Bill Text: IL HR0970 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Northern Illinois University Department of Public Administration on the 50th anniversary of the Master of Public Administration program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0970 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR0970-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Master of Public Administration Program at
Northern Illinois University is celebrating 50 years of
educating local government and other public sector agencies;
and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Department of Public
Administration is to advance excellence in professional public
management through scholarship in teaching, research, and
service; and
WHEREAS, The Master of Public Administration Program
focuses on developing core competencies in budgeting and
financial management, personnel management, decision making,
communications, leadership, and teamwork; and
WHEREAS, The Master of Public Administration Program is
ranked 5th in the nation in the specialty area of city
management and urban policy and 12th in the nation for finance
and budgeting, according to US News and World Report; and
WHEREAS, The City of DeKalb hired the first Master of
Public Administration intern in January of 1964; since then,
interns have been working in public sector agencies throughout
the northern Illinois region; and

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WHEREAS, There are over 1,300 alumni from the Master of
Public Administration program serving in various public
management positions across the United States and in countries
around the world; professional local government and nonprofit
managers make contributions every day to our health, safety,
comfort, and quality of life in our communities; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Northern Illinois University Department of
Public Administration on the 50th anniversary of the Master of
Public Administration program; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the Northern Illinois Department of Public
Administration as an expression of our esteem and respect.