Carolina MPA Digest 5/15/20
Carolina MPA Student Digest:
Carolina MPA Calendar

  • May 17: Portfolio Information Session on Zoom, 4 pm EDT, Zoom
  • June 7: May Term portfolios due
  • July 20-27: May Term Oral Exams
  • July 26: Last Day of May term
  • August 4: Summer graduation degree date
  • August 18: Fall on-campus courses start
  • September 7: September term online courses start

***** Please note that all upcoming in-person events have been canceled or postponed. We will continue to update you on when they are rescheduled via the Digest.*****
MPA Happenings
Portfolio Information Session Sunday
MPA Faculty member Emily McCartha will host a general information and preparation session on Zoom on Sunday, May 17 at 4 pm EDT. This session is open to all Carolina MPA students regardless of how far they are into the program . Demystify the process and learn what it takes to write a successful portfolio! The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend live. Details are below:
 
Sunday, May 17, 4 pm EDT

To our state's public servants and the communities they serve, the UNC School of Government extends a message of support from our faculty.
 
Since 1931, the School has been committed to its partnership with North Carolina’s local governments. In times of crisis, our faculty and staff remain dedicated to providing training, advice, and support to public officials across the state. Together, we are one North Carolina .  
Have you missed an issue of the School of Government Diversity Gazette? No worries! All back issues are archived online! The latest May issue is now posted.
MPA Faculty News


Congratulations to Dr. Leisha Dehart-Davis, Dr. Kimberly Nelson, and Dr. Whitney Afonso for receiving word that their articles are in the top 10% most downloaded from Public Administration in 2018-2019. Articles are determined by number of downloads in the twelve months immediately following publication.

Dr. Dehart-Davis was part of a team who wrote " How empowering leadership reduces employee silence in public organizations" and Dr. Nelson and Dr. Afonso co-wrote " Ethics by Design: The Impact of Form of Government on Municipal Corruption ." We are so glad to see our faculty's research making a lasting impact in the field of public administration!
MPA Alumni News
Every year the Carolina Center for Public Service manages public service awards for the university and hosts a ceremony for all of the recipients. It is a nice event and a big deal. I am happy to let you know that Dylan Russell '17 has been selected to receive a 2020 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award for his work in directing Lead for North Carolina  The Bryan Award “recognizes individual students, faculty, staff, and organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for extraordinary public service and engagement.” 
 
Dylan is such a deserving recipient. He has done a great job of implementing the program for the first cohort of LFNC Fellows, and he is far along in assembling the second cohort. This year’s Fellows are making a real difference in local governments across the state, especially in some of our more economically distressed communities. Here’s a short video about LFNC that gives you a feel for the program. LFNC has been a team effort. Kara Millonzi, Jen Willis, and many other faculty and staff have made important contributions. Dylan has been the clue holding all of it together at a very high level. Congratulations, Dylan.
- Dean Mike Smith
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