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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Telephone: 608.262.3581
Fax: 608.265.3233

Last updated:
February 14, 2013

Public Service and Outreach

Current Events and Initiatives

	Spring Symposium 2013 Performance Information Project Paul Offner Lecture, 2007- Lloyd D. Gladfelter Award for Government Innovation Public Affairs Writer in Residence
Public Management Research Association Conference (PMRC)

In carrying out the Wisconsin Idea, La Follette School faculty, staff and students engage in outreach activities to assist officials at all levels of government and at non-governmental organizations. Faculty, students and staff conduct research, hold conferences, serve on commissions and collaborate with policymakers to explore how to best address policy and administrative problems of local, national and international importance.

Faculty share knowledge about welfare reform, school choice and finance, economic development, environmental issues, global governance, energy, poverty, land-use reform, federalism, tax issues, regulatory affairs, public management, local government initiatives and criminal justice. They consult with Wisconsin municipalities and school boards, federal agencies and in dozens of countries. The La Follette School Outreach Office organizes conferences, coordinates seminars and helps provide leadership development for policymakers and legislators. The school regularly publishes research findings of faculty, staff and students.

Brochure highlighting public service of school and alumni

Past Events and Initiatives

Collaborations, and Affiliated Centers and Institutes

Center for Financial Security

Election Administration Project

Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy

Evidence-Based Health Policy Project

European Union Center of Excellence

Institute for Research on Poverty

Publications

Policy Report

Workshop Reports

Report from the Task Force on State and Local Government (the Sheehy commission), January 2003

Report from the Commission on State-Local Partnerships (the Kettl commission), January 2001

Commission for the Study of Administrative Value and Efficiency report (SAVE commission), 1995