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
Jody R. Adler, JD
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Patricia M. Bombard, BVM, DMin
Part-time Lecturer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Caitlyn Brennan, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Finola Brennan, DM
Part-time Lecturer
Case Western Reserve University
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
Caryn Chaden, PhD
Associate Professor (English)
University of Virginia
Cheron V. Corbett, MCR
Part-time Lecturer
University of Memphis
Michael Diamond, PhD
Senior Professional Lecturer
Northwestern University
Lisa Dietlin, MA
Part-time Lecturer
St. Mary's University
Sarah Duda, MUPP
Part-time Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago
Andrea Durbin, MA
Part-time Lecturer
University of Chicago
Ronald Fernandes, PhD
Part-time Lecturer
Carnegie Mellon University
Michael A. Frigo, MS, CPA
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Brian Gilomen, JD
Part-time Lecturer
Illinois Institute of Technology
Thomas Henkey, MA, CEM
Part-time Lecturer
American Military University
Adrienne Holloway, PhD
Part-time Lecturer
Northern Illinois University
Juanita Irizarry, MPA
Part-time Lecturer
Harvard University
Nicholas Kachiroubas, PhD
Senior Professional Lecturer
Cardinal Stritch University
Joseph Kearney, JD
Part-time Lecturer
The John Marshall Law School
Kathryn A. Kelly, JD
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Samantha Loo, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University
Martin Luby, PhD
Part-time Lecturer
Indiana University
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
Professional Lecturer
University of Illinois at Chicago
Joseph P. Schwieterman, PhD
Professor
University of Chicago
C. Scott Smith, PhD, AICP
Part-time Lecturer
University of California-Irvine
Robert Stokes, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers University
Melinda Wright, MS
Part-time Lecturer
DePaul University