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Newsworthy highlights Institute’s workforce development efforts and more
April 24, 2019

Newsworthy highlights Institute's workforce development efforts and more

Deidre Kyle, small business development specialist with Palm Beach County, Fla., and North Miami Parks and Recreation Director Derrick Corker work through a problem-solving and decision-making exercise during an NFBPA class that Institute of Government faculty led.
March 28, 2019

Institute provides National Forum for Black Public Administrators course

The GOV360® assessment tool that the Vinson Institute developed for government managers is being incorporated into certified public manager programs in Kansas and Virginia. It is already part of the Georgia CPM program.
March 27, 2019

Two state CPM programs to adopt Institute's GOV360® assessment instrument

Harris County Manager Randy Dowling addresses GCCMA members during an interactive session that allowed city and county managers to explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the local government management profession.
March 25, 2019

GCCMA conference features educational sessions coordinated by Institute

Institute of Government cartographer Angela Wheeler and Kiisa Wiegand with GDOT’s Office of Transportation Data led a yearlong effort to update and redesign Georgia’s office highway map.
March 6, 2019

Georgia road maps designed though Vinson Institute partnership with GDOT

Institute of Government creative design specialists Dan Shinkle and Clark Stancil install directional signs with UGA College of Environment and Design Associate Professor Doug Pardue on the new Chickamauga Battlefield Connector Trail under U.S. Highway 27.
February 12, 2019

Re-routed Chickamauga recreational trail gets Institute design touch

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  • Student explores hospital transparency laws for Vinson Fellows project

    As a second-year undergraduate student studying international affairs and political science, I am passionate about human rights in the United States and beyond, and studying social and economic inequalities has pushed me to seek a life based in justice.

  • Balancing growth and transparency subject of Vinson Fellow's spring project

    Throughout my childhood, I learned from my parents about the importance of politics, specifically the impact that state and local governments have on our everyday lives. My long-lasting passion for Georgia politics led me to follow the 2018 gubernatorial race closely. During this race, I developed an interest in the plans that both candidates proposed for economic development to continue the growth in business recruitment and expansion experienced during Gov. Nathan Deal’s term.

  • Vinson Fellow to explore how government policy affects food insecurity

    While the Classic City is my current home, I am originally from the southwestern city of Ibadan in Nigeria. I am in my final year of undergraduate study at UGA, hoping to work in international policy and development for a while before heading to law school to become an attorney.

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