UIC PASA - Public Administration Students Association

02/21/2021

Join us Saturday the 27th for a low impact workout :) Bring your gym shoes, comfy clothes and bottle of water! #HealthyLiving #GradLife

02/19/2021

Politics, Policy, Political News - POLITICO

Wondering what news to follow? Judy Schneider, with more than 4 decades of experience working at the Congressional Research Service & training thousands recommends these:

1. https://www.politico.com/
2. https://thehill.com/
3. https://www.rollcall.com/

What do you recommend?
#NewsSource

Nobody knows politics like POLITICO.

02/19/2021

Job opportunity at U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Director, Policy and Programs, Early Childhood Education

Job Openings:
US Chamber of Commerce #Opportunities
https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/uschamber/Posting/View/573?src=linkedin

POSITION OVERVIEW: Develop, implement, and oversee the Foundation’s early childhood education and childcare programming to support CEW’s mission and objectives.

02/18/2021

Careers

Job Openings:
The Learning Policy Institute is hiring!
Openings include Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Researcher (Quant), Finance and Operations Analyst, Accounting Assistant, Virtual Events Manager, Senior Research Manager, and a position close to my heart: Policy and Research Intern. View roles here: http://bit.ly/3opNCIW

The Learning Policy Institute has offices in Palo Alto, California, and in Washington, D.C. and is currently seeking to fill the following positions...

02/17/2021

Join us this month for a Health and Wellness Series!

02/17/2021

Events – The Almond Group

Wondering how to get started on a diversity, equity, and inclusion effort? The Almond Group is hosting a 3-day bootcamp for senior leaders February 24-26. To learn more and to register visit: https://almondgroupllc.com/events/ #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #PublicAdminLife

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Bootcamp is a 3-day learning engagement for senior leaders looking to implement ground-level DEI strategies within their organizations. For organizations that are at the beginning stages of their DEI journey this bootcamp will equip you with the competency,...

02/17/2021

Student Loan Forgiveness: Democrats Debate How Much To Cancel

How would college loan forgiveness help you? How much do you recommend canceling? https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/968252572/student-loan-forgiveness-democrats-debate-how-much-to-cancel #Gradlife #StudentLoans #LoanForgiveness

The Biden administration is debating how much student loan debt to cancel per person. Who benefits when you cancel $10,000 in student loan debt versus $50,000?

02/17/2021

Join us Saturday February 20th for a guided visualization meditation! Link in comments :)

02/16/2021

It's Not Just You. A Lot Of Us Are Hitting A Pandemic Wall Right Now.

Having a difficult time with remote learning, remote work, remote everything? https://bit.ly/3u7Usqk

The past few weeks of the coronavirus crisis have been especially taxing on our mental health. Here's why, and some advice on coping.

01/07/2019

Happy new year MPA students and welcome to Spring Semester 2019! Your PASA Board is meeting next WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16th at 5:30PM in CUPPA's conference room by the Professor's offices! Come boss them around and tell them what you want to do this semester and when you want to do it. PASA is especially excited to hear from students on how we should celebrate Chinese New Year! We can ask Sharon if they'll let us roast a pig in CUPPA's Lower Hall...or not. :P Silly thoughts like that are why we need YOU (MPA students) to provide us creative and fun ideas throughout the year. So come on -help us plan an amazing semester of events to help you network, grow, and make new friends!

12/02/2018

12/01/2018

11/16/2018

Come to CUPPA's Thanksgiving Potluck tomorrow. Learn more about your school and meet new friends -and of course eat good food! :) https://www.facebook.com/uichicagopasa/photos/p.2290527437688852/2290527437688852/?type=3

11/07/2018

CUPPA Students,

WPPA, SBUP, LPODER, PASA, and UPPSA would like to cordially invite you to the annual CUPPA Thanksgiving Potluck.

The Potluck is open to all CUPPA students and we hope you can make it!

When: Friday, November 16th 6 PM
Where: CUPPA Hall, Lower Level

We ask that all attendees bring a food item to share. To RSVP simply sign-up HERE and indicate what you plan to bring and any food allergies you may have. In addition, please bring non-perishable food items to help support the LPODER/SBUP food drive.

We are so thankful for our CUPPA community and are looking forward to celebrating an early Thanksgiving with you all!

Best,
WPPA, LPODER, SBUP, PASA, and UPPSA

10/28/2018

*CORRECTED* Hey MPAs! PASA will be having a board meeting Monday November 5th at 530pm in CUPPA hall in the conference room by the faculty offices. Come boss the Board around and tell them what you want to do or see this year! The sky is the limit. (The Board reserves the right to call you crazy 😋)

09/15/2018

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first event!! It was great to see so many new and returning students. We hope to see you at the first PASA Board Meeting on September 24th (details will be posted soon).

07/16/2018

The PASA Board will be at the MPA Orientation and we are looking for a few additional students to join a panel discussion with the new cohort. We are particularly looking for full-time student and foreign student representation. Email [email protected] if you are interested! 3:00 on Thursday, Aug 23rd

07/03/2018

UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

The latest addition to CUPPA's Lower Level includes four maps and lots of post-its! Feel free to write down an issue from your home town or an issue from anywhere that has caught your interest and stick it to the map. Learn what's going on not just by you, but everywhere!

Special shout out to the Urban Data Visualization Lab in CUPPA for making these maps!

07/02/2018

UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Professor Janet Smith was Interviewed by the Chicago Tribune on the Millennial Population in Cook County. "U.S. Census Bureau data released this week indicates those aged 25 to 34 years old represent the largest chunk of Cook County’s population. That age range covers most, but not all of the generation commonly known as millennials, defined by Pew Research Center as those born from 1981 to 1996, who would now be 22 to 37 years old."

Side note: Half the people that say bad things about millennials are actually millennials....

05/30/2018

UIC News

Looking for a job? Check out the Recent Alumni Job Fair this week!

04/13/2018

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A reminder there is still time to vote for next year's PASA board! Please follow the link below if you haven't voted yet.
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04/12/2018

The day is finally here!! We hope to see everybody there! Again, the event starts at 5:00pm but if you can’t make it until a little after 5:00 please still come for as much of it as you can!

04/09/2018

A Reminder that our annual Career Panel will be this Thursday, from 5:00-6:00pm in CUPPA Rm 110! If you have class at 6:00pm you can still make it! Please check out our event page for the full list of speakers and other details.

04/09/2018

Attention MPA students: Please show support for the sole MPA student running for UIC Student Trustee, Darius Newsome! We expect great things to happen next year with him on board! Voting will take place on April 10th and 11th. Check your student email tomorrow for an email from the Office of the Dean of Students with the link to place your vote!

04/03/2018

ANNUAL PASA CAREER PANEL!

PASA will be hosting its annual career panel on Thursday, April 12th, from 5:00-6:00pm in CUPPA Room 110. The full guest list is still being finalized, but we will have UIC MPA alumni who now have successful careers working in different fields of public administration. All are welcome to attend! Our event last year was a giant hit and we expect an even more illuminating discussion this year!

02/16/2018

PASA Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, February 20th at 5:00pm-6:00pm in PA Conference Room 2102. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend! We will discussing spring events and elections for positions for 2018-2019 school year.

02/09/2018

Research ProgrammerAnalyst, Careers At Illinois Action for Children

From Professor Jeffrey Gawel:

I'm looking for someone with experience and an interest in programming, data, technology, and human/social services to join my team as a Research Programmer/Analyst. Click below for details. If this is you or you know someone who might be interested, then DM me! http://actforchildren.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=702018&&#job

SUMMARY Primarily under the direction of the Chief Information Officer and with matrix supervision by the Director of Research the Research ProgrammerData Analyst is responsible for supporting the programming and data needs of the Community Systems Development Research and License Exempt Monitoring....

01/15/2018

Treat Your Shelf

Book Swap!
Wednesday, January 17th
6 - 8 p.m.
CUPPA Hall, Room 110

Take a book, leave a book! Looking to save some cash this semester? Join us for an evening of swapping textbooks over hot cocoa and cookies. All Public Administration students are welcome. Undergrads strongly encouraged to attend!

Hosted by:

12/14/2017

A reminder that the CUPPA Alumni Holiday Party is tomorrow at Dugan’s On Halsted, at 128 S Halsted. The party will go from 5:00-9:00pm and all are welcome to attend!

12/06/2017

Come to the annual CUPPA Alumni Holiday Party! Cuppa Alumni Association Board President Pete Czubak, MPA '02 invites you to the group's holiday spectacular event. Next Thursday, December 14th, from 5:00-9:00pm at Dugan's on Halsted, located at 128 S Halsted. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.

11/28/2017

A new Brown Bag Lunch Series will be held on various upcoming Friday afternoons! The Series will highlight research being done by both faculty and students.

To kick off the series, Dr. Kelly LeRoux will present her current research on: Increasing Voter Turnout in Underrepresented Communities: Does the Message Matter?

Summary: A problem for representative democracy is that voter turnout rates remain very low among younger and lower income citizens. While community-based nonprofits may help to address the voter participation gap, it remains unclear what kinds of nonpartisan messages lower income voters might find most persuasive. To answer this question, a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote field experiment was carried out in partnership with four nonprofits in low-income neighborhoods of Chicago in the weeks leading up to 2016 election. This presentation will highlight research results of that experiment, showing which messages are most effective.

Dr. LeRoux’s talk with take place on December 1st from 12:30pm – 1:30pm in the PA Conference room (Suite 2100 AEH). Bring a lunch and enjoy the discussion!

11/16/2017

Another reminder that there is a free movie viewing of Wall-E tomorrow, hosted to raise awareness for Up To Us. 2:00-5:00 in CUPPA 110.

11/16/2017

A reminder that the CUPPA Potluck is tomorrow at 6:00pm in CUPPA 110. Please bring a dish or appetizer if you are attending. We hope to see everyone there!

11/10/2017

Join us for a free movie screening of WALL-E and a discussion about the long-term effects of the growth of the national debt! Goodie bags and popcorn for all attendees! Hope to see you there! #UpToUs #UpToUIC

11/08/2017

A reminder that the PASA BOARD MEETING will be taking place tomorrow, Thursday evening, at 5:00pm in Cuppa 110. Snacks and refreshments will be served. We hope to see everyone there!