How does your organization demonstrate public service and/or urban governance?

I found that where I decided to intern was very unique because it has both the ability to demonstrate public service and urban governing. Arizona State University is a public research institution and the College of Public Service & Community Solutions is the specific area of the university that I would like to focus this blog’s attention towards.

The College of Public Service & Community Solutions demonstrates public service in several ways. One of the most obvious would have to be in its ability to produce quality graduates who seek to serve the public good. Another way that the college demonstrates public service is through the amount of solutions based research that its faculty and research centers produce for public and nonprofit organizations as well as private organizations that are mission based.

Urban governance is also demonstrated regularly by the College of Public Service & Community Solutions. This comes in several iterations of the strategic partnerships that the college, schools, centers, and faculty cultivate to either enhance the knowledge enterprise that is Arizona State University or to provide opportunities for its students. Several examples of this would include the work of the Morrison Institute, the Lodestar Center, or the Center Organization Research & Design which I am affiliated with as an undergraduate research assistant.

These are just several examples of how Arizona State University and the College of Public Service & Community Solutions demonstrate both public service and urban governance in the community. Being able to engage in the initiatives of the university has been both an honor and a privilege.