It should also provide you with experiences and observations to share in class. JMU provides you the opportunity to do volunteer work in many public service activities through Community Service Learning. Service-Learning has organizations lined up that are looking for volunteers. Volunteering requires two to three hours a week for about ten weeks. This sounds like a big demand for a class, but it is especially appropriate for this class.
Public administration is concerned with the delivery of services to the public.
It is organizational and managerial type study of a very practical nature. Your experiences there will be rewarding to you both in terms of the objectives of this course as well as your development as part of the educated elite in this society. A team from The Madison Leadership center will visit class soon and outline the options for service they have available. Many course requirements have been reduced to give you time outside of class to have this experience for example, we only have one book to read rather than the two used in the past. Service learning will be assessed through written work, presentations, and an electronic log.