Professional Development Events
Group Think returns this Fall!
The Group Think is a forum for throwing around ideas and getting feedback on career aspirations with other ambitious and intelligent students. Facilitated by Paul Binkley, colleagues will share personal interests and thoughts while also giving feedback to other attendees. It’s a great and informal way to bring together Trachtenberg students to ponder, vent, and brainstorm [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Create a Trachtenberg Career Wiki Account
The Trachtenberg School Career Wiki Website is a great tool for navigating up-to-date career information, current events, overviews of fields of studies and aligned organizations/agencies, as well as resume, cover letter, and interview guides. We are encouraging all students to create accounts in order to start new pages and add information to make the site [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Join Group Think: Help and Be Helped
Last week’s first meeting was a success and we are excited to continue the brainstorming and developing of great ideas to meet your career aspirations. Fellow colleagues and Paul Binkley will gather to share your personal interests and thoughts while also giving feedback to other attendees. It’s a great and informal way to bring together [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Public Service Career Expo
The TSPPPA Student Board is excited to offer up to a $50 reimbursement for travel expenses for two students attending the 2011 Public Service Career Expo in New York City on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Interested students should briefly answer the following questions (3 to 4 sentences each): 1.) Why are you drawn to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation and Reception
Please join your fellow alumni, current faculty and students as we honor Dr. Demetra Nightingale, CCAS Ph.D. ’98, as the recipient of the 2011 Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Nightingale is currently Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute in Washington D.C. When: Friday, February 25 Time: 5:30 – [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Policy Perspectives Wine Event
Are you curious about what it really takes to get published? Ever wondered how people like our very own professors here at TSPPPA get published? Policy Perspectives invites you to its first Publishing Perspectives Wine Event! When: Friday, February 4, 2011, 5:00pm-6:30pm Where: MPA 309 Please join us as we talk to the following professors: Bill [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Spring 2011: Welcome Back!
Board Members’ Corner Welcome back, Trachtenberg Students! We hope you all had a relaxing, rejuvenating break and are geared up for a great spring semester. The year’s board is excited to bring you new initiatives and fun events, so look out for these opportunities in upcoming newsletters. MLK Holiday Reminder Next Monday, January 17, school [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Noshing with Notables
Please join the GW Regulatory Studies Center & TSPPPA Career Development Services for Noshing with Notables with Donald Arbuckle, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas and former Deputy Administrator, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. This series of informal lunch talks features successful public policy experts discussing their careers and career [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Noshing with Notables
Please join the GW Regulatory Studies Center & TSPPPA Career Development Services for Noshing with Notables with David Mannix, President, Buckland Mill Associates. This series of informal lunch talks features successful public policy experts discussing their careers and career paths. Date: November 12, 2010 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM Place: MPA 601Z RSVP: RegulatoryStudies@gwu.edu Lunch is provided, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Net Impact Presents: Non-Profit Fundraising
Please join us for the final workshop in the series… Net Impact Presents: Non-Profit Fundraising with Professor Sandra Renner Wednesday, October 6 from 12-1pm Location: Duques/Funger Hall room 320 (2201 G Street, NW between both halls of the Business School) Led by GW Professor Sandra Renner this session will provide students with basics on non-profit [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Noshing with Notables
Please join the GW Regulatory Studies Center & TSPPPA Career Development Services for Noshing with Notables with Susan Offutt, Government Accountability Office. This series of informal lunch talks features successful public policy experts discussing their careers and career paths. Date: October 15, 2010 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM Place: TBA RSVP: RegulatoryStudies@gwu.edu Lunch is provided, and the event is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Enhancing Your Effectiveness as a Public Service Professional: Writing Skills Series
All Trachtenberg School students and alumni are welcome to participate in all or any part of this writing skills series designed specifically to help you enhance your effectiveness as public service professionals. The sessions will be lead by Teresa Derrick-Mills, MPA, who has 15 years of experience writing for results as a public service professional. Teresa is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Peer Mentoring Program
Incoming Students – Sign Up for Peer Mentoring! Current Students – Volunteer to be a Peer Mentor! Incoming Students Start your TSPPPA experience off right by connecting with a second-year peer mentor! Each year, incoming students who are members of the MPAA or PPSA have the chance to be paired with a second-year TSPPPA student [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Noshing with Notables
Please join the GW Regulatory Studies Center & TSPPPA Career Development Services for Noshing with Notables with Margaret Spellings, President & CEO, Margaret Spellings & Company. This series of informal lunch talks features successful public policy experts discussing their careers and career paths. Date: April 16, 2010 Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM Place: GOV 104 [...]
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