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• School of Public Affairs hosts next generation of public servants

  By spacommunications on June 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs (SPA) hosted 30 undergraduate students from across the United States for its CU Denver Public Service Weekend held June 7–10. The students represented 17 majors related to public service and administration… Read More ›

• SPA Students Research Citizen Engagement through Hometown Colorado Initiative

  By spacommunications on May 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This spring, SPA students had the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in applied research and help a Colorado municipality with its citizen engagement for land use and development. Working with the Hometown Colorado Initiative, MPA students in SPA Assistant Professor… Read More ›

• SPA increases access to education in non-profit management with a new partnership with Red Rocks Community College

  By SPA Communications on May 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Over the past few years, SPA has been steadily increasing opportunities for higher education in non-profit management. In our MPA program, the non-profit management concentration is our most popular concentration. Last year, we launched our Bachelor of Public Service (BAPS) degree to… Read More ›

• Martin O’Malley Visits SPA Students

  By SPA Communications on May 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  On April 23, Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland and former mayor of Baltimore, shared his infectious energy and passion for new ways of governing with students in SPA’s Accelerated Master of Public Administration program.   O’Malley, who was a… Read More ›

• Brendan’s Briefing: May 1, 2018

  By SPA Communications on May 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Hello SPA Community! It’s the final sprint to the finish, but don’t get hasty and leave all these opportunities in the dust. Pick some up and carry them with you. Please reach out to SPA if you need a hand!… Read More ›

• SPA expertise used in Forbes article on school choice and transportation.

  By SPA Communications on May 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  SPA Professor Todd Ely was quoted in the Forbes article “Why Tech is Prepping to Overhaul School Transportation.” What’s more, many families can’t afford two tickets a day, and even when cities waive those charges through programs like YouthPass in Portland,… Read More ›

• Dean Paul Teske shares his thoughts on 2018 election in 5280 Magazine

  By SPA Communications on May 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  SPA Dean Paul Teske was quoted in 5280 Magazine’s look forward to the 2018 election. Colorado’s Gubernatorial Race 2018: What’s Next? There’s so much on the ballot,” says CU Denver’s Paul Teske, pointing to other statewide races, yet-to-be-determined ballot initiatives,… Read More ›

• Professors Lonnie Schaible and Mary Dodge quoted in Denverite article on Denver Police Chief retirement

  By SPA Communications on April 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  SPA Professors Lonnie Schaible and Mary Dodge provided some perspective in a recent Denverite article “Denver’s next police chief already works here,” on Chief White’s retirement and potential successor.

• Middle Class in Colorado is Squeezed, SPA Researchers Find

  By spacommunications on April 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Who is middle class in Colorado?  What can a middle class family in Colorado actually afford in terms of what is commonly perceived as a “middle class lifestyle” – home ownership, health care, retirement and college savings, a car, a… Read More ›

• SPA students take top honors at regional simulation competition

  By SPA Communications on April 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  SPA students Victoria Laskey, Charlotte Whitney, and Jeff Bello were part of the top two winning teams at the 2018 NASPAA-Batten Simulation Competition, where MPA/MPP students work together to solve a complex policy problem using a simulation. The 2018 topic was global health security… Read More ›

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