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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Interested in Education Public Policy?
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Want to be a Leader and Advocate for your Profession?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">This Graduate-Level Online Certificate Program is for You!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Ohio University’s Patton College of Education and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs partnered to offer the
<b><i>Education Public Policy and Leadership Certificate</i></b> (EPPLC) program, an engaging yearlong online program that begins January 2019. The EPPLC was created to facilitate greater understanding of educational public policymaking and provide professionals
experience in real-world theory and practice. The program will also foster leadership and advocacy in the education public policy arena. To accomplish this, your online coursework will culminate in a three-day networking and capstone experience in Washington,
D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Students in the program will represent various vocations, such as K-12 school districts, national and international government agencies, legislative offices, professional associations,
civic and private organizations, non-governmental organizations, foundations, organizations that interface with educational entities, philanthropic organizations, and embassies. This will result in a thorough exploration of the topic from different vantage
points and experience, leaving you with a strong command of education public policy development, analysis, implementation, evaluation, and advocacy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The EPPLC program is a dynamic 12-month experience that will forever connect you with a network of peers and increase your employability in the education public policy arena.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">For further information, go to
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/education/academic-programs/EPPLC.cfm">www.ohio.edu/education/academic-programs/EPPLC.cfm</a></span>,
<span style="color:black">or contact Dr. Dwan V. Robinson at <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><a href="mailto:robinsd3@ohio.edu"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">robinsd3@ohio.edu</span></a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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