Please join us for a UNC MPA Special Topics Webinar discussing public administration and the nonprofit landscape.  Attendees will hear from our nonprofit faculty advisor, Dr. Teshanee Williams, current student Emma Gilliam who helped co-found our nonprofit student organization Leaders for Good, and esteemed alum Tim Leshan who has worked in nonprofit leadership for the bulk of his career.  Panelists will discuss how their careers/interests began, why they obtained the MPA, how the MPA has supported their careers, and advice on the current landscape of nonprofit administration and how to navigate a caeer in it. 

Featured panelists include:

Teshanee Williams – Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government

Emma Gilliam – Current UNC MPA Student, Co-Founder of Leaders for Good

Tim Leshan – Chief of External Relations and Advocacy Office, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, UNC MPA Alum

The panel will be facilitated by our Director of Admissions, Cara Robinson

A new MPA tradition is the “So You’re an Expert in What?” event for students to get to know some our esteemed School of Government faculty members. This year we are inviting prospective students to attend virutally and see how our students can benefit with all that happens across the School.  At this event, three School of Government faculty will share about their areas of expertise, and they only have seven minutes to do it! 

Moderator:

Jeff Welty, Professor of Public Law and Government; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Speakers:

Jacqui Greene, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government

Christopher Mclaughlin, Professor of Public Law and Government

Kristi Nickodem, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government

Join Director of Admissions, Cara Robinson as she discusses our broad-based leadership degree and how it can support you starting, advancing, or transitioning your career. Special attention will be paid to discussing what the MPA is, who it’s for, our career and program outcomes, and how this degree fits with a lot of different interest areas.

This will be held online via zoom and is open to anyone considering the online or oncampus UNC MPA.

The theme of this year’s Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum is emergency management. Organized by School of Government faculty member Crista Cuccaro and offered In conjunction with the UNC MPA Immersion course on Emergency Management, this year’s Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum will feature an engaging discussion on the topic with experts and practitioners in the field.

The Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum will again be linked to the UNC MPA program’s Immersion course, this year on Emergency Management. The Forum will be a panel discussion moderated by Norma Houston that focuses on relationships and coordination between local, state, and federal governments for successful emergency management.

Speaking about emergency management from the local government perspective will be UNC MPA alumna Christina Farrell ’92, First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management; Will Ray, North Carolina Emergency Management Director; and Erik Hooks, former Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

In person registration for School of Government community members and #uncmpa program alumni. Reception to follow.

Virtual registration available for prospective students and those interested in emergency management.

Special guests this month include UNC MPA alum Jim Donnelly and current student Ahmed Ali as we discuss our broad-based leadership degree and how it can impact your work and advance your career. Special attention will be paid to discussing what the MPA is and who it’s for, our career and program outcomes, and how this degree can help you start, advance, or change in your career.

Both Jim and Ahmed work or have worked in the areas of government and nonprofit leadership and specifically the field of education.

If you have been exploring graduate school and whether a Masters of Public Administration is the path for you, this is the place to do it. In this one hour online session, we will go in depth on what the MPA is, who it’s for, how it compares to other degrees, and what makes our program stand out.

This month our Director of Admissions has invited current online student Jillian Brookshire to share her experience thus far in the program and where she’s going careerwise. Jillian is currently employed as a Planning Technician for the Town of Lillington, NC.  

This event is open to those considering the online format or the campus based format. We will touch on both.

Join our Director of Admissions, Cara Robinson and our Director of Career Services, Alumni Engagement, and Employer Relations, Allison Binkley for a one hour webinar discussing the benefits of the MPA degree and our career outcomes.  The MPA is a broad-based, versatile, leadership degree that is great for anyone looking to start, advance, or transtion their career into the public sector.
 

Let’s talk about what public administration is and who it’s for in this UNC MPA Information Session.  Together with our Director of Admissions and two members of our alumni community, Alex Gottschalk and Matt Owens, we will discuss the broadness of this degree and how this verstile skillset can support you whether you’re just starting out in your career or looking to advance.

This event is for anyone exploring the MPA degree, either the online or on-campus format, as we will discuss both!

Please join us for a very timely and purposeful webinar exploring the MPA and the work being done by alumni who work in the area of emergency managment.  As eastern North Carolina works to rebuild its community, infrastructure, and services, alumna Meredith Miller has been assisting in recovery aspects as it pertains to her role in the U.S. Department of Education.

Hear from our Director of Admissions and alumna Meredith Miller, who serves as Director of the Disaster Recovery Unity for the U.S. Department of Education, as they discuss who the MPA is for, how it works to support your career development, transitions, or beginnings, and why the UNC MPA program should be your top choice.

This event is open to anyone interested in learning about the MPA program – both our online and our campus based formats.

Join our Director of Admissions for a general information session to find out everything you need to know about the online format of UNC MPA.  Our Director of Admissions will go over the program and the application process and provide more information on the student experience and program outcomes.  This event is open to anyone considering the MPA, but especially for those focused on the online format.

Featuring alumna Ashlea Hitchcock, Senior Program Manager, Amazon