The Executive Leadership Institute accomplishes its mission through these programs and many more. Each one is meant to meet the needs of the public service practitioner community. If you are interested in further information about any of the listed programs, please call (503) 725-8261 or send an e-mail to: eli@pdx.edu

CPP

 The Center for Public Participation provides communication and information services for dialog between agencies, citizens, practitioners and public officials. CPP strives to fill the gaps in the practice of public participation by identifying and facilitating needed services. It is the only academically-based program focused specifically on the theory and practice of public participation.

CP&AC
Examples of ELI's Comparative Policy & Administration Courses are:
  • National Policy Process, a seminar in Washington, D.C.
  • Spanish and Cross-Cultural Communications, a home-study in Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Energy Resources: Policy and Administration Course, a spring term course at PSU

Global Initiatives

 In the Spring of 2003, the Executive Leadership Institute began entering into partnerships internationally. These partnerships have lead to a number of programs for government agencies, policy makers, researchers and advocates to increase capacity in managing global issues of leadership and governance.
E-Government


As our population becomes increasingly reliant on the Internet to conduct commercial, educational, and personal business, opportunities for for electronic-based government are growing. In conjunction with GovernmentWise, Inc. the e-Government program was created to promote electronic government to policy-level decision makers. This program combines leadership, strategy, innovation, technology, and performance manangement to help public enterprises improve the way they work with their citizens, partners, suppliers, and employees.
Executive MPA and PM Certificate
The Executive Master of Public Administration offers courses for student groups, or cohorts, at three regional sites in Oregon: Bend, Portland, and Salem. Regional cohorts are composed of professionals who are aggressively moving forward in their careers. This degree program is especially designed to provide experienced managers with the skills and knowledge necessary to address the emerging problems of the next decade.

The Public Management Certificate has two closely related goals. First, it is designed to use participants' experience to build their basic management skills. Second, it seeks to develop their capacity to use these skills reflectively and critically in a wide variety of situations under conditions of rapid change.

ESP

 The Executive Seminar Program is a professional education program for senior managers in public, private, tribal and non-profit organizations. The program uses live case studies of controversial natural resource issues as a focal point for leadership development.

Residency Program 


       The Hatfield Graduate Residency Program is a cooperative 
      education partnership between Portland State University's Mark O. Hatfield 
      School of Government and public and nonprofit organizations and/or community 
      coalitions in the Pacific Northwest. These agencies provide paid residency 
      opportunities in exchange for the services of highly qualified doctoral 
      and advanced master's degree students.  
      

    		
  

  
 
     
      

        
 Legacy Program

      

      		
     The Legacy Program for State and Local 
      Public Service Leaders is designed to assist participants in using their 
      leadership assets to transform individual and collective visions into institutional 
      and policy legacies that enrich our state and local systems of democratic 
      governance and their service to citizens.  
      

      

      

      

    		
  

  
 
     
      

        
NRPVE

      

      		
     The Natural Resource Policy, Values and 
      Economics Program is a workshop that is part of the U.S. Forest Service 
      Continuing Education Program. The course is offered at Portland State University 
      and the University of Georgia on alternating years. The goal of this Continuing 
      Education program is to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of professionals 
      whose work involves or relates to management of rare plants,wildlife, and 
      fish habitats. The Continuing Education Program strives to serve the people 
      who care for the land and is designed to meet the training needs of entry-level 
      and mid-career professionals. All resource areas are invited to attend, 
      including natural resource professionals working in state, tribal and other 
      federal agencies.  
      

    		
  

  
 
     
      

        LEPS 
      

      		
     
      

      The Leadership Education Public Safety programs use 
      "real-time" cases to develop problem-solving skills essential for managing 
      scarce resources, multi-tasking conflicting organizational demands, and 
      undertaking community-centered policing activities. ELI's Public Safety 
      Leadership Development Program consists of:  
      
    
        
  •  Executive Leadership
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  • Mid-Management Development
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  • Supervision in the Public Sector
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  • Current Issues and Continuing Development
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WMPP

      

      		
     The Watershed Management Professional 
      Program  brings simple watershed concepts like land management and restoration 
      as well as the everyday complexities underlying them, into sharp focus for 
      professionals engaged in watershed protection, restoration and management 
      activities.  
      

    		
  

   



  







     
     
   



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  August 31, 2004