2011-2012 Academic Calendar

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Fall Semester 2011

AUGUST

19 1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 - 5:00 pm, Room 3301, School of Government (SOG), Knapp-Sanders Building
22 2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 - 4:30 pm; UNC-CH Graduate School's Graduate Student Center, 211 Cameron Avenue
23 Classes begin
25 Presidential Management Fellows information meeting; 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Room 2403
25 Albert Coates' 115th Birthday Celebration; 3:30 pm, Dining Hall
27 Saturday Picnic sponsored by MPA Alumni Association, 6:00 pm; dining room and patio of the SOG
29 MPA Faculty Meeting, 12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm, Room 3301

SEPTEMBER

5 Labor Day Holiday; no classes held
9 2nd Year Students - Deadline for Capstone chair and committee requests. (submit request to Manager on "MPA Capstone Paper Report Form" by noon)
18-21 International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference; Milwaukee, WI, "www.icma.org"
20 Lecture #1: SOG Dean Michael Smith will provide a history of the School of Government; 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Room 2603
21-24 Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA); New Orleans, LA, "www.secopa.org"

OCTOBER

3 MPA Faculty Meeting, 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
7 2nd Year Students - Deadline for Faculty Committees' review and approval of capstone proposals. (Submit results of committee review to Manager on "MPA Capstone Paper Report Form")
12 University Day; classes cancelled 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
19 Fall Break (Begins at 5:00 pm on the 19th and classes resume at 8:00 am on the 24th)
20-21 Optional student field trip to Washington, DC
20-22 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference; Kansas City, MO, "www.naspaa.org"
   

NOVEMBER

3-4 2011 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government  "pac.unc.edu"
5 Lecture #2: 4:15 - 5:15 pm, Room 2603
7

MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
10 2nd Year Students - Job Placement Seminar; 4:00 - 5:00, Room 2401
17 1st Year Students - Internship Placement Seminar; 12:15 - 1:00 pm, Room 3301
17 Lecture #3; TBD, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
23-25 Thanksgiving Break (no classes Wednesday - Friday, 11/23-25; classes resume at 8:00 am on November 28th)

DECEMBER

2 MPA Student/Faculty/Staff Holiday Party (planned by 2nd Year Students)
5 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
7 Classes End
8 MPA Class Make-up Day
9-16 Exams
30 New Year's Holiday

Spring Semester 2012

JANUARY

3 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
4-6 1st Year Students - Assessment Center
9 First day of classes
16 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
27-28 Admissions Interviews

FEBRUARY

1-3 North Carolina City/County Management Association (NCCCMA) Winter Seminar, Sheraton Imperial, RTP
2 Alumni Event/Breakfast during the NCCCMA Conference
TBD Lecture #4: TBD
6 MPA Faculty Meeting, 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
10 2nd Year Students - Deadline for meeting with Capstone Committee on paper progress. (A "near-final" draft of your paper should be finished by now).  Submit to Program Manager title of paper and 90-word description of paper for conference brochure.
10 May Graduates - application for graduation due. Must apply online prior to this date for departmental approval.
10-11 Admissions Interviews

MARCH

5 MPA Faculty Meeting, 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
2-11 Spring Break (begins at 5:00 pm on the 2nd and classes resume at 8:00 am on the 12th)
2-6 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference; Las Vegas, NV,   "www.aspanet.org"
23

2nd Year Students - Pre-conference defense with Capstone Committee must be conducted NO LATER THAN MARCH 23. If project does not have faculty approval by this date, graduation will be postponed until August.  (Submit results of defense to Manager on "Graduate School's Comprehensive Exam Form")

APRIL

2 2nd Year Students - MPA Capstone Papers (Final Version) due to Manager by NOON
2 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
5 1st Year Students - Internship Preparation Seminar; 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Room 3301
6 Good Friday Holiday
TBA Lecture #5: TBD
13 2nd Year Students - The Capstone Conference on Practical Research for Public Officials, Room 2601
25 Last Day of Classes
26 MPA Class Make-up Day
27 End of Semester Picnic; 6:00 pm, Eight Willows Farm, Eli Whitney, NC
27 to 5/4 Exams

MAY

4 Exams End
7 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, Room 3104
12 2nd Year Students - MPA Graduation Ceremony and Luncheon, 11:00 am
13 2nd Year Students - UNC Commencement, 9:00 am

Summer 2011

1ST YEAR STUDENTS - SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

Fall Semester 2012

AUGUST

17 1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Room 3301
20 2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm
21 First Day of Classes

NOVEMBER

1-2 2012 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government