A focus area allows students to develop additional expertise in a specific area. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program requires nine credits (three courses) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) requires twelve credits (four courses) to complete a focus area. Students can choose a focus area within the Department, develop their own with […]
DPP Fast-Track Turns Challenges Into Service
In 2015 Ethan Couillard was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. Since his diagnosis, Ethan has continually fueled his energy toward public service and helping his community. One of his earliest initiatives included a multiyear community project for Waterford Country School, which led to him earning Eagle Scout Rank. Ethan’s journey at UConn began at the Avery […]
DPP Begins Search for Visiting Assistant Professor
The Department of Public Policy (DPP) at the University of Connecticut seeks to fill a one-year visiting position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. DPP is home to the NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program (MPA), the Master of Public Policy (MPP), the online Graduate Program in Survey Research (GPSR), the minor in Public […]
Teaching Tuesday with Ruodan Zhang
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) third edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we will be featuring faculty on Tuesdays and teaching you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured will be asked a few questions and we will post their responses without a filter. We look forward […]
MPA Alum Encourages Students to Be Open-Minded
Alexandra Garcia’s passion for public policy began when she took PP 1001: Intro to Public Policy as a winter course to earn some extra credit. She was a political science and sociology major and found that the policy course tied a lot of concepts together for her. She then learned about the Department of Public […]
Focus Area Friday: Public Management or Policy
A focus area allows students to develop additional expertise in a specific area. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program requires nine credits (three courses) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) requires twelve credits (four courses) to complete a focus area. Students can choose a focus area within the Department, develop their own with […]
Encore!Connecticut Spring 2021 Class
Saturday, January 9, 2021 was the start of a new live virtual Encore!Connecticut class. Encore!Connecticut is a four-month professional development program that prepares seasoned corporate professionals for a career on the nonprofit sector. The program offers networking opportunities, help in resume restructuring, and classes in nonprofit finance, strategy, law, philanthropic partnerships, and social media taught […]
Teaching Tuesday with Thomas Craemer
Welcome to the Department of Public Policy’s (DPP) second edition of Teaching Tuesday! Throughout this semester we will be featuring faculty on Tuesdays and teaching you a bit about their lives outside of the classroom. Each faculty featured will be asked a few questions and we will post their responses without a filter. We look forward […]
Encore!Connecticut Alum Leads Project Imo, Inc.
We recently caught up with Jason Hyland, a UConn police officer from 2000-2020, a 2020 graduate of the Department of Public Policy (DPP) Encore!Connecticut Program, and now the President and Executive Director of Project Imo, Inc. Jason, what brought you to Encore!Connecticut and what was your favorite aspect of the program? In 2019 I began […]
Focus Area Friday: Survey Research
A focus area allows students to develop additional expertise in a specific area. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program requires nine credits (three courses) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) requires twelve credits (four courses) to complete a focus area. Students can choose a focus area within the Department, develop their own with […]