Carolina MPA Student Digest:
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A special welcome to our new January 2019 cohort!
Inside this Edition:
- Upcoming Program Dates
- Program News and Announcements
- Upcoming FREE Professional Development Opportunities
- Links to Recordings of Recent Events
- MPA Student Spotlights
- MPA Faculty News
- Featured SOG Blog
- Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
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- First Day of Spring 2019 Classes - Jan. 7 for online; Jan. 9 for on campus
- NC Advancing Racial Equity - January 16, Charlotte, NC (register here)
- 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)
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Carolina MPA News and Announcements
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Upcoming FREE Professional Development Opportunities
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Register now to Attend North Carolina Advancing Racial Equity: Building a Movement for Impact Through Local Government Action Conference!
As part of the MPA Program's efforts and initiatives to support diversity and inclusion, we are fully funding conference registration for students to attend North Carolina Advancing Racial Equity: Building a Movement for Impact Through Local Government Action Conference.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 9 at 5 pm. Please fill out
this form to join us!
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You are Invited to NCCCMA 2019!
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All Carolina MPA Students are encouraged to attend the 2019 North Carolina City & County Management Seminar, to be held in Winston-Salem, NC, February 6-8th, 2019.
The MPA Program will cover the $60 cost of your registration and the MPA Alumni Association will cover the $20 cost of the Alumni Breakfast if you register with
this link
by Friday, January 25. Additional details were sent out via email this morning from the Program. We hope to see you all there!
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Missed Recent Events? Watch here!
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Carolina MPA Student Spotlight
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Like our MPA Students, the Student Spotlight is on Holiday Hiatus. Don't forget to
send in
your recent accomplishments & hidden talents for next time!
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Carolina MPA Faculty News
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Morgan & Hoyman Published
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MPA Professors Dr. Jonathan Morgan and Dr. Michele Hoyman will soon publish "Everything but the Kitchen Sink?: Factors Associated with Local Economic Development Strategy Use" in
Economic Development Quarterly. The link will be shared when available.
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Dr. Willow Jacobson recently published "Verdict Pending: Understanding Leadership Role Identity for North Carolina Judges and Lawyers" in
Public Personnel Management.
Check it out
here
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Featured School of Government News... SOG by the Numbers
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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- Call for UNC Graduate Student Awards
- ASPA Chapter Award Nominations
- Holiday Carolina Blood Drive
- GradMinds Peer Network Information Session
- 40th Annual Minority Health Conference Call for Proposals
- VA Education Benefits Reminder
- 2019 NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference
- Appalachian Food Justice Institute
- Carolina Women's Center Awards Call for Nominations
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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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The
Holiday Carolina Blood Drive
is rescheduled for
7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 in Fetzer Hall
. Students, faculty, staff and the Carolina community are invited to celebrate 20 years of saving lives by bleeding Carolina blue and donating blood with the Employee Forum and American Red Cross. All presenting donors will receive snacks and a free, commemorative 20
th
anniversary T-shirt.
Previous appointments for the Holiday Carolina Blood Drive were cancelled, so schedule your appointment today! Visit
RedCrossBlood.org
, call
1-800-RED CROSS
(1-800-733-2767) or use the
Blood Donor App
and enter
sponsor code UNC
. Walk-ins will be accepted the day of the drive, but appointments are encouraged. For UNC-Chapel Hill employees, time spent donating and volunteering is considered work time with permission from a supervisor.
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GradMinds was developed from the
Masterminds model
and seeks to give graduate students the opportunity to: (1) be a part of an interdisciplinary peer network; and (2) meet graduate students outside of your department. The goal of GradMinds is to provide an environment for brainstorming, learning, accountability, and support, to sharpen your skill sets for future professional endeavors.
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The
Minority Student Caucus at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health invites you to submit an abstract to display a poster at the 40th Annual Minority Health Conference held on Friday, February 22, 2019.
THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE
As the largest and longest running student-led health conference in the nation, the Minority Health Conference aims to raise awareness regarding health disparities and mobilize students, academics, and community members to take action for change. Since its inception in the late 1970s, the Minority Health Conference has grown significantly, attracting over 600 attendees, plus nearly a thousand more via webcast. The theme of this year’s conference is
Advocacy for Change: Celebrating Past Successes and Planning for the Future. What connects civil rights gains, women’s suffrage, marriage equality and the rise of progressive candidates? The answer is timing and advocacy – persistent advocates challenging the opposition and strategically responding to the greatest challenges of our time. Advocacy is an integral aspect of social change. This year's conference theme celebrates how advocacy efforts are instrumental in advancing the health of minorities and people of color. With a rich activist history, we seek to curate a forum that carves a road for more effective and engaging advocacy efforts in our communities, far and near.
Priority Registration is until January 14, 2019, and can be found
here.
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CVRC VA Benefits Reminder
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USE YOUR VOICE: Stories and Strategies to Feed More Kids
The eighth annual NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference will feature stories from people in the field working to find innovative ways to feed more kids. Hear from educators, nutrition professionals, elected and appointed officials, community leaders, supporters, volunteers, and people like you who are endeavoring daily to feed kids.
There are almost one million kids in our state who need the nutritious food they get at school during breakfast and lunch, and after school and in the summer months. If you are currently engaged in the work of feeding kids, or want to be, this conference is for you.
When: Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 8 am – 4 pm
Where: UNC Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill
100 Friday Center Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Fees: $40 (Registration fee includes all conference sessions and materials, continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and parking.)
Hear from exciting speakers, including:
- Mandy Cohen, MD, Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Kristin Cooper, First Lady of North Carolina, Office of the Governor
- Tabari Wallace, 2018 NC Principal of the Year, Craven County Schools
- Freebird McKinney, 2018 NC Teacher of the Year, Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Julie Paige Pittman, 2018 Western NC Regional Teacher of the Year, Rutherford County Schools
- Kelsee Gomes, Director of Sports Nutrition, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Gerald Owens, News Anchor, WRAL-TV
- And more!
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in child hunger is invited. Attendees in previous years have included: educators; school nutrition professionals; child advocates; nonprofit, faith-based, and community leaders; state, federal and local elected and appointed officials; healthcare professionals; academicians; business leaders; students; volunteers; and, many others.
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2019 Summer Appalachian Food Justice Institute:
The Food Justice Lab at West Virginia University is offering 4 accredited courses through the 2019 Summer Appalachian Food Justice Institute hosted in Morgantown, West Virginia and various host sites in West Virginia. The Appalachian Food Justice Institute (AFJI) provides educational opportunities for food system change in West Virginia and Central Appalachia through the lenses of social and economic justice. The 2019 AFJI Summer Institute will run from May 13- June 21, and participants can earn up to 12 college credits in 6 weeks. Courses include: Food Justice Leadership Program (various locations in West Virginia, travel provided), Food Policy and Research (online), Community Food Planning and Development (online), and Food System Development Practicum (host site in Talcott, WV).
Food Justice Fellows:
The WVU Food Justice Lab is excited to recruit a diverse cohort of Food Justice Leadership Fellows in 2019 who are eager to develop projects and skills to support their communities. People of color, women, LBGTQ and resource limited applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given additional consideration. The Fellowship Award will cover all programmatic costs to participate in the Food Justice Leadership Program (May 13 – June 4th, 2019). Fellows will be responsible for their travel to and from the institute site. The Fellowship also provides an additional $500 stipend to support a community or campus based project designed and implemented by the fellow. All fellows will earn 3 credits of advanced coursework from WVU as well.
Fellowship applications can be found here
. The deadline for Fellowship consideration is
January 31
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Fellows may also elect to complete up to 9 more credits toward a specialization in Food Policy, Research and Development through the full six weeks of the Appalachian Food Justice Institute (May 13-June 21).
For more information about The Food Justice Lab and AFJI, visit
foodjustice.wvu.edu
. Courses through WVU will be available for registration in January at
summer.wvu.edu
.
Please contact Amanda Marple at
amarple1@mail.wvu.edu
with any questions regarding the Appalachian Food Justice Institute and affiliated courses, or the Food Justice Fellowship.
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Call for Nominations: 2019 University Awards for the Advancement of Women
On behalf of the Offices of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Carolina Women's Center is pleased to call for nominations for the 2019 University Awards for the Advancement of Women. These awards recognize contributions by people of all genders to the advancement of women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Each year, the award recognizes a faculty member, a staff member, a graduate or professional student or postdoctoral fellow, and an undergraduate. The faculty and staff recipients each receive $5000. Each student recipient receives $2500. Awardees are honored in a ceremony during the Carolina Women’s Center’s annual Gender Week Celebration in the spring. Please see the website for requirements and to submit a nomination.
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