Our Mission

The Department of Public Administration seeks to provide the highest quality graduate and undergraduate education for current and prospective public service officials in public and nonprofit organizations. The department strives to achieve local, state and national prominence through contemporary curriculum, innovative instruction, scholarly and applied research, and community service. Programs and services are designed to develop and enhance management skills essential to public and nonprofit organizations oriented towards an evolving metropolitan environment.

The department of Public Administration aspires to be the preferred program of choice in the state of Florida providing the highest quality graduate and undergraduate education for careers in public and nonprofit management. With a contemporary curriculum, innovative instruction, scholarly and applied research, and community service the department continues to develop a national model of community partnership and service in an evolving metropolitan environment.

In a spirit of collegiality and collaboration, the department develops effective partnerships with our local community, other college and university departments, and the academic community at large. All aspects of our program promote leadership through adherence to democratic principles and the highest standards of ethical conduct. The department values diversity and multiculturalism with an active outreach and recruitment effort to meet diversity goals.