PANEL TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Empty Seats: The Looming Personnel Crisis in Federal Government will explore the “graying” of the federal workforce, challenges in hiring and retention, and other factors threatening the future of public service. Paul A. Volcker, chairman of the National Commission on Public Service, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and current member of the Maxwell School Advisory Board, will lead the panel.  The National Commission on Public Service was established in 1999 to study ways of encouraging Americans to choose careers in public service, and its January 2003 report made sweeping recommendations for enhancing public service, improving government management, and fostering trust in government.  The report’s recommendations have been well received in all three branches of government and have the potential to initiate groundbreaking improvements in the way government functions.

Other panelists include:

Patricia Ingraham, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, senior research advisor to the Partnership for Public Service; and

Rogan Kersh, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration.

Time/Date: Friday, October 3, 2 p.m.                           

Sponsor: The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Location: Maxwell Auditorium, Syracuse University           

Note: The event will also be webcast live at www.maxwell.syr.edu.

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The Maxwell School of Syracuse University, founded in 1924, is the premier academic institution in the United States committed to scholarship, civic leadership, and education in public and international affairs. Maxwell is home to Syracuse University’s social science departments and to numerous nationally recognized multidisciplinary graduate programs in public administration, international studies, social policy, and conflict resolution.

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Contact: Jill Leonhardt, director of communications, (315) 443-5492; jlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu.