This summer we caught up with UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) student Yara Medawar as she served as a Program Coordinator for UConn Pre-College Summer (PCS). This fall she started as a graduate assistant (GA) with PCS, and will continue this role into the spring as she wraps up her Master of Public Policy […]
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SPP Operations Coordinator Joins the Governors Education and STEAM Subcommittee
School of Public Policy (SPP) Operations Coordinator Maura Maloney was recently invited by SPP alum Janice Floyd (MPA ’22) to join the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls Education and STEAM subcommittee. Janice serves as Subcommittee Lead which is co-chaired by Commissioner Sibongile Magubane from the Department of Motor Vehicles and Executive Director Tim Larson from the Office of […]
December Events 2022
Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events!
MPA Students Serves in the Area of Development with Ädelbrook
UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Samantha King transitioned from psychology to political science while competing her bachelors. Her love of government, policy and helping citizens led her to switch majors. She explains, My courses were super eye opening, and I realized I wasn’t really suited to be a politician, […]
MPA Alum Serves Through Health and Human Service Initiatives
UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) alum Kyle Livernoche currently serves as a Program Analyst with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). His journey to public service and a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) began at a young age when he wanted to be a firefighter like his father. Overtime his focus shifted […]
Dispelling Food Insecurity Myths with MPP Alum Jackie Riberdy
Recently we caught up with UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) Master of Public Policy (MPP) alum Jackie Riberdy! Below she dispels myths about food insecurity in her own words. We also catch up about her work at Connecticut Foodshare, where she addresses food insecurity year-round. Dispelling Food Insecurity with Jackie Riberdy This is the […]
MPA Student Applies Classroom Insights to The Rideshare Company
UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Raymond Hagan has always had a passion for public service. His first experience with nonprofit management was while interning with the Yale-China Association and IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services in New Haven. During his gap year between high school and college, he […]
MPA Student Supports Benhaven’s DEI Council
Master of Public Administration (MPA) student Brianna (Bri) Vig is currently interning at Benhaven. With UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) she is able to complete a Sponsored Internship with the organization, which assists families and children with autism and other developmental disorders. As the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) intern, she helps Benhaven’s newly formed DEI […]
Recapping Research with Professor Deneen Hatmaker
This year UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Deneen Hatmaker received two awards for publications in the area of human resource management. The Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA) named “Gender, Race, and Experiences of Workplace Incivility in Public Organizations” as a co-winner for the Best Article Award for Volume 41. Professor Hatmaker’s co-authors […]
Recapping with the Children with Incarcerated Parents Initiative
This year the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy’s (IMRP) CT Children with Incarcerated Parents Initiative (CTCIP) was featured in the news twice this year. The Initiative was featured by NBC Connecticut for a piece entitled “Playground at York Correctional Will be Newest Tool to Connect Incarcerated Moms With Their Kids” about York Correctional Institute. This […]