We educate people to be effective public service leaders in the global community guided by the values of St. Vincent de Paul.
The School of Public Service promotes effective management of nonprofit organizations and government agencies, and fosters the development of sound public policies affecting the delivery of social services. Programs of instruction, research, and community involvement prepare adult learners to pursue administrative careers in a broad range of public service organizations. Following the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul, the School of Public Service devotes special attention to policies and practices that promote social equity through the delivery of affordable, quality services to those in greatest need.
While the knowledge and skills required to manage organizations in the public sector are becoming indistinguishable from the best practices used in the private and nonprofit sectors, the ultimate goals of these organizations provide a sharp distinction. The School of Public Service keeps this distinction firmly in view in its course offerings. Degree and certificate programs are interdisciplinary, drawing primarily upon the knowledge bases of sociology, economics, political science, law and the human-service professions. The curriculum carefully balances theoretical and applied approaches to contemporary challenges of administration and policy analysis.
The school emphasizes ethical leadership in all aspects of its curriculum but especially by offering short-term, executive-style, study-abroad experiences for working professionals. Faculty encourage all students to take advantage of more than a dozen courses to developed and developing countries. Consistent with its mission, the School of Public Service purposefully strives to build an academic community that is racially, ethnically, religiously, and otherwise diverse. Part-time and full-time students are equally welcome.
Faculty
Euan Hague, PhD
Director, Professor (Geography)
Syracuse University
Steve Abbey, MBA
Part-time Lecturer
University of Chicago
Andre Ashmore, JD
Part-time Lecturer
University of Illinois Chicago
Hugh Bartling, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky Lexington
Patricia M. Bombard, BVM, DMin
Director, The Hay Project
Chicago Theological Seminary
Alexander Brown, PhD
Part-time Lecturer
The Institute for Clinical Social Work
Suellen Burns, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
William Calzaretta, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Northwestern University
Cheron V. Corbett, MCR
Part-time Lecturer
University of Memphis
Lisa Dietlin, MA
Part-time Lecturer
St. Mary's University
Sarah Duda, MUPP
Part-time Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael A. Frigo, MS, CPA
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Rachel M. Gregoire, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Thomas Henkey, MA, CEM
Part-time Lecturer
American Military University
Nicholas Kachiroubas, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor
Cardinal Stritch University
Amanda Kass, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Kathryn A. Kelly, JD
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
William C. Kling, JD
Part-time Lecturer
Illinois Institute of Technology
Britney MacDonald, JD
Part-time Lecturer
Illinois Institute of Technology
Rosemary McDonnell, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
J. Patrick Murphy, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Stanford University
John Newman, PhD
Part-time Lecturer
Emory University
Jamie S. Nolan, MBA
Part-time Lecturer
DeVry University
Raphael Ogom, PhD
Associate Professor
Carleton University
Vincent R. Parisi, MEM
Part-time Lecturer
Duke University
Ramya Ramanath, PhD
Associate Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ken Rose, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
James Rudyk, MA
Part-time Lecturer
Northwestern University
Joseph P. Schwieterman, PhD
Professor
University of Chicago
Kelly Tzoumis, PhD
Professor
University of Chicago
Danielle Vance-McMullen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duke University