Public Affairs Associations and Organizations

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IUPUI Public Affairs Students Association
PASA is a graduate student organization for all Public Affairs Master's Degree and Certificate students. Through social events, professional networking events, and community service events, the group seeks to enhance the academic, professional, and social lives of students. Every public affairs graduate student is automatically a member of PASA. 

Annenberg Public Policy Center
The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania performs research in the fields of political communication, information and society, media and the developing child, health communication and adolescent risk. The Web site is designed to give scholars, the media and the general public expanded access to the work of APPC. 

National Academy of Public Administration
NAPA is an independent, non-partisan organization chartered by Congress to assist federal, state, and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. For more than 35 years, the Academy has worked to meet the challenge of cultivating excellence in the management and administration of government agencies. 

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
NASPA’s twofold mission is to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service. NASPAA is the membership association of graduate programs in public administration, public policy and public affairs. NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation is the specialized accreditor of those master degree programs. 

Urban Institute
To promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities, the Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, evaluates programs and services, and educates Americans on critical issues and trends. Nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization. 

American Society for Public Administration
This organization sees itself as an advocate for greater effectiveness in government, promoting goodwill and professionalism, publishing democratic journalism, purveying progressive theory and practice and encouraging global citizenship. They believe that by embracing “new ideas,” and promoting change at both the local and international levels, they can enhance the quality of lives worldwide.