The School of Public Policy and Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) are hosting a one-day Public Policy Camp at UMBC on March 12, 2019. 

The purpose of the program is to introduce the field of public policy to a group of students who might not otherwise be familiar with it. APPAM is looking to increase knowledge, particularly among people who are members of groups that are underrepresented in public policy work.

This is a great opportunity to identify local students from diverse backgrounds who could pursue future education and career in a public-policy-related field. 

The one-day program will consist of networking opportunities, group table activities, policy simulations, and panel sessions. Dr. Hrabowski and Dean Casper will be opening the event with remarks. There will also be discussions with the students about what public policy is, what the core competencies are in a graduate program of public policy or public affairs. 

Students will also be able to hear from and speak with people who have MPP, MPA and PhD degrees and see what they do for a living, what a typical day is like for them and how their career paths have lead them to their current positions.  

Registration for the event is FREE.

UMBC Students can register for the event through this link: https://goo.gl/forms/X38b0DEBAN9AdZbR2. 

URCAD is on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019.  

Applications are due by Feb. 22nd. Any student with completed mentor-led research, scholarship, or creative work that is ready to present by April 24th is eligible to participate.The application is simple- a 200-word abstract and mentor support statement. 

We strongly encourage social science students to apply! The Center for Social Science Scholarship will be selecting four submissions to feature as a themed social science panel. 

Named after Dr. Jodi Crandall, LLC’s founder and professor emerita, this fellowship provides current LLC doctoral students with the means to conduct collaborative interdisciplinary research. This research might be related to dissertation research, but should not be their actual dissertation research.

Awards have been made annually in the spring since 2015. Information about previous award winners’ research topics can be found at https://llc.umbc.edu/student-initiatives/jodi-crandall-fellowship/

All applicants must submit:

·     a one-page proposal which includes a description of the specific project, its relevance to LLC, and its relevance (if any) to dissertation research

·     who will be collaborating with the applicant (must be someone formally connected to LLC) — fellow LLC students, alumni, faculty, or affiliate faculty. Potential collaborators can be found at https://llc.umbc.edu/people/

·     a detailed budget

More than one award may be made per year, but no award will be greater than $1,500.

Please send your submission or application questions to

Liz Steenrod at esteenrod@umbc.edu.

Application deadline: February 28^th

If you need assistance with other issues, please contact Ms. Lauren Kataja at lakataja@umbc.edu

Please share this information with other students.

In a time of profound civic challenges, can higher education be a catalyst for a democratic awakening? Harry Boyte, Senior Scholar in Public Work Philosophy, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Augsburg University, will share evidence that it can be, including pioneering initiatives at UMBC and other institutions that are demonstrating the viability of a politics of public work that bridges divides and develops civic agency. Boyte also will discuss his new book Awakening Democracy Through Public Work: Pedagogies of Empowerment.

Reception and book signing to follow.

This event takes place on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 4 – 5:30 pm on the 7^th Floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library. 

For further information or to sign up:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csss/events/66028