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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- The ICMA Conference will be September 23-26 in Baltimore, MD. We hope to see many of you there!
- the Fall Immersion will be October 25-27, and it will once again include an Alumni Association Reception!
- Happy Hour Hubs are coming! (details below)
- Save the Date for the Bureaucrats' Ball, which will be Friday, November 30 at the Ackland Art Museum!
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Carolina MPA News and Announcements
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The MPA Program is coming to YOU! If you're in any of these areas, please come out to network with MPA alumni, students, prospective students, faculty & Staff. Happy Hour Hubs kickoff between 5 and 5:30 pm and run until 7:30 pm or you want to go home. :) The first round is on us!
- Charlotte area: Thursday, Sept. 20
- The Broken Spoke, 227 Southside Drive, Charlotte NC
- RSVP Here!
- Atlanta area: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 5 pm
- The Square Pub, 115 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA
- RSVP Here!
- DC Area: Tuesday, Oct.2, 5 pm
- City Tap, 901 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
- RSVP Here!
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Carolina MPA Student Leadership Spotlight
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First-year on-campus student
Hallee Haygood was recently selected to represent her peers on the MPA Alumni Board. She is from Temecula, California, and is also pursuing the dual degree program in City and Regional Planning. "I am so excited to be serving as the student Representative on the Alumni Board. This is such a unique opportunity, and I cannot wait to represent my cohort among such an incredible group of people," she says.
Hallee joins online representative
Jennifer Fox and second-year representative
Jake Levitas on the Board. A second representative from the online student population will be recruited soon.
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First-year on-campus student
Richard Carey was recently elected to represent his class as senator to the UNC Graduate and Professional Student Federation. Richard is from Lake Forest, Illinois. "I look forward to serving my fellow MPA students in the GPS Senate where I am honored to sit on the Resolutions Committee. I wish to thank my classmates for putting their trust in me for this important and exciting position," he says.
Richard joins second-year on-campus student
Chuck Lehmuller in the Senate. Second-year on-campus student
Aaron Brown will serve as Comptroller of GPSF this academic year.
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Carolina MPA Faculty Happenings
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NASPAA, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, & Administration, is the global standard in public service education with a twofold mission to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service. It is the membership organization of graduate education programs in public policy, public affairs, public administration, and public and nonprofit management. NASPAA is also the recognized accreditor of master's degree programs in these fields. Its nearly 300 members are located across the U.S. and in 24 countries around the globe.
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Ammons & Madej Publish Article
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Afonso Publishes Digital Issue
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Assistant Professor Dr. Whitney Afonso recently published a virtual issue of
Public Budgeting & Finance,
focusing on sales tax reform. In addition to writing the Editor's Introduction, she also authored the article "State LST Laws: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Laws Governing Local Sales Taxes," which was included in the publication. The entire issue may be accessed
here
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Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
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- Online and Nationwide Events:
- Webinar: Can I Do That? A Webinar about Nonprofit Advocacy
- FREE ELGL Membership for Carolina MPA Students!
- Chapel Hill Area Events:
- Unique as We are Alike
- SkillfUL Tech Workshops
- The Educated Citzenry: An Endangered Species?
- Learning Center Workshops
- Graduate Student Professional Development Opportunities!
- The Crushing Impact of Criminal Justice Debt in Orange County
- Carolina Family Weekend
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Can I do that? - A Webinar About Nonprofit Advocacy
Sep 13, 2018 - 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT
As we approach election season, we are ready and willing to raise our voices, but those of us working in the non-profit world need to stop and ask: what are our legal limitations? Can I call an elected? Ask my donors or community members to call an elected? Can our organization place an ad or hold a town-hall event? Can our leadership speak publicly or write an op-ed?
On Thursday, September 13, join MAZON and the Alliance for Justice for a 75-minute webinar that will bring together staff, board, and community partners to learn about the opportunities and limits of nonprofit advocacy. We’ll discuss what constitutes lobbying (and how much lobbying we can do!), how we can talk to—and about—elected officials, and what we can and can’t say about the issues most important to us as an organization. Register
HERE
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Unique as We Are Alike
Center for the Study of the American South
Love House and Hutchins Forum
Opening reception, Friday, Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m.
The "Unique as We Are Alike" exhibit features the work of two Lumbee artists, Ashley Minner of Baltimore’s Lumbee community and Alisha Locklear Monroe from Robeson County, N.C. The opening reception will also celebrate the publication of
The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle
, by CSAS director Malinda Maynor Lowery, who will be reading excerpts from her new book. The exhibit will remain on display through December 12, 2018.
Learn more.
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Artist Lonnie Holley: Concert & public talk
Department of American Studies, Ackland Art Museum
Ackland Art Museum
Friday, Sept. 14, 6 p.m.
Join Lonnie Holley, the Caldwell Artist-in-Residence, as he performs his music and gives a public talk. Holley is an African-American artist and art educator. His work has been displayed at places including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the American Folk Art Museum in New York, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the White House.
Learn more.
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Schedule
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Registration is required and can be done on the SkillfUL website or in the links of this email. Some locations will vary and BeAM workshops require participants to attend a separate
BeAM
orientation before the class.
Locations for classes will vary. Check details on the registration link.
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Learning Center Workshops!
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Be your best this fall term! Check out the
workshops offered by the UNC Learning Center. Topics include Time Management, Study Smarter (Not Harder), Sketchnoting, Reading Textbooks Effectively, and Start Your Paper Now: Avoiding Procrastination.
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Graduate Student Professional Development
Gallup Strengths Workshop
September 11 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Discover your innate natural talents, then learn how to apply them to achieve your goals. Understanding your strengths will help as you explore careers, work in teams, and find strategies that are best suited to you and what you already do well. Registrants will be contacted to take Gallup StrengthsFinder and results will be discussed in a group setting at the workshop.
REGISTER
Creating an Individual Development Plan: Putting Your Degree to Work
September 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Individual Development Plans (IDPs) are important tools to assess skills, explore career options, and create goals to advance your career trajectory. This workshop will guide participants through the process of creating an IDP using interactive self-assessments, skills mapping exercises, and ways to communicate your plan with mentors and advisors. Masters and PhD students in all disciplines are encouraged to attend. Lunch provided.
REGISTER
Gallup Strengths Workshop
September 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Discover your innate natural talents, then learn how to apply them to achieve your goals. Understanding your strengths will help you as you explore careers, work in teams, and find strategies that are best suited to you and what you already do well. Registrants will be contracted to take Gallup StrengthsFinder and results will be discussed in a group setting at the workshop.
REGISTER
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Carolina Veterans Resource Center
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The military-affiliated students receiving their education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are a vital component of our campus community. The CVRC recognizes their sacrifices and value their life experiences as they enhance the diversity of our student body. This site is dedicated to assisting veterans, active duty, National Guard members, and reservists in making a successful transition into the Carolina community. Check out their
website
,
Facebook page
, or office, located at 111 Branson St. in Chapel Hill.
Photo from the Red, White, & Carolina Blue graduation ceremony for all military-affiliated graduates.
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Carolina Family Weekend 2018 will take place Friday, September 21, 2018 - Sunday, September 23, 2018, in conjunction with the Carolina vs. Pittsburgh football game.
Carolina Family Weekend is full of tradition and excitement and is a wonderful time for families to reconnect with their student(s), meet other Carolina families, and connect with faculty and staff. There are exciting programs and events to explore and enjoy the vibrant Carolina community. Click
here
for more details.
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