Class Notes: Quin Stinchfield

Congratulations to Quin Stinchfield (Master of Public Administration candidate) who was awarded a scholarship to attend the annual International City Managers’ Association conference. She will spend three days in September in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This year’s overall theme, “Leading Communities to Success in the New Global Economy,” reflects the focus of six theme tracks developed…

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Calling all Marine Biologists

Hi folks, The Graduate Student Colloquium of the Graduate Program in Marine Biology is moving to the fall: September 25-26. Our Keynote speaker, Dr. Scott France, University of Louisiana Lafayette, will give the Keynote Address on Friday, September 25, and the Closing Address — following student presentations — on Saturday, September 26. Dr. France is…

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Special Topics Courses: Autism Spectrum Disorders

The School of Education, Health and Human Performance is offering a two special topics courses this summer.  The first, Characteristics & Procedures for Individuals with Autism or Closely Related Disorders, has already started and will run through June 24. The second, Characteristics & Procedures for Individuals with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger’s begins June 2.  This course, EDFS…

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Spring MPA Professional Development Panel

“Politics, Government, and the Nonprofit Sector – Collaboration or Conflict?” Join us on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:15 for the Spring MPA Professional Development Panel.  Dana Beach, William Wert, Andy Benke, Tammie Hoy and Ellen Dressler Moryl will discuss how nonprofits collaborate, or otherwise interact, with politicians and government agencies.  This panel will also address…

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Students: Social Innovation Competition for $50,000 Prize

Social Innovation Competition for $50,000 Prize As mentioned in the MPA Weekly Newsletter Inventors come up with ideas; innovators put them into practice. The Social Innovation Competition provides a vehicle for taking a student innovation from idea to reality. The competition is a real-world exercise in developing skills in plan development, pitching ideas to investors,…

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MPA Weekly Newsletter

Well, I started my first grad class last Thursday (Quantitative Research Methods) and I’m pretty excited.  It’s been a  long time coming, but I’m finally back in the classroom!  One of our first projects is to work with the United Way in their 2009 Homeless Count. I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s guaranteed…

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