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Questions for alumni article Questions for student article

Melony Price-Rhodes
 * Alumni Feature**

Peter Bergstrom
 * Student Article**

Perhaps Keith Snider--yes, excellent idea.
 * Faculty Story**

The Fall 2010 Capital Praxis featured [|Col. Randy Larson (USAF, Retired)], founder of the [|Institute for Homeland Security], as part of our annual Fall Roundtable discussion. The discussion topic was "Leading a "Good War": Lessons for Educating the Next Generation of Leaders.” It was moderated by Bruce Lawlor, Ph.D., Director, Center for Technology Security Policy and CPAP Professor of Practice.
 * Capital Praxis Features Col. Randy Larsen**

The first part of the day-long event focused on the Praxis. The Capital Praxis was initiated in the National Capital Region in 1997 to provide Blacksburg students in the [|Master of Public Administration (MPA)] program exposure to the daily activities of administrative and policy-related organizations by drawing upon administrative and policy experience of students and alumni working in the Washington, D.C. area. Students are given the opportunity to shadow in local law enforcement agencies, National Cabinet level agencies, county social service agencies, city government, private consulting firms, and non-profit organizations.

“CPAP alumni and students, with the support of graduate assistants, faculty, and staff, have provided the energy, drive, and focus needed to make this program a success over the past 12 years,” said [|Anne Khademian], director of CPAP in Alexandria.

CPAP Visiting Professor Keith Snider, Ph.D., also a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, led the Shadow Debrief session. During the debrief, MPA students provided feedback to sponsors, alumni, and faculty on their experiences, relating what they observed overall, the cultural environment, and how their experiences relate to their public administration course work.

//Special Thanks to 2010 Praxis Mentors//
 * Chris Edmunds / Fairfax County Police Department - Criminal Justice Academy
 * Tom Gates / City of Alexandria
 * Jim Hartman / City of Alexandria
 * Gail Ledford / Fairfax County Department of Administration for Human Services
 * Susan Maybaum / Business Executives for National Security
 * Michelle Murphy / Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
 * Jeremy Peters / National Farmers Union
 * Don Pitts / L3 Communications
 * Stephen Sellers / Fairfax County Police Dept.
 * Stacey Shindelar / HUD
 * Rob Stalzer / Fairfax County
 * Jamie Whiteacre / Smithsonian Institution
 * Ellen Yount/ Management Systems Incorporated (Contractor with USAID on various projects)

The afternoon Roundtable, which drew a standing room only crowd of CPAP students, faculty, alumni and friends, focused on the leadership, policy and organizational challenges of containing WMD, particularly bio-based WMD. Colonel Larsen garnered national recognition as an expert in homeland security following 9/11. Responding to insightful questions posed by Dr. Lawlor, previously Chief of Staff for DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, Colonel Larsen drew on his extensive experience and accomplishments in the military, corporate, and academic communities, to share his unique perspectives and insights on the challenges faced by today's leaders. A podcast of the Fall 2010 Roundtable can be accessed here.

The [|CPAP Roundtable] Series brings leading scholars and practitioners to the table for insightful and thoughtful conversation with students, members of academia, public managers, and participants from the nonprofit and private sector to exchange ideas, share research and experience, and advance our knowledge and understanding of leadership in public administration. Participants have the opportunity to explore the links between theory and practice in an intimate setting of conversation.

A podcast for the August Roundtable featuring Jonathan Rauch, Guest Scholar with The Brookings Institution, Senior Writer for National Journal and Contributing Editor for The Atlantic, can be accessed here.

Thanks to the many folks who attended the CPAP Alexandria Fifth Annual Picnic this past July 24th at Chinquapin Park. We had a fantastic time; see the short video of this year's festivities on You Tube.
 * 2010 CPAP Alexandria Picnic**

Several new students have joined the CPAP family this fall. Please join us in welcoming them!
 * Welcome New Students**

MPA Students

PhD Students

United Way project.....
 * Research Spotlight**

Congratulations to Jim Wolf for being named one of the country's [|Top 10 Most Influential Public Administration Professors.]
 * News and Notes**

CPAP alum Jason Fichtner, Ph.D. was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio about the deficit reduction plan released by President Obama's fiscal commission co-chairs. Listen to the recording here: @http://wpr.org/wcast/download-mp3-request.cfm?mp3file=bme101111l.mp3&iNoteID=93700 or here: http://wpr.org/merens/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2010-11-11%2017%3A00%3A00