Carolina MPA Student Digest 5/6/22: |
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Carolina MPA Calendar
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May 6-8: Spring Graduation Events
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June 19: Summer thesis substitutions due
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July 25-29: Summer Oral Exams
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August 2: August 2022 degree award date
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August 15: Fall on-campus courses start
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September 5: September term online classes start
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September 17-21: ICMA Conference in Columbus, OH
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October 6-8: Fall Immersion: Social Equity in the Public Sector: Self to Systems
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The MPA Intranet has details on everything you'll need to know while you're in the MPA Program! We will spotlight various areas of the Intranet in the Digest to introduce you to its vast resources.
- PWE Curriculum Eligibility
- Resources for Finding a PWE
- How to Apply for a PWE or a PWE waiver
- Requirements of a PWE
- FAQs on the PWE
...and more! Please check it out!
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Fall Immersion Topic Announced! |
Registration is now open for PUBA 744-001: Immersion for the Fall 2022 term. Dr. Kimalee Dickerson will be teaching the course, and we are excited to once again have our two formats join together for a weekend (October 6-8, 2022) in Chapel Hill! Here's the course description:
Social Equity in the Public Sector: Self to Systems
Understanding social equity and how individuals and systems work to perpetuate or disrupt inequities is an essential skill for public service leaders. This immersion course will explore how to advance social equity at multiple levels, including the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels. Topics will include exploring your identity and biases, the role of government in social equity, building and leading equitable organizations, and working together to transform systems.
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University & Beyond Events |
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Due May 13: NCLGBA Conference Scholarships Available
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May 22 Deadline: Apply to be a LSNer Peer Support Volunteer
- Technology and Positive Behavior Goals Research Study recruiting Students
- Concert Singers of Cary (NC) Board of Directors Openings
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May 19-20: APPAM Institutional Member Forum: Effective Cross-Sector Collaboration: How to Identify and Launch Partnerships for Impact
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NCLGBA Conference Scholarships Available |
The North Carolina Local Government Budgeting Association (NCLGBA) has an exciting scholarship opportunity available to students in North Carolina. Please share this great professional development opportunity with your students.
Bi-annual Scholarship Program
I am pleased to announce that the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association (NCLGBA) is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2022 Summer Conference in Atlantic Beach, NC July 13-15. All applications are due by 11:59PM EST on Friday, May 13, 2022. Eligible applicants should submit their application via e-mail to scholarship@nclgba.org with the subject line #NCLGBA Scholarship Program. Scholarship recipient(s) will receive registration and lodging accommodations for the 2022 Summer Conference from July 13-15, 2022.
The 2022 Summer Conference Scholarship Application is attached and available on the website by clicking here.
If you or someone you know is interested in attending the NCLGBA 2022 Summer Conference as a scholarship winner, I encourage you to apply or pass along this announcement. Please check out the NCLGBA website for information and updates about the upcoming conference. For any questions, feel free to email scholarship@nclgba.org. Any conference specific questions can be directed to conference@nclgba.org.
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Apply to be an LSNer Volunteer |
In collaboration with the Heels Care Network, the peer support program LSN provides live virtual chat support from fellow students (“LSNers”) as a means for listening, supporting, and navigating peers to the appropriate resources. LSNers are undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who are trained in peer support skills, Mental Health First Aid, and other topics. LSNers also provide peer support to the Carolina community via programming and ongoing, asynchronous support. More details can be found in the LSNer position description. The application for our 2022-2023 Academic Year (AY) cohort of LSNers is due by Sunday, May 22nd at 11:59PM.
If you have any questions about the LSN program or application, please email lsn@unc.edu.
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Recruiting research participants: Are you interested in how AI can support wellness behaviors? Come talk to our AI avatar! We are recruiting students to join our research study, "Technology and Positive Behavior Goals", which investigates how AI avatars can help people incorporate wellness behaviors into their daily life. Participating takes approximately 2 hours over 4 days, including two ~30-minute visits to our lab in Davie Hall. You can earn $25 for participating. Read below for more study information. To sign up, complete the interest survey here or scan the QR code in the attached flyer.
What’s Involved?
The study takes ~2 hours over 4 days. You will visit our laboratory twice, two days apart, and complete surveys before each session.
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First online survey (~30 minutes)
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First appointment (30 minutes): In our lab, you will watch a short video and interact with our AI avatar named Ellie
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Second online survey (~30 minutes)
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Second appointment (30-35 minutes): In our lab, you will complete a series of tasks and meet another student
Compensation
You can earn $25 for participating in this study. In order to be eligible for compensation, participants must complete at least the first survey and lab session. After that, compensation will be pro-rated based on completion of each step of the study, following the schedule below:
- Introductory survey + first laboratory session: $5
- Additional at-home survey: $6
- Second laboratory session: $6
- Complete data payment (if all steps complete): $8
- Total compensation = $25
Participants will receive compensation in cash at the end of the study.
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Background
The United States – and the world – face a range of seemingly intractable domestic and global challenges. Perhaps more than ever before, addressing interdependent problems requires collaboration across the public, nonprofit (philanthropic, education), and private sectors. Each sector has expertise, resources, and authority. Achieving cross-sector partnership requires practical insights on when, where, why, and how cross-sectoral action can be effective. This APPAM forum will explore opportunities for designing, implementing, and measuring the outcomes of cross-sector collaboration. We aim to foster communication among researchers who advance knowledge, funders who invest in solving problems, and policymakers and practitioners who apply knowledge and resources to improve the economic and social well-being of communities, the nation, and the world.
The panelists and participants will represent diverse group of individuals from across sectors and from scholarly, philanthropic, policy, and practice communities.
Location + Format
APPAM is excited to host the first in-person Institutional Member Forum since 2019! Please join us in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for this event. There will are no virtual participation opportunities at this time. Please note the session locations before arriving:
- The Thursday evening and Friday morning events will take place on The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. Link to Google Maps and addresses below.
- The Friday afternoon lunch and events will take place just a short walk away at The Carolina Inn. Link to Google Map and address below.
Registration
Registration is free but space is limited.
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Carolina MPA | UNC School of Government | carolinampa.sog.unc.edu | Website | Intranet
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