Kim U. Hoffman, assistant professor and director of public administration in the Department of Political Science, recently was appointed secretary for the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA). SECoPA is the largest regional organization of the American Society for Public Administration, an organization dedicated to the education and practice of public administration. Prior to assuming the role of secretary, Hoffman served as a member of the SECoPA board.
J.D. Swanson, assistant professor of biology, this week gave an invited presentation at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The talk, based on his research, was entitled, “Making the most of a prickly situation: Insights into the early development of the Rubus Prickle.”