The UConn Department of Public Policy faculty are hosting several guest speakers in their classes and in the Department this semester. We are honored to host such distinguished professionals and scholars who will add much value to our students’ learning experience. Some of these presentations will only be available as part of a class but others are open to all DPP students. On behalf of our community of students and faculty, we thank our speakers for accepting our invitations to speak to our students.
September
Saturday 9/12 – Open to MPA Fellows
Albert Ilg, Retired City/Town Manager, Politics-Administration Dichotomy from a City Manager’s Perspective
Richard C Box, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska and Omaha, Public Policy and Administration: Intellectual Foundations
Saturday 9/19 – Open to MPA Fellows
John Russotto, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney, State of Connecticut, Administrative Responsibility, Policy Development, Accountability & Implementation
Tia Gaynor, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, New Public Administration, Social Equity, and Administrative Reforms
Tuesday, 9/22 – Current PP 5340 MPA & MPP students
Jason Jakubowski, President & CEO, Foodshare, Food Insecurity, Public Policy, and Foodshare’s Efforts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Saturday 9/26- Open to MPA Fellows
Janice Castle, Director of Community Engagement, City of Hartford, Role of Citizens in Decision-making
John Selman, Vice President for National Security Programs, LMI, Performance Measurement & Management
Monday, 9/28 – Current PP 5340 MPA & MPP students
Dom Piccini, Logistics Manager, Foodshare, Leading Foodshare’s Rentschler Field Food Distribution Project
October
Saturday 10/3– – Open to MPA Fellows
Professor Sebawit Bishu, University of Colorado at Denver, Gender & Public Policy and Administration
Professor Thomas Craemer, DPP, University of Connecticut, Cultural Competence, Reparations and Public Policy
Monday, 10/5- Current PP 5340 MPA & MPP students
Mike Schrier, Director of Design & STEM Projects, UConn, Managing Project Time and Schedules
Tuesday, 10/6 – Current PP 5340 MPA & MPP students
Brandi Blessett, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Returning Citizens and Disenfranchisement
Tuesday, 10/13 – Current PP 5340 MPA & MPP students
Lloyd Blanchard, Associate Vice President of Budget, Management and Institutional Research, UConn and Franklin Tuitt, Chief Diversity Officer, UConn, Unpacking the Racist History of Policy and Creating an Anti-Racist Future
Saturday 10/17- Open to MPA Fellows
Professor Susan Gooden, Dean, Wilder School of Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Race, Cultural Competence and Social Equity
Andrea Headley, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, Unpacking Police Violence and Race
Lyle Wray, Executive Director, Capital Region Council of Government, Collaborative Governance
November
Friday, 11/6 – All current DPP students
Connecticut State Representative Jillian Gilchrest and Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden, Gun Policy Reform in Connecticut
December
Friday, 12/4 1pm-2:30pm – Open to DPP students and Nonprofit Organizations
Prof. Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor Emeritus in Public Affairs and Philanthropy, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Social Entrepreneurship in the Time of Pandemic