Events

Main Street Clean Sweep

Bluegrass Greensource needs your help this Earth Week for our eleventh annual Main Street Clean Sweep. UK's Martin School is hosting a cleanup on Tuesday, April 16th at 3 - 5 p.m. starting at Willy T Young Library.   

2024 Graduation Reception

Join us on Thursday, May 2nd to celebrate our newest Martin School graduates! All students graduating this year are encouraged to attend and be recognized. We will have light refreshments and a photographer, plus a super brief program to acknowledge our graduates' achievements. Families, partners, and children are all welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Brooke Kuerzi or Suzy Wampler.

2024 Kentucky Public Service Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Banquet

Seminar: Patrik Nordin

From Agile to Adaptive Emergent Governance Responses to Global Health Crises: A Case of Two Different Pandemics Abstract

Seminar: Robert Christensen

Measuring Sector’s Importance to Citizens: A Research Agenda

Frankfort Trip 2024

Undergraduate and master's students from the Martin School visited the state capitol to meet with public service leaders and learn more about careers in state government.

Discussion: The Injustice of Place

Seminar: Taha Hameduddin

What Matters Most? Examining Attraction to Public Service Jobs and its Implications for the Future of Public Service Abstract Although issues of capacity and expertise/competence had long plagued public service organizations, they were exacerbated by the pandemic and its lingering effects. Specifically, U.S. state and local governments have struggled to effectively retain talent, attract younger job seekers, and build out an age-diverse workforce. 

Seminar: Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson

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Seminar: Mazhar Waseem

Long-Run Impacts of In-Utero Ramadan Exposure: Evidence from Administrative Tax Records Co-authors: Timotej Cejka Abstract