Carolina MPA Student Digest:
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Inside this Edition:
- Upcoming Program Dates
- Program News and Announcements
- Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
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- Online Meet the Dean Event -January 28, 12-1 pm
- North Carolina City County Management Association Conference - February 6-9, Winston-Salem, NC (register here)
- Winston-Salem Happy Hour Hub - February 7, 5:30 to 8(ish) pm
- UNC Career Services offers Suit-Up Event February 10
- Order due for MPA apparel - February 13
- Course Registration for May term (online students) - March 18
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Carolina MPA News and Announcements
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See YOU in Winston-Salem!
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Winston-Salem Happy Hour Hub
Thursday, February 7, 2019
5:30 p.m. - 8:00(ish) p.m.
279 W. 4th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
If you're in town for the NCCCMA Winter Seminar, or if you are simply in town, join us for our first Happy Hour Hub of 2019!
If you would like to help organize a Happy Hour Hub in your community, contact Brandon Foster at
foster@sog.unc.edu
or 919.962.0426.
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Thanks to the MPA Students who Attended the Racial Equity Conference!
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Pictured (L-R) Front Row: Nathalie Santos, Sarah Hanson, Maddie Shea, Alex Merritt, Courtney Cooper-Lewter, Martin Yeager; Back Row: Kalen Grosskopf, Carol Abken, Maggie Bailey, Catesby Denison, Hallie Allen, Andy Shoenig, & Jim Hemphill
If you are attending NCCCMA or other conferences this spring, be sure to
send a photo
to be featured in the Digest!
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MPA Intranet Spotlight
The
Knapp Library
at the School of Government is happy to serve as a resource for your next paper! Their offerings are
highlighted on our Intranet
, including updated information on recent changes with how to access Nexis Uni. Many resources are available remotely via e-reserves and our librarians are always happy to take phone calls for assistance. In addition, you always have access to the entire university library
here
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Monica Croskey Chaparro, MPA '05, was recently highlighted on the
#ELGL19 Blog. Find out what "local goverment-y things" she does on vacation!
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Tina Belge, MPA '18 is running for South Carolina Senate Seat 6. We hope she puts her MPA knowledge to great use on the campaign!
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New SOG TV Show Premieres
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Starting January 2019, UNC School of Government faculty membe
r Anita Brown-Graham
is hosting a new television show that highlights community solutions across North Carolina. The new show,
ncIMPACT
, with sponsorship provided by
Civic Federal Credit Union
, will premiere 10 p.m., Thursday, January 17 and air again 8 p.m., Thursday, February 7, starting a weekly series on UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina.
“ncIMPACT is going to help local communities focus on challenges that are most important to them,” said Brown-Graham. “It's going to provide them with two important resources to respond to those challenges. The first is data—good, solid, unbiased information that they can use to help them define the problem and figure out which levers to pull to fix it. We’re also going to inspire them with promising practices that will come from other places in North Carolina, across the country and across the globe. This television program will allow communities all across the state to learn from each other. To both recognize that their challenges are common challenges that other places are facing, but more importantly, perhaps, to be inspired by the stories of places that are tackling those problems successfully.”
Find individual episodes and web extras at
unctv.org/ncimpact
and find your local public television channel at the UNC-TV Public Media
website
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Here
is my next blog post. It is about the brand new Essentials of County Government course that we are offering in partnership with the NC Association of County Commissioners. I love that it truly is a partnership from start to finish. I also love that our faculty and staff have been willing to do the hard work that goes along with being true partners with NCACC, and that they have been willing to completely revise this program. Please read this post to learn how this course has changed for the better. I’ve been involved in some version of the program as a faculty member and now in my current role for nearly 40 years. The revised version is dramatically better than it has ever been. Check it out.
-Mike
PS - Don't forget that the online students will be hosting Dean Smith in a Lunchtime Chat THIS Monday, January 28, 12-1 EST. Please join us
here
!
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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- JUMP at Playmakers Reperatory Company
- I AM JANE DOE: 2019 Frank Porter Graham Lecture
- Off-Campus Student Life Housing Fair February 6!
- On-Campus Job Fair February 13!
- Follow the UNC Institute of Politics on Social Media!
- Call for Nominations to the 2019 Public Service Awards
- UNC Career Services offers Suit-Up Event February 10
- Graduate Student Travel Grants Due FEBRUARY 1!
- Call for UNC Graduate Student Awards Due JANUARY 31!
- ASPA Chapter Award Nominations Due JANUARY 31!
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BY CHARLY EVON SIMPSON
DIRECTED BY WHITNEY WHITE
AN UNEXPECTED BRIDGE BETWEEN SORROW AND HOPE
In the whimsically theatrical world of Jump, lights flicker, hearts heal, and you never know what surprises might literally fall from the sky. Discover the magic of hope in the midst of grief and the promise of human connection as two strangers find solace on a bridge.
PlayMakers is proud to take part in the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of this work by emerging playwright Charly Evon Simpson.
Jump is on stage Jan 23 - Feb 10
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OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE HOUSING FAIR FEBRUARY 6TH!
Are you beginning your search for off-campus housing in the Chapel Hill area? Stop by the Spring
Off-Campus Student Life Housing Fair
on February 6th! The Housing Fair brings together local apartment complexes so that students have a one-stop opportunity to learn about several off-campus living options and services. The Fair provides the perfect opportunity for students, faculty and staff to explore off-campus living choices in a fun, stress-free environment. Give-a-ways and free food!
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
10:00am - 2:00pm
UNC's Great Hall
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2nd Annual On-Campus Job Fair
Need an on-campus job? You’re in luck! The Carolina Union will host the 2nd Annual On-Campus Job Fair on Wednesday, February 13 in the Great Hall from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
With more than 20 offices being represented this year, we hope to engage our campus community in a day of sharing and learning! There will be food, games, and prizes! You don’t want to miss this incredible opportunity to network with on-campus employers and learn helpful tips that will lead to success in the job market and work place.
Come join in on the excitement! We can’t wait to see you there!
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WILL YOU BE TAKING YOUR STUDIES ELSEWHERE? The GPSF is now accepting applications to fund
travel that will occur between January 1 and March 31. Travel Awards are offered by the GPSF to assist with conference and research travel expenses for graduate and professional students.
This award cannot be combined with travel funding sources over $200 ($300 for international). Applications are due by
FEBRUARY 1. You can find the application
here. To learn more about the GPSF Travel Awards, check out the
Travel Awards website. Please email questions to:
gpsf-travel@unc.edu.
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Call for Graduate Student Awards!
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The UNC Graduate School is happy to announce that we are currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Boka W. Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service by a Graduate or Professional Student. This annual award recognizes a graduate or professional student who has been judged the most outstanding in character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the University and broader community.
Nominations are due by 5:00PM on Thursday, January 31, 2019.
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Research Triangle ASPA Chapter Accepting Award Nominations!
Last year, the ASPA Research Triangle Chapter adopted several awards. These awards recognize the contribution of a public service practitioner within the region, as well as the quality of work of a chapter member and a MPA or PhD student within the region. Information on the awards and their criteria can be found below. Nominations for the awards can be sent to
bmcdona@ncsu.edu and must be received by
January 31, 2019.
Excellence in Public Service Award
The Public Service Award was established to recognize public service practitioners in the chapter region whose distinguished careers are characterized by:
- Exemplary efforts to uphold legal and ethical standards;
- Sustained work to advance the quality of life for all North Carolinians; and,
- Responsible, democratic, and expert accomplishments in public affairs.
Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is presented annually to recognize a piece of exemplary research of a faculty member or practitioner that was presented at a conference or accepted for publication during the previous year. Recipients of the award must be members of the chapter prior to nomination.
Best Student Paper Award
The Best Student Paper Award is presented annually to a MPA or PhD student in recognition for outstanding work on a paper. Nominated papers will be judged on the basis of relevance of the topic, appropriate use of methodology, quality of presentation, originality, innovativeness, clarity, and academic quality. Nominated papers may not be co-authored and recipients must be enrolled at a university within the chapter region during the academic year preceding the award (e.g., students must be enrolled during the 2018-2019 academic year to be eligible for the 2019 award).
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