Announcements

Dr. Suzanne Leland presents American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions as part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Personally Speaking series. From the CLAS Personally Speaking website…”American Cities examines decisions by contemporary American cities such as Charlotte to bid on and host one of the quadrennial major political party conventions. Leland […]

A record number of MPA alumni and students attended the winter conference of the North Carolina Local Government Business Association Conference in Asheville on December 11-13. The program was pleased to sponsor the attendance of MPA students Darius Miller and Sarahanne Smith through the Gerald G. Fox Endowment Fund.

Our annual MPA Alumni-Student Conference on November 15 at Center City was a great event. We had two outstanding alumni panels on growth in the Charlotte region and the critical role of the budget and finance function. We also inducted students into the Pi Alpha Alpha honor society and recognized several student award winners. Newly […]

Louie Moore (MPA ’14) was named our MPA 2019 Alumnus of the Year at the annual MPA Alumni-Student Conference. The Business Manager for Solid Waste Services at the City of Charlotte, Louie was recognized for his service on the MPA Practitioner Advisory Board, as an MPA Student Mentor, and for his leadership as the President […]

On August 15th, the Public Administration Student Association (PASA) coordinated the annual MPA Night at the Knights Game. Faculty and students gathered at the BB&T Ballpark to network, mingle, and cheer the Charlotte Knights on to victory!

The MPA Program had a tremendous turnout for our annual Alumni Event on August 1 at UNCC Center City. Alumni, faculty, and many more gathered to network, support the program, and honor its namesake, Gerald (Jerry) Fox. From 1980 to 2000, Jerry served as the Mecklenburg County Manager, and after his retirement, he joined the […]

We are delighted to share that MPA faculty member Suzanne Leland has received the Donald Stone Distinguished Scholar Award from the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) at the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) in Washington, DC on March 8, 2019. This prestigious award, given since 1981, recognizes (1) […]

MPA alumni were featured in Inside UNC Charlotte recently. Be sure to read their stories and learn more about what the program is doing in the community!

We had a great turnout yesterday of students, alumni and supporters at our breakfast at the winter conference of the North Carolina City County Managers Association (NCCCMA) in Winston-Salem. Special thanks to the following leaders for networking with our students! Jerry Fox, former Mecklenburg County Manager and Adjunct Faculty Mike Downs, Cabarrus County Manager Michelle […]

We are excited to announce that our MPA program is sending four students to Washington, D.C. to participate in The NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition on February 23 at Georgetown University. The issue is Global Migration Challenges. This is a day-long event that allows graduate students in public policy and related fields to test their skills […]