Governance Challenges and the Future of a New Public Service

Tanner Day at the Maxwell School: The Future of Citizenship and Public Service

Public service has been severely challenged by several long-term trends: declining public trust in government and low public esteem; political polarization, partisanship and incivility; negative press coverage; and greater direct political attack on government from different groups and institutions.

Many observers have described public service as being in a state of crisis. In such a climate, how can the human capital for governing be secured and enriched? How can citizens across all sectors sustain and nurture their own commitments to public service?

Exploring these questions, Tanner Day at Maxwell will begin with keynote remarks by Governor Whitman, delivered as part of the Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship, and Public Responsibility, a public forum for exploring questions about ethical citizenship in provocative and challenging ways.

Lunch Session Panelists
Mr. Dustin Brown, Acting Deputy Director for Management, U.S. Office of Management & Budget, Executive Office of the President
Ms. Teresa Gerton, President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration
The Hon. Sean O’Keefe, University Professor, Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management & Leadership
The Hon. Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA Administrator (2001-2003), former New Jersey Governor
Dr. David Van Slyke, Dean and Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy, Maxwell School

To view all Tanner Day videos, visit https://maxwell.syr.edu/tanner.

The series has been generously endowed by alumnus W. Lynn Tanner '75 PhD (PA), founder, CEO, and chairman of TEC Canada. The lecture series is coordinated by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Event Date: October 4, 2017