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Hello and welcome to this brief overview
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of the impact and value in having a
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master's in public administration degree
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to a military career. Ohio University, a
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perennial military friendly school, is
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the Gateway to obtain your MPA at the
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Voinovich School of Leadership and
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Public Affairs. Next Slide. and I'm a
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retired Marine colonel with over 30
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years of experience in leading and
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working with different organizations
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here in the United States and overseas. I
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have commanded from the battalion to the
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division level and held several senior
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directorate level positions. At the
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pinnacle of my career I was focused on
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strategic leadership, strategy and
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planning, all key requirements from
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having my master's in public
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administration. My transition from the
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Marines has allowed me to continue to
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serve in my home state of Ohio and alma
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mater Ohio University where I'm
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currently the director of the Voinovich
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Academy for excellence in
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public service offering professional and
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executive education programs for those
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serving in the public sector. Next slide.
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There are many paths you can take upon
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transitioning out of the military but
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I'd like to focus on the path most
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familiar to me and that is getting a
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master's in public administration. As I
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pointed out before I received my MPA
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in pursuit to becoming a more versatile
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officer as I was advancing in my career
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so with the requirements and working
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with local, state and national level
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leaders and organizations.
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I've coupled my military background and
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my postgraduate education to help
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balance my career and experience as a
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leader. Next slide.
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Our MPA program at Ohio University is
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organized and housed in the Voinovich
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School of Leadership and Public
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Affairs. The Voinovich school prides
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itself on finding research-based
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solutions to challenges facing
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communities, the economy, and the
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environment. The school offers both
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academic and community support programs
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and three distinct groupings: energy in
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the environment, entrepreneurship and
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regional development, and policy
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innovation and strategic leadership more
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specifically looking at the slide you'll
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see some of our highlights of the school
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including how we prepare students for
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success, as well as, some of the projects
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were involved in. Next slide. Moving along
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to our MPA program this slide outlines
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some important details you'll want to
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know as a potential student. First the
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program is completely online and can be
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completed within two years and this
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advanced degree covers the fundamentals
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of public administration and service
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equipping students with the skills to
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address difficult social problems, meet
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complex challenges, and enhance public
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value. Next slide. Our curriculum is
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comprised of 36 total credit hours the
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first 27, as shown on the slide,
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is the program's core courses. Just from
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a look at the course names I think
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you'll agree the program offers a robust
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curriculum. Our team develop coursework
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from real challenges in public
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administration instead of focusing on
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hypotheticals we teach on topics like
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data and analysis, public-private
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partnerships, and measuring outcomes. The
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MPA program is taught by award-winning
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faculty many who are also working
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professionals. Next slide.
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We offer two focused tracks that reflect
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the current landscape of public affairs:
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Public leadership and management, as well
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as, nonprofit management. Each dives a bit
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further into relevant subjects and
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topics seen within the field. Next slide.
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As for how the program relates to the
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military career here are a few takeaways:
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The value of public service, leadership
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discussions, both at the organizational
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and personal level, planning and
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developing budgets, the importance of
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understanding and writing policy and
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procedures, and finally the ability to
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sharpen your professional development by
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continuing your education. Next slide. If
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you think this program is indeed one you
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would like to pursue here are a list of
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the admission requirements. The program
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has three start terms a year: spring
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summer and fall. So we typically have a
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window open for applications. Contact us
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today to learn the next steps to
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enrolling in our upcoming term. Thank you
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for your time!
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