Roosevelt Africa Conference

You are cordially invited by

The Roosevelt Institution at UNC

to the

Africa Policy Conference

Friday April 4, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge & Room 039, Graham Memorial Building

For hors d’oeuvres with student organizations working in Africa followed by an address and Q&A with keynote speaker Will Okun

Saturday April 5, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Room 039, Graham Memorial Building

For policy presentations by Roosevelt Institution fellows, a catered lunch, and breakout discussions with professors and thought leaders

The conference prompt: “What are the most pressing issues we will face in relation to Africa in the next decade?”

The conference will answer this question through policy presentations from our fellows – on topics as diverse as access to primary education, desertification, and ungoverned spaces – and breakout discussions with professors and thought leaders.

Refreshments will be provided ● Business casual attire requested

RSVP to Meaghan Jennison: jennison@email.unc.edu or

Nick Anderson: nickanderson@unc.edu

PPMU Meet and Greet

This meeting is open to all Public Policy Majors and Minors.

• Come meet fellow majors!
• Free pizza and drinks!
• Share your experiences with the department and the major to help with a dept. internal review!
• Learn about upcoming PPMU events and how you can get involved!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
7:00-8:00 PM
Dey 307

Brown Bag Lunch 2/28

Update Mar 25, 2008: All the slots for this lunch date have already been filled. Sorry. The March 6th and April 24th lunches still have some open slots.

The second lunch of the Brown Bag Lunch Series is this Thursday, February 28th, 2008. Mr. Hodding Carter, III will be speaking about immigration policy. His biography can be found here: http://www.unc.edu/depts/pubpol/cater_bio.html

These lunches are organized by Dr. Gail Corrado, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Public Policy. Lunches will be held Thursdays, from 12:30-1:30pm in the first floor conference room of Abernethy. Students will need to bring their own lunch. Spaces are limited, so hurry and sign up by emailing Dr. Corrado at gcorrado@email.unc.edu.

Future lunches will center around child advocacy, bankruptcy law, American Indians in NC, and much more!

Date: February 28, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30-1:30 PM
Location: Abernethy First Floor Conference Room
Sign up by emailng gcorrado@email.unc.edu

February Faculty Meeting

The faculty discussed the possibility of forming a small PhD program with the School of Government that would focus on applied research for state and local governments. The discussion has been ongoing since last December. The program would not divert Public Policy faculty’s resources, but there would be some areas of overlap with the PhD program in Public Policy. It would increase enrollment in some of the core courses and would offer the department an opportunity to grow. No decision was made on this issue.

The faculty also discussed the “UNC Tomorrow," a plan to engage UNC with North Carolina’s problems. This is a high profile plan with a business model of accountability. However, it is unclear how this will affect the department. The plan is not clearly linked to resources yet, and the department is already involved in such applied research.

Furthermore, the faculty discussed the Strategic Plan for the department that they will be working on in the coming year. They will be working on a mandated self-study process. In the coming months, the faculty will focus on and refine the central questions to be examined. There will also be an external review committee to evaluate the program, and the faculty will be able to invite people to participate in that committee. They will be putting together a slate of potential candidates in the next meeting.

Policy Internship Fair

INTERNSHIP WORKSHOP
February 18 - 22, 2008

Dr. Corrado, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Public Policy, is holding a Internship Workshop next week from February 18th- February 22nd, 2008. This workshop will help students locate and apply for a policy-related internship.

Public Policy majors and minors will be given first priority. Students from Roosevelt or those with a strong interest in or previous experience with public policy are also eligible for the workshop.

TO SIGN UP:
Students can sign up for one of the 12 thirty minute slots offered each day, beginning at 9am. Sign up by sending an email to gcorrado@email.unc.edu with "Internship" in the subject heading. Slots will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

WHAT TO BRING:
Students should expect to be there for at least 30 minutes. Students will need to bring their laptop, a hard copy of their resume, a writing sample, and completed worksheets (Email angelalee@unc.edu for the worksheets).