Events

To Comply or Not: How Public Leaders’ Gender and Communication Style Impact COVID-19 Public Rule Compliance Intent

To Comply or Not: How Public Leaders’ Gender and Communication Style Impact COVID-19 Public Rule Compliance Intent Professor Sebawit Bishu, University of Washington, Seattle Thursday, September 28, 2023, 2:00pm-3:30pm, HTB 208 Effective communication of policy directions to the public in times of crisis is essential. However, the effect of public leaders’ gender on intentions to […]

Celebrating the Class of 2023!

On Monday, May 8th Mistress of Ceremonies Professor Kerri Raissian welcomed the School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Class of 2023 to the Bushnell for a Celebration of Graduates and Awardees. The graduates were joined by SPP faculty and staff, community members and their support systems. Our graduates hailed from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Idaho, New York, […]

April Events 2023

Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events!   Join GAPPS-ICMA from 7-8:30pm for an upcoming alumni career panel. Registration is now available! April 4th: Social Policy with Padraig Barry, Thomas Clynch, & Larissa Kottke April 18th: Local and State Government with Matt Pellowski, John Kleinhans with more to […]

March Events 2023

Join the School of Public Policy (SPP) this month for a variety of events!   Wednesday, March 01, 2023, 12-1PM – HTB 209 Aileen Keays (Senior Project Manager, Children with Incarcerated Parents Initiative), Presenter 1 in 14 children in the United States have had a parent who has lived with them go to jail or […]

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!

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 NAPA 2022 in Hartford with MPA Fellow Elizabeth Sanderson

Last month, UConn School of Public Policy (SPP), Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), and Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) hosted the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) Fall Meeting in Hartford. Current SPP MPA Fellow and Project Leader for the City of Hartford, Elizabeth Sanderson recaps the meeting below! On November 4 about 100 bright […]