• Social Committee Charge:
  • To provide leadership towards enhancing the social experience for the students in the Carolina MPA program and creating a cohort culture of collegiality, connection, support, and fun! The Social Committee members will be responsible for assisting and coordinating social events during the academic year.

• Responsibilities of Committee:
  • Provide leadership for programming including but not limited to:
  • Bureaucrats Ball Event
  • End of Year Celebration for Second Year students (April/May)
  • Social happy hours and other meet-ups
  • Other ad-hoc initiatives the committee prioritizes each year

• Social Committee Advisor:  Elizabeth Langefeld

• Commitment:
  • This will vary depending on when social events are scheduled, and will increase leading up to and on the day of events.

• Qualifications:
  • Any Carolina MPA student in good academic standing can volunteer to serve on the Social Committee.

• Process and Timeline:
  • At the beginning of each academic year (last week of August) the Student Engagement Survey will be distributed to both first and second year students.
  • Any student in good academic standing that indicates on the Student Engagement Survey that they wish to serve on the Social Committee will be able to do so.
  • The staff advisor to the committee will coordinate a meeting early in the fall term to discuss the purpose and charge for the committee, support from the program office, and facilitate a conversation with the committee around other ideas they wish to pursue for the year.

• Member Rights and Responsibilities:
  • Create the social events strategy for the year that will help to foster a positive cohort culture within the Carolina MPA student body.
  • Setup and cleanup after a Social Committee event.
  • Attend events that the Social Committee is running. If a Committee Member can’t make the event they must email the Chair of the Social Committee with a reason why they can’t attend.
  • Market and promote Social Committee events to the student body.

• Student Ambassador Charge:
  • To create a welcoming and informative environment to positively influence prospective students to enroll in the Carolina MPA Program.

• Responsibilities of Student Ambassadors:
  • Host prospective student visitors
    • Provide tours of the SOG and/or UNC
    • Class visits
  • Participate in admissions related events
    • Open House
    • Webinars
    • Graduate fairs
    • Interview days
    • Admissions socials
  • Share insights into the MPA student experience with prospective students
    • In-person
    • Via email

• Program Advisors:  Susan Lynch

• Appointed Positions:
  • To ensure diversity of background and career interests are represented
  • Application process required
  • Selected by MPA Admissions Directors (on-campus and online)

• Commitment:
  • Work load is cyclic, with more emphasis on the Spring (February and March)
  • Many weeks the hourly commitment will be minimal if nothing, but this will vary and increase leading up to and on interview days
  • One-year, but students can be appointed more than once

• Qualifications:
  • Good academic standing in the Program
  • Preference for people who either have an interest in admissions and/or higher education administration, and especially those with applicable experience
  • Represent the Program in a professional and positive manner

• Process and Timeline:
  • At the beginning of the academic year (end of August/beginning of Sept) the application will be distributed to both cohorts, and those interested can apply at that time
  • Applications will be reviewed, and decisions made, by the on-campus and online Admissions Directors
  • Students should expect to hear a decision within a week of the application deadline

The School of Government is located on the corner of Raleigh Road and County Club Road at 400 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 within the Knapp-Sanders building.

The MPA Program Office is located on the third floor of the building on the 3100 hallway.

The majority of on-campus MPA courses are offered within the Knapp-Sanders building.

Students have access to a number of spaces within the Knapp-Sanders building, including the following:

• Student Lounge, found on the 3100 Hallway
• Student Workroom in room 3108 (check for open hours)
• Knapp Library found on the second floor of the Knapp-Sanders building
• Mengel and Coates courtyards

Graduate and Professional Student Government is a representative advocacy organization dedicated to serving all masters, graduate, and professional students at UNC-CH.

Among the many programs and resources that GPSG offers is the GPSG Resource Guide. This guide includes a great deal of information about graduate student life at UNC.

Off-Campus Student Life serves to support all Carolina students (undergraduate, grad, and professional) and faculty/staff who are transitioning to or currently living off-campus and in the community through education, advising, resources and support. Their office can be reached at 919-843-5827 or offcampus@unc.edu , you can access resources at http://offcampus.unc.edu or http://offcampushousing.unc.edu, and you can follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @UNC_Off-Campus.

Here is a guide to their University and Off-Campus Living House Service flyer.

Find the UNC MPA program on the following social media platforms:

The program utilizes listservs to communicate with students.  Only UNC email addresses are used for the lists.

Business Listserv

Each class has its own listserv (ex:  mpaclassofXXXX@listserv.unc.edu).  These listservs are used to disseminate program related information to students.  Some faculty, and all staff members are included on this list.  They are maintained by Susan Lynch.

Social Listserv

This listserv serves as a venue for all students to be able to communicate with both cohorts.  Some cohorts choose to use GroupMe or another similar app in which to correspond. However, if you would like a social listserv, please discuss with Susan Lynch.