Academics - Enrollment and Classroom Accomplishments
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

• The number of students who declared one of the programs in the AYSPS as their major jumped 26% from Fall of 2000 to Fall of 2001.

• Overall credit hours in AYSPS classes increased 17% from Fall 2000 to Fall 2001–the largest credit hour increase of any college at GSU. Credit hours also increased in spring and summer terms: 10% from Spring 2000 to Spring 2001; 14% from Summer 2000 to Summer 2001.

• The teaching of Principles of Economics classes to more than 4,328 students this year.

• The teaching of Perspectives courses to 285 undergraduate students Fall semester: these included Global Cities with Dr. Harvey Newman, Wrapped in Red Tape with Dr. Katherine Willoughby, The Global Economy with Dr. Neven Valev and Disease Prevention and Control with Dr. Paul Farnham.

• Participation as the lead unit for two Freshman Learning Communities: Economic Policy Issues in the Global Economy, Dr. Paul Farnham, and Leadership in the New Millennium, Dr. Bill Kahnweiler.

• Approval of a new Graduate Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management and first graduates from the Undergraduate Certificate in Airline Management program and the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management, approved in 2000.

• The offering of a new degree program: the Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Policy and Development, and courses designed for that program including The Career Development Process, Issues and Problems in Human Resource Management, and Introduction to Human Resource Development.

• Approval of a new Aviation career track in the M.P.A. program and development of new courses for that career track, including: Air Transportation Planning and Policy, Aviation Law and Regulation, Airport Planning and Administration, and International Aviation Studies.

• Enrollment of first 35 Indonesian participants in a one-year masters program in economics, sponsored by USAID-Jakarta, specifically designed by AYSPS to train these students in public policy issues important to the government and economy of Indonesia.

• AYSPS chosen as a host institution for the American Councils for International Education's new Muskie Ph.D. Fellowship program; Dr. Mary Beth Walker and Dr. Bill Waugh served on the fellowship review board to choose the first candidates.

• Hosting of the fifth annual AYSPS Honors Day to recognize the accomplishments of Andrew Young School students.

• Continuation of the Summer Policy Internship program, hosting 12 student interns from the University of Florida, University of Michigan, Morehouse College, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Emory University, Michigan State, University of Vermont, Georgia Institute of Technology, Duke University, Wellesley College, and McGill University in Canada.

• Continuation of "Delta University," offering core courses in Urban Policy Studies and career track courses in aviation and transportation at the off-campus residence center approved at Hartsfield Airport Delta Air Lines.

• The publication of new program brochures for the Master of Public Administration program, the Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Policy and Development, and a new poster for the Ph.D. in Economics program.

• Participation on the Admissions, Class Scheduling, and Degree Audit Focus Teams for the implementation of BANNER at Georgia State University.