What makes the MPSA and MIA relevant to todays society?
Although public, nonprofit, and health care agencies have been functional for nearly a century, the growing concerns in terrorism and natural disasters have placed them into the forefront of American awareness. From the essential community backbone of police, firefighters, city planners, and nonprofit leaders to the larger field of state, national and international players in government, security, health care, intelligence, diplomacy, and development, public service agents are essential to the smooth operation of governance and the economy, and the education, health, and safety of citizens. An MPSA or MIA degree prepares for effective service in a challenging world. One of the fundamental commitments of the degree programs is to promote public service. An emphasis on serving others is not only a commitment of the Bush School, it is one of the distinctive characteristics of Texas A&M University. The Washington Monthly’s most recent (2007) assessment ranked Texas A&M first among all univ
