Last week with the DPP: We kicked off Monday 10/28 with a launch celebration for the Sustainable Global Cities Initiative. Our distinguished visiting professor, Robert Wilson, is the Interim Director for this project, which is an interdisciplinary approach to researching and examining the challenges of cities and city life in Connecticut and beyond. On Thursday, […]
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Week 9 Recap: It May Be Fall, But We’re Already Thinking Of Spring
Lots going on in the DPP networks this week – friendly faces, awards and accolades all around. Course registration for Spring Semester 2020 opened on Monday! For more information about registration requirements, please read the announcements on the UConn DPP HuskyCT site. On Monday, the DPP also hosted a career panel on the Storrs […]
Week 7: A Marathon of Fairs, Networking, and, Well, A Marathon
This week, the Department of Public Policy (DPP) crossed the state, traveling to meet prospective students and our graduate students held their first networking event. We kicked of the week by attending the UConn Grad School Fair on the Storrs Campus. In a room filled with UConn departments we emphasized opportunities to pursue electives with […]
Two Encore!Connecticut Fellows Become Nonprofit Executive Directors
Two Encore!Connecticut graduates have recently been selected as Nonprofit Executive Directors. Encore! Connecticut is a program designed to assist corporate and public sector professionals transition their skill-sets and experience into successful professional and managerial opportunities in the Connecticut nonprofit sector. Craig Adler, Encore! Fairfield County, 2016 The former finance securities trader became Director of Development […]
Week 6 Recap: Alumni News and a Career Panel
Week six has arrived and so have our first round of exams! Between studying and taking assessments, we have been interacting with undergraduates and sharing network updates! We kicked of the week by congratulating Sarah Croucher, MPA 2020 on being named the new Director of Academic Policy here at UConn! On Tuesday we held an […]
Week 5 Recap: Budgets, Finance & Prospective Students
The Department of Public Policy spent the 5th week of classes speaking with prospective students and showcasing research about fellow budgeting and finance colleagues. Current MPP student and DPP Ambassador Adam Michael Murphy and DPP Outreach Coordinator Lian Kish chatted with prospective students at Eastern Connecticut State University’s (ECSU) Graduate School Fair on Tuesday. […]
Week 4: Conversations and Commitment to Public Service
This week the Department of Public Policy (DPP) engaged with individuals committed to social change. Monday, we attended the Boston Idealist Fair with the School of Social Work. On Tuesday, we visited Communication classes in Storrs and spoke about the Fast-Track and Master of Arts in Survey Research (MASR) programs. Our Outreach Coordinator Lian […]
Welcome from the Department of Public Policy
A few days ago we held our annual Department of Public Policy Welcome Back reception. The 150 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community partners added to our excitement about what our community of faculty, students and alumni accomplished last year and what we are well positioned to accomplish this coming academic year. We had a […]
Week 3 Recap: Admissions Season Has Begun And Faculty Are Being Recognized
It was a busy week here in the Department of Public Policy as students, faculty, and staff hit their third week of the semester. Monday marked the first GAPPS-ICMA meeting. They spent time introducing association goals for the year and soliciting ideas from new students. Stay tuned for details on upcoming events, volunteering and learning […]
DPP Begins Search for Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks to fill a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor starting in August 2020. The Department of Public Policy is home to a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA), a Master of Public Policy (MPP), an on-line Graduate Program in Survey […]