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February28th,2012

This is your weekly summary of news from the SAPA Board:

Meetings --SAPA’s next General Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 15th 2012, at 5:45PM, inGraham Room 187. See you all there!

Updates-- Fundraising: A quick update on the bake sale fundraiser. To put it mildly, the bake sale was ahuge success! A big thank you goes out to everyone who contributed and/or purchased baked goodslast Tuesday. We are off to a great start this semester and a full break down will be given at the nexSAPA General meeting. SAPA is looking into further possibilities for fundraising and will keepeveryone posted. Thanks!

-- Committees: At our last SAPA General Meeting many students expressed an interest informing committees. If any students would like to form a committee please email [email protected]. Thanks!

-- Ph.D students: A Ph.D proposal info session, with Dr. Danilo Yanich, will be held onThursday, March 1st, at 9:30AM, in Graham Room 187.

-- M.A. UAPP students: A meeting with MA UAPP program director Dr. Danilo Yanich was held lastThursday, and was very successful. If you have any comments you were unable to share at themeeting for any reason please pass them along to Kathryn Lonczewski at [email protected].

-- The Planning affinity group (professors who teach planning courses in the SPPA) has invitedcomments and suggestions from students. Please pass along your thoughts about planning-specific issues to Kathryn Lonczewski at [email protected]. She is currently assemblingsuggestions for short- and long-term advances in the planning area of focus of the M.A. program.

-- Next month the Director of Parking Services will be speaking. Please pass on any thoughts ocomments to Kathryn Lonczewski at [email protected].

-- SAPA Bulletin Board: SAPA has been designated a bulletin board in the main hall oGraham. We will be sprucing it up with decorations and valuable information regarding studentfaculty, and school affairs in the coming weeks. The Bulletin Board is located south of the mainentrance (toward IPA from the front door), directly across from the study abroad display.

-- Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the 50th Anniversary events or the June 2nd

Alumni Social and Fundraiser please contact Jeralynn Miller at [email protected].

-- SAPA is in the process of revamping its social media outreach methods, in order to connectwith SPPA students and alumni.

----Please email [email protected] to be added to our new LinkedIn page, and

----Check out our new Facebook Organization page by clicking on the following linkhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/SAPA-at-University-of-Delaware/350141545006283 .



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Events -- The 2012 Messick Fellow Lecture will be given by Dr. Marc Holzer. Marc Holzer is dean andBoard of Governors Professor in the School of Public Affairs & Administration at Rutgers-Newark. Heis also one of the most prolific and recognized scholars in the field of public administration. Dr. Holzerwill give two public presentations during his March visit. One is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13th at

5PM, in Kirkbride Room 004. The Second public presentation will be given on Wednesday, March14th at 7PM, at the University Courtyard Marriot. His presentation on March 14th will befollowed by a reception. If you plan to attend the March 14th lecture, please RSVP to DianaSimmons at [email protected].

-- The SPPA is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by hosting a “Strategies for Success” event, onMonday, March 19th at Clayton Hall. This is a great opportunity for students to explore careeropportunities and professional development in government, public policy, management, and nonprofitorganizations. This is an all day event, and classes will be canceled that day. Please register for theevent EARLY! You may register through the following website: www.udel.edu/CSC/sppa.htmlRegistration is free and will allow Career Services to ensure you receive an additional invitation to

lunch for the day, which you must respond to in order to be included. The event is followed bya reception, which will run from 5:00PM – 7:00PM in Clayton Hall. The RSVP for the Receptionbeginning at 5pm, is through Diana Simmons; you must email her to be on the guest list [email protected]. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on March 19th!

-- Join the folks from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) for Fika. Fika is a tradition fromSweden where everyone takes a break to enjoy tea or a light snack together and relaxedconversation. A number of DRC faculty and students have traveled to Sweden to work on researchcollaborations and they have brought this tradition back for us to enjoy as well. Fika is held weeklyat 3:00 on Tuesdays in the Roundhouse. Please join us and bring coffee, tea, or a snack. If youwould like to purchase something from the Roundhouse, please arrive early as it closes at

3:00. Hope to see you there!

-- In honor of the SPPA’s 50th Anniversary, the School will be hosting a Distinguished SpeakerSeries. Below is the schedule for the Distinguished Speaker Series: ---- Tuesday, March 6th, at 5PM in 206 Kirkbride Hall: Adjutant General Francis Vavala ---- Tuesday, March 13th, at 5PM in 206 Kirkbride Hall: Professor & Messick Fellow, Dr. MarcHolzer (Please note that Dr. Holzer will be speaking during two separate occasions, please seeabove for “The 2012 Messick Fellow Lecture”). ----Tuesday, March 20th, at 6PM in Gore Recital, Roselle Building: Governor Jack Markell ----Tuesday, April 3rd, at 5PM in Gore Recital, Roselle Building: U.S. Senator Chris Coons ----Thursday, April 12th, at 5PM in 206 Kirkbride Hall: Chancellor Leo Strine

----Tuesday, May 1st, at 5 p.m. Gore Recital, Roselle Building: U.S. Senator Tom Carper*



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Opportunities

*We will be posting all opportunities on the SAPA bulletin board. PLEASE CHECK ITREGULARLY.

-- The Fund for the Public Interest (The Fund) is looking for smart, hard-working students whowork well in a team and are eager to work for change after graduation (Fall 2012). The Fund helpssome of the top progressive organizations in the country work on issues such as clean water, equalrights for GLBT Americans, and ending subsidies to corporate farms. The fund is hiring CitizenOutreach Directors to run its grassroots campaign offices across the country -- working onbehalf of groups like the Environment America, the Human Rights Campaign and US PIRG. Tolearn more, visit: www.fundjobs.org.

-- Maryland Department of Budget and Management: The Maryland Department of Budgetand Management will begin recruiting for Budget Policy Analyst positions soon. They arerecruiting to fill three vacancies. Any students who may be interested in applying should emaitheir cover letter and resume to Hilary Bell, MPA 2006, at [email protected].

Hilary Bell, MPA 2006Capital Budget Analyst

Department of Budget and Management

301 W. Preston Street, Suite 1209Baltimore, MD 21201410-767-4531

-- The Open Society Foundations: The Open Society Foundations seeks a full-time ProgramOfficer (PO) to work with the Accountability and Monitoring in Health Initiative (AMHI) and the GlobalHealth Financing Initiative of the Public Health Program. The Application deadline is February 29th,

2012. Please visit http://www.soros.org/about/locations/new-york/programofficer-20120131 for more information.

-- Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs: The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine-month, graduate-level experiential leadership-training program that prepares diverse,talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena.Unconventional by traditional academic standards, the Fellows Program is rigorous and demanding,an unparalleled opportunity for personal and professional growth. The Fellows Program is offeredin Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis. Please visithttp://www.coro.org/site/c.geJNIUOzErH/b.4667963/k.725D/Coro_Fellows_Program.htm for more information.

-- Venture for America: Venture for America is a nonprofit organization that recruits the bestand brightest college grads to work for two years at emerging start-ups and early-stagecompanies in lower-cost cities (e.g., Detroit, Providence, New Orleans). Modeled after Teach forAmerica, the Venture for America Fellowship will provide a path for entrepreneurship tocollege grads who want to learn how to build companies and create jobs. To learn more, visithttp://ventureforamerica.org/fellows.



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-- NYC Urban Fellows Program: The Urban Fellows Program is sponsored by The City of NewYork and administered by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). The programis designed to introduce America's finest college students and graduates to local government and

public service. To learn more, visithttp://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/urbanfellows.shtml .

-- Call for Scholarship / Award / Fellowship / Job / Internship informationSAPA is placing a call for students who have previously been awarded scholarships, awards, andfellowships, or have participated in any other type of job or internship opportunity. It can be difficulttracking down information regarding outside opportunities, and so we ask that those students whohave already taken advantage of such opportunities please pass along the information. Send anemail to [email protected] with the name of the opportunity and the process for whichothers can apply. This information will then be disseminated to incoming students.

Thanks.

SAPA BOARD (Christopher Anderson, Dana Sedlik, Nathan Roby, Ama Nyame-Mensah, Tya Pope, TimothyO'Boyle, Kathryn Lonczewski, and Jeralynn Miller)

Please feel free to email us at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or additions to the weekly email. Thanks!

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