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I thought I would take the opposite tact of what you might expect today.  In past posts I have provided some information on the completion percentage of files in our office.  Rather than go that direction today, I thought I would try to put all of you in the same comfort zone by talking about…

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SIPASA

Anesa Diaz-Uda, a second-year MPA student contributed the following post. _____________________ The SIPA education extends beyond the classroom, and students can find a plethora of student groups and extracurricular activities to meet their many interests and passions.  The student group charged with overseeing these forums and events is the SIPA Student Association (SIPASA). “SIPASA represents…

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SIPA Faculty Member and Students Return from Haiti

One key part of the education SIPA students get is professional experience.  SIPA students travel all over the world during the summer, winter, and spring breaks and are often in the middle of where news is happening.  This was the case with Haiti as well. Six SIPA students and SIPA faculty member Elisabeth Lindenmayer are…

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Fall 2010 Applicant Facts Post #3

A couple that I am friends with is having a baby soon and they have yet to choose a name.  They were recently talking about lists they were Googling related to the most popular baby names. That got me to thinking and I asked myself, “Self, why don’t you share the most common names of…

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Built for Speed

You could say that our first run through of completing applications is built for speed.  I can use myself as an example of how it works.  I will get a fairly sizable stack of applications that have been printed and place them on my desk.   I will take the first application off the top of…

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