Mark L Nicol
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Arts & Behavioral Sciences
Academic and Student Affairs
SVSU Main Campus
Gilbertson Hall-North Wing 204
989-964-2605
mlnicol@svsu.edu
Biography
Professor Nicol is deeply interested in all topics related to public administration and public management, but is especially interested in those areas of the discipline on the quantitative end of the spectrum. His teaching interests include public budgeting and finance and program evaluation at the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to his work with the Department of Political Science, Professor Nicol contributes to the Master of Public Administration program and the Michigan Certified Public Manager Program.
Education
Saginaw Valley State University
Teaching Interests
Professor Nicol regularly teaches:
PS 225 Statistics (fall and winter)
PS 260 Understanding and Managing the Bureaucracy (fall of eevn numbered years)
PS 355 Public Budgeting and Finance (winter of even numbered years)
PS 365 Public Human Resource Management (winter of odd numbered years)
PS 475 Evaluation Research (fall of odd numbered years)
MPA 510 Introduction to Public Administration (fall)
LS 565 Organizational Finance (winter)
LS 625 Legislatures: Politics and Policy (winter)
LS 655 Program Evaluation (fall)
Affiliations
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
American Society for Public Administration
National Certified Public Manager Consortium
Office Hours
Monday
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM