Recently we caught up with MPA Fellows alum Beverne Cordner, who serves as a Developmental Services Case Manager at the Connecticut Department of Social Services. Last semester Beverne served as an instructor with the University’s First Year Experience (FYE) program. Learn more about how Beverne ended up teaching at UConn Hartford below! After expressing future desire to […]
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Celebrate 50 Years of MPA with $50k For UConn Gives
In preparation for UConn Gives 2023, we thought we would answer a few questions about the UConn School of Public Policy’s (SPP) fundraising initiative! What is UConn Gives? UConn Gives is a university-wide online fundraising initiative to support UConn. It is an opportunity for UConn Nation to come together for 36 hours and transform the […]
February Events 2023
Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events! With Matt Hart, Executive Director, Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), and Chief Vernon Riddick, Chief of Police, West Hartford, CT Friday, February 24, 2023 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (with 30 minute break) Hartford Times Building, UConn Hartford Campus Register Today!
Celebrating 50 Years of Impact
This spring we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the School of Public Policy’s (SPP) flagship Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. The impact of the MPA program in preparing public and nonprofit leaders in the State of Connecticut is evidenced by the the impact and contributions of more than 1,000 graduates of the program. For over […]
MPA Alum Seeks to Fix “Pebbled Roads” Through Data Driven Decision Making
Recently we caught up with UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) alum Jayhon (Jay) Ghassem-Zadeh. A 2015 Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduate, he notes, I recently started a new role at Capgemini Government Solutions where I focus on making meaningful, technological, impacts at the Department of Justice and broader federal law enforcement agencies. I […]
MPA Alum Joins A Sustainability Start-Up in Cairo
UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) Master of Public Administration (MPA) alum Michelle Skowronek (MPA ’22) is currently in Cairo, Egypt. We recently caught up with Michelle to discuss her continued commitment to environmental sustainability and how she ended up in Cairo! I come from a first-generation lower income status household, so as soon as […]
January Events 2023
Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events! Join us from 4:00pm-5:30pm via Zoom! Check your email for communications from Director of Student Services and Academic Affairs Catherine Guarino for more information.
Recapping 2022 with UConn SPP
2022 was filled with moments of IMPACT here at UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP)! In no particular order, help us recap another fantastic year with a network dedicated to service. #1 One of the most noticeable changes for our network this past year was becoming a School of Public Policy. Though our name may […]
MPA Student Aims to Make Housing More Affordable
School of Public Policy (SPP) Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Tyler Havens found a love of public service while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Hartford with his father. While attending Providence College he engaged in various volunteer activities, and after receiving a bachelors in Business and Management he completed two service terms with […]
MPA Alum Studies in Iceland to Increase Her Global Impact
UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) alum Sylvie Boucher is current in Iceland pursuing a Master of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Iceland. Learn more about what Sylvie has been up to since her Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduation in her own words below! Since taking the Sustainable Cities course in […]