Carolina MPA Student Digest:
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In this Issue:
- Upcoming Program Dates
- MPA Happenings
- Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
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- December MPA Graduation Brunch - Saturday, December 14, 10 am
- December University Commencement - Sunday, December 15, 2 pm
- Online January Term Classes Start - Monday, January 6, 2020
- On-Campus Spring Term Classes Start - Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Be on the lookout for an upcoming email regarding the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation!!!
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The Carolina MPA Program wishes all students, faculty, & staff a Happy Thanksgiving this week! We are thankful for each and every one of YOU. Stay safe in your travels, or enjoy staying at home before the final push of the fall term!
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Students Chosen for Student Leadership Councils
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The online and on-campus Student Leadership Councils recently seated new students. These students represent their cohorts in feedback to the MPA Program Office and plan initiatives for all students, and all have already gotten on board that process. Please contact one of your representatives today!
Michelle Kirsh
of Middlebury VT,
Jeana Taylor
of Las Vegas, NV, and
Meagan Kascsak
of Leland, NC, have joined the Online SLC, all after starting the MPA Program earlier in 2019. The Online SLC will take applications from those starting the MPA Program in August & September 2019 in January 2020.
For the On-Campus SLC,
Molly Gaskin
of Eldersburg, MD, and
Rebecca Hall
of Hudson, NC, have been elected to represent the Class of 2021.
Clay Fleming
of Coats, NC, will serve as Alumni Board Representative.
Jacob Newton
of Hamlet, NC, has been elected Graduate and Professional Student Federation Senator for the Class of 2021, a position that also includes SLC membership.
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A BIG thanks to all who made the 2019 Bureaucrats' Ball last week a success. More than 70 students, faculty, staff, and their guests enjoyed food, music and good company to the Film Noir theme at the Ackland Art Museum. Students involved in planning include
Maddie Shea, Cecily Kritz, Hallie Allen, Thomas Bennett, Mimi Clemens, Hallee Haygood, Rebekah Appleton, Kathryn Paquet, Savannah English, Maddie Powers, Molly Gaskin, Jacob Newton, Courtney Cooper-Lewter, and Karson Nelson.
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Online Students Gather to Support A Beautiful Mind Foundation
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The kickoff and fundraiser for A Beautiful Mind Foundation, founded by online MPA student
Adrienne Augustus, was a recent success in Washington, DC. Classmates (L to R)
Charlene van Dijk (MBA@UNC),
Erika McKenzie and
Molly Murray came out to support Adrienne and the foundation.
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Dean's Smith's Latest Blog
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Here is my next blog post. It is about the recent Tar Heel Bus Tour, and mostly about the western route that I was hosting. In addition to participation by folks from the SOG mentioned in my post, Norma Houston participated in a session at the Governor’s Mansion and folks from DFI participated at an economic development stop in Kinston. The School was incredibly well represented. The bus tour is one of those things that you need to experience to fully appreciate. The positive feelings, gratitude, and humility shared by the participants was amazing. Read the post and get a little sense of what happened.
- Mike
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UNC Faculty surround SOG Dean Mike Smith before they hit the road on the Tar Heel Bus Tour.
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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- "Find Your Path to Help Your People"
- The Writing Center: Change your Verb Tense & Online Coaching
- Queer Solstice Supper
- Save the Date for NCCCMA 2020
- Save the Date for #NonprofitSTRONG Summit 2020
- Map the System 2020
- St. Gallen Symposium Essay Competition
- Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt about Justic and Unconscious Racial Bias
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5:30pm - 7:00pm at the Graduate Student Center
211A W. Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Take a break from finals stress for a nice dinner and some relaxation with other LGBTQIA+ graduate and professional students. All are welcome, but please register as space is limited! Dinner will be provided.
Queer Graduate and Professional Students (QGAPS) is a joint program of the LGBTQ Center and the Graduate School Diversity and Student Success.
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***Be on the lookout for student funding emails for NCCCMA, #NonprofitSTRONG, and other professional development opportunities. ****
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Hello Tar Heels!
For the first time UNC CH will be participating in Map the System--a global competition that challenges you to think differently about social or environmental change. Students on our campus are passionate about so many different issues and this competition allows you to share that! Research a social or environmental problem that matters to you and gain the skills in systems thinking to understand ways to address it. Finalists will have the chance to compete for cash prizes in a prestigious competition organized by Said Business School, University of Oxford with all expenses covered!
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St. Gallen Symposium Essay Competition
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The St. Gallen Symposium is the world’s
leading initiative for intergenerational debates
on economic, political, and social developments. Since 1969, we have fostered fruitful discourses as a
student-run initiative
combining excellence with innovative ideas.
This year
t
hrough our
Global Essay Competition, graduate and post-graduate students
can qualify for an
all-expenses-covered participation
in the 50
th
Anniversary of our annual conference located in
St. Gallen, Switzerland
. The top three of the 100 participants selected through our essay competition have the unique opportunity of
presenting their ideas
in front of a world-renowned audience and share in the grand prize of
CHF 20’000-
.
Completely
organized by students,
we are proud to have welcomed distinguished participants over the years including
Christine Lagarde
, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund,
Jack Ma
, founder of Alibaba Group,
and
Dominic Barton
, Managing Partner Emeritus McKinsey & Company.
Due to time constraints I do not have the possibility of visiting North Carolina this year. However, I believe that your graduate and postgraduate students could
greatly benefit
from this experience, and more importantly,
represent the University of North Carolina
in our
globally recognized
conference this May.
Therefore, I would be extremely grateful if you could spread the word of our Global Essay Competition to your students. The submission takes place online at
www.symposium.org/essay-competition
.
Please let me know if you have any questions and/or would like to receive our fact sheet, topic outline, and promotional flyer to pass on to students.
Sincerely,
Eduardo Ludwig Bernardo
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