Distinguished Visiting Professor Sylvester Murray (in left picture) and six PPAD    students attended the National Forum for Black Public Administrators Conference, held in Tampa, FL, from April 22 – 26, 2015. Their trip was a great success. Our student panel was very well received. Kafond Wilder, Ashley Caples, Alonzo Hutchins and Prisca Patrick  each gave a well prepared power point presentation that Dr....Read More

The JSU Public Policy Student Symposium – Spring 2015 was held on April 23, 2015.  The semi-annual event is prepared as a way for students to increase their independent research skills and to enhance their skills of public communications in a professional setting, and to improve their writing skills.  Sixteen students (8 doctoral, and 8...Read More

Ms. Kayester Lee has defended her doctoral dissertation on April 24, 2015. The title of her dissertation is 'An Evaluation of the Deptartment of Veterans Affairs Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) Seamless Transion/Care Management Program (Advisor: Dr. Johnny Gilleylen). Congraturations, Dr. Lee.!!!  Read More

Ms. Caludine Gee has defended her doctoral dissertation successfully on April 23, 2015.  The topic of her dissertation is 'an analysis of debt management at seven level VI public historically black colleges and universities' (Advisor: Dr. Johnny Gilleylen). Congratulations, Dr. Gee!!!Read More

                   The Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting was held at  the JSU campus on April 20, 2015.  Our Ms. LaTonya Curley (PhD; picture in left), and Ms. Christina Spann (MPPA; pincture in right) attended the meeting, and presented their ideas on public policy issues of the County....Read More

  Professor Chester Robinson and Professor Jae-        Young  Ko attended  the closing ceremony and reception of  the JSU  Academy for Research  and Scholarly  Engagement on  April 17, 2015.  The JSU Center for  University Scholars  and the Division of Research and  Federal Relations  have been operating a year-long  training  program of research proposal  development for  the...Read More

 Dr. Ko attended the 3rd Annual HBCU Student Climate  Change Conference, held in New Orleans, from March 26-29, 2015, hosted by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Dillard  University .  Students and faculty members from 21 HBCU  institutions across the nation, including  Jackson State  University, discussed the challenges and health risks of  minority communities near polluting industrial facilities,  and associated environmental...Read More

 The annual conference of American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is  THE conference for public policy scholars and practioners nationally and  internationally. Representatives from the Department of Public Policy and  Administration attended the ASPA annual conference, which was held in Chicago,  from March 6 to 10, 2015. Ms. Ashlee Theodore, PhD student (Photo in  left), gave...Read More

Students and faculty members of the Public Policy and  Administration attended the annual conference of  the National Conference of Minority Public Administrators  (COMPA), held in Philadelphia, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20,  2015.The JSU attendees served as panel members and  gave presentations during the conference (Picture shown from the left to the right: Professor Sylvester...Read More

The JSU Fall 2014 commencement  was held on Dec. 12, 2014.  Three PhD students and three MPPA students received their degrees during the ceremony.   The PhD students are as follows: Dr. Chelsea A. Crittle (dissertation title: Assessing the impact and implications of service delivery to senior citizens under the Older American Act: the case of Central Mississippi;...Read More