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.
Considering graduate study in public service? In this recorded Career Spotlight webinar, Allison Binkley and Shauna Hines‑Farmer from our Career, Alumni, and Employer Engagement team walk through how we help MPA students translate their goals into meaningful careers.
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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