• School of Business

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    School of Business
    651-523-2284
    hsb@hamline.edu

    Hamline Campus
    1536 Hewitt Ave.
    Saint Paul, MN 55104

    Minneapolis Center
    1600 Utica Ave. S.
    St. Louis Park, MN

    Amir Sabbagh
    Graduate Admissions Counselor
    651-523-2548
    asabbagh01@hamline.edu
      
    MS-A1740
    1536 Hewitt Avenue
    St. Paul, MN 55104-1284

  • Public Sector Leadership Institute

    Public sector employees can develop skills that are in high demand by completing the Public Sector Leadership Institute at Hamline University. Participating students will learn from Hamline faculty and lecturers with many years of public sector leadership experience. Courses include lecture, discussion, and group activities that give students a chance to practice their skills.

    Register

    Download and complete the Certificate Registration form.

    Certificate topics 

    • Public Sector Conflict Resolution: A look at resolution models, how elected officials make decisions, and handling public meetings and processes.
    • Strategic Planning: Understanding the process of defining organizational strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating resources to pursue the strategy.
    • Public Sector Decision Making and Leadership Principles: Principles of leadership in the public sector, including check and balance theory, and obligations of elected officials and appointed staff.
    • Coaching, Counseling, Performance Appraisal, and Effective Discipline: Elements of effective use and when to use. Legal requirements under Minnesota employment law, collective bargaining relationships, and due process.
    • Public Sector Communications Strategy and Tactics: Managing constructive meetings, connecting internal capabilities with goals for engaging stakeholders, and public speaking.
    • Managing Change: Effective leadership of organizational change initiatives.

     Program at a glance

    Students who complete the 43 hours of coursework will receive a certificate from the Hamline School of Business Public Administration program. Cost for the program is $1,750.

    Schedule 

    Session 1:  September 27, 2013
    Session 2:  October 25, 2013
    Session 3:  November 22, 2013
    Session 4:  January 31, 2014
    Session 5:  February 28, 2014
    Session 6:  March 28, 2014

    Each session will be scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    Degree Candidacy  

    All participants are eligible to earn the certificates regardless of prior academic experience. Completion of the program can result in one master’s level elective course (4 credits) for eligible participants who choose to continue working toward the Master of Arts in Public Administration at Hamline University. To be eligible, students must submit proof of an undergraduate degree in the first term of the certificate and must meet the requirements for admission to the Hamline School of Business.