Month: May 2024

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Taylor Zianio

Full Name: Taylor Zianio SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Taylor will complete his bachelor’s in Political Science with a minor in Geographic Information Science in 2024. He will join the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program this fall. He promotes student awareness and local community engagement in politics through his involvement with UConn […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Nathaniel Spencer

Full Name: Nathaniel W. Spencer Title and Organization: Legislative Aide, Connecticut State Senate Democrats SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘26 Nathaniel Spencer is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration from UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP). He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2020 from Emmanuel College in […]

2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Molly Lukiwsky

Full Name: Molly J. Lukiwsky Title and Organization: Intern, Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Molly is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) while serving as an intern with the Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board (SCSB). Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from […]

2024 MPA Fellows Academic Excellence Awardee: Deborah Battit

Full Name: Deborah Battit Title and Organization: Program Officer, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA Fellows, ’24 Deborah Battit will complete a Master of Public Administration (MPA Fellows) degree in May 2024. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from McGill University, she began her career in service to the public […]

2024 David B. Walker Awardee: Chidi D. Nwuneli

Full Name: Chidi D. Nwuneli Title and Organization: Grants & Contracts Specialist in the Criminal Justice Policy & Planning Division (CJPPD) at the Office of Policy & Management (OPM) SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, 2025 Chidi Nwuneli is a part-time second-year student in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. Before joining the School of […]

2024 Morton J. Tenzer Fellowship Awardee: Maria Kelley

Full Name: Maria Kelley Title and Organization: Policy Fellow for the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity (CWCSEO) and the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, 2025 Maria is a UConn graduate student earning a Masters of Public Administration (MPA). Through the UConn BOLD Women’s Leadership Network, […]

2024 Student Speaker: Sudiksha Mallick

Full Name: Sudiksha Mallick Title and Organization: Racial Justice Policy Analyst Intern, State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPP, 2024 Sudiksha is a graduating Master of Public Policy (MPP) student, who recently graduated from University of Connecticut in May 2023 with her Bachelor of Arts in Political […]