Join us for our UNC MPA General Information Session to learn more about our program including our curriculum, student experience, and the wide range of career paths our graduates pursue. This session provides prospective students with an inside look at our supportive community, engaged faculty, flexible and customizable program options, and the co-curricular and professional development resources that help our students thrive. Whether you’re just beginning to explore graduate study or considering your next step in public service, this is a great opportunity to discover how the MPA can help you achieve your career goals.
In this pre‑recorded Career Spotlight conversation, Allison Binkley and Shauna Hines‑Farmer, shared insights into career development, employer engagement, and the many ways the UNC MPA career team supports students as they prepare for impactful public service careers.
This career‑focused session offered prospective students an inside look at the MPA curriculum, career outcomes, and the supportive community that defines the program. Whether exploring graduate study or considering the next step in public service, viewers gained a clearer understanding of how the UNC MPA prepares graduates for meaningful and versatile careers.
MPA Information Sessions are online admissions events for prospective students to learn more about our MPA program at UNC. Topics we cover usually include the MPA vs. other degrees, our concentration areas, career and program outcomes, and which format (online or oncampus) is the best fit for you.
Provides basic financial skills for leaders of nonprofits, including bookkeeping fundamentals, interpreting financial statements, budgeting, cash management and investment, and legal compliance.
This course is designed to enhance the practical skills of future public administration practitioners in navigating complex relationships across organizational and sectoral boundaries. Students will learn how to support elected officials and organizational leaders in shaping policy and policy outcomes through effective intergovernmental and collaborative strategies, all grounded in professional ethics.
MPA Information Sessions are online admissions events for prospective students to learn more about our MPA program at UNC. Topics we cover usually include the MPA vs. other degrees, our concentration areas, career and program outcomes, and which format (online or oncampus) is the best fit for you.
Information sesssions are held once per month, and usually include our Director of Admissions, Cara Robinson and a current student or alumni member.
This month we will be focusing on the oncampus format because our application deadline is coming up for Fall 2026 oncampus. This is our last information session of the year. Don’t miss it!
MPA Information Sessions are online admissions events for prospective students to learn more about our MPA program at UNC. Topics we cover usually include the MPA vs. other degrees, our concentration areas, career and program outcomes, and which format (online or oncampus) is the best fit for you.
Information sesssions are held once per month, and usually include our Director of Admissions, Cara Robinson and a current student or alumni member.
Special guests this month include UNC MPA alum Joe Moore and current student Patrick Jones 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.
(Re)Connect with MPA alumni, students, faculty, and staff for drinks, lite bites, and great conversation in Tampa, FL for a UNC MPA Happy Hour Hub. Whether you are attending the ICMA Conference or not, we’d love to see you.
Where: Motorworks Brewing – 707 Harbour Post Drive Tampa, FL 33602
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 and who it’s for, our career and program outcomes, and how this degree fits with a lot of different interest areas.
Those considering the online and oncampus formats are invited, as we will be comapring the options.
We invite you to join us next Wednesday, October 1st as we welcome Mitch Landrieu, former Louisiana Lieutenant Governor and New Orleans Mayor, to the School of Government.
He will share insights on leadership in times of crisis, drawing on his experiences rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and overseeing nationwide infrastructure renewal at the presidential level. Dean Wall will moderate the Q&A session.
This event is presented by the Chancellor’s office and hosted at SOG. It is free and open to the public, with a livestream option available. Please share with clients, colleagues, students, and others who may be interested.
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As the two-term mayor of New Orleans, Landrieu led one of the most ambitious recoveries in American history, guiding the city’s rebound following Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. His administration delivered major infrastructure investments, fiscal reform, and economic growth that positioned New Orleans as a model for post-crisis rebuilding.
Landrieu most recently served as senior advisor to the president and White House infrastructure coordinator, overseeing the implementation of the historic $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
He is the founder and president of E Pluribus Unum, an organization focused on strengthening leadership and civic capacity across the American South. Landrieu is also the author of the New York Times bestseller In the Shadow of Statues, which chronicles his experiences in public life and the lessons learned from decades of service.