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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 inducted Pi Alpha Alpha...
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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 MPA program as a part-time faculty member. Later, Jerry was a...
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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!
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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...
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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!
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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 on real-...
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We completed another successful offering of our MPA Public Management Academy on January 11! With another full class of 35 government/nonprofit supervisors managers from throughout the Charlotte region, we have now reached 140+ and are going strong with another offering this spring at Center City. ...
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