Carolina MPA Student Digest:
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Inside this Edition:
- Upcoming Program Dates
- Program News and Announcements
- Kettl to Speak at Wright Lecture
- REI Groundwater Training Coming April 1
- Carolina MPA Rises in Rankings!
- SOG News
- Lead for North Carolina
- Dean Smith's Latest Blog
- Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
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- Summer/Fall Registration Advising Appointments - ongoing
- REI Groundwater Approach Training - April 1, 1-5 pm, Health Sciences Library room 527
- Wright Lecture: Don Kettl - April 4, 3:30 pm, SOG
- MPA Spring Graduation Events - May 10-12
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Carolina MPA News and Announcements
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Kettl to Speak at Wright Lecture
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States Divided: How the Invention that United the Nation is Driving it Apart
Thursday, April 4, 3:30-4:45 PM, School of Government & online (link sent later)
Dr. Donald F. Kettl, professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, at the University of Texas at Austin, a nonresident senior fellow at the Volcker Alliance and the Brookings Institution, and author of numerous books including The Politics of the Administrative Process, will be this year's Deil S. Wright Lecturer.
When the founders created the Constitution, Madison came up with two great inventions: the separation of powers and federalism. The truly essential invention was federalism, without which the states would never have been united. But that essential invention is in deep trouble—it’s increasingly the source of profound friction and it’s driving ever-greater inequality in the country. If Madison’s instincts helped create the nation, can Hamilton’s instincts now help save it?
Join for a Happy Hour Hub After the Lecture
After the lecture at 5 p.m., join us for informal gathering where alumni, faculty, and colleagues can network.
Enjoy appetizers on us at Tobacco Road Sports Cafe, located at 1118 Environ Way in the East 54 development just a few minutes from the UNC School of Government.
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The Weiss Fellows are offering the REI Groundwater Training on April 1, 1-5 pm.
FIVE seats have been reserved for MPA students, but you must commit to the entire training and register.
If you are interested in the event and can commit to the entire duration, please email Nadia Pacheco Amaro (incoming Carolina MPA student!) at
nadia6pa@live.unc.edu.
These seats are first come, first served, so please email her asap!
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The
Master of Public Administration program
hosted at the UNC School of Government is ranked among “America’s Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News & World Report. The program improved two positions since the 2019 rankings, tying for 21st in the public affairs category and ranking second in the nation in the local government specialty area.
The program also maintained or improved its ranking in other specialty areas: The program is tied for 15th in public management and tied for 17th in public finance and budgeting.
In addition to ranking master’s degree programs in public affairs, this year U.S. News & World Report ranked master's degree programs in social work, public health, health care management, physician assistant and rehabilitation counseling, and doctorate degrees in veterinary medicine.
Find all of the U.S. News & World Report rankings
online
and learn more about other graduate programs at UNC-Chapel Hill and
their rankings
.
Congratulations to you ALL on this accomplishment!
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School of Government News
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SOG Launches Lead for North Carolina
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A $500,000 grant from the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation will enable the UNC School of Government to train and place college graduates in city and county governments in distressed communities across the state. The gift will support
Lead for North Carolina
, an effort announced in 2018 to cultivate a new generation of public service leaders in the state.
Read more at https://www.unc.edu/posts/2019/03/22/lead-for-north-carolina/.
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Here is a link to my next blog post. It is about the NC Criminal Justice Summit that was held on March 15. Jessie Smith did an incredible job of pulling together a diverse group of people to learn about several important issues facing the criminal justice system. It was a remarkable event. I encourage you to take a look and let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
- Mike
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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- Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week coming April 1-5!
- Pretty Huge Dance
- Long Night Against Procrastination
- Carolina Conversations: A Deeper Dive into Implicit Bias and Uncertainty
- Women of Color Empowerment Brunch (Durham, NC)
- Apply for The Bridge: An Online Publication powered by Women of Color
- Student Organizations Council
- Student Government Cabinet Positions
- Jubilee 2019 featuring 6LACK
- Transgender Day of Visibility
- Empowering Carolina Mental Health Panel
- LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Awards
- Odum Institute Social Science Speaks Series
- Passover Seders with North Carolina Hillel
- Wading into Wikipolitics: Can Conservatives & Liberals Work Together? (article)
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RSVP
Here
for an evening filled with dancing, music, & a photo booth with 300 graduate students! This year's theme for PhD (Pretty Huge Dance) will be the Great Gatsby.
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Long Night Against Procrastination
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The Writing Center's next Long Night Against Procrastination will be this
Tuesday, March 26 from 8-11pm
at the Writing Center.
Make progress on your papers and projects and enjoy free snacks and prizes. Librarians and coaches from the Writing and Learning Centers will be on hand to help. Register
here
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Are you are woman of color with something to say? Join The Bridge today! We are online publication powered by the creative vision of women of color. Whatever your talent, web design, editorial writing, event planning, and more, we want you.
We value you. We value your work. We value your voice. Join The Bridge.
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Join the LGBTQ Center from 11am-1pm outside of Lenoir Dining Hall as we celebrate Trans Pride and Visibility.
We'll have information on influential Transgender people, the Ally Wheel with candy prizes, and photo ops with the Transgender flag!
If you identify as part of the transgender community, you and your affirming loved ones are invited to join us for a crafting and pizza social celebrating our trans ancestors who led protests against police brutality at the Stonewall Inn in 1969. 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the LGBTQ Center
About Transgender Day of Visibility
We celebrate Trans Pride and Visibility at the end of March in observance of International Transgender Day of Visibility, held annually on March 31st. "TDOV is a day to show your support for the trans community. It aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community. Unlike Transgender Day of Remembrance, this is not a day for mourning: this is a day of empowerment and getting the recognition deserve!" (source:
http://www.transstudent.org/tdov
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Empowering Carolina Lunch & Panel Discussion
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Mental health topics continue to play a big role in national workforce conversations—and campus conversations. Based on the feedback we received from those who attended our fall Empowering Carolina Event on Mental Health and Well-Being, there is interest in more training and education about this topic. Accordingly, we are going to continue the conversation at our spring Empowering Carolina event. Join us for a dialogue and panel discussion about Mental Health and Well-Being on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm in the Blue Zone at Kenan Stadium. A buffet lunch will be served.
This year’s program includes:
- A report on the Mental Health Task Force convened by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Bob Blouin, to be presented by Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Christi Hurt;
- An update about the Mental Health First Aid program from Clinical Associate Professor, Jodi Flick; and
- An announcement of UNC’s new “Count Me In” Campaign, promoting the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disabilities by ADA Coordinator, Rudy Jones.
There will also be a panel discussion on the campus programs and resources available to support mental health and wellness, with representatives from Accessibility Resources and Service (ARS), Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), the Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office (EOC), Student Mental Health Coalition and the Work-life Wellness unit in the Office of Human Resources. The audience will have an opportunity to interact with the panel in a lively question and answer session at the end of the program.
The event is also open to the public, and we ask those planning to attend to
RSVP
as well. The deadline for registering for this event is March 19, 2019.
If you need accommodations for the event (e.g., sign language interpreters), please be sure to indicate that within your online registration.
For questions regarding accommodations, contact Rudy Jones at
rudy_jones@unc.edu
, (919) 962-9980, or (T) 711 NC RELAY as soon as possible.
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The LGBTIQA+ Advocacy awards
recognize contributions to or advocacy on behalf of LGBTIQA+ communities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Individuals who have contributed in one or more of the following ways are eligible for consideration:
- Elevated the status of LGBTIQIA+ identified persons and/or allies;
- Helped to improve campus or community policies affecting LGBTIQIA+ persons;
- Enhanced visibility and awareness of LGBTIQIA+ issues.
Nominate an undergraduate student, graduate/professional student, faculty/staff and /or alum to be honored at Lavender Graduation on Sunday, May 5th.
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Odum Institute Social Science Speaks Series
As part of the Odum Institute's 95th Anniversary celebration this October, we're presenting a speaker series on interdisciplinary social research. Our goal is to highlight the ways in which different disciplines incorporate social science approaches into their research.
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"Roadways and Obstacles to Robust and Reliable Sciences" with Professor Ken Bollen
UNC Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Distinguished Professor
Ken Bollen
will give a talk titled "Roadways and Obstacles to Robust and Reliable Sciences" on
Wednesday, April 3 (12 - 1 p.m.) i
n Dey Hall's Toy Lounge. More information about this event is available on our
website
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"The Faces of Poverty in North Carolina" with Professor Gene Nichol
UNC Boyd Tinsley Distinguished Professor
Gene Nichol
will give a talk titled "The Faces of Poverty in North Carolina." It will take place Friday, April 12 (12 - 1 p.m.) in Dey Hall's Toy Lounge. More information about this event is available on our
website
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"Suspect Citizens: Driving While Black in North Carolina and the US" with Professor Frank Baumgartner
Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Frank Baumgartner
will give a talk titled "Suspect Citizens: Driving While Black in North Carolina and the US." It will take place Monday, April 22 (12 - 1 p.m.) in Dey Hall's Toy Lounge. More information about this event is available on our
website
.
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Data scientist Bill Shi is hopeful that they can, thanks to his new study using data gathered on the community of editors who contribute to Wikipedia.
In observing that people’s tastes tend to align with their political positions, Shi wanted to take a closer look at political polarization, specifically. Can people with different political opinions work together? Or has the divide already widened too much? For answers, Shi looked to Wikipedia.
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