Month: October 2021

MPA Fellow Follows in Parents Footsteps

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 […]

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 […]