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New in the MPA Program
 

Through the MPA program and public service minor, we've developed some new initiatives to encourage learning, networking and socializing related to public service careers. Learn more about them here.

MPA events
 

Read about our Public Service in Action event, Public Service Career Day and upcoming Spring Awards Banquet this March.

Alumni and student awards
 

Congratulations to Sergeant Rachel White (MPA student) for being selected for the 2023 Member of the Year Award by the Kentucky Women's Law Enforcement Network (KWLEN)!

Faculty highlights
 

Meet Dr. Nana Arthur-Mensah who is teaching our Executive Leadership and Public Management course (PAD 632) this spring semester!

Alumni highlights
 

Telly McGaha (MPA 2001) has been named President and CEO of Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE)! See what other alumni have been up to here.

Student highlights
 

During the fall 2023 semester, our Volunteer and Community Engagement class (PAD 622) worked with THREE nonprofit organizations on NINE service-learning projects! Read about other student highlights here.

New Jobs and Promotions
 
  • Clayton Castle (student), communications manager, City of Middletown, OH.
  • Haley Jacobs ('22), Cincinnati futures commission coordinator, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.  
  • Keegan Jones ('18), customer success manager, Get Well Network.
  • Christopher Mokas ('21), probation and parole officer, Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • Danielle Ott ('21), senior stakeholder relationship tax consultant, Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
  • Dennia Palmer ('20), emergency management coordinator, City of Los Angeles, CA.
  • Michelle Palmer ('23), human resources coordinator, Wallick Communities.
  • Tom Perry ('21), associate planner, CDC of Ohio.
  • John P. Scott ('13), co-CEO, Community Engagement Partners.
  • Anthony Stroud ('19), government information specialist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • Collette Thompson (student), director of operations, Kentucky Campus Connect.
  • Grace-Marie Thompson ('21), building community well-being systems connector, Brighton Center.
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