new chief of staff on September 20. Both Gregoire and Zehnder are members of the Visiting Committee for the Evans School of Public Affairs. Zehnder, who is President and CEO of TVW, Washington's equivalent of C-Span, will replace outgoing chief of staff Tom Fitzsimmons on October 1. Read More

Evans School Welcomes 20th Class of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows The Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington (UW) welcomes its 20th consecutive class of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for the 2008-08 academic year. Read More

Center on Reinventing Public Education Research Gains National Attention In recent months, everything from a congressional testimony to trade papers and national publications have cited research and professional expertise from the Center on Reinventing Public Education. Read More

Editorial: Poverty and Climate Change Randy Poplock, an Evans School alum, discusses how Hurricane Katrina and global warming impact the poor in a guest column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

New Study Finds Inequities in Spending Among Texas Schools In the most recent issue of Education Next, researchers Marguerite Roza, Kacey Guin, Betheny Gross, and Scott DeBurgomaster of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington looked at variation in per-pupil funding among Texas school districts that had more than 25,000 students. Read their article at the Hoover Institution to learn more.

West Coast Poverty Center: Washington has 4th Lowest Child Poverty Rate Washington state now has the fourth lowest child poverty rate in the nation, according to the West Coast Poverty Center, a partnership of the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs, School of Social Work, and College of Arts and Sciences. Read the press release and a related article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

National Charter School Research Project Featured in Education Week The National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) aims to bring rigor, evidence, and balance to the national charter school debate. NCSRP is part of Center on Reinventing Public Education at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Read the Education Week article. (Note: Education Week’s website requires free registration to view articles.)

Hubert Locke and Norm Rice Appointed to Seattle Police Accountability Panel The Evans School's Dean Emeritus Hubert Locke and Distinguished Visiting Practitioner Norm Rice have both been appointed by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to an 11-member panel to review Seattle's police accountability system and recommend improvements. Read the City of Seattle press release.

Washington Kids Count Receives 3-Year, $675K Expansion Grant from the Gates Foundation The Gates Foundation has approved a three-year expansion grant for Washington Kids Count to develop preschool through university (P-16) education data and analysis. Washington Kids Count is a project of the Human Services Policy Center that tracks, analyzes, and communicates information about the health and well-being of children and families in Washington. Social service and education agencies use Washington Kids Count research when they develop and evaluate programs for children and families. The project is led by Richard Brandon, director of the Human Services Policy Center.

Human Services Policy Center Report on Women Featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer The Human Services Policy Center's recent report for the Women's Funding Alliance, A Closer Look, was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The report is a landmark, in-depth study that looks at the quality of life of women and girls in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties.

Congratulations Evans School Class of 2007 Congratulations to the more than 170 graduates and fellows in the Evans School Class of 2007. Held June 8, the Convocation Ceremony in Kane Hall featured a convocation address from City of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels. Read More

City of Seattle Evans School Municipal Government Fellows Congratulations to the five students chosen to work this summer for the City of Seattle as Evans School Municipal Government Fellows. Read More

Evans School Student Jon Hickey Wins Big on YouTube Jon Hickey, an Evans School MPA (Masters in Public Administration) student, was selected as the winner of the "MPA/MPP You Tube Public Policy Challenge: Change the World in 1 Minute" contest sponsored by NASPAA, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Read More

Dan Evans Named UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Governor Evans received this award at a reception on June 7. The Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award is given not for recent work but for a lifetime record of achievement. It is the highest honor that the UW can bestow on a graduate.