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MPA Alumni-Student Conference a Success!

November 21, 2018
Our annual gathering of alumni and students on October 26 for professional development and networking was once again a very successful event. Sixty plus participants enjoyed alumni panels on the upcoming RNC in Charlotte and on professionalism in the workplace. We also recognized...

MPA Night at Knights Game a Success!

August 23, 2018
Just a quick note to share that we had a great MPA night at the Knights game last Thursday (see pic below)! This is the second year of a nice tradition we are starting...excellent networking opportunity at our downtown jewel of a stadium (and tributes on the Jumbotron to Aretha Franklin all...

MPA Public Management Academy Spring 2018

May 21, 2018
We are pleased to announce the completion of our spring MPA Public Management Academy! We had another full class of 35+ supervisors and mid-level managers from government and nonprofit agencies in the greater Charlotte region. Participants heard presentations from MPA faculty...

Spring 2018 Graduates

May 14, 2018
Congratulations to all our MPA graduates, both masters level and certificate level. Good luch with the next chapter of your life and career!

Team Capstone Spring 2018

May 9, 2018
Our team Capstone class did an excellent job presenting their project to the Belmont City Council last night. The project was a feasibility study for constructing and operating a community center in the City of Belmont. Their project included a community survey, benchmarks of 25...

Spring 2018 MPAD 6188 Poster Presentations

May 1, 2018
MPA students under the direction of Dr. Jaclyn Piatak presented their Capstone research posters last night in the Fretwell Hall atrium to a full audience of fellow students, alumni and members of the MPA Practitioner Advisory Board. Congratulations to all on this important milestone towards the MPA...

2017 Alumni-Student Conference a Success!

March 20, 2018
Eighty alumni, students and community supporters enjoyed a great morning of networking and professional development at Center City on October 27. Special thanks to all our contributors who helped us reach the endowment level for the Burkhalter-Rassel Scholarship, and congratulations...

Fall Offering of MPA Public Management Academy

March 20, 2018
We completed our second offering of the MPA Public Management Academy this fall with another full class of 35 local government and nonprofit professionals from the region. The Academy is designed for first line supervisors and high potential employees, and provides three full days of...

MPA Students Complete Fall Capstone Classes

March 20, 2018
The team Capstone students presented their project entitled "Town of Davidson Hazard Analysis" to the town's executive leadership team to very positive reviews, while the individual research Capstone students presented professional quality posters on their work to faculty and students. Kudos...

Congratulations Fall '17 MPA Graduate

March 20, 2018
Congrats to all of our fall graduates!

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