Growing up, Andréa Comer had two influential forces in her life guiding her towards public service, her parents. Both of her parents were deeply committed to empowering Black communities and inspired her to continue their mission. Her father helped launch Gateway National Bank in St. Louis, a community bank that provided jobs and economic support […]
Month: October 2021
MPA Alum Uses DPP Skills at Hartford Public Library
Michael Lucas’s interest in public service was piqued in high school when he learned how different the outcomes of government programs can be based upon the people who run them. Lucas believes the government can be effective and successful when competent and caring people are leaders of government programs. He decided that he wanted to […]
Teaching Tuesday with Bob Wilson
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) seventh edition of Teaching Tuesday! Through our Teaching Tuesday series our faculty will answer a set of questions to provide insight into who they are. This week we are featuring Professor Bob Wilson, Distinguished Visiting Professor and Interim Director of Sustainable Global Cities Initiative. We hope these […]
Congratulation to Larisa Kottke: The New President & CEO of Leadership Greater Hartford
Please join the Department of Public Policy (DPP) in congratulating Larisa Kottke on recently being named the new President and CEO of Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH). After serving as Vice President for finance and operations, Kottke took on the role of acting President last spring. She distinguished herself as the right person to take on […]
DPP Welcomes the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy to the DPP Network
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) kicked off October by welcoming the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) to the DPP Network and our Hartford home. IMRP arrives at UConn after the State legislature’s appropriation process moved the Institute from Central Connecticut State University to UConn. IMRP is a non-partisan, University-based organization that is dedicated to […]