Our professional development seminars were in full swing last this week! On Wednsesday, students and alumni heard from Lindsey Leininger, Clinical Professor of Business Administration at the Tucks School of Business at Dartmouth College. Dr. Leininger discussed with students what it means to be a Data Translator and how they can best facilitate data work […]
Nicole Tomassetti Named to the City of Meriden’s Town Council
Nicole Tomassetti, MPP 2018 was just named to the City of Meriden’s Town Council garnering 57.5% of the vote in Area Two. A lifelong resident of Meriden, Tomasetti’s family has been serving the community since the 1880’s. She currently works as a Lobbying Associate for Capitol Strategies Group. Tomassetti ran on a platform in support […]
Relaunch of Encore!Connecticut
Coming March 2020, Encore!Hartford and Encore!Fairfield are relaunching as Encore!Connecticut. The redesign is changing to a Saturday format in order to be more accessible to individuals with varying goals. Individuals seeking immediate employment, and those currently working but planning for a career change, can both engage and benefit from this nationally recognized nonprofit career program […]
Big Data, Careers, and Economic Growth: Fall 2019 Professional Development
Alumni Panels The DPP kicked of professional development for the 2019-2020 academic year with two alumni panels in October. Panelists shared how they chose their program, the skill sets they utilize from the DPP everyday, and the DPP resources they utilized to be successful. Our panels consisted of 2018 and 2019 graduates including: Ashley Bodamer […]
Weekly Recap: Engaging Communities About Sustainability and Economic Growth
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alumni Promotions and Career Changes: Fall 2019
Along with excellent job placement for our Class of 2019, our alumni from previous classes are being promoted and taking on leadership roles at different organizations. Master of Public Administration Jessica Inacio (2017): Strategic Development Coordinator, City of Fort Worth – Texas Tyla Potvin (2017): Configuration Manager, Collins Aerospace – Connecticut Ryan Kliszewski (2018): […]
The Class of 2019! Where Are They Now?
For a number of years our department has proudly announced a 100% job placement rate within six month of graduation. The class of 2019 is on track to match our previous years statistics! Throughout the summer we posted a few of the job placements for the class of 2019 on Instagram and Twitter. Below is […]