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UNC MPA Student Digest | October 6, 2023 |
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Hot off the Presses: Spring Registration opens Friday, October 20! Details are forthcoming! | |
Online Student Leadership Council Announces New Members | |
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Thursday, September 28th – 2:15pm – 3:00pm, snack and chat immediately following
SOG 2601
Congratulations to Online MPA students Stacey Conner, Laura de Steiguer, and Madeline (Maddie) Milligan for being named to the Online Student Leadership Council as at-large members.
They were selected to represent the students who started the program in the Spring and Summer of 2023, and each submitted excellent applications outlining how they would serve their fellow students.
The Student Leadership Councils (SLC) for each format are councils of students who serve as the student's voice to program administrators. The mission and vision of the Online SLC can be found on the MPA Intranet. The online SLC can be reached at mpaatunc_SLC@sog.unc.edu.
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Stacey Conner
Belhaven, NC
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Recording of Last Week's Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum | |
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Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!
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2024 Impact Awards
Deadline: October 10
The Impact Award recognizes graduate students and recent graduate alumni whose research contributes to the educational, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being of North Carolina communities and citizens.
Last year, MPA student Anna Naples (pictured with her faculty member, Maureen Berner) was a recipient of this award! We would love to see another one of our students honored.
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SOG Criminal Justice Innovation Lab Virtual Brown Bag Lunch
Thursday, October 26, 12:30 pm, Zoom
Wondering what we do at the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab? Join us on October 26th at 12:30PM for a virtual brown bag lunch. You’ll hear from Lab team members about what we do; our current projects in Policing & Responding, Court Management, and Re-Entry; and our Measuring Justice Dashboard.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96769499293?pwd=bDNVWEVmeE9vRmU0RDlMUWVEOVN5dz09
Meeting ID: 967 6949 9293
Passcode: 371153
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Do you or your colleagues need the latest information on local government finance from your SOG faculty? The fifth edition is now available, and is a collaborative effort among the SOG faculty members who specialize in local government finance:
· Connor H. Crews
· Whitney B. Afonso
· Gregory S. Allison
· Rebecca Badgett
· Crista Cuccaro
· Christopher B. McLaughlin
· Kara A. Millonzi
· C. Tyler Mulligan
· William C. Rivenbark
· Kristina Wilson
Book Description
Finance—the acquisition, management, and expenditure of money and other financial resources—is critical to local government operations. How a local government approaches finance significantly affects how its officials and employees perform their duties and how it can serve its constituents. But North Carolina’s local governments do not operate with complete independence or at the sole discretion of their officials or employees. Instead, our state’s local governments derive all of their powers from the North Carolina General Assembly—and the General Assembly, through a variety of laws, has delineated the manner in which local governments may acquire, manage, and expend public funds.
Now in its fifth edition, this book introduces readers to these key legal rules affecting local government finance and basic principles of revenue forecasting, budgeting, governmental accounting, and financial management. It continues to serve as the textbook for Introduction to Local Government Finance, the foundational course of the UNC School of Government’s local government finance curriculum. Like that course, this book is a joint effort among School faculty members whose areas of focus include local government finance. Unless otherwise specified in a given chapter, it reflects statutory provisions and case law through July 1, 2023.
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Wednesday, October 11: UNC Graduate School Grad Cafe, 11-2, in front of Bynum Hall (free coffee and Brandwein's bagels!)
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Tuesday, October 17: Online Well-Being Day - no online classes held
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October 19-20: On-0campus Fall Break - no on-campus classes held
- October 20: Spring Registration Opens
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November 22-24: Thanksgiving Break - no classes held
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Saturday, December 3: Last day of fall online classes
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Thursday, December 6: Last day of fall on-campus classes
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December 8-15: on-campus fall final exams
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Saturday, December 16: MPA Graduation Brunch
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Sunday, December 17: UNC Fall Commencement
You may also find all calendar events on the MPA Intranet calendar or by adding "UNC MPA Student Calendar" on Outlook.
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Champion Sustainability Football Game
Sustainable Carolina is thrilled to present the Champion Sustainability Football Game. On October 7 from 12:30 - 3:30 pm, we’re handing out a limited number of buttons and t-shirts in Tar Heel Town. Join us to celebrate the new, energy efficient lights in Kenan Stadium and Carmichael Arena, along with all the University’s other sustainability accomplishments.
We’ve partnered with Raleigh-based Green Places to create a landing page for the game. Visit the page to learn about Carolina’s sustainability goals, initiatives and projects.
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College Affirmative Action and 'Workable' Alternatives Session
The UNC School of Education will host Mark C. Long, dean and professor of the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy, for the talk “College Affirmative Action and ‘Workable’ Alternatives.” During the presentation, Long will present a summary of findings from 12 co-authored articles on college affirmative action and the efficacy (or lack thereof) of alternatives that have been tried in states where affirmative action was banned in the years and decades before the recent Supreme Court decision. He also will further discuss how that Supreme Court decision will likely affect college behavior, student enrollment decisions, and disparities in higher education access.
Event details:
Monday, October 9, 2023
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Peabody Hall, Rm. 2040 (second floor)
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Urban Institute Info Sessions
The Talent Acquisition team is excited to kick off our 2023 fall recruitment season. We have been strategizing, and we are very much interested in partnering with you and your members/partners/networks.
We are hosting multiple virtual information sessions about early career opportunities within Urban’s Public Policy & Research centers. We would love to invite you and your members to any of the following virtual info sessions:
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October 17th 3PM – 4PM ET
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October 19th 12PM – 1PM ET
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November 14th 12PM – 1PM ET
Additionally, we are hosting a virtual information session focusing on our early career opportunities in our Operational offices (Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Communications, Contracts, Data Science, Technology):
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October 24th 12PM – 1PM ET
More details can be found in this flyer.
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Barrier Breakers: From Jackie to Pumpsie
Exhibition Dates: Starting September 22nd, open to the public till October 29th
Location: American Tobacco Campus, Crowe Lobby, Durham
FREE Admission
Resilient Ventures is thrilled to bring the captivating exhibition, "Barrier Breakers," from first Dodger Stadium then Boston and now to the Triangle. This remarkable exhibit, hosted at the Crowe Building on the American Tobacco Campus, is curated by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) and unveils the profound narrative of baseball integration, Black Business excellence, and its pivotal role in Civil Rights history. A virtual exhibit is also available.
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NC Local Government Budget Association Scholarships | |
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The North Carolina Local Government Budget Association is happy to announce two different scholarship opportunities:
NLCGBA Conference Scholarship
The Conference Scholarship provides registration and accommodations for the upcoming Winter Conference to be held in Asheville, December 6-8, 2023. Eligible applicants include first-time professional attendees or student attendees. Interested individuals should submit their application via e-mail to scholarship@nclgba.org with the subject line “#NCLGBA Scholarship Program”. Applications for the conference scholarship are due no later than Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 11:59pm EST. Scholarship recipient(s) will receive registration and lodging accommodations for the 2023 Winter Conference. The scholarship application can be found here.
Judy Ikerd Endowed Scholarship
The second opportunity is through the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association, in partnership with Civic Federal Credit Union. This partnership has opened applications for the second annual Ikerd Scholarship. The Scholarship is available to full-time Master of Public Administration students. The scholarship provides $1,000 for tuition assistance and covers attendance and lodging at the Winter 2023 NCLGBA Conference in Asheville, NC. Interested individuals should submit their application via e-mail to ikerdscholar@nclgba.org with the subject line “Ikerd Scholar 2023”. Applications for the Ikerd Scholarship are due no later than Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 11:59pm EST. The scholarship application can be found here.
If you would like to be considered for both scholarships, you must complete both applications.
You will not be considered for both scholarships after completing one application.
Additional information on the conference can be found here: Winter Conference.
Please direct any questions, comments, or concerns to ikerdscholar@nclgba.org or scholarship@nclgba.org.
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2023 Conference for North Carolina's Nonprofits
November 2-3, 2023 - Winston-Salem, NC
Topics include Leadership Development, EDI, Fundraising, Financial Management, and more! Donna Murray Brown, Vice President of Strategy and Development with the National Council of Nonprofits, will be the keynote speaker.
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