Fall 2018 *UPDATED* Registration Special Edition

Carolina MPA Digest 7/24/18

Carolina MPA Digest:

Get Ready for the Fall Term Digest!

(Because it seems too early to call it a "Back to School" Edition) :)

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Beginning of the Semester Important Dates:

Friday, August 10th: Registration Deadline. Electives must meet minimum enrollment by this date to avoid cancellation. ****PLEASE FINALIZE YOUR SCHEDULE BEFORE THEN!!***
Friday, August 17th: Orientation for all new on-campus MPA Students, 8:30 am- 7:30 pm
Monday, August 20th: Get Ready for the Semester Day!
Second-year Student Transition Retreat: 9 am -12 pm
Student Organization Fair & Lunch (all students): 12-1:15 pm
RA Orientation: 2:-2:30 pm
RA HR Drop-ins: 2:30-3:30 pm
Tuesday, August 21st-Friday, August 24th: Week of Welcome activities with the Student Organizations (Details coming soon!)
Saturday, August 25th: MPA Alumni Kickoff Picnic, 5:30-7:30 pm

Elective Ideas for Fall 2018:

Fall 2018 Immersion Course: Collaborative Governance and Collective Impact (PUBA 780-002)

**Draft Syllabus: Click Here! ***

Join your classmates in Chapel Hill, NC, October 25-27 for a great Immersion Course! Professors John Stephens and Rick Morse will be leading a dynamic 1.5-credit hour immersion on Collaborative Governance. This will be a great elective no matter what your focus of study is on! We see impacts for everyone from local government to non-profit. Some pre- and post-work will be required. Pre-work starts Sept. 3. More information is available on the Intranet.

Fall 2018 Immersion - Collaborative Governance and Collective Impact

New Course for Fall 2018: Performance Managements

Draft Syllabus: Click Here!

Join Director Rivenbark for his new course, Performance Management in Local Governments (PUBA 780-001. The purpose of Performance Management in Local Government is to introduce students to how local officials measure the inputs, outputs, and outcomes of service delivery and how they use these performance data for making management and policy decisions.

Great Electives with Open Seats:

***Sample syllabi available on the Intranet .

PUBA/POLI 722: Federal Policies & Institutions
The motivations of public agency officials, interactions between bureaucracies and other political actors, and alternative strategies to control bureaucratic power and discretion in making, implementing, and evaluating public policies.
PUBA 739: Intergovernmental Relations
This course is designed to enhance the practical skills of future public administration practitioners in navigating our complex intergovernmental system and supporting elected officials and others in influencing the outcome of public policy issues, consistent with professional ethics guidance.
PUBA 751: City & County Management
Nature of city or county manager’s job: expectations of elected body, staff, public and professional peers. Examines contemporary issues in departmental operations that have significant effect on how manager’s performance is perceived.
PUBA 756: Nonprofit Management
Examination of the managerial challenges posed by nonprofit organizations and of techniques and practices used by managers of nonprofit organizations.
PUBA 771: Managing Economic Development
Emphasizes the practical application and implementation of various approaches to economic development. Students will apply tools/strategies by doing case studies and small group projects based on real-world scenarios faced by local practitioners.

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