Join UNC MPA in Raleigh to (re)connect with MPA alumni, students, prospective students, faculty, and staff for drinks, lite bites, and great conversation for our Happy Hour Hub at Trophy Brewing on Morgan Street. First round and nibbles are on us, register HERE!
Trophy Brewing
827 W Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
If you would like to help organize a Happy Hour Hub in your community, contact Brandon Foster at foster@sog.unc.edu or 919.962.0426.
Rebecca Badgett and Bill Rivenbark conducted tailored Unit Assistant List (UAL) training sessions to address the financial challenges of counties and municipalities. With the support of Lead for North Carolina Fellow LaShonda Sousa, they delivered five training sessions to over 70 municipalities. Learn about the significance of UAL training, the strategic approach to measuring success, and how the team promotes fiscal responsibility in the classroom.
This event is open to the public and is sponsored by the Carolina Center for Public Service in conjunction with Carolina Engagement Week.
UNC School of Government- Rm 2402, Knapp-Sanders Building 400 South Rd, Chapel Hill NC
Thursday, February 2, 2023
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tate’s Craft Cocktails
279 W. 4th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
If you’re in town for the NCCCMA Winter Seminar, or if you are simply in town, join us for our first Happy Hour Hub of 2024! There is no charge but PLEASE let us know you’re coming by registering HERE. If you would like to help organize a Happy Hour Hub in your community, contact Brandon Foster at foster@sog.unc.edu or 919.962.0426.
Thursday, February 1, 2024 – 7:30 a.m.
M.C. Benton Convention Center, Gaines 2
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
This annual event hosted during the North Carolina City-County Managers Winter Conference is a great opportunity to (re)connect with MPA alumni, faculty, and staff, and to meet current students.
You don’t need to be registered for the conference to attend the breakfast, however, you do need to register by going HERE, scroll down and click the Register Now button below City and County Management Seminar. You may need to create a login and password but once you’ve done that, you’ll see an option to register for the breakfast.
If you are having any issues, you can reach out to Brandon at 919.962.0426 who can help you through the process.
The 2nd annual MPA Career and Networking Fair for current UNC MPA students is coming up on Monday, January 22nd.
Employers are invited to attend to network with and share opportunities with current MPA students.
Students engage with employers through:
Registration is closed.
UNC MPA is coming to Austin, TX for the ICMA conference. 22 students along with a handful of faculty, staff, and alumni will be present. If you are in town for the conference, or just in town, come to Shiner’s Saloon on Monday, October 2nd from 4:30pm – 6:00pm to connect with us! Shiner’s Saloon is located at 422 Congress Ave. D. The program will provide light appetizers and one drink ticket per person.
This is our annual in-person event. Come visit the School of Government and our top-ranked MPA program. Hear from faculty, alumni, and current students and discover what makes the UNC MPA a value added to your academic portfolio.
Topics to cover include:
– What is the MPA, and who is it for?
– Online vs. on-campus option
– Curriculum and Concentrations
– Student Experience
– Program Outcomes
– Application process/Financial Aid
Featured panelists will include:
Hallee Haygood, Alumna – Senior Budget Execution Analyst at NC Office of State and Budget Management
David Lambert, Alum – Project Liaison, Economic Development, Department of Environmental Quality
Teshanee Williams, Robert W. Bradshaw Jr. Distinguished Term Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government
UNC MPA is excited to invite alumni and friends of the program to the Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum. This pilot event – a facilitated conversation with our speakers and the audience about the role philanthropy, non-profits, and governments play, or can play, in responding to issues and challenges those working in Public Service address every day – is designed to enhance the experience and better integrate subject matter with the simultaneous MPA Immersion course.
Taught by Dr. Teshanee Williams, this fall’s Immersion course will focus on Building Nonprofit & Government Capacity to Respond to Wicked Problems. Panelists for the forum include:
The MPA Immersion is an elective course that connects theoretical concepts to everyday practice in an in-person intensive three-day weekend delivery and offers opportunities for collaboration and professional networking. The Deil S. Wright Public Service Forum is part of the Immersion but is open to alumni and friends of the program.
The forum will carry on the tradition of honoring Professor Deil Wright for his 34 years of teaching, mentorship, and scholarship in the MPA program. It expands upon the Deil S. Wright Lecture in Public Administration, an event launched in 2002 that invited a distinguished professional from the field of public administration to enrich the educational experience of the MPA community.
The Forum will be followed by a reception for UNC MPA alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the program.
Click HERE to register
Note – please register EACH individual who intends to attend either the Forum and/or the Reception.
Join MPA alumni, faculty, staff, friends of the program and their families at the School of Government to welcome the newest cohort to the program and kick off the academic year at the annual UNC MPA Alumni Kick-Off Picnic! This is a family friendly event with tasty food and great conversation!
It has been a minute but we’re coming back to host a D.C. Happy Hour Hub! Come network with other UNC MPA’ers (and perhaps a prospective student or two) and have a beverage and bite on us.
When: April 26th, 2023
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Dacha Beer Garden, Washington D.C.
Registration is required. Please register HERE!