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Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
http://www.evans.washington.edu

The Evans School at the University of Washington is ranked as the top school of public policy and public affairs in the northwest. Our graduates serve as mayors, elected officials, public agency directors, policy and budget analysts, community organizers, policy advocates for environmental and social policy issues, media and press relations specialists, researchers, and nonprofit leaders and managers. Although each member of our community works to accomplish different specific objectives, what we share is a dedication to make the world a better place. It is important to take a moment and reflect on our mission:

We are committed to improving the quality of public and nonprofit service. We strive to educate leaders to meet community challenges with compassion, vision, analytic rigor, and practicality. We pursue research and ideas that work to strengthen sound public policy and management. We are dedicated to serve the community and promote thoughtful, civil, public deliberation. We value integrity, respect, and excellence in our own institution, in our graduates, and in the community.

Students at the Evans School join a vital community of skilled professionals. The faculty, administration, visiting practitioners, and student body have been selected for their commitment to excellence and their demonstrated abilities to think and perform. The school is home to nationally recognized policy research centers and initiatives. This community works together to build each person’s capacity for excellence and to learn from one another how to approach public policy in a more rational, efficient, and equitable manner.

In a time when the responsibilities of the public, nonprofit, and private sectors no longer have distinct boundaries, our society demands innovative thinkers and highly skilled communicators to achieve successful community and corporate collaborations. Our school charges its students to become those leaders. Students must be proactive in their education and seek the knowledge and experience offered by the faculty and the vast resources of this University.

The school is driven by a commitment to serve the common good, but we measure ourselves by our ability to find real solutions to real problems. The challenges facing public, nonprofit, and private sector leaders are complex. Across the nation and throughout the world, the scope of public life is being redefined by changes in the economy, the environment, social welfare, population, technology, and family structure.

The most inspiring leaders in our society demonstrate two qualities: the ability to hold the vision and optimism that we can make our homes, our communities, and the environment a better place; and the ability to communicate that vision to the public and affect real change in attitudes and institutions. The Evans School of Public Affairs is proud of all of its graduates and faculty who have become those leaders.