Alexandria Quality of Life Initiative – Lunchtime Workshop Series
Calling All Surveys:
Collecting Data Across Departments & Nonprofits
Thursday, June 9, 2011 – Noon -1pm
Check out the announcement here.
Archive for the ‘Virginia’ Category
Weights and Measures
April 5, 2011
Richmond weights & measures inspector outside Stafford Self Service store, 1959 (Library of Virginia)
Local wildlife
April 1, 2011
Osprey pair captured at Belle Haven Marina south of Old Town Alexandria, part of a series by Flickr user Mr. T in DC
S.W. Tucker Talk – Wednesday, April 6th
March 30, 2011Remembering Civil Rights Pioneer
Samuel W. Tucker
A Conversation with Writer Stephen J. Ackerman and
Alexandria Black History Museum Director Louis Hicks
5:30-7:00pm – Wednesday, April 6th
Virginia Tech Alexandria Center
1021 Prince Street, 3rd Floor
Open to the Public!
Discuss the life and legacies of Alexandria-born Civil Rights pioneer Samuel W. Tucker with Louis Hicks, Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum, and Stephen J. Ackerman, who has written extensively about Tucker and his role in the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In.
Background material:
S. J. Ackerman. 2000. “The Trials of S.W. Tucker.” Washington Post Magazine. June 11.
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Co-sponsored by the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs Politics and Planning Speaker Series, the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, and the Urban Affairs and Planning Diversity Speakers’ Series.
Community Indicators
February 10, 2011
Mayor Euille & Alexandria's City Council
I recently mentioned CPAP’s participation in a developing community indicators initiative in Alexandria. At the Tuesday’s Alexandria City Council meeting we had a chance to make the case for the City’s support of the initiative. It’s an exciting project – and certainly my first time on the City Council docket. The Council members were surprisingly engaged – asked a number of thoughtful questions – but after reviewing the meeting webcast (twice) my primary conclusion is that I should have gotten a haircut.
Alexandria Community Forums
February 3, 2011Over the past two years, CPAP students and faculty have contributed to the development of the Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria’s quality of life indicators initiative. Students in my policy analysis class (PAPA 6224) this semester are supporting the Partnership’s effort to engage community members in the initiative. If you’re in Alexandria, consider participating in one of the Partnership’s upcoming Town Hall Meetings, February 9th and 16th.
A Contribution to Culture
December 13, 2010
"Environmental Creativity" by ilustrista (via flickr)
In the November/December Public Administration Review, my colleague Anne Khademian and Alexandria, VA City Manager Jim Hartmann coauthored an essay, “Culture Change Refined and Revitalized: The Road Show and Guides for Pragmatic Action.” In the same issue, my response “Leadership and Organizational Culture: Sustaining Dialogue between Practitioners and Scholars.” Culture is complicated!
