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LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager (CPM) program. The graduation ceremony was held virtually in December 2020 for COVID-19 safety reasons. Dale Dennis, retired deputy education commissioner and the 2020 Native Sons and Daughters Kansan of the Year, delivered remarks to the graduates.
Local graduates are: Austin LaViolette, City of Great Bend; Jordan Harrison, Russell Police Department; and David Adam, St. John Police Department.
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LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the fall 2020 Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) graduates. The graduation ceremony was held virtually Dec. 11 due to safety concerns around COVID-19.
The 36 graduates come from various public sector organizations across Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area, including government agencies at the local, state and federal levels, as well as nonprofit organizations. The fall session began in late August and met weekly online in Wednesday or Friday cohorts.
ELA is a program targeted to promising, nonmanagerial staff to help them prepare for leadership roles in their departments and agencies. Participants meet together 10 times over four months, with classes designed to help them hone their skills for positions of increasing responsibility while also growing their effectiveness in their current roles.
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HOSPITALS STRUGGLE: The Kansas Hospital Association has been working to create a new model for the delivery of care in an ongoing effort to try to help rural hospitals survive as the population of rural Kansas dwindles and ages. Next month, a series of conversations will begin to help communities make decisions about the effort to keep health care services available. As rural hospitals struggle to avoid closure, a new delivery-of-care model offers hope.
It’s no secret that health care in rural Kansas is facing serious challenges and small community hospitals are struggling to keep the lights on. In the coming weeks, a series of virtual events will foster community discussions that can help pave the way for changes that will allow more effective, efficient delivery of health care in rural communities.