On Monday, May 6th the School of Public Policy (SPP) held a celebration to honor the 2024 SPP graduates. The evening celebrated 27 Public Policy (MPP), four Survey Research and Data Analysis (SRDA), 51 Public Administration (MPA) and 19 MPA Fellows graduates. They hailed from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Idaho, New York, New Jersey and […]
2024 MPP Academic Excellence Awardee: Amaka Atuegbu
Full Name: Chiamaka (Amaka) Atuegbu Title and Organization: Intern, Office of the Commissioner – Connecticut Department of Public Health SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPP, ‘24 Amaka Atuegbu is a Masters of Public Policy (MPP) candidate whose interest in building her analytical skills and addressing complex policy problems led her to the program at the […]
2024 MPA Academic Excellence Awardee: Trevor Hoffman
Full Name: Trevor E. Hoffman Title and Organization: City Management Intern, City of Meriden, CT SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘24 Trevor Hoffman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. He has completed internships with the Office of the Secretary of the State, the Office of U.S. Senator […]
2024 MPA Fellows Academic Excellence Awardee: Karen Hasterok
Full Name: Karen Bleakley Hasterok Title and Organization: President, Junior League of Greenwich SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA Fellow, ‘24 Karen Hasterok, MPA & Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate (NPM) ‘24, obtained her undergraduate degree in English and Psychology from Muhlenberg College. After a long stint in corporate America on Wall Street and later in […]
2024 MPA Academic Excellence Awardee: Rachel Boward
Full Name: Rachel A. Boward Title and Organization: Intern to the Assistant Town Manager, Windsor Town Manager’s Office SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘24 Rachel Boward is a graduating Masters of Public Administration (MPA) student from UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP). Originally from Moon Township, PA, she received a bachelor’s degree in English […]
2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Anthony Lagana
Full Name: Anthony Lagana Title and Organization: Land Use Intern, Town of Thomaston, CT SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Anthony Lagana is pursuing his Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the UConn School of Public Policy (SPP) with an Urban Planning focus area. He received a Bachelor of Arts double major in Urban […]
2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Aaron Hinze
Full Name: Aaron Hinze Title and Organization: Research Assistant, Technical Assistance to Brownfields SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Aaron is a senior history major and Fast-Track Masters of Public Administration (MPA) student. During junior year he began working with the EPA Region 1 Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program, which is run out […]
2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Taylor Zianio
Full Name: Taylor Zianio SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Taylor will complete his bachelor’s in Political Science with a minor in Geographic Information Science in 2024. He will join the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program this fall. He promotes student awareness and local community engagement in politics through his involvement with UConn […]
2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Nathaniel Spencer
Full Name: Nathaniel W. Spencer Title and Organization: Legislative Aide, Connecticut State Senate Democrats SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘26 Nathaniel Spencer is a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration from UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP). He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2020 from Emmanuel College in […]
2024 Albert G. Ilg Fellowship Awardee: Molly Lukiwsky
Full Name: Molly J. Lukiwsky Title and Organization: Intern, Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, ‘25 Molly is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) while serving as an intern with the Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board (SCSB). Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from […]