Professor

Lawrence L. Giventer is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at California State University, Stanislaus. He teaches post-baccalaureate level courses in public policy analysis, public sector quantitative methods and computer applications, and undergraduate courses in American government. Professor Giventer is the author of Governing California, second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008 (released February 2007) and Statistical Analysis for Public Administration, second edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008 (released November 2007). Prof. Giventer joined CSU Stanislaus in 1975 and soon afterward founded the university’s nationally accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, which he directed for twenty years. He has served as department chairperson, Speaker of the Faculty, consultant and advisory committee chair for state and local government agencies, book reviewer, and accreditation site-visitor. He has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in public administration and engineering degrees from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is often called upon as a political analyst by radio, television, print, and Internet media.

Professional Degrees

PhD, 1977, University of Pittsburgh, Public Administration
MS, 1968, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics/Astronautics
BSME, 1967, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Courses

PADM 5000 Administration in Public Affairs
PADM 5010 Quantitative Analysis
PADM 5015 Public Policy Analysis
PADM 5654 Bureaucracy in the Novel & Play
PADM 5400 Computer Applications in Public Administration
PSCI 1201 American Government
PSCI 4710 Politics in Film

Textbooks

	L.L. Giventer, Statistical Analysis for Public Administration, 2/e, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008. ISBN: 0763740764
	L.L. Giventer, Governing California, 2/e, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-07-248867-8

Favorite Web Sites

CSU Stanislaus
CSU Stanislaus Dept. of Politics & Public Administration
National Public Radio
Amazon Books
California State Government
Modesto Bee
FindLaw
EconoMagic
American Government Elections - Giventer

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