The Evergreen State College-Master's in Public Administration-Tribal Concentration Program began in 2002. Classes meet Friday evenings, all day Saturday and Sunday intensive weekend formats. Students take two years of Core courses (4 hours/quarter) typically with their cohort and 36 hours of electives, culminating in a 4 hour Capstone (or optional thesis). A new cohort is admitted into the program every other year, producing a graduating cohort biennially. Course work emphasizes the study of collaboration in intergovernmental relations and policy analysis within the field of public administration. Particular focus of this program is on the context of tribal administration and governance. The range of studies includes the important role of non-profits, political and social structures that affect administrative decision-making. The program is broadly conceived within the range of intergovernmental studies, local, tribal, regional, national, and international levels of its political and economic context. Faculty members Linda Moon Stumpff and Alan Parker were instrumental in starting the program during the period of Provost Barbara Leigh Smith's tenure.
In 2004, the first graduating class for the MPA-Tribal Concentration program track joined the commencement ceremony activities along with the general cohort.
From the guide to the Academic Affairs. Graduate Programs. Masters in Public Adminsitration-Tribal Concentration Program., 1999-2005, 1980-2013, (The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections)
