Bureaucrats Ball is April 28

All MPA Students, Faculty & Staff are invited to the Annual Bureaucrats' Ball. Tickets are available for purchase at this link, through the SOG’s Learning Stream system. If you do not already, you will need to make a Learning Stream account in order to purchase tickets. Tickets are $25 for students and $30 for faculty/staff – a ticket for a ‘plus one’ may be additionally purchased. If cost poses a barrier to your attendance, please email elangefeld@sog.unc.edu and I can provide a code to comp your ticket.

Loovis Named North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation Executive Director

MPA Faculty member Katie Loovis has been named as the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation’s first full-time executive director, according to a press release from the foundation.

The foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1986 to enhance the capacity of North Carolina’s 56 community colleges, including “providing public advocacy, encouraging innovation, recognizing excellence, and building leadership capacity,” the release said.

Ms. Loovis is an alumnus of the UNC MPA Program and currently an Ed.D. candidate at NC State University. She most recently served as the Vice President for External Affairs at the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrborro and will be teaching PUBA 756, Nonprofit Management, in the on-campus format this fall.

MPA Student Eugene Bradley pictured with his NASPAA Student Simulation team

Eugene Bradley on NASPAA Student Simulation Global Winning Team

Congratulations to online format student Eugene Bradley, who was a member of the NASPAA Student Simulation team that won the Global Super Judge Round! Eugene's team previously won the Denver site competition of Wildfire.

Members of the winning team are:

Eugene Bradley - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ethan Clay - Arizona State University
Leah Mobley - Oregon State University
Michael Okonski - University of Nebraska Omaha
Anna Roaldson - University of North Dakota
Jessica Watson - Northern Arizona University

photo by Johnny Andrews/UNC Chapel Hill

Alumnus Profiled by University

After graduating in 2022, UNC MPA alumnus Shayla Douglas joined the Town of Garner as the Downtown and Small Business Development Manager. In this role, she directly supports downtown businesses and the local economy. Shayla is passionate about public service and began her local government career as a Fellow for Lead for North Carolina prior to earning her MPA.

Stenberg Receives Legacy Award

Congratulations to MPA Faculty Member Carl Stenberg for receiving the Legacy Award from the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM)! The Legacy Award honors those whose careers have centered on advancing the study and practice of federalism in multiple roles.

MPA Director Willow Jacobson states, "His work in intergovernmental relations leaves a lasting legacy to students, the field of public administration, and communities across North Carolina.” We have more details on the website.

School Of Government Young Professionals Dog Meetup

BYOD (BRING YOUR OWN DOG) *Dogs not required to attend*

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND PARTNERS ARE WELCOME

Boxyard RTP

900 Park Offices Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Wednesday, April 26 Drop in from 6pm-8pm

UNC MPA Calendar

April 9: End of January online courses
April 26: Washington, DC, Happy Hour Hub
April 28: Bureaucrats Ball
May 1: beginning of May online courses
May 9: End of Spring on-campus courses
May 12-14: Spring Graduation Weekend
July 6: Fall registration opens for Online Classes
July 30: end of May online classes
September 29-30: NEW - MPA Immersion Weekend

UNC events and beyond

Get Support at Long Night Against Procrastination April 11

Need some academic motivation? Hitting a post-Spring Break slump? Jump start your papers and projects with support from librarians at the Undergraduate Library and coaches from the Writing and Learning Center! Join us for Long Night Against Procrastination (LNAP) on Tuesday, April 11 from 7-10 p.m. Register on Heel Life!

Map the System Final Event April 19

Interested in systems thinking and social change? Join us to watch student teams compete in the final round of Map the System.

As you are aware, social and environmental issues are some of the most pressing challenges of our time. It is crucial that we equip the next generation with the knowledge and skills to address these issues effectively. With this in mind, I am writing to invite you to encourage your students to attend the final round of the Map the System competition, hosted by Innovate Carolina. It will take place on April 19th from 4:30-6pm.

In the local finals round, the teams will present their projects and explain the root causes of the issues, where existing solutions fall short, and propose routes to meaningful, systems-level change.

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