Carolina MPA Student Digest:
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Inside this Edition:
- Upcoming Program Dates
- Program News and Announcements
- Career and Professional Development Corner
- Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
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- Social Committee Bowling Night: Tuesday, March 6
- Drop Deadline in Connect Carolina, Wednesday, March 7
- Dean of Student Drop-in at the MPA Program, Tuesday, March 20, 12:30-2, MPA Student Lounge
- REI Training: Tuesday, March 20, 2 pm, Details TBA
- Leadership Workshop with MPA Alumnus Becca Baas: Thursday, March 29, 1300 Knapp-Sanders (Details TBA)
- Fall Registration Open: Tuesday, April 3
- Wright Lecture: Friday, April 6
- Drop Deadline with Paper Form: Friday, April 13
- Last Day of Class: Thursday, April 26
- Final Exam Period: Monday, April 30- Tuesday, May 8
- Final Grades Due: Friday, May 11
- Commencement Picnic: Friday, May 11, Knapp-Sanders Dining Hall
- Commencement Ceremony & Reception: Saturday, May 12, please arrive by 9:30 am, The Friday Center - Grumman Auditorium
- University Commencement Ceremony: Sunday, May 13, 9 am, Kenan Stadium
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Carolina MPA News and Announcements
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Learn about the Offerings of the Dean of Students Office!
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Assistant Dean of Students
Brian Papajcik will be visiting the MPA Program on Tuesday, March 20, 12:30-2 in the Student Lounge. Come by to say hi and learn about the DOS programs and services offered to UNC Graduate & Professional Students.
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Read School of Government Dean Mike Smith's
latest blog post on his comparison of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton's criteria for hiring a crew and the SOG's criteria for hiring faculty & staff!
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Ebony West, MPA candidate, was recently published in the ICMA Blog on Engaging the Community in the Budgeting Process. Please check out her article
here!
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Career and Professional Development Corner
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Previously Recorded Events
Workshop- Public Speaking and Persuasive Communications
Alumni Led Webinar- Professional Networking for Introverts - Hosted by Kirsten Wyatt
Alumni Career Panel- Local Government Focus
Upcoming Events/Opportunities
Career Circles- Look for an email about opportunities to participate
What are they: each month we'll have opportunities for students to get together with Allison to discuss anything career related, but guided by a specific topic. February will focus on Negotiation.
Announcements
- A high quality video recording along with the presentation materials and polling results are available in the Agenda packet for this webinar at the "Agendas & Archives" tab of http://icma.org/coachingwebinars.
Be sure to check-out the
MPA Career Services Wall
to see all recent job postings!
(All job postings will be posted here)
Did you know the Carolina MPA Intranet has Career Resources?
- Check out these pages to get started with any of your career related questions.
- As always Allison (binkley@sog.unc.edu) is available to answer any questions or review any documents. Email or stop by (3112) to schedule a time to meet!
- Be sure to check-out the MPA Career Services Wall to see all recent job postings! (All job postings will be posted here)
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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Worldwide-Area Events & Announcements:
- Upsilon Sigma: The Urban Studies Honor Society
Chapel Hill-Area Events & Announcements:
- Off -Campus Housing Website now available!
- Carolina Indian Circle Powwow
- UNC OASIS Africa Night
- Judiciary Reforms in Poland as a Threat to the Principle of the Rule of Law
- Faith in our Lives: Why we Follow
- Answering the Call to Lead: Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee
- Religion and Gay Rights: Do They Have to be at Odds?
- Center for Jewish Studies: 15th Anniversary Showcase
- Safe at UNC Resources about Discrimination, harassment, sexual violence, interpersonal violence, and stalking
- ADHD/LD Connect Coaching Group
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Special Announcement
UPSILON SIGMA (ΥΣ)
A New Student Recognition and
Professional Development Opportunity
The Urban Affairs Association has established the first international honor society to recognize the academic achievements of
undergraduate and graduate students
pursuing degrees in urban studies and related fields.
Urban Studies is a broad umbrella term for academic programs and research that focus on the social, political, economic, spatial, physical, historical, cultural, and environmental dynamics of urban contexts. Elements of urban studies can be found in several different disciplines, as well as within explicitly interdisciplinary fields such as urban affairs and urban planning. Given the varied academic homes for urban studies, eligibility for participation in the Society will be judged on the basis of individual program attributes.
We invite applications from academic units to establish chapters of Upsilon Sigma. Each year, there will be two application periods, one in the Fall, and the second in the Spring. For the 2018 calendar year, we have established the following application periods:
Spring 2018 Application Period
- April 2—Application due to the UAA Executive Office
- May 15—Application review decisions completed
Fall 2018 Application Period
- November 1—Application due to the UAA Executive Office
- December 15—Application review decisions completed
Basic Requirements to Establish an Upsilon Sigma Chapter
- Successful chapter application
- Annual UAA Institutional Membership (dues are $345 per year)
- Student induction fees (one-time induction fee of $35 per student)
Full details on the application process and requirements are now available on the
UAA website.
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Agata Hauser,
our speaker
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is a lecturer in the Constitutional Law Department at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her research focuses on judicial protection of individuals by the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights, the interactions between the EU and the Council of Europe, and application of the EU law by national courts of the member states.
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Judiciary Reforms in Poland as a Threat to the Principle of the Rule of Law
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March 6, 5:30-7 PM
4003 FedEx Global Education Center
In December, the European Commission proposed to the Council to adopt a decision under Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union against Poland. Article 7 provides that the Council may determine that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a member state of the values referred to in Article 2, which includes, inter alia, the rule of law. This provision is sometimes referred to as the ‘nuclear option,’ because of the related sanctioning mechanism that would suspend Poland's voting rights in the EU. The Commission decided to take this step in view of the fact that Poland has adopted several laws affecting the judiciary: the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, and the National Judiciary Council. This presentation from will detail potential effects of the recent legislative changes on the principle of separation of powers & the rule of law in order to determine if the risk perceived by the Commission is real.
Free parking available after 5 PM at the GEC parking garage and at the surrounding UNC parking lots.
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Faith in our Lives: Why We Follow
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Saturday, March 10, 4-5:30 PM (following a performance of
The Christians
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Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre in the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, 120 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill
PlayMakers Rep is very proud to host a FREE symposium with two national luminaries in the world of religious scholarship:
The program will offer a rare opportunity for substantive exploration of how belief/faith serves us both personally and collectively. Also, what is at risk when doctrine is either taken to extremes or no longer feels relevant and vital. It will be led by UNC's own
Bart D. Ehrman
, Ph.D., James A. Gray Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, and
Robert M. Franklin
, Gr., Ph.D., James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership at Emory University's Candler School of Theology
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A team is bringing
two $750 scholarships
to campus as an award for a
writing competition
that is in conjunction with an event to be held on your campus that the winning writers get to participate in. Please be encouraged to add your voices and thoughts to a great discussion by making a submission. The event is a dialogue that explores
constructive approaches to living together in a society of difference and where every voice is heard. Everyone who even attends the event is eligible to
win a $250
social engagement prize. Be on the lookout for posters for our event:
Thursday, March 22, 4:00-6:00PM
University of North Carolina School of Law
Room 5042 Van Hecke–Wettach Hall
160 Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Mediterranean Deli catered lunch to be provided
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Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Great Hall
Sunday, March 25, 1 p.m.
The community is invited to experience what Jewish studies means at Carolina. This
15th Anniversary Showcase
features faculty and graduate students giving personal, short TED Talk-style presentations that bring their research and expertise to life. In addition to these mini-lectures and interactive experiences, there will be music, dancing and a light reception.
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Do you have ADHD or a learning disability – or think you do? Join ADHD/LD Peer Connect, a support and skills coaching group for undergraduates. Benefit from coaching and peer support to: explore ADHD/LD as a college student; set goals for your semester and beyond; identify unhelpful patterns and make changes; discover and build on your strengths; tackle procrastination and manage your time; and develop accountability.
Mondays at 5:00pm
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here
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