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UNC MPA Student Digest | June 16, 2023 |
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MPA Alumni Picnic
Saturday, August 26
Save the date! The 2023 UNC MPA Alumni Picnic will be held on Saturday, August 26 at the School of Government.
Additional details will be released closer to time and a registration link will be provided in July .
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Get to Know Dean Aimee N. Wall | |
Since being named dean of the School of Government in February 2023, Aimee N. Wall has been hard at work leading the School's mission to improve the lives of North Carolinians. In between meetings, visits with communities across the state, and overseeing the day-to-day direction of the School, Wall sat down to discuss what she looks forward to in her tenure, her path to public service, how she hopes to lead, and more. | |
MPA Student Launches Women in NC Government Podcast
MPA Online format student Melissa Cordell has recently launched the Women in NC Government, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Each month features a new profile of a remarkable woman in government making a positive impact on their community. Be sure to check it out! The first episode with Cecily Hamilton, Strategic Initiatives Analyst for the City of Durham, NC, is currently up, and the June episode is launching soon!
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July 6: Fall registration opens for Online Classes
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July 30: end of May online classes
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August 21: first day of Fall on-campus courses
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August 26: MPA Alumni Picnic
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August 28: first day of Fall online courses
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September 29-30: MPA Immersion Weekend
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s Juneteenth celebration returns to the Hargraves Community Center for a second year, with food, fun, music, and more! Here are a few highlights, click on the links below for details:
- The day starts at 10:00 am with a dedication ceremony for the new Hargraves Historical Marker, part of the NC Civil Rights Trail.
- The stage will feature live music all day long, with gospel singers, steel drums, rap artists, and R & B. A DJ will keep the party – and the dancing – going between sets.
- Black businesses will be on display throughout the event, from the food truck zone to the small business fair.
- Local non-profits will be showcase their good works and spread the good word about all they do.
- The Kids Zone will keep the young ones happy with face painting, street performers, mural-making and the CHPL Circulator.
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro proclaimed the observance and commemoration of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020 and encourage residents and employers to recognize the holiday.
CHECK OUT ALL THE FUN WE HAD IN 2022 WITH PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT HERE.
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Summer Opportunities at the UNC Writing Center
Writing Center Work Space, SASB North lower level
Need a place to work? Come down to the Writing Center in SASB North. We've got plenty of space, tables, couches, outlets, wifi, coffee and tea, and lots of moral support. The space is open 9-5, so grab a friend for accountability, and come on down!
Intercultural Speaking Group, Fridays 3-4 p.m., virtual and in-person
Speaking Group welcomes American and international participants from the UNC campus and the local community. The group meets weekly to discuss topics of culture, university life, or language learning strategies and resources. Our goal is to create a comfortable space to converse in English, to share cultural perspectives, and to build global relationships in our local community.
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Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship
The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) seeks applications for the Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship program to begin in Fall (September) of academic year 2023-2024.
The purpose of the Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship is to mentor the next generation of injury and violence prevention (IVP) researchers and practitioners. Students will be selected as IVP Fellows for 1 year (with a possibility of renewal for a 2nd year - funding and performance dependent) and will receive a stipend of $3,000, as well as tailored mentoring and career development opportunities.
The objectives of the IVP Fellowship are to:
▪ recruit students from diverse academic, professional, and demographic backgrounds to become independent IVP researchers and practitioners;
▪ provide opportunities for interdisciplinary training and hands-on experience in IVP;
▪ expose students to a broad range of methodological approaches for injury and violence-related research, programs, and policy design;
▪ provide experience in translating research to practice for policymakers, health care providers, community organizations, and other partners in IVP; and
▪ train students in social responsibility, ethical practice, and the ethical conduct of research with human subjects involving participants who have experienced various types of trauma and violence.
The IVP Fellowship positions are available to graduate students enrolled in masters and doctoral programs at UNC Chapel Hill. Students from psychology, public health, social work, nursing, sociology, anthropology, women’s and gender studies, medicine, law, and other fields who wish to focus their careers on IVP research or practice are eligible and encouraged to apply. For master’s students, the IVP Fellowship will provide IVP-related opportunities in research, practice, and/or policy. For doctoral students, the IVP Fellowship will focus on advancing research skills, publishing, presenting work at conferences, and grant writing.
More information can be found in this information sheet and the application form.
Applications for the fellowship are due by 1159pm on Friday, June 23, 2023, to Dr. Stephanie DeLong, smdelong@email.unc.edu.
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Virtual
August 7-11
Data Matters™ is a week-long series of one and two-day courses aimed at students and professionals in business, research, and government. The short course series is sponsored by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, the National Consortium for Data Science, and RENCI. Data Matters gives students the chance to learn about a wide range of topics in data science, analytics, visualization, and more from expert instructors. Learn more on their website.
The classes available are:
- Basic Statistics in R
- Basics of R for Data Science and Statistics
- Introduction to Programming in R
- Exploratory Data Analysis Using R Markdown
- Statistical Machine Learning Using R
- Visualization in Data Science Using R
- Advanced Visualization in R: R Shiny
- Introduction to Effective Information Visualization
- Introduction to Python
- Intermediate Python
- Overview to AI and Deep Learning
- Deep Learning with Python
- Introduction to Geospatial Data for the Data Scientist
- Geospatial Analytics
- Introduction to Big Data & Machine Learning for Survey Researchers & Social Scientists
The deadline for registration is August 3 for Monday/Tuesday courses, August 5 for Wednesday courses, and August 6 for Wednesday/Thursday courses.
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Is there a faculty or staff member, coach, or teaching assistant who has significantly impacted your learning and promoted your success in a meaningful way? If so, please take a moment this summer to nominate that individual for a University Teaching Award.
Each year, UNC recognizes members of our Carolina community for outstanding teaching and mentoring, and for having a profound impact on others. Nominations can be made through the portal at this website: uta.oasis.unc.edu.
Have questions? Please contact the co-chairs of the University Teaching Awards Committee for 2023-2024, Rachel Gurvich (gurvich@email.unc.edu) and Lisa Woodley (lwoodley@email.unc.edu), or Erin Malloy, Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence (Erin_Malloy@med.unc.edu).
Here are the award categories:
Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction: for faculty members in recognition of exceptional teaching of graduate students, inside and outside of the classroom.
Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement: for a faculty or staff member, coach, or leader of student groups, acknowledging lifetime contributions to teaching, learning, and mentoring beyond the classroom. Nominations for this award should focus on the candidate's long-term impact on students.
Thank you for nominating Carolina’s outstanding teachers and mentors!
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