Fels Institute of Government

The Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania is a graduate school of public policy and public management. Founded in 1937 by Samuel Simeon Fels of the Fels Naptha Soap Company, the Fels Institute prepares its students for public leadership positions in city, state, and federal agencies, elective politics, nonprofit organizations, and private firms with close connections to the public sector.

University of Pennsylvania
Fels Institute of Government
Arms of the University of Pennsylvania
MottoLeges sine moribus vanae
TypePrivate
Established1937 (1937)
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
PresidentM. Elizabeth Magill
DirectorJohn Lapinski and Lauren Russell[1]
Address
3814 Walnut Street
,
Philadelphia
,
PA
,
19104
,
USA
CampusUrban
Websitewww.fels.upenn.edu

The Fels Institute is housed in Samuel Fels' former residence, a brick mansion located on the west end of the University of Pennsylvania's campus.

Academics

Fels offers a Master of Public Administration degree in both full-time and executive (part-time) formats. Fels also offers four-course certificates in Nonprofit Administration and Public Finance.

Faculty
  • Dr. Robert Pearson: Carnegie-Mellon, Pearson's R (regression)- His model was not fully specified
  • Hon. Edward G. Rendell: Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky: CEO, Women's Campaign International; Former Member of Congress
  • Jim Kenney: Mayor of the City of Philadelphia
  • Stephen Mullin: Senior Vice President, Econsult Corporation; Econsult Solutions Inc.; Former Philadelphia City Finance Director
  • Eric Costello Neiderman: Manager, Cargo Security Research & Development, Transportation Security Administration, Dept. of Homeland Security[2]
  • Wayne A. Smith: President and CEO, Delaware Healthcare Association; former House Majority Leader, Delaware General Assembly

Notable Fels alumni
  • Jennifer Beck: New Jersey State Senator, Represents the 12th legislative district
  • David Byerman '95, Secretary of the Senate of the Nevada Senate
  • Robert Bittenbender '98: Former Budget Secretary under Pennsylvania Governors Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker and Dick Thornburgh, and former executive director of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
  • Kenneth Braithwaite '95: US secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump earned a master's degree in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Fels Institute of Government,[3][4]
  • Peter Brown '99: Professor at the University of Minnesota and author of America's Waterfront Revival Port Authorities and Urban Redevelopment.
  • Donna Cooper '87: Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Policy and Planning
  • Madeleine Dean (attended): US Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, a house manager for the Second impeachment of Donald Trump, former Pennsylvania House Representative
  • Scott Detrow: NPR White House Correspondent and NPR Politics Podcast host
  • Stephen Dilts '96: New Jersey Transportation Commissioner
  • Joseph A. Esposito '06: Former Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education
  • Chaka Fattah '86: US Representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
  • Matthew Gallagher '97: Chief of Staff, Governor of Maryland Martin J. O'Malley
  • Bob Ganley '72: Former city manager of South Portland and Portland, Maine
  • Wilson Goode: First African-American Mayor of Philadelphia (1984–1992)
  • Richard Keevey: Former Director of the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School's Research Institute on the Region
  • George M. Leader: Former Governor of Pennsylvania (1955-1959)
  • Rob Powelson '03: Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Former Chairman of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
  • Frank A. Salvatore: Pennsylvania Representative for the 170th district (1973-1984); Pennsylvania State Senator for the 5th district (1985-2000)
  • Anna Shapoval '04: Country Director, Doctors of the World - Kiev, Ukraine[5]
  • Richard Smith '91: Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education
  • Richard Steffens '88: US Diplomat and author & lyricist for the Carnegie Hall production Mother Russia.
  • Greg Walker '05: Policy and Planning Officer, Sound Transit
  • Rob Wonderling '91: Former Pennsylvania State Senator and current President and CEO of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Fels Publications
  • Vacant Property Reclamation and Neighborhood Change in Southwest Center City Philadelphia (July 2008): Details the current status of vacant properties surveyed in 1998 to better understand the changing neighborhood.
  • MyVote1 National Election Report (Christopher Patusky, Allison Brummel, & Timothy Schmidt, August 2007): Summarizes the results of the 2006 MyVote1 National Election Hotline project.
  • The Philadelphia SchoolStat Model (Leigh Botwinik, Christopher Patusky, Mary Shelley, 2007): Describes how the Compstat and CitiStat models were adapted for the Philadelphia School District, what performance improvements occurred after implementation, and which features of the approach seemed to be the biggest contributors to improvement.
  • "Making the Most of Social Media" (Chris Kingsley, Allison Brummel, Catharine Lamb, & Jack Higgins, 2009): Discusses the growth of Social Media over the past several years, including the challenges associated with adopting them for public use - legal, practical and political, and distills the experience of cities who have done this both more and less effectively into seven suggestions that cover the full cycle of adoption, from pre-planning to self-evaluation.

See also

References
  1. "Lauren Russell". fels.upenn.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "Faculty: Eric C. Neiderman | Penn Fels Institute of Government". Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  3. "Giving by individuals to projects and programs" (PDF). Penn Arts and Sciences. June 30, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. "Biography". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. "FULBRIGHT UKRAINE : Anna Shapoval". Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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