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UNC MPA Student Digest | November 3, 2023 |
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On Campus Student Leadership Council Announces New Members | |
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Congratulations to on-campus MPA student Christopher Bouzane and online MPA students Angelica Foster and Russ Pulley for being selected to serve on the MPA Alumni Board as ex-officio members. These two year terms will also place these students on their respective Student Leadership Councils.
The Student Leadership Councils (SLC) for each format are councils of students who serve as the student's voice to program administrators. The overview and purpose of the on-campus SLC can be found on the MPA Intranet. Congrats to all! We look forward to working with you.
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MPA Diversity Committee to Host Discussion with Healthcare Nonprofit Diversity Leaders | |
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Please join the MPA Diversity Commitee for a Q&A with Healthcare Nonprofit Professionals Julie Ward and Angela Schoffelman on Wednesday, November 8 at 9 am EST. Julie Ward, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Avera Health, and Angela Schoffelman, community program manager at Avera Health, will be speaking and answering questions relating to their experience working in DEI and with a new and impactful initiative involving a federal grant and a partnership with the city of Sioux Falls. Avera Health is a Catholic Nonprofit Healthcare system and the largest employer in South Dakota.
Attendees may join in person in 3301 Knapp-Sanders, where light refreshments will be served, or on Zoom.
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Politics & Practitioners: The Partnership Between Elected Boards and the Local Government Manager
When: Thursday, 11/9 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Where: School of Government Room 3301(note: this event is currently not scheduled online)
Registration: There are limited slots available, please email Scott Powell, scpowell@unc.edu to reserve your spot. Order lunch, although please note you will not be charged for it!
Session Hosts:
Donna Price, Board Chair, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Jeff Richardson, Albemarle County Executive
Overview: The Board Chair and Manager will discuss the unique relationship between the elected board and manager. In addition, the Board Chair will examine the Chair’s role as a facilitative chair and what that means with her responsibilities chairing the board meetings. The exploration of the dichotomy of politics and administration will be discussed in an applicable way. This relationship is not always perfect, it’s a work in progress, and both Donna and Jeff look forward to questions and informal discussion during this time.
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MPA Students Sponsor TABLE Food Drive | |
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Our generous MPA students have organized a food drive to benefit TABLE this Thanksgiving, an organization that delivers healthy food and nutrition education to children in Orange County, NC. Here’s a bit more information about the drive, which runs through November 15. We hope you will consider making a contribution.
There are 3 collection bins located by the mailboxes, in the main lobby, and in the MPA wing.
We ask that anyone contributing to the food drive donates an equal amount of rice, beans, and canned vegetables so we don’t have excess items. These are the items we need to collect with the following dietary restrictions:
- 1 lb. bag of rice
- 1 lb. bag of beans (black beans are popular, but other kinds are also great! Our families have told us they prefer dried beans, but canned is also just fine)
- 14 oz. cans of vegetables (green beans, corn, etc. - take note of sodium)
- Box with individual snack bags (e.g. goldfish crackers, nuts, apple sauce, granola bars, etc. – take note of added sugar and sodium)
- Juice boxes (take note of added sugar)
- Oatmeal packets (take note of added sugar)
No more than 7g Added Sugar (this is not total sugar, just added sugar)
No more than 600mg of Sodium
No more than 4g Saturated Fat
NO GLASS CONTAINERS
These items will contribute to bags that will be delivered to children and their families for meal supplementation over Thanksgiving break.
Special thanks to MPA on-campus students Colby Mask and Ben King for heading up this initiative!
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Did you Miss the ICMA Managers' Panel this Week? No worries! Here's a recording of the audio. | |
MPA Alum Sally Moore Published!
Sally Moore, MPA '23 and now a doctoral student at the Ohio State University, recently authored "A Landscape Study of Public Universities with Undergraduate-Focused Ethics Education in Teaching Ethics, the Journal of the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This was Sally's first solo publication and began as part of her MPA work at UNC with Professor Maureen Berner. Congrats, Sally!
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UNC MPA program alumna Elizabeth Biser participated as a panelist at 2023 University Day on October 12, 2023. This year's University Day celebrated UNC’s 230-year-history and centered around the theme of “Service to Our State."
Biser ’17 spoke on a panel with three fellow UNC alumni, discussing “Tar Heel Contributions to North Carolina.” The conversation was facilitated by UNC Study Body President Christopher L. Everett. Pablo Friedmann ’09, director of the Multilingual Resource Center for Durham Public Schools, and Alex Lassiter ’10, founder and CEO of GreenPlaces, spoke alongside Biser.
As secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Biser is charged with oversight of the agency, which protects the state’s environment and natural resources. Its programs seek to safeguard air, water, land, coastal fisheries, and the public’s health; the agency also offers technical assistance and encourages responsible behavior and respect toward the environment.
Read more and find a full recording of the ceremony linked on the SOG Website.
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HOPE NC invites you to join them at the Inclusive Housing Summit taking place on November 13th, 2023 at NCSU's McKimmon Conference Center. Participants will learn about the disability housing movement and how it led to where we are today, when individuals with disabilities have the right and choice to live in inclusive housing and to participate as full members of their communities. Registration ends on November 5th, and you can click the link below to register:
https://hopenorthcarolina.networkforgood.com/events/58974-inclusive-housing-summit-a-road-map-to-inclusion
Tickets are $50, however the SOG does offer funding for conferences, so if you're interested, it's better to sign up sooner than later so that you can request funding for the event! HOPE NC does also provide some scholarships, so if you'd like to request a scholarship or if you have any questions, contact info@hopenorthcarolina.org, or contact MPA student Dania Khan (kdania@ad.unc.edu).
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November 8: Diversity Panel, 9 am (details above)
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November 9: ICMA Lunch & learn, noon (Details above)
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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
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Monday, January 8: online classes start
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Wednesday, January 10: on campus classes start
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Friday, January 19: Excel Seminar, 9;30 am-2:30 pm, Knapp-Sanders 3301, details TBA!
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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Map the System Global Challenge Information Session
Thursday, November 9 / 2-3:30pm
Join Innovate Carolina for an information session about Map the System! This competition is a great chance to show your passion for social change and to learn more about systems mapping. Competing students can focus on any complex social or environmental issue, exploring all factors and perspectives, while improving research and presentation skills. A finalist will be chosen amongst teams competing at UNC and receive a cash prize! The winning team will attend a global student summit at Banff National Park.
Come to the session if you want to:
- Learn about how systems operate to produce the outcomes we see
- Learn how to visually map a complex system
- Build research and presentation skills
- Forge new connections with innovators and changemakers
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November 9 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come out and have a great dialogue on what it is like to be a graduate man of color at UNC. This dynamic talk with Mr. Simms will help you manage toxic work environments and advisors, how to establish a life/work balance, and general wisdom from Mr. Simms, who navigated it all.
Jeffrey Simms is an Assistant Professor and Director of Professional Development and Alumni Affairs for the Department of Health Policy & Management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He has been in this role for 15 years. Mr. Simms received his BA in Public Policy and Master of Science in Public Health from UNC-Chapel Hill. He also earned a Master of Divinity from Duke University. He has been bi-vocational most of his career, serving as pastor for two rural congregations in Wilson County, which is where he was reared.
Register here. Dinner will be available.
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From Silos to Synergy: Help Shape the Future of Community-Campus Partnerships!
The UNC Engaged Scholarship Series (ESS) aims to bring together community and campus partners to share experiences and strengthen relationships. ESS is open to all community members and Carolina faculty, staff, and students who already are or would like to be involved in community-engaged work.
You’re Invited to a Networking Event on Nov. 9, 2023!
Connect with other community and campus members in-person at the first event in the UNC Engaged Scholarship Series (ESS). Attendees will help shape the future of the series and increase the impact of community-engaged work.
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Date and Time: Thurs., Nov. 9, 2023, from 5-7 p.m.
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Location: Blue Hill Event Center at 200 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Family Friendly Event: If it helps to bring your kids along given the time of this gathering, they are welcome! Although we won't have childcare, we'll have space in the room for crafts and activities.
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Food and Refreshments Provided: Please include any dietary restrictions and any other necessary accommodations for you and your guests.
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For Community Partners: You will receive an automatic confirmation email after you RSVP and a separate email from eghall@email.unc.edu with details regarding optional support for your time participating in this event.
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Questions? Contact Gail Currin Fallon at eghall@email.unc.edu or 919-607-4829.
For more information and to RSVP by Nov. 2, click the invite below or visit: go.unc.edu/join-ess
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Dr. Thoai Ngo is vice president of Social and Behavioral Science Research at the Population Center in New York. He’ll speak at the UNC School of Social Work about “Growing Up In Uncertain Times: Evidence and Action for the World’s 1.8 billion Youth” at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13 in Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building auditorium on campus and online. In 2017, Ngo was named one of the 120 Under 40 leaders making a difference in reproductive health worldwide. Ngo has worked with the Council and other international non-profits on the intersection between research and policy in many countries, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, India, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia and the U.S. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Ngo did a lovely Q&A with us in anticipation of his lecture, you can read it here: go.unc.edu/popcouncil and sign up to attend the lecture here.
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HOPE North Carolina is working to create more inclusive housing options for people with disabilities in NC. As we work to find land and build this type of community from the ground up we are working to build community with people of all ages and abilities by holding social and educational events. Our next community gathering is Saturday November 18th from 12-1:30pm at Southern Community Park. We are always looking to expand our community with volunteers who are interested in developing friendships with people with neurodiversity. Email lauraw@hopenorthcarolina.org if you can help. Or just RSVP and attend on Nov. 18th!
Students wanting to learn about what inclusive housing is and how housing intersects with aging and disability should not miss this Nov. 13th event. It will feature 2 keynote speakers, Ann Turnbill, a long time educator and advocate for people with I/DD and also a national keynote by Rebecca Cokely. We are looking for a few volunteers to help us set up in the morning and help people register. Anyone who volunteers will get free admission to the summit which includes breakfast and lunch. Or just register and attend for the day or for a few hours (student scholarships are available). Contact lauraw@hopenorthcarolina if you can help. More info: https://www.hopenorthcarolina.org/2023-summit-details
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