This summer the Department of Public Policy (DPP) explored food stops near our UConn Hartford home. Interested in exploring the city on the weekends? Parking is free in Hartford on Saturday and Sunday! Have a favorite food location? Let us know at dpp@uconn.edu. Front Street Rush Bowls serves fruit and all-natural food bowls at 15 […]
Author: Kish, Lian
DPP Fast-Track Welcomes New Students to UConn Nation
Emma Stierle is a rising junior from Newtown, Connecticut who is currently a Master of Public Administration (MPA) Fast-Track student with the Department of Public Policy (DPP). She is a Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies major who is currently serving the UConn community as an Orientation Leader on the Storrs campus this summer. During the […]
MPA Student Spends the Summer Interning with the CT State Department of Education
Danny Zeidan, MPA ’22 is spending the summer with the Connecticut State Department of Education as a Communications Intern. Check out Danny’s internship blog post below! This summer, I am interning with the Connecticut State Department of Education in the commissioner’s office. I primarily work on communications assignments, drafting speeches, talking points, letters, and other […]
A Tour of Hartford Parks
This weekend we took a tour of Hartford’s beautiful parks! Here’s a recap of some of the parks greatest features! Bushnell Park Bushnell Park is the oldest publicly funded park in the United States. Park features: Bushnell Park Carousel, Champion Trees, Corning Fountain, Horace Wells Statue, Israel Putnam Statue, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Spanish-American […]
DPP Professor Named ODI Faculty Affiliate
The Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Faculty Affiliates program was piloted during the 2020-2021 academic year, with plans to sponsor up to five affiliates for the upcoming year. Affiliates commit to a minimum of one year of service in this role with opportunities to be renewed. According to the ODI Faculty Affiliate page: The […]
DPP Students Receive Spring 2021 Local Government Early Career Service Certificate
This spring, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) awarded five members of the Department of Public Policy (DPP) community the Local Government Early Career Service Certificate. The Certificate recognizes graduating students in good academic standing who have completed a major service project for a local government organization. The DPP’s Spring 2021 awardees received a Master […]
A Letter from Department Head Mohamad Alkadry
In this newsletter we celebrate the accomplishments of our students and alumni. We also celebrate the induction of 81 of our graduating students into our community of over 1,400 alumni. This year, the department graduated its largest class ever – a claim that has been true for every one of the last three years. This […]
Why DPP: Recapping Spring 2021
Since launching our #WhyDPP campaign last fall, we have had the unique opportunity to showcase how members of our community define public service and their purpose with the support of the Department of Public Policy (DPP). We kicked off the New Year with Katarina Moroch, a public administration (MPA) ‘21 alum with an interest in […]
GAPPS-ICMA 21: Meet Vice President Ryan Chester
The Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) Graduate Association of Public Policy Students (GAPPS) – International City/County Management Association (ICMA) chapter is happy to introduce our 2021 Chapter Officials. Over the next few days we will be featuring GAPPS-ICMA‘s newly elected leaders with a Q & A. Today’s feature is incoming Vice President Ryan Chester, MPA ’22. Why did […]
GAPPS-ICMA 21: Meet President Paula Norato
The Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) Graduate Association of Public Policy Students (GAPPS) – International City/County Management Association (ICMA) chapter is happy to introduce our 2021 Chapter Officials. Over the next few days we will be featuring GAPPS-ICMA‘s newly elected leaders with a Q & A. Today’s feature is incoming President Paula Norato, MPA ’22. […]