Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Course Schedule

2025-2027 Tentative Schedule

Dates, topics, and instructors may change.

Location: As noted below, classes are held hybrid, virtual and/or in-person at Herzing University, 5218 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 53718

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Class day 2^nd Tuesday-Wednesday each month, except as noted below

Date	Class(es)	Category	Format	Instructors
October 14 October 15	Orientation and Management Assessment for Public Managers Building Effective Teams in the Public Sector	Core Personnel Management	In Person	Wood Lenz
November 11 November 12	Dialogue, Deliberation, and Public Engagement Strategic Thinking and Planning for Public Managers	Public Policy Core	Hybrid	Solomon Wood
December 9 December 10	Leadership for Public Managers Productivity and Quality Improvement	Core	Hybrid	Grill Wolhaupter

Date	Class(es)	Category	Format	Instructors
January 13 January 14	Records Management Ethics, Values, and the Public Manager	Resource Management Organizational Management	Hybrid	Norderhaug Freeburg/Hanna
February	No Classes: Out-of-class development of Individual Project Identification		n/a	n/a
March 10 March 11	Leadership Through Challenge and Conflict Managing Organizational Change	Organizational Management	Hybrid	Wood Wood
April 14 April 15	Fearless Coaching for Public Managers Time and Stress Management Techniques	Personnel Management Resource Management	Hybrid	Wood Lenz
May 12 May 19	Managing Projects for Public Managers (two-day class)	Quantitative Methods	All Virtual	Awate
June 9 June 10	Creating a Culture of Civility and Respect Problem Analysis and Problem Solving	Personnel Management Core	Hybrid	Borowicz Wood
July	No Classes: Individual Applied Project / Class Project Work Time	Core	n/a	n/a
August 11 August 12	Effective Workplace Writing & Presenting for Influence Presenting for Influence	Public Policy	Hybrid	O’Connor O’Connor
Sept. 8 Sept. 9	Human Resources Essentials for Public Managers	Core	Hybrid	Wolhaupter
October 13 October 14	Exploring and Reporting Your Data Racial Equity Leadership for Public Managers	Quantitative Methods Organizational Management	Hybrid	Ford Hargrove
Nov. 10 Nov. 11	Budgeting for Public Managers Policy Analysis for Non-Analysts	Resource Management Public Policy	Hybrid	Gadow Gadow
December 8 December 9	In-Person Class Project Work Time	Core	In-Person	Class, Staff

Date	Class(es)	Category	Format	Instructors
January 12 January 13	Case Studies Mock Local Government Budget meeting – initial budget approach	Core	In Person	Yanke Foth/Ford/Gadow
February 9 February 10	Mock Local Government Budget Committee / Public MeetingsMock Local Government Budget Final Approval Meeting	Core	In Person	Foth/Ford Foth/Gadow
March 10 March 11	Presentations: Group & Individual Projects Graduation – TBD	Core	In Person	Class Staff