Carolina MPA Digest 5/4/18
Carolina MPA Student Digest:
Inside this Edition:
  • Upcoming Program Dates
  • Program News and Announcements
  • Career and Professional Development Corner
  • Upcoming UNC & Beyond Announcements
Upcoming Program Dates
  • Commencement Picnic: Friday, May 11, 6-7:30 pm Knapp-Sanders Dining Hall - Please RSVP to Allison

  • Commencement Ceremony & Reception: Saturday, May 12, please arrive by 9:30 am, The Friday Center - Grumman Auditorium - Please RSVP to Allison

  • University Commencement Ceremony: Sunday, May 13, 9 am, Kenan Stadium
Carolina MPA News and Announcements
A big thanks to everyone who attended the Alumni Forum. Check out the great photos from the event here!


Libby Seguin and Toney Thompson (left) joined fellow MPA students Rosemary Stump & Sarah Dickson in presenting at the PAC Chats as part of the Alumni Forum.
PAL Challenge 2018
Ten teams of UNC Undergrads competed recently for the PAL (Public Administration Leadership Challenge prize. The topic of Youth Services led to very different conclusions by the four teams that went to the final round. A big thanks to MPA students Martin Yeager, Jim Hemphill, Timothy Shober, and Michael Welker as well as Dr. Kimberly Nelson for organizing the event, and to judges Terri Holmes, Renée Moye for their thoughtful feedback. The Team For a Better World! won the grand prize of $1000.
Fall Immersion Topic Announced

Title: Collaborative Governance and Collective Impact
Faculty: Dr. Ricardo Morse and Dr. John Stephens

Collaboration across boundaries (jurisdiction, sector) is a central aspect of public service leadership today. Complex or “wicked” public problems cannot be adequately addressed by a single agency. Rather, concerted action that leverages the strengths of various stakeholders is required to see results. In public administration, the concept of “collaborative governance” is commonly used to describe this kind of boundary-crossing work, while elsewhere the framework of “collective impact” is used. Utilizing a combination of readings, case studies, and exercises, this course will explore these frames, particularly how they inform our understanding of leadership for collective impact.

Please join us in the fall term in this great 1.5-hour elective course! Dates are Oct. 25-27 in Chapel Hill, NC!

Carolina MPA Faculty Honored
Jacobson Publishes Article
Dr. Willow Jacobson's article "The Development of County HR Policies: The Perspectives of Counties in Two States" was recently published in Public Personnel Management. The article, which was co-written by Kristina Lambright, may be viewed here. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jacobson!
Henderson Featured on WUNC
Lecturer Margaret Henderson was recently featured on WUNC's show, The State of Things, to discuss "Women in Public Office: Who Paved the Way for a 2018 Surge?" A recording of the conversation may be found here.
Career and Professional Development Corner




Job Search Spring 2018
As a reminder Allison can help with all stages of your job search, starting the search, deciding what you'd like to do, negotiating offers, preparing documents.
Send an email to binkley@sog.unc.edu to get started!

Previously Recorded Events
Workshop- Public Speaking and Persuasive Communications
Alumni Led Webinar- Professional Networking for Introverts - Hosted by Kirsten Wyatt
Alumni Career Panel- Local Government Focus

Upcoming Events/Opportunities
Career Circles- Look for an email about opportunities to participate
What are they: each month we'll have opportunities for students to get together with Allison to discuss anything career related, but guided by a specific topic.

Announcements
ICMA Webinar (and other webinars/professional development resources) on Maximizing your Career Growth at every career stage.
  • A high quality video recording along with the presentation materials and polling results are available in the Agenda packet for this webinar at the "Agendas & Archives" tab of http://icma.org/coachingwebinars. 

Be sure to check-out the MPA Career Services Wall to see all recent job postings! (All job postings will be posted here) 

Did you know the Carolina MPA Intranet has Career Resources?
  • Check out these pages to get started with any of your career related questions.
  • As always Allison (binkley@sog.unc.edu) is available to answer any questions or review any documents. Email or stop by (3112) to schedule a time to meet!
  • Be sure to check-out the MPA Career Services Wall to see all recent job postings! (All job postings will be posted here) 
 Upcoming UNC and Beyond Announcements:
  • Chapel Hill-Area Events & Announcements:
  • GRAD 710 & 713 Summer Courses
  • On Point Women Warriors Writing Workshop - Charlotte, NC
  • Data Matters - Raleigh, NC
  • Carolina Asia Center Network of Scholars
  • ICPSR Summer Courses
  • Green Zone Training this May & June!
  • Homecoming 2018
 
 A few slots still available for summer GRAD710 and GRAD713 course scholarships!
Preference will be given to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals.
Two online GRAD courses are offered in summer session one (May 16 – June 21).  View syllabi and instructor bios. 
  • GRAD710; Professional Communication: Writing
  • GRAD713; Applied Project Management
GRAD710 and GRAD713 are required courses for the Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals. However, the courses are open to all graduate students; you do not need to be enrolled in the certificate to take the courses.
Questions? Please contact Heidi Harkins at hharkins@email.unc.edu.
August 13-17, 2018, Raleigh, NC

Data Matters™  is a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government.
Data Matters™ is sponsored by the  National Consortium for Data Science  (NCDS) in collaboration with  North Carolina State University ,  RENCI  and the Odum Institute.This series gives students the chance to learn from expert instructors about a wide range of topics in data science, analytics, visualization and curation.

See below for a list of courses and visit the Data Matters™ website for full  course descriptions  and  instructor bios .
The Carolina Asia Center is assembling a campus-wide network of scholars working on research in or related to the greater China region (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, overseas Chinese communities). The network will connect greater-China scholars across campus and provide opportunities for networking and collaboration through a directory and a speaker series coming in September 2018.
 
We welcome faculty, students, visiting scholars, and any other interested groups.
 
Please sign up here to join this network, and feel free to contact us at cac@unc.edu with any other questions.
In partnership with the  Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), The Odum Institute is excited to announce seven courses coming up this summer. 

This series is presented as a part of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research . However, the topics are not limited to quantitative methods! 
Rigorous instruction in a range of statistical techniques, research methodologies and data analyses allows attendees to expand their knowledge and skills in just a few days. These courses are designed from a social science perspective and welcome participants from all social and behavioral science backgrounds.
See below for a list of this year's featured courses!
May 21 - 25
Network Analysis: Statistical Approaches
Instructor: John Skvoretz
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 18 - 22
Latent Growth Curve Models (LGCM): A Structural Modeling Approach
 Instructor: Kenneth Bollen
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 27 - 29
Introduction to Mixed Methods Research
Instructor: Kathleen M. T. Collins
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
August 1 - 3
Qualitative Research Methods
Instructor: Paul Mihas
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
May 21 - 25
Survival Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor: Christopher Zorn
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 25 - 27
Growth Mixture Models: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
  Instructor: Shawn Bauldry
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
July 16 - 20
Machine Learning for the Analysis of Text as Data
  Instructor: Brice Acree
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Green Zone training is for faculty,staff, and students that wish to learn more about the military affiliated student experience. Its goals are to train members of the Carolina community to know more about the issues and concerns faced by military affiliated students and to identify individuals who are available to assist this population. These individuals are not expected to be experts who can "solve problems." They are individuals who can lend a sympathetic ear and help the student veteran identify and connect with the appropriate resources. To sign up, click here!
This Just In: Homecoming 2018
The date has been announced… All the confetti. Homecoming 2018: Nov. 2-4. Put it on your calendar now, text your Tar Heel friends and get ready to celebrate with us all weekend long. We’ll party on Friday night, tailgate on Saturday and cheer on the Heels as they take on Georgia Tech, too. After the game, stop by our official postgame party at The Carolina Inn. Throughout the weekend, we’ll celebrate all #UNCAlumni, Tar Heels and friends. Registration opens in August. More details will come then too. In the meantime, watch this quick and spirited video.
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