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Carolina MPA Calendar
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November 30: Registration for January/Spring 2021 Term
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January 4, 2021: January term online courses begin
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January 19, 2021: Spring residential classes begin
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Eric Fotheringham Honored with UNC System President's Award |
MPA Instructor Eric Fotheringham is this year's staff recipient of the UNC System President's Award of Excellence. When he is not teaching Nonprofit Management for the MPA Program, he is down the road from the SOG working for the UNC System Office's Academic Affairs Division.
The award recognizes Fotheringham's work to support, engage, and re-enroll students who are close to graduating but have dropped out of school due to academic, financial, or personal barriers.
Thanks to Eric’s enthusiasm and dedication, the UNC System received a grant to support adults who want to earn their degrees. He also hosted a symposium that brought stakeholders from across the UNC System, the Community College System, and other state and national organizations together to discuss promising practices and opportunities to support adult students. Congratulations, Eric!
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During the 2016 Election season, MPA instructor Margaret Henderson wrote an entry for the School of Government's Public Leadership Blog entitled "Nonpartisan Leadership in a Politically Polarized World." The text rings true in 2020 as well, and has recently been revisited by Dean Mike Smith. The full text is available here.
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State and Local Government Review, the premier journal of scholarship on state and local governance. Along with her co-editor Eric Zeemering, the MPA Director at the University of Georgia, Nelson will curate the journal and develop its distinctive voice in the areas of state and local government politics, policy, and management.
With the help of an expanded and diversified editorial board, Nelson and Zeemering plan to develop a robust article submission process for the journal and increase the population of peer reviewers. They also plan to increase outreach to professional and academic associations.
"We plan to ensure that the journal is the first choice to publish research on state and local governance," said Nelson.
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New faculty member Obed Pasha joined the School of Government as an assistant professor of public management in June 2020. In this role, Pasha instructs in the field of performance management. His research in the field has appeared in leading public administration journals: the Public Administration Review, Public Budgeting & Finance, Public Administration, and American Review of Public Administration.
In joining the School, Pasha said he is "most excited about applying theoretical ideas and best practices in local and state governments to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.”
Pasha has co-authored an article on the the effects of needs-based grants in improving local transit performance since joining the faculty. Read more about his research on the topic here.
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The November Issue of the SOG Diversity Gazette is Out! |
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University & Beyond Events |
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- Virtual Opportunities to engage:
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Multiple Dates: Carolina Law Discusses Post-Election Law
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November 9: Cairns Capstone Lecture: Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: Costs of Upward Mobility?
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November 10: A Conversation with former NC Governor Bev Perdue
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November 11: Veteran's Day; Check out Highlights of UNC Student Veterans!
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November 11: QGAPS Gathering
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November 11: Race, Racial Equality, & Racism Symposium
- Stream from Home Opportunity: City Hall Documentary
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November 19: Carolina Blood Drive
- Resources at the Writing and Learning Centers
- Volunteer & Professional Development Opportunities
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Apply for the ICMA Local Government Management Fellowship before December 14
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Register Now for the NCLGBA Virtual Conference, held December 9-11
- Opportunities for Wellbeing
- HealthyHeels Discusses Wellbeing during an Election
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What happens after the election?
You’ve got questions and Carolina law and politics experts have the answers.
Join faculty members from UNC School of Law and UNC’s Department of Political Science as they answer questions about election law, constitutional law, state and federal court systems, laws relating to demonstrations/protests and more.
Panels of faculty experts in law and politics will come together for six non-partisan discussions to address the most pressing legal and political issues that arise in the days and weeks following the election. Topics for each session will be determined by current events. No two sessions will be the same.
Registration is required for each session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This series is sponsored by UNC School of Law, APPLES Service-Learning, Campus Y, Carolina Center for Public Service, Graduate and Professional Student Federation, Office of Student Life and Leadership, UNC General Alumni Association, and Undergraduate Student Government.
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Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute’s Carolina Consortium for Human Development (CCHD) invites you to the Fall 2020 Cairns Capstone Lecture.
Join us as Dr. Edith Chen presents Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: Costs of Upward Mobility? this Monday, November 9th from 2pm-315pm at https://fpgcdi.zoom.us/j/91078842280. Each semester, the CCHD celebrates its proseminar series with the Robert B. Cairns Capstone Lecture in recognition of his outstanding contributions to scholarship and mentoring of developmental scientists. Dr. Edith Chen from Northwestern University is the recipient of this honor for our Fall 2020 series on Innovative Methodologies in Developmental Science in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations. This lecture is open to all and provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the overarching trends in a focal area of Developmental Science as well as important future directions.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is home to nearly 250 veteran students who served their country before beginning their Tar Heel careers. They've had challenging life experiences unlike any of their classmates and bring a dynamic diversity to our campus. Read a few of their stories here.
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Green Beret Medic & UNC Physician's Assistant student Curtis Carr in Afghanistan |
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Nov. 11, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
(Virtual) QTPOC Gatherings are a chance to connect with other LGBTQIA+ identifying graduate students of color! Of course, QTPOC-identifying folks are more than welcome to join both QGAPS Socials and QTPOC Gatherings!
If you have any questions or accessibility needs, please contact Jay Jayaraman, Graduate and Professional Student Program Coordinator, at meerajay@email.unc.edu Register here.
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The Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that brings together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community.
The second in the R3 series, “Cultural Industry, Techno-capitalism, and Labor: The Mediated Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies,” will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1–2:30 p.m.
Scholars from across UNC, including Business and Communications, will share their work addressing issues of language, representation, cultural appropriation, and decontextualization of Black and Brown labor as it appears through a variety of media.
“It was clear after the first session held in September, which had nearly 2,300 registrants, that the path we chose to pursue to highlight our researchers’ and scholars’ work examining the different intersections that race, racism and racial equity present was very important for our campus and the broader community,” said Gretchen C. Bellamy, Senior Director of Education, Operations and Initiatives in the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
R3 co-convener Allison De Marco, Equity Lead, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work and Advanced Research Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, added, “Our goal for the R3 symposium has always been to feature the important research happening across campus to make systems of oppression visible and this continues with the second in our series. In this panel, we will feature scholarship from both our faculty and our doctoral students, whose work brings to light the way that capitalist systems perpetuate cultural appropriation, decontextualization and uncompensated labor.”
Register: go.unc.edu/R3
This message is sponsored by: University Office for Diversity & Inclusion
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City government touches almost every aspect of our lives. Most of us are unaware of or take for granted these necessary services such as police, fire, sanitation, veterans affairs, elder support, parks, licensing of various professional activities, record keeping of birth, marriage and death as wells as hundreds of other activities that support Boston residents and visitors. CITY HALL, by Frederick Wiseman, shows the efforts by Boston city government to provide these services. The film also illustrates the variety of ways the city administration enters into civil discourse with the citizens of Boston. Mayor Walsh and his administration are presented addressing a number of their policy priorities which include racial justice, affordable housing, climate action, and homeless. City Hall shows a city government successfully offering a wide variety of services to a diverse population. This streaming opportunity is from the 501c3 nonprofit Chelsea Theater.
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The Employee Forum and American Red Cross invite you to bleed Carolina blue at the 22nd annual Holiday Carolina Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 in Fetzer Hall. Free parking is available in Cobb Deck off Country Club Road and all presenting donors will receive a free Holiday Carolina Blood Drive Red Cross T-shirt.
There is an urgent need for all blood types during the ongoing pandemic and we are counting on the Carolina community to make a difference.
Volunteers are also needed to make this drive a success. Volunteer opportunities include supporting blood donations and delivering much-needed services to your community. To volunteer, complete the volunteer form. For UNC employees, time spent donating blood and volunteering is considered work time with your supervisor's approval.
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.
Help save a life and join us in giving blood at the 2020 Holiday Carolina Blood Drive!
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Staying balanced
even during Election 2020
Many of us are struggling with election overload. It’s difficult to escape the negative advertisements and tense moments in conversations and social media.
While it’s important to be aware of what’s going on in our country and world, you need to take care of yourself and your mental health too. Notice if there’s a conflict between what the election is asking of you and what is best for your individual mental health. Instead of ruminating on potential bad outcomes, you can focus on what is within your control.
- VOTE. make a plan for how you'll vote and follow through with it, for the next election.
- CONSIDER. Think about how political content makes you feel when you consume it. Seek sources that are fact-based, reputable or uses primary sources. If viewing increases stress, limit intake.
- DO SOMETHING. Find an activity you enjoy and di it. Stay active - moving your body releases stressful energy. Reach out to friends, family or your therapist when you're feeling stressed.
- ENGAGE. Stay close with people - even those with whom you disagree. Start with curiosity, and find areas of agreement. Share personal stories that influenced your thoughts and believes after listening first.
- PLAN. Make a plan for election night to get the support you need and avoid the things you don't. Also make a plan for after the election. Whatever happens with the outcome, life will go on. Planning something to look forward to helps reinforce that notion.
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