ODU School of Public Service
@spsodu.bsky.social
Preparing students for citizenship, leadership, and careers in government and non-profit agencies.
The ODU School of Public Service is hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor in Public Service!
Learn more and apply online at:
jobs.odu.edu/postings/24846
Learn more and apply online at:
jobs.odu.edu/postings/24846
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The ODU School of Public Service is hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor in Public Service!
Learn more and apply online at:
jobs.odu.edu/postings/24846
Learn more and apply online at:
jobs.odu.edu/postings/24846
The next public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, FGV EAESP will take place on December 5th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The next public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, FGV EAESP will take place on December 5th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
We are proud to introduce Dr. Mark Bateman!
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are proud to introduce Dr. Mark Bateman!
We are proud to introduce Dr. Austin Kaiser!
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are proud to introduce Dr. Austin Kaiser!
For the first time ever, SECOPA and NECOPA are joining forces for a joint conference — hosted by the ODU School of Public Service in 2026!
📅 September 17-19, 2026
📅 September 17-19, 2026
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For the first time ever, SECOPA and NECOPA are joining forces for a joint conference — hosted by the ODU School of Public Service in 2026!
📅 September 17-19, 2026
📅 September 17-19, 2026
We are proud to introduce Dr. Michael Robert Arenella!
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We are proud to introduce Dr. Michael Robert Arenella!
Look out world, we have stickers!
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Look out world, we have stickers!
This is service-learning at its finest: our faculty don’t just teach theory, they implement change, help public servants grow, and improve our regional community. We’re proud to stand with the City of Norfolk in building stronger, smarter public service.
ODU-Led Agile Academy Helps Norfolk City Employees Better Serve Residents
By Joe Garvey Ron Carlee A partnership between Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business and the City of Norfolk recently reached a milestone.
www.odu.edu
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is service-learning at its finest: our faculty don’t just teach theory, they implement change, help public servants grow, and improve our regional community. We’re proud to stand with the City of Norfolk in building stronger, smarter public service.
We are proud to introduce Dr. Keeley Townsend!
October 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We are proud to introduce Dr. Keeley Townsend!
Allow us to introduce you to Brook Brandon-Weems! Shannon is a PhD student here in the ODU School of Public Service. She is specializing in public policy and social equity.
Learn more about Brook at:
www.linkedin.com/in/brook-b-0...
#PhDsinAction #SPSinAction
Learn more about Brook at:
www.linkedin.com/in/brook-b-0...
#PhDsinAction #SPSinAction
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Allow us to introduce you to Brook Brandon-Weems! Shannon is a PhD student here in the ODU School of Public Service. She is specializing in public policy and social equity.
Learn more about Brook at:
www.linkedin.com/in/brook-b-0...
#PhDsinAction #SPSinAction
Learn more about Brook at:
www.linkedin.com/in/brook-b-0...
#PhDsinAction #SPSinAction
We are proud to honor the dedication, compassion, and hard work of public servants everywhere. From local government to nonprofit organizations, from classrooms to city halls — your commitment to serving others strengthens our communities every day.
#ODUServes #MonarchPride
#ODUServes #MonarchPride
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We are proud to honor the dedication, compassion, and hard work of public servants everywhere. From local government to nonprofit organizations, from classrooms to city halls — your commitment to serving others strengthens our communities every day.
#ODUServes #MonarchPride
#ODUServes #MonarchPride
Discover your path in public service!
Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? Learn more about our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and how it can advance your career in public policy, administration, and leadership.
Learn more at:
tinyurl.com/yv8d6tkx
Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? Learn more about our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and how it can advance your career in public policy, administration, and leadership.
Learn more at:
tinyurl.com/yv8d6tkx
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Discover your path in public service!
Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? Learn more about our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and how it can advance your career in public policy, administration, and leadership.
Learn more at:
tinyurl.com/yv8d6tkx
Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? Learn more about our Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and how it can advance your career in public policy, administration, and leadership.
Learn more at:
tinyurl.com/yv8d6tkx
📢 Join us Oct. 28 for a research talk by Dr. Tom Bryer on volunteers & the U.S. National Parks! 🌲
Hosted by the ODU School of Public Service, this event explores how volunteerism sustains our parks & civic life.
#ODUPublicService #Volunteerism #NationalParks
Hosted by the ODU School of Public Service, this event explores how volunteerism sustains our parks & civic life.
#ODUPublicService #Volunteerism #NationalParks
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
📢 Join us Oct. 28 for a research talk by Dr. Tom Bryer on volunteers & the U.S. National Parks! 🌲
Hosted by the ODU School of Public Service, this event explores how volunteerism sustains our parks & civic life.
#ODUPublicService #Volunteerism #NationalParks
Hosted by the ODU School of Public Service, this event explores how volunteerism sustains our parks & civic life.
#ODUPublicService #Volunteerism #NationalParks
We are proud to introduce Dr. Anna Marie Smith!
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We are proud to introduce Dr. Anna Marie Smith!
This months public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV Brazil FGV EAESP will take place on October 17th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This months public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV Brazil FGV EAESP will take place on October 17th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
lnkd.in/ek5gzsHz
🎓💙 Once a Monarch, always a Monarch! ODU Public Service alumni—stay connected, share your journey & celebrate your milestones with us.
👉 Update your info today: forms.gle/coFq7eW7k2io...
#ODUPublicService #MonarchAlumni #StayConnected
👉 Update your info today: forms.gle/coFq7eW7k2io...
#ODUPublicService #MonarchAlumni #StayConnected
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎓💙 Once a Monarch, always a Monarch! ODU Public Service alumni—stay connected, share your journey & celebrate your milestones with us.
👉 Update your info today: forms.gle/coFq7eW7k2io...
#ODUPublicService #MonarchAlumni #StayConnected
👉 Update your info today: forms.gle/coFq7eW7k2io...
#ODUPublicService #MonarchAlumni #StayConnected
We are excited to be launching the Virginia Journal of Public Administration! The journal is being edited by Adam Eckerd, Bruce McDonald, and Wie Yusuf and will be published by the ODU School of Public Service.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are excited to be launching the Virginia Journal of Public Administration! The journal is being edited by Adam Eckerd, Bruce McDonald, and Wie Yusuf and will be published by the ODU School of Public Service.
The ODU School of Public Service is hiring two faculty members!
Assistant Professor in Multi-sectoral Public Service
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23988
Associate or Full Professor in Planning for Healthy and Resilient Communities
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23989
Assistant Professor in Multi-sectoral Public Service
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23988
Associate or Full Professor in Planning for Healthy and Resilient Communities
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23989
September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The ODU School of Public Service is hiring two faculty members!
Assistant Professor in Multi-sectoral Public Service
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23988
Associate or Full Professor in Planning for Healthy and Resilient Communities
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23989
Assistant Professor in Multi-sectoral Public Service
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23988
Associate or Full Professor in Planning for Healthy and Resilient Communities
jobs.odu.edu/postings/23989
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The School of Public Service is undergoing a strategic planning process. As part of this process, we are asking students, alumni, and friends of the School to complete a short survey for us.
Complete the survey at: forms.gle/unNW36wxAzMx...
The School of Public Service is undergoing a strategic planning process. As part of this process, we are asking students, alumni, and friends of the School to complete a short survey for us.
Complete the survey at: forms.gle/unNW36wxAzMx...
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The School of Public Service is undergoing a strategic planning process. As part of this process, we are asking students, alumni, and friends of the School to complete a short survey for us.
Complete the survey at: forms.gle/unNW36wxAzMx...
The School of Public Service is undergoing a strategic planning process. As part of this process, we are asking students, alumni, and friends of the School to complete a short survey for us.
Complete the survey at: forms.gle/unNW36wxAzMx...
The public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo will take place on October 17th and December 5th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
odu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
odu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: FGV/ODU Research Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: FGV/ODU Research Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
odu.zoom.us
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The public administration research colloquium held by the ODU School of Public Service and the FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo will take place on October 17th and December 5th! To join in the fun and conversation, register at:
odu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
odu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🎉 Exciting News from the ODU School of Public Service! 🎉
We're proud to announce the official launch of the ODU School of Public Service Alumni Chapter! 🦁📣
We're proud to announce the official launch of the ODU School of Public Service Alumni Chapter! 🦁📣
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🎉 Exciting News from the ODU School of Public Service! 🎉
We're proud to announce the official launch of the ODU School of Public Service Alumni Chapter! 🦁📣
We're proud to announce the official launch of the ODU School of Public Service Alumni Chapter! 🦁📣
Bruce McDonald, professor in the @spsodu.bsky.social, testified before the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) on the critical issue of fiscal stress reporting by governments.
September 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bruce McDonald, professor in the @spsodu.bsky.social, testified before the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) on the critical issue of fiscal stress reporting by governments.
A new study by Kaelan A. Boyd, a Ph.D. student in the @spsodu.bsky.social, examines the impact of public engagement in the budgeting process of cities. The study appears in the @publicfinance.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
September 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A new study by Kaelan A. Boyd, a Ph.D. student in the @spsodu.bsky.social, examines the impact of public engagement in the budgeting process of cities. The study appears in the @publicfinance.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
We’re proud to celebrate one of our own — Dr. Robin Dunbar, who earned her doctorate in Public Administration with a focus on environmental policy from the ODU School of Public Service in 2019.
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news.virginia.edu/content/crea...
Creator of floating classroom to dock at UVA
Robin Dunbar, who helped design the one-of-a-kind Learning Barge, is spending the fall on Grounds as a fellow with UVA’s Environmental Institute.
news.virginia.edu
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re proud to celebrate one of our own — Dr. Robin Dunbar, who earned her doctorate in Public Administration with a focus on environmental policy from the ODU School of Public Service in 2019.
news.virginia.edu/content/crea...
news.virginia.edu/content/crea...
Congratulations to Dr. Paula Loomis for receiving the American Institute of Architect’s Award for Excellence in Public Architecture! Dr. Loomis is a 2015 graduate of the Ph.D. in public administration and policy program.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Paula Loomis for receiving the American Institute of Architect’s Award for Excellence in Public Architecture! Dr. Loomis is a 2015 graduate of the Ph.D. in public administration and policy program.
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