Awards and Celebrations

UConn MPP & MBA Team Wins International Policy Competition

With over 500 students comprising 139 teams, the annual New York University Policy Case Competition (NYUPCC) came to a close on April 28. After reaching the final round, UConn students Shankar Kumar (MBA 2019), Tony Patelunas (MPP 2019, PhD Molecular and Cell Biology 2020), Sneha Jayaraj (MPP 2019) and Joshua Schreier (MPP 2019) beat out […]

DPP Celebrates 2017-2018 MPA, MPP and MSR Graduates

On May 4, 2018, the Department of Public Policy held its 2017-2018 Graduation and Awards Ceremony honoring the achievements of fifty-seven MPA, MPP and MSR graduates at the Front Street Bistro and Spotlight Theatres in Hartford.  Dr. Kerri Raissian, Assistant Professor, presided over the ceremony of speakers, award recipients and the participating thirty-nine graduate students. […]

Pi Pi Alpha Honors Society Inducts 26 New Members

Pi Pi Alpha recently held its 2018 Induction Ceremony at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to welcome 26 Master in Public Administration or Master of Public Policy students into the honors society. The purpose of Pi Pi Alpha is to encourage and recognize outstanding achievement and to support graduate public service education. To be […]