Public Policy Graduate Student Orientation for '18 Cohort
A faculty/student Meet & Greet and Program Overview
School of Public Policy Academic Program Orientation- for 2018 Cohort
Saturday, September 8, 2018
9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Public Policy Bldg first floor lobby
9:30 a.m. Welcome (PUP 206)
Dr. Scott Casper, Dean, CAHSS
Dr. Susan Sterett, Director, School of Public Policy, and
Dr. Tim Brennan, Graduate Program Director
9:45 a.m. Introductions: Graduate Students, Core Faculty, GSA & PPGSO,
10:15 a.m. AOK Library Resources: Joanna Gadsby, Reference Librarian
10:30: a.m. Overview of Curriculum and Public Policy Student Resources
(Tim Brennan, Graduate Program Director)
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Breakouts:
Accelerated Pathways & Masters’ students:
Will meet to discuss MPP program, including the policy analysis paper and the internship requirement.
Moderators: Dr. Tim Brennan, and Sally Helms Administrator of Academic Affairs, and alumni guest: (PUP 203) Alumni Guests: Kiki Malomo-Paris, MPP '15 and Steve Sharkey, MPP '06
Doctoral students:
Will meet to discuss Ph.D. requirements including the comprehensive and field qualifying examinations and the dissertation.
Moderator: Dr. Nancy Miller, and alumni guests Elyse Grossman, MPP '08, Ph.D. '14 and Samuel Rowe, Ph.D. '16 (PUP 204)
12:00 pm Adjourn