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Watch this video to learn more about the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program.
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Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computing and Excela Health School of Anesthesia
The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program is committed to offering professional graduate education for master's degree-prepared CRNAs. The program:
The DNAP will prepare the CRNA to serve in leadership roles within the health care system. The curriculum will promote the use of evidence-based practice as a means to prioritize direction for process change. The learner will manage a capstone project that will build as the learner progresses through each consecutive class. Projects will focus on anesthesia clinical practice, educational presentation or management improvement strategies.
The small class size will allow for individualized instruction. A one-on-one adviser will assist the learner in developing scholarly work that will build skills for future projects. The advisers will be seasoned faculty who have been in anesthesia practice for many years, serving in multiple roles, including military, leadership and clinical practice.
Courses Required for Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (30 credits):
DNAP 800 Evidence-Based Practice - 3 creditsDNAP 810 US Health Care Systems - 3 creditsDNAP 820 Research Methods - 3 creditsDNAP 830 Risk Management and Patient Safety - 3 creditsDNAP 840 Ethics - 3 creditsDNAP 850 Leadership - 3 creditsDNAP 860 Health Care Economics - 3 creditsDNAP 870 Health Care Informatics - 3 creditsDNAP 900 Capstone I - 2 creditsDNAP 910 Capstone II - 2 creditsDNAP 920 Capstone III- 2 credits
Course Format Classes will be offered cohort-style with hybrid presentation. Students will be required to attend one week of intensive class meetings on campus each semester. Students will then communicate with faculty online for the completion of the course. Sessions will begin each August offering a small class size.
Fall 2013 Cohort On-Campus Class Dates
Orientation: Sunday, August 18th 1-6pm Dupre Science Center, Room S201Fall 2013: Aug. 19-23 Spring 2014: Jan. 6-10 Summer 2014: May 12-14Fall 2014: Aug. 18-22Spring 2015: Jan 5-9Summer 2015: May 11-13Fall 2015: TBD
DNAP 800: Evidence-Based Practice This course will provide a context for the student in understanding the value of evidence-based practice in health care. The student will come to understand their role in the use of current best practice evidence in making clinical decisions. The student will be exposed to the role of an evidence hierarchy as it relates to the levels of evidence regarding effectiveness of an intervention. Evidence appraisal, evidence implementation and evaluation of clinical outcomes will also be studied.
DNAP 810: U.S. Health Care Systems A comprehensive overview of U.S. health care systems covering structure, finance, governance, personnel, history and cultural values. Examination of critical challenges and interactions with economic, technological, political and social forces to include the health care systems' response to these influences.
DNAP 820: Research Methods This course examines strategies for gathering and organizing data and undertaking statistical data analysis in health care environments. Introduction to statistical reasoning and interpretation with data analysis using Microsoft Excel.
DNAP 830: Risk Management and Patient Safety This course explains the theoretical basis of patient safety and human error. In addition, the role of risk management will be studied in relationship to current standards for patient safety. The course will also include error investigation and analysis, as well as emphasizing the role of multi-disciplinary teamwork and crisis management in anesthesia.
DNAP 840: Ethics This ethics seminar examines the dimensions of business activity commonly referred to as business ethics from a leadership perspective. Students will investigate five basic ethical approaches (Utilitarian, Rights, Fairness/Justice, Virtue and Common-Good). Students will also examine the Roman Catholic social teaching on social justice and discuss how it informs or conflicts with the five basic approaches listed above. Additionally, this course will focus on four key principles of Benedictine thought: stability, community, hospitality and stewardship.
DNAP 850: Leadership This course is designed to help students both explore the concept of leadership as well as to assess and develop their own leadership skills. The perspective underlying this course is that leadership is (a) contextual in nature and (b) requires the mastery of multiple behaviors. Both of these can only be accomplished through a better understanding of self, others and one's context. Thus, there will be a heavy introspective and reflective component to the course.
DNAP 860: Health Care Economics An introduction to economic and public policy factors that affect health care systems. Provides a review of relevant economic concepts and covers topics such as demand for health services, health care provider behavior, implications of insurance strategies, cost containment, health technologies and government regulations. Students will also conduct a cost-effectiveness study to understand how cost-effectiveness strategies can inform decision-making.
DNAP 870: Health Care Informatics This interdisciplinary course in health care informatics is based upon computer and information sciences, as well as cognitive and decisional factors that pertain to the business of health care. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the student will gain knowledge and skills in planning, collecting, analyzing, storing and disseminating health care data and information. In addition, the student will gain an understanding of methods and techniques of enhancing health care data management systems.
DNAP 900: Capstone I DNAP 910: Capstone II DNAP 920: Capstone III The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) will culminate in the successful completion of a faculty-approved capstone project relevant to the field of health care and anesthesia. The capstone project will be carried out over several semesters. For the project the student will plan the project by identifying an area of interest, developing data collection strategies, gathering and analyzing the data, as well as disseminating the findings of the project. The student will also be expected to prepare the completed study in a format suitable for publication in a scholarly journal.
1) Completed online application2) Official transcripts from all graduate colleges attended3) Three letters of recommendation4) Curriculum vitae5) Interview
All application materials should be mailed directly to: School of Anesthesia, One Mellon Drive, Latrobe, PA 15650
1) Current certification as a registered nurse anesthetist2) Certification/recertification throughout the length of the doctoral program3) GPA of 3.25 of higher in a related master's degree program4) Completion of at least 3 credits in graduate-level research5) Basic computer skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


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Melbourne: Racing against time to be fit for the Test series against India, Australian opener Shaun Marsh says he might have to undergo surgery on his troublesome back to prevent his career from ending prematurely.
Marsh is in doubt for the opening Test starting December 26 due to the back problem that has been bothering him since the very beginning of his career, and might need an operation sooner or later.
"If I don't do it (surgery), I won't be playing cricket for much longer," Marsh told Fairfax Radio.
"If I ever have to get an operation done on my back, if it goes again within the next three to four months, I'd probably look to get it done over the IPL. I would do anything to extend my Test career for as long as possible," the left-hander added.
Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Marsh will have to be handled with utmost care.
"Shaun has had this back injury two or three times now, so we are obviously conscious of trying to minimise the risk, but when you're in the game, things happen, and it's hard to control sometimes," Kountouris told The Age.
"It has to be managed, but that is like anything. If you have a hamstring strain, you have got to manage that forever because the biggest predictor of getting an injury is having had one before."
"Once you've had something, there is obviously a particular reason why you've had it or a weakness. (Marsh) has got a fairly common back problem for batsmen and obviously it's a concern because he's injured at the moment and it's taking a bit of time to get better," he added.
Kountouris said efforts are on to get Marsh in shape for the Boxing Day Test.
"Boxing Day is still two weeks away and we want to get him up at the right time. If he can make it for that, great; if not, we'll have to get him up for the next game ... But we have to go through a process so that when he gets back we minimise the risk of it happening again."
Australia's beleaguered batting line-up is facing several problems ahead of their series against India, with question marks also over Shane Watson's role.
Marsh and opener-cum-all-rounder Watson had been expected to return from injury to shore up the top order after Monday's humiliating loss to New Zealand, when the hosts threw away their last eight wickets for 74 runs. The first home defeat to New Zealand in 26 years was a heavy blow for the team, with veterans Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey in the firing line, and the young batsmen also mostly in poor touch.
New coach Mickey Arthur urged the selectors to decide where injury-prone Watson would bat and how much he would be asked to bowl.
"It has been speculated about a huge amount," the South African said."We have to come to a point where we make a decision where Shane is going to bat in the batting order and how many overs we expect of him, so there is no more debate about the issue."
Arthur added that Watson needed a "clear role definition" before the Melbourne Test, indicating he may be moved down the order.
"We have to balance out how many overs we can possibly get out of him - that is going to determine the balance of the team," he said. "There are a lot of unanswered questions in terms of selection."
However Watson, 30, told local media that although he is now close to recovering from his hamstring injury, he would probably not be able to bowl in the first Test.
"At the moment things are progressing well," he told the Sydney Morning Herald. "Hopefully if everything continues to go well, I'll definitely be fully fit to play on Boxing Day."


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"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL," Limbaugh said on the Sept. 28 show. "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."


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Posted Thursday, December 27, 2012 07:09 PM
Celtics, Lakers - safe yet?
Several weeks ago, we wrote that we'd be laying off the Lakers and Celtics until injured players returned and these veteran teams began to gel.
("NBA Minus, Plus, and About to Change," December 9, here: http://spaces.covers.com/blog/gfoss59/NBA/12092012-NBA-plus-minus-and-about-to-change.html).
We were also looking for either the coaches, or veteran leaders, or both, to issue a little bit of a kick of a pants into the rear ends of players like Dwight Howard, and even Rajon Rondo (little bit of a matador on defense this year) -- a cri de couer to "play like your hair's on fire."
Well, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are back; Avery Bradley isn't; and Kobie Bryant, Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, and Mike D'Antoni have all placed their feet in the desired location to rally the laggards on their respective teams.
Accordingly, we dipped a toe in the water and took the Lakers against Golden State, though not against the Knicks, last week -- and the Celtics against the Nets.
But is it safe to make a systematic ATS bet on either team in the coming weeks?
In a word, no, though we generally like each team to out-perform expectations heading into January. In other words, we're looking for reasons not to back them in any given game.
The Celtics-Nets game was a no-brainer. Boston was motivated by the Rondo-Humphries mini-brawl in their last meeting, and Brooklyn's general uppity-ness and physicality in recent meetings. Plus they ...
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Posted Sunday, December 23, 2012 03:30 AM
"Record Braking" - Dickerson roots vs. AP
There's something laudable about
Eric Dickerson's statement
that he'd prefer not to see his single-season rushing record broken by Adrian Peterson.
(And mind you, we're rooting for AP for MVP -- and will make a statistical case for that in a few days.)
Granted, it's politically incorrect.
Maybe that's part of the charm.
Or perhaps it's that we've always suspected many athletes who claim they're rooting for the new guy seem to protest a bit too much.
There's none of the insincerity in Dickerson's stand on the matter -- but at the same time, no malice or personal detraction.
"I don't want him to break it," Dickerson said last week. "I'll be honest. I don't want to see it. (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/13/eric-dickerson-doesnt-want-adrian-peterson-to-break-his-record/)
"Adrian is a class guy... but I like having the record."
Can't say we're rooting for him to keep it, but somehow, we like Dickerson's candor a lot more than the usual pieties.
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Posted Saturday, December 22, 2012 02:45 AM
Lions and Falcons and Squares (oh my)
One of the more interesting contra-CW calls we've seen in a while is LeagueCapper's post this week arguing for taking the Lions +4 points against the Giant-slayer Atlanta Falcons (in Detroit.)
Here's the link, which -- sorry -- you have to cut and paste:
(You know how to cut and paste, dontcha, Sam?)
I agree with most everything the skeptics are saying in response... it's so hard to picture the Falcons losing, or winning by a handful, against the woeful Lions.
On the other hand, as a Packer fan, I've seen just how talented this team is -- how the Lions, through bone-headed penalties and muffed review flag tosses, manage to give away games (wins and losses, not ATSs) -- usually by thin margins.
And there is, as one poster observed, something "square," in the 1960s sense of the word, in taking the Falcons this week.
Let's look at the Lions at home this season:
Date vs. Score Line O/U 09/09/12 STL W 27-23 L -9 O 46 09/30/12 MIN L 13-20 L -3.5 U 48 10/28/12 SEA W 28-24 W -2.5 O 42.5 11/18/12 GB...
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Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:41 PM
"Pound the Lions" vs. Falcons
Hard to believe, but some great stats from our friend LeagueCapper make the contrarian case, here:
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Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 05:28 PM
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Here's 3 that we like -- add your own...
(if anyone can tell me how to embed the image on the boards here, i'd be gr8ful.)
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Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 05:15 PM
Heat hits the road
Still nervous about
the Heat
during the regular season -- hard to get motivated for the NBA's long grind once you got that ring. But we're dipping a toe tonight as Miami takes the road
against Dallas at -5.5.
After a long home stretch, punctuated only by a one-nighter to the Wizards, the Heat will be on its first road trip since Nov. 9-17. That road trip started with a win, and a cover, at Atlanta -- and a 4-2 mark SU, 3-3 against the spread.
Since then, Miami's started to get in a better groove. The team, and especially
realizes there's work to do. (Witness his postgame weight-room workout after the humiliating home loss to the Knicks.)
Often, veteran teams coming off a championship or long playoff run do better ATS on the road -- see the Lakers and Celtics in 2009-2010 -- and a road trip can actually be the place where they get it together. Fewer distractions, more of a siege mentality.
So, in goes the toe. Wish us BOL, and we'll let you know how the water feels away from South Beach.
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Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 02:41 AM
Two more bowl picks
1. Cincinnati -7 vs. Duke
2, Florida -13 vs. Louisville
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Posted Thursday, December 20, 2012 01:53 AM
"Passing grade" for Russell Westbrook
Like our friend from "First Take," Skip Bayless, one of our main concerns about the Oklahoma City Thunder center around point guard (if you can call him that) Russell Westbrook.
Well, so far so good. Despite the departure of James Hardin, Westbrook's points are down about 2.0 a game...
But his assists are up at 8.8 a game, which would be a career high, compared to 5.5 last year.
His steals per game are up a tad, too; turnovers, down.
Sometimes, the departure of one talented guy allows another (Westbrook) to emerge unencumbered, and that may be the case with Westbrook.
All of which bears watching as the Thunder continue to exceed the expectations of many -- including us....
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Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2012 08:11 PM
Power Rankings - responding to Teddy
NFL Power Rankings -- our top 10 responses
Current Rank Last Week Change Team W-L-T
(ATS) Power Rating Team Comments 1 2 1 11-3-0
(8-6-0) -7.5 Denver
Nine straight wins, all by a TD or more. A defense that's starting to dominate games. A balanced attack that's scored 30-plus nine times this year. Yep, Denver is No. 1. Comment: Hard to say given weak division. Might be #1, but hard to know that.
2 1 1 10-4-0
(8-6-0) -7.0 New England
The Patriots offense will get even more dangerous if Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski can return to the lineup this week following a four-game absence. Gronk not just a plus, but essential for Pats. Coaching puts them up at #2 or even #1.
3 3 10-3-1
(9-5-0) -6.5 San Francisco
The Niners looked like the best team in football for more than a half against New England, then bumbled away a four-TD lead in less than a quarter. Better against teams like GB, NE that are more in love with the pass. Houston, the Giants -- other physical teams -- more difficult for SF. Seattle will be a great test.
4 5 1 12-2-0
(9-5-0) -6.0 Houston
The Texans se...
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Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2012 02:53 AM
The Top 10 Avatars at Covers
10. grasking
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9. buckeye61
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1. Candeeman
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Posted Sunday, December 09, 2012 04:44 AM
3 bowl picks
College football, not our cheeze, but IrishEyez asked, so here are three games we like:
3. Florida State -11 vs. NIU.
2. Georgia -7 vs. Nebraska.
1. Notre Dame vs. Alabama. They're +10, but we kind of like the moneyline.
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Posted Sunday, December 09, 2012 04:41 AM
Heisma-NFL-BA predix: a potpourri
a colleague and i are going head to head on the following:
1. NFC North / 59 - Packers SB - Packers
Comment: Preseason, 59 had the Bears, but with a heavy caveat on their aging defense. So far, it's the Packer d that has spent more time in the whirlpool, but suddenly Chicago's Medicare ward is catching up. Gotta like GB the rest of the way, especially with the Bears on the road 3/4.
2. Heisman / 59 - Johnny Manzell SB - M. Teo
Don't get us wrong; we think Teo is the right choice. But the sportswriters and jocksniff chattering class love a QB.
3. NFC East / 59 - Giants SB - Redskins
The Giants are the anti-Cowboys, coming through when they need to and sluffing off when they can afford it. Somehow, we think they'll pull a 3-1 to match the Redskins, who will lose one somewhere.
4, Texans at Pats / 59 - Pats SB - Texans (s.u.)
No strong conviction on this one, even on the moneyline. When in doubt, go with the home team (Pats), especially if there's cold vs. dome implications working in someone's favor (Pats), not to mention the better QB (Pats), and the smarter coach (yah, Pats.)
5. NBA champ / 59 - Grizzlies SB - Thunder
Both respectable bets, likely to hinge importantly on Zach Randolph's injury-prone knees and ankles, and on Westbrook's development as a point guard. We're skeptical of the latter.
Why not the Heat? The "he...
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Posted Sunday, December 09, 2012 01:51 AM
NBA plus minus, and about to change
Still strong:
Sticking with our conviction at season's start that the Memphis Grizzlies would not only be the league's best first half team, but its best against the spread. Love that Zach Randolph since his Clipper days, as a "power cover" forward.
Likewise, the Spurs, especially given reasonable health. Just a good, steady, boring... cover!
The Thunder have shocked us performing so well without Hardin, but we've simply stayed off them, and will continue to do so. Still not convinced Westbrook can carry the load.
Still weak:
Our fave team (as fans), the Boston Celtics, are, predictably, weak against the spread this year, as are the Lakers, for similar reasons: Roster turnovers, key elements missing, adds up to a 20-40 game adjustment time.
We've enjoyed systematically going against both, and will continue to do so for another 10-20 games... roughly, at least a week or two after Nash and Bradley, respectively, make their returns. With an occasional foray like our Boston-to-cover position on Rondo's return against Minnesota.
About to change:
We like the Bulls to continue their recent upturn after a dismal 4-12 ATS start. Well coached, defense doesn't slump, &tc.
Ditto the 76ers, another well-coached team, whom we took to cover against Boston at home, then flipped on the next night in Boston. Easy money... didn't anyone watch ...
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder is continuing his series of economic town hall meetings with a stop in Chelsea on Tuesday night.
Snyder's town hall will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chelsea Train Depot, 125 Jackson St.
During his primary campaign, Snyder hosted more than 50 of these town hall meetings, including one in Jackson in May.
According to a statement, he plans to continue the series through Election Day.
"After a hard-fought primary, I'm excited to get back on the campaign trail and am looking forward to taking tough questions from voters about my 10-point plan to reinvent Michigan," Snyder wrote.
At the event, Snyder will discuss his 10-Point Plan to Reinvent Michigan and take questions. It is free to attend and participants are encouraged to RSVP online.
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By Staff Sgt. Rachel A. Hall
Minden – Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge cadet Blake A. Arceneaux of St. Martinville was recently awarded the rank of five stars, "top 10" academically, most outstanding of his platoon, most athletic, and was recognized for his achievement on the YCP color guard team.
"I came to YCP to just get my GED, but I am leaving with an array of tools to help me succeed in life," said Arceneaux.
According to the post residential coordinator the Youth Challenge Program has proven to be a successful tool for parents with troubled teens. The program consists of a five month residential phase and a 12 month post- residential phase. The teens decide for themselves if they want to attend the program. While attending the program cadets have the opportunity to earn their GED and acquire skills that will help them be successful after graduation.
The rank of five stars is based on cadet's academic and physical accomplishments, as well as, a clear discipline record. Arceneaux achieved "top 10" of his class academically. This is achieved by succeeding in the "Academic Excellence" area of the eight core components the cadets live by during the five month residential phase. He was awarded most athletic and most outstanding for his platoon. This award is selected by the cadre of each platoon and is based on the cadet who performs his/her best in being a leader and a follower.
Arceneaux was also recognized for his accomplishment on the YCP color guard. The cadets attend numerous events in the community and earn many community service hours throughout the cycle.
Arceneaux joined the Youth Challenge Program last February. He is a reflection of the good things the Youth Challenge Program instills in young people.
Arceneaux is the son of Scott and Becky Arceneaux of St. Martinville. Following his July 26 graduation, Arceneaux return to St. Martinville and plans on attending Louisiana Technical College at Lafayette and majoring in mechanics.
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It boggles ithe mind to think about the plethora of idiots making science fiction films these days. Isn't it reasonable to assume that the venue of space would offer an incredible number of possibilities? Yet, movies like "Event Horizon" continue to be made. Here, the writer and director seem to take great pride in using all the tools at their disposal to erect an interesting story, only to resort to the most uncreative, primitive means of resolving it by basically stomping on it flat with the heel of their shoe. It's like Ridley Scott worked on the first forty-five minutes then handed the director's chair over to Ed Wood.
The story is that the research vessel "Event Horizon" reappears around the planet Neptune after mysteriously disappearing for seven years. The "Lewis and Clark" is sent to try and salvage the ship, rescue any crew and return. Aboard are Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne), navigator Stark (Joely Richardson), emergency technicians Peters (Kathleen Quinlan) and Cooper (Richard T. Jones), engineer Justin (Jack Noseworthy), doctor D.J. (Jason Isaacs) and pilot Smith (Sean Pertwee). Also along for the ride is the "Event Horizon's" designer, Dr. William Weir (Sam Neill).
Once they near Neptune, Dr. Weir reveals that his ship is the first one ever capable of faster-than-light travel and that its disappearance wasn't unexpected. Naturally, people start looking at each other in weird ways, an indication in any science fiction movie that someone's about to have his head ripped off by an alien or about to board a haunted, infested ship where escape is all but impossible. If I'm captain, this is the time I take Dr. Weir, shoot him out of the nearest airlock and turn around.
I'm not precisely sure at what point director Paul ("Mortal Kombat") Anderson decided it was time to take a big, long piss on me, but I'm sure it coincided with his revelation that he no longer had a clue about what he was doing. I guess now that Paul has failed at this "thinking" thing, he can always return to his roots and make more movies based on video games.
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R. Kevin Clark, Editor, APWA Reporter, and Laura Bynum, Communications/Media Relations Manager, American Public Works Association
Maybe it was the hard work of the Chicago Metro Chapter and all of their great volunteers that made it all possible. Maybe our visitors from around the country and the world just couldn't get enough of the magic that Chicago has to offer. Then again, it could have been the homecoming atmosphere as our annual show returned to the roots of APWA's foundation in 1937. Or, quite possibly, people just love listening to the "Blues Brothers."
Whatever the reasons, the attendees at this year's International Public Works Congress & Exposition had a terrific time—many saying it was the best Congress they had attended in years. The more than 160 educational sessions, 87,000 square feet of exhibit space, inspiring General Session speakers, and fun networking events contributed to an enthusiasm in the attendees that was truly contagious. And with the Chicago Metro Chapter and their many dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers providing professional support during the conference, work, pleasure and camaraderie combined to make it all come together for the APWA Congress in the Windy City.
In an APWA tradition, the Friday and Saturday before the official start of Congress, on Sunday, August 25, were nearly as busy as the Congress itself. On Friday the Board of Directors, their spouses and other volunteers took part in a community service project at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva, Illinois. The team worked hard during the day packing boxes of meats and vegetables for those in need. "I worked with [Board member] Rick Stinson on packing boxes with large meats over five pounds such as whole chickens, turkeys, ribs and ham," said Cora Jackson-Fossett, APWA Director-at-Large, Leadership and Management. "Other teams loaded various-sized frozen meats on our table." APWA advocates for the future of our communities, and charitable events like these always bring that message home in a personal way for our leadership and valued members.
On Saturday the House of Delegates held their annual Business Meeting and discussed the current House refocus initiative, providing feedback to the House Refocus Task Force as they continue their work crafting the "new" House. Also, a full-day workshop took place regarding "Self Assessment Using the Public Works Management Practices Manual." The Technical Committees held meetings to shape their yearly business plans, and the exhibitors continued their move-in to the exhibit hall, and setting up their booths to prepare for thousands of visitors.
Congress officially began the following morning with the 17th annual First-Timers Meeting with nearly 200 attendees. This special meeting gives attendees the chance to learn simple strategies for using their time and opportunities productively at their first Congress. New APWA President Edward A. Gottko opened up the meeting by stressing the value of attending Congress. "You will find, as I found a long time ago, this is probably one of the most beneficial number of days you will spend at any event," Gottko said. "It is an opportunity for you to network, learn, and take information back to your communities. Make sure that you take full advantage of everything that's out there."
Also, APWA Executive Director Peter B. King discussed the Congress Program & Show Guide, as well as the convenient APWA 2013 mobile app that tracked the schedule of sessions and events during the show. King also mentioned that in addition to the formal program which is a very important part of Congress, the value of the informal part cannot be underestimated. "One of the things that I've found over the years is that public works participants at APWA activities will drop everything when they get a question from a colleague," King said. "So make those connections, and as you leave Congress on Wednesday, I hope that you'll take a number of e-mail addresses, names and faces with you to make those connections."
Business meetings and educational sessions followed covering current topics such as the sustainable building program tool; funding-to-construction; green streets and porous pavements; and the latest tools for your winter maintenance arsenal.
At Sunday's Opening General Session in McCormick Place Lakeside Center's Arie Crown Theater, a packed house of Congress attendees listened to the Smiley Tillmon Band along with Tony Award-nominated vocalist Felicia Fields and the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. After the opening music, fifteen countries were recognized for sending representatives from across the globe to the annual Congress. These countries included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Guam, Korea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Palau, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and of course, the United States of America.
President Elizabeth Treadway began by thanking the APWA membership for the privilege of serving as their president for the past year. She then discussed the theme "Engineering Change" of this year's conference. "As we have moved through the end of the 20th century into the 21st, the concept of change has been all around us," she said. "We're seventy-five years moving into seventy-six, and if you think about what has transpired over that time it is absolutely amazing. The pace at which change is coming at us today is in fact daunting, a little frightening, but believe it or not we've got a lot of youngsters out here who understand the technology and the challenges that are in front of us as well. So I'm delighted to see lots of young people in the audience today, because it is their legacy and their generation that will pick up the mantle of change and really bring us forward in the 21st century."
After the traditional passing of the presidential gavel, the new President, Ed Gottko, noted that much has happened to engineer change in the field of public works and in the APWA organization itself. One of the most impactful changes to the latter was the development and implementation of the APWA Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works, offering world-class educational opportunities and providing the very best resources for our membership. Gottko also stressed the importance of being adaptable to change, mentioning recent changes in how the APWA Board of Directors operates. "Five years ago, here in Chicago, the Board of Directors met to begin a plan to strategically change how the Board operates, and how the focus of the Board would change from receiving reports to focusing on strategic initiatives. Out of those discussions grew ideas and thoughts on how we provide services to our members. We are an educational association. Our prime focus is education, something of which I am very passionate about. My whole career as an engineer, as a public works director, as a city manager, and as a private consultant has always focused around education." (For President Gottko's entire speech at the Opening General Session, please see page 2 in this issue.)
The Opening General Session's Keynote Speaker, best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, highlighted for attendees his views on the engines of change in the U.S., and how globalization and advances in technology have taken us from a society of connectedness to "hyper-connectedness." Friedman cited robotics and developments in artificial intelligence as two areas where technology is enhancing basic services that humans have traditionally received from other humans, citing industries such as legal services, phone services, restaurants and a wide array of white and blue collar jobs.
Friedman also emphasized to attendees that the age of "average" is officially over. "What was average work ten years ago is below average today and will be further below average ten years from now," he said. "Think of the world as one big classroom being graded on a curve. Well, that curve is steadily rising as more brainpower and computing power and robotic power enters the classroom. As a result, everyone needs to raise his or her game just to stay in place, let alone get ahead of other workers. What was an average performance in the past will not earn an average grade, an average wage, or a middle-class standard of living."
On Sunday evening after the first day of the 2013 Congress, hundreds of attendees, volunteers, and exhibitors attended the annual Get Acquainted Party held at Soldier Field, the celebrated home of the Chicago Bears. The opening event, hosted by the Chicago Metro Chapter, featured great food and drink, and gave attendees the opportunity to hear some live Chicago blues from the "Blues Brothers" and their musical cast of characters.
The second official day of APWA's 2013 Congress brought together hundreds of attendees for Monday's General Session featuring Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Commissioner, Gabe Klein, who was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in May 2011. Presenting in the Arie Crown Theater, Klein explained Chicago's new strategy to rebuild infrastructure as "A Whole New Ball Game: Chicago's Infrastructure Planning."
Speaking about the "Chicago Forward" initiative, Klein began by saying, "When I came in after the mayor hired me in May of 2011, we needed to align our vision and we needed to work internally within the agency to figure out how we could accomplish as much as possible in as little time as possible. And so, as I did in Washington, D.C., we put together the 'Chicago Forward' agenda. This is a road map towards achieving the mayor's vision through concrete, measurable steps in the realm of transportation that includes better construction, great public spaces, safer streets, and support for neighborhood and global business as well. 'Chicago Forward' really outlines those critical values and principles that we aspire to as the protectors of the city's transportation network, as well as the policies and actions that will help us continually make progress towards those ideals."
Much of Klein's presentation focused on improvements to transportation safety in Chicago. "We are redesigning our streets for safety," he said, "and we've actually looked at all of the zones around schools and parks. There are eighteen hundred schools and parks in the city, and we know that we've got a traffic safety problem. We've got fifty safety zones that we implemented over the last year with a lot of different infrastructure improvements. We already have the largest red light enforcement program in the United States, and it's been very successful with a seventy-three percent reduction in pedestrian fatalities. The idea is to change the way people view the city and how you can drive. We also know that proactive traffic enforcement makes roads safer, reduces traditional crime, and improves the quality of life in neighborhoods."
The General Session was followed by targeted educational sessions throughout the rest of the day addressing many various public works topics including asset management and capital planning for infrastructure; partnering to achieve green infrastructure goals; and total resource management. Upstairs in the exhibit hall, the Exhibitor Solutions Theater featured presentations on a diverse range of topics including Operations Management: The Missing Piece of Your Enterprise; How to Implement GPS; Going Green with Hot-in-Place Recycling; and Impact of Unwanted Vegetation on Municipal Infrastructure.
At 2:00 p.m., the Public Works Stormwater Summit began with the first day of the two-day session, featuring moderator Paul Hindman, P.E., PWLF, Chair of the APWA Water Resources Committee and Executive Director, Urban Drainage & Flood Control District, Denver, Colo. Speakers included Connie Bosma, Municipal Branch Chief, Water Permits Division, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., who outlined the intended outcomes of the draft NPDES regulations covering Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (MS4). Expert panelists looked ahead to consider the impacts of anticipated changes to current regulations.
Later in the afternoon, the APWA Donald C. Stone Center for Leadership Excellence in Public Works announced the first graduates of the Public Works Executive and Public Works Manager programs during the APWA DCS Center's 2013 Awards Ceremony. Awarding these honors for the first time represented an important milestone in the development of the APWA credentialing program. The Public Works Leadership Fellow (PWLF) designation awards were also presented to 56 senior executive public works professionals. "The DCS candidates who have completed these rigorous programs have developed their skills to effectively lead and implement change to move their organizations forward," said APWA Executive Director Peter B. King. "The Public Works Manager (PWM) program is for mid-level and emerging leaders who focus on all functions within public works, and how the functions work together as a system. And the Public Works Executive (PWE) program addresses the strategic aspects of public works."
The Monday Awards Ceremony and Reception started at 5:00 p.m. in the Arie Crown Theater. The annual Awards Program recognizes the outstanding individuals, groups and chapters representing the best in public works. The exciting evening began with APWA President Ed Gottko, who opened the ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of all the honorees.
The awards included the Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year awards, recognizing the excellence and dedication of outstanding career service achievements of individual public works professionals and officials. Other awards included the Young Leader Award, followed by the graduation awards of the APWA Emerging Leaders Academy, the Sustainability Practices Awards, the Professional Managers of the Year Awards, the Charles Walter Nichols Award for Environmental Excellence, the APWA Presidential Leadership Award presented by immediate Past President Elizabeth Treadway, the Harry S. Swearingen Award for Outstanding Chapter Achievement and Excellence in Chapter Service, and other exceptional performance awards, as well as the APWA Public Works Projects of the Year.
The day closed out at 8:00 p.m. with the Young Professionals Networking Reception where the APWA members under age 35 got together to meet and socialize with other young public works professionals.
On Tuesday, August 27, the first APWA Congress session was the Small Cities/Rural Communities (SCRC) Town Meeting at 7:30 a.m. Following that, Congress attendees headed for the Tuesday Opening General Session at 8:30 a.m., featuring reality-based leadership best-selling author, Cy Wakeman. Wakeman discussed how to "Ditch the Drama and Turn Excuses into Results," emphasizing the importance of reality-based rules for the workplace focusing on leadership, employee value, and accountability in achieving needed results in the work environment.
Wakeman discussed the "How Can I Help" mentality for employees in the workplace, an approach that emphasizes empathy, rather than sympathy. She stressed that the organization should focus on fewer meetings and more trust, and especially in trying times—the importance of leading first and managing second. She also stressed that organizational change is an important feature of the workplace, and that people need to get behind change to capitalize on it. Her focus is primarily on a reality-based work environment in which you lead others to deliver results, and give benefits to those who do.
Wakeman spent a portion of the session discussing the importance of teamwork. "A fundamental role of a manager is to make sure people are following the processes," she said. "After that, personal accountability is necessary to drive a team to better business results by providing accurate feedback on a process first-hand. If we assume everyone is accountable on a broad level, we inadvertently create a situation where no one is accountable on an individual level. That is part of a recipe for losing."
After the General Session, educational sessions followed throughout the day, addressing such topics as City Art Re-imaging the St. Paul City Systems; Collaborating to Retrofit Communities; Customer Service You can App-reciate; and Executive Level Leadership. Upstairs in the exhibit hall, the Exhibitor Solutions Theater featured more presentations including Understanding and Utilizing Bio-Based Solutions for Public Works; Rubberized Asphalt Pavement Technologies; and What is Sabotaging Our Underground Systems and How Do We Fight Back?
The second day of the two-day Public Works Stormwater Summit session presented speakers focused on three case studies highlighting best practices in local stormwater management. The presentations included It Takes A Village – Systems Approach to Water Quality Permit Compliance from Fairfax County, Va.; the Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs): Develop a Plan, from the City of Lenexa, Kans.; and Breaking Down TMDLs – Are They Really the Problem? from Greenville County, S.C.
Later in the afternoon, more educational sessions followed on topics such as Chicago's Bicycle Program; How to Innovate in Public Works; What Gets Measured Gets Done – Performance Standards for Solid Waste Management; and Workforce Diversity: Recruiting and Retaining Minorities and the Disadvantaged.
Following the afternoon educational sessions, Tuesday evening was highlighted with many chapter dinners at area restaurants, giving Congress attendees a more literal taste of Chicago.
Wednesday's Closing General Session provided a real treat for football fans in general and Chicago Bears fans in particular. The keynote speaker was NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Ditka, who played for the Bears for five years and returned later as head coach to lead them to six NFC Central titles, three NFC championship appearances, and the Super Bowl XX title. Boasting a career that few can match, Ditka is one of only two people to win the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach, and head coach.
With a presentation entitled "ACE: Attitude, Character and Enthusiasm," Ditka delivered a powerful message highlighting the key characteristics people need to achieve their personal and professional goals. Ditka used his own experiences as a player and a coach to share uplifting and motivational stories with the attendees. He later participated in a terrific Q&A session including discussions of some of the best players and coaches he ever worked with.
"If you're a CEO or a president or a coach, you have to define your game plan," Ditka said to the audience members. "You've got to have a game plan, then you've got to get the right people and you have to execute that game plan. And it's not always going to work. You're going to fail some of the time. But if you don't have the right people, you've got to replace them with the right people. If I'm the CEO of any company, I want team players. I want guys who understand that they want to achieve individually, but they also want to make the team better. When you find people like that you can't miss."
All in all, the 2013 International Public Works Congress & Exposition was exhilarating, impactful and an important opportunity to share the best solutions to challenges encountered every day by public works professionals. Now it's time to carry that enthusiasm and value up to our neighbors in the north. Start making plans today to attend the 2014 Congress in Toronto, Ontario, August 17-20, 2014. Save the dates, and reach out to our APWA team to find ways you can participate actively to benefit your own department and career. Congress just seems to get better and better every year, so if you haven't yet been to one of our annual shows, be sure to come to the beautiful city of Toronto and find out for yourself.
Kevin Clark can be reached at 816-595-5230 or firstname.lastname@example.com; Laura Bynum can be reached at 202-218-6736 or email@example.com.