Carolina MPA Student Digest 6/17/22:

Carolina MPA Calendar

June 20: The Student Experience on the ARP with Amy Wade & online SLC Leaders; 7 pm EDT, Zoom
June 21: Open Office Hour for students Registering for the Online September Term, 7-8 pm EDT, Zoom
June 27: September term online class registration opens, 8 am EDT
June 30: Deadline to apply for MPA Mentoring Program
July 25-29: Summer Oral Exams
August 2: August 2022 degree award date
August 15: Fall on-campus courses start
August 20: SAVE THE DATE for the MPA Alumni Picnic in Chapel Hill, NC!
September 5: September term online classes start
September 17-21: ICMA Conference in Columbus, OH
October 6-8: Fall Immersion: Social Equity in the Public Sector: Self to Systems, Watch the Video on our Immersion course Here!
December 10-11: Fall Commencement Events

MPA News

Tips and Q&A session on the Applied Research Problem

Hey MPA students!

Are you getting close to the Applied Research Problem and are unsure what to expect? Are you just getting started in the MPA program and are unsure what the Applied Research Problem even is? Do you just like attending Zoom meetings?

Please join the MPA@UNC Student Leadership Council and host, MPA student & SLC member David Schexnayder, on June 20th at 7 pm to talk about all things ARP!

First, Dr. Amy Wade will give an overview of the entire process and highlight key components. After that, online MPA student & SLC member Felipe Martinez will talk about his recent experience and give some tips about what he wishes he had known for both the ARP and his oral exam. Both Amy and Felipe will be available for questions after their short presentations. Any and all questions are welcomed!

~Your MPA@UNC SLC

Join Zoom Here

MPA Intranet Spotlight: Identity & Interest Groups

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.

Today, we recommend you check out the MPA Identity & Interest Groups. This inituative started this past year, and we encourage students to start groups and create spaces they would like to see in the MPA environment. Please check out the link to learn more and to discover how you can start a group.

Fall Immersion Video Now Available!

Update! Please check out Dr. Dickerson's video on the Immersion Course!

Registration is now open for PUBA 744-001: Immersion for the Fall 2022 term. Dr. Kimalee Dickerson will be teaching the Immersion, 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.

School of Government Diversity Gazette

University & Beyond Events

June 19, 2-6 pm: Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration
June 25, 11 am- 6 pm: Out! Raleigh Pride

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration

Celebrate Black Community & Culture

SUNDAY JUNE 19 | 2-6 PM

HARGRAVES COMMUNITY CENTER

A coalition of local organizations invites you to be a part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration! Celebrate Black community and culture with live performances, Black-owned small business and non-profit expos, kids activities, food trucks, and more.

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.

Out! Raleigh Pride

Celebrating 10 Years!

Out! Raleigh Pride is returning in person on June 25, 2022 for our official 10 year anniversary! Join us on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh for an inclusive and family-friendly action-packed event, with activities for all ages. Running from 11:00am to 6:00pm, the event offers live entertainment, local vendors and artists, great food, a KidsZone, and a beer garden! There is no admission fee.

This event is an important way to raise the necessary funds to support the LGBT Center of Raleigh and all of its 20+ amazing community programs. Our last in-person event brought thousands of people onto Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, our friends, and families.

In the last ten years, the event has become an integral part of Raleigh’s downtown culture, promoting diversity, awareness, and a sense of inclusiveness for the LGBTQIA+ community. Each year has been more successful than the last, and this year will be no exception!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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