Coronavirus COVID-19
The Ruckelshaus Center and its universities (Washington State University and the University of Washington) have been closely monitoring the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus, COVID-19. The Center’s offices at Washington State University’s Seattle office and at the University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance are closed to the public, but our team is still doing its work virtually, and can be reached via phone or email. For contact information, click here.
Remembering Bill Ruckelshaus
It is with profound sadness that we announce the loss of our founder, our visionary, our leader, our muse, and our treasured friend — Bill Ruckelshaus. Read a letter from our Center Director and Advisory Board Chair here.
The Ruckelshaus family has requested in lieu of flowers, gifts in Bill’s memory be made to the Ruckelshaus Center Foundation.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bill’s memorial service scheduled for May 28th at Benaroya Hall will be rescheduled.
For more information, contact Kelly Bidlingmaier at kelly@madrona.com
Mission
The mission of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center is to help parties involved in complex public policy challenges in the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest tap university expertise to develop collaborative, durable and effective solutions.
Vision
The Center envisions a future in which government leaders, policy makers, and citizens routinely employ tools of collaborative decision making to design, conduct and implement successful public policy processes.
Identity
We are a joint effort of Washington State University (hosted and administered by the WSU Extension) and the University of Washington (hosted through the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance). Building on the unique strengths of these two institutions, the Center applies university resources and knowledge towards solving challenging public policy issues.
Values
Collaboration, consensus, neutrality, knowledge, education, inquiry, and civility.
Announcements:
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Ruckelshaus Center is currently seeking a Statewide Senior Facilitator for Projects and Programs, and a Statewide Senior Facilitator for Projects and Strategic Initiatives. For more information and to apply, click here.
DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP
The Ruckelshaus Center is currently accepting applications for its development internship program. For more information and to apply, click here.
PROJECT UPDATE
In mid-2019, the Ruckelshaus Center released its final report on the Road Map to Washington’s Future. The purpose of the project was to articulate a vision of Washington’s desired future and identify additions, revisions, or clarifications to the state’s growth management and planning framework needed to reach that future. Read more about the project here.
NEW PUBLICATION FEATURING THE CENTER
Senior Project and Development Lead, Chris Page, was recently quoted in the Journal of American Planning Association‘s publication Where Should We Have the Meeting?
NEW PUBLICATION
Center Director, Michael Kern, is co-author of a recently published article, “How Collaborative Governance Practitioners Can Assess the Effectiveness of Collaborative Environmental Governance While Also Evaluating Their Own Services”, via Society and Natural Resources Journal.
RUCKELSHAUS CENTER ON TVW
TVW’s weekly show, The Impact focused on the work of the Ruckelshaus Center in a ten-minute interview with Michael Kern, Director of the Ruckelshaus Center. Watch the interview.
HEAR ABOUT THE CENTER ON KOMO RADIO
KOMO Radio interviewed Michael Kern, Director of the Ruckelshaus Center about the work the Center does and how beneficial the partnership between the University of Washington and Washington State University has been to solving complex policy issues within Washington.
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