2012-2013 Academic Calendar

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Fall Semester 2012

AUGUST

17 1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 - 5:00 pm, Room 3301, School of Government (SOG), Knapp-Sanders Building
20 2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm; UNC-CH Graduate School's Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue
21 Residential Classes Begin
22 Albert Coates' 116th Birthday Celebration; 4:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall
24 EXCEL Training Modules, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Room 1300 (1st- and 2nd-Year Students
25 Annual Picnic Sponsored by MPA Alumni Association; 6:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall
30 MPA Class of 2002 Reunion; 5:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall

SEPTEMBER

3 Labor Day Holiday; No Classes Held
4 MPA Faculty Meeting, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, SOG Room 2402
5 Presidential Management Fellows Information Meeting; 5:30 pm, Room 242 Hanes Hall
7 2nd Year Students - Deadline for Capstone chair and committee requests. (Submit request to Program Manager on "MPA Capstone Paper Report Form" by Noon)
18 LECTURE #1: Bob O'Neill; ICMA Executive Director, 4:00 pm, SOG Room 2601

OCTOBER

1 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
3-6 Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA); Coral Springs, Florida, "www.secopa.org"
4 LECTURE #2: SOG Dean Mike Smith will Provide an Overview of SOG Programs; 4:00 pm, SOG Room 2401
5 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")
7-10 International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference; Phoenix/Maricopa County, Arizona, "www.icma.org"
12 University Day, Classes Cancelled 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
17 Fall Break (Begins at 5:00 pm on the 17th and Classes Resume at 8:00 am on the 22nd)
18-20 National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas. "www.naspaa.org"
29 Online Application Deadline for Spring 2013 Enrollment

NOVEMBER

TBA LECTURE 3
1-2 2012 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government  "pac.unc.edu"
5

MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
8 2nd Year Students - Job Placement Seminar; 2:00 - 3:00 pm, SOG Room 2403
15 1st Year Students - Internship Placement Seminar; 4:00 - 5:00 pm, SOG Room 2402
21-23 Thanksgiving Break (No Classes Wednesday - Friday, 11/21-23, Classes Resume at 8:00 am on November 26th)
   

DECEMBER

3 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
5 Classes End
6 MPA Class Make-Up Day
7 MPA Student/Faculty/Staff Holiday Party (planned by 2nd Year Students)
7-14 Exams
31 Online Application Deadline for March 2013 Enrollment

Spring Semester 2013

JANUARY

7 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
9 Residential Classes Begin
10 Residential Application Deadline for Fall 2013
14 Online Classes Begin
21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
25-26 Residential Admissions Interviews
28 Online Application Deadline for Summer Enrollment

FEBRUARY

4 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
6-8 North Carolina City/County Management Association (NCCCMA) Winter Seminar, Sheraton Imperial, Research Triangle Park
7 Alumni Event/Breakfast during the NCCCMA Conference
TBA LECTURE 4
8

2nd Year Students - Deadline for Meeting with Capstone Committee on Paper Progress.
8 May Graduates - Application for Graduation Due. Must Apply Online Prior to this Date for Departmental Approval.
8-9 Residential Admissions Interviews

MARCH

4 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
8-18 Spring Break (Begins at 5:00 pm on the 8th and Classes Resume at 8:00 am on the 18th)
15-19 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana,   "www.aspanet.org"
18

Online Classes Begin
22 Pre-conference Defense with Faculty Committee Must Be Conducted
29 Good Friday Holiday

APRIL

1 2nd Year Students - MPA Capstone Papers (Final Version) Due to Manager by NOON
1 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
2 1st Year Students - Internship Preparation Seminar; 12:30 - 1:30 pm, SOG Room 2403
TBA LECTURE 5
12 2nd Year Students - The Capstone Conference on Practical Research for Public Officials, Location TBA
26 Last Day of Classes
26 End of Semester Picnic, 6:00 pm
29 MPA Class Make-up Day
29 Online Classes Begin
30-7 Exams (April 30 - May7)

MAY

6 MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104. Site Visit Assignments Made at this Meeting.
7 Exams End
11 2nd Year Students - MPA Graduation Ceremony and Luncheon; 11:00 am, SOG
13 2nd Year Students - UNC Commencement; 9:30 am, Kenan Stadium

Summer 2013

1ST YEAR STUDENTS - SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

Fall Semester 2013

AUGUST

16 1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, SOG Room 3301
19 2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm
19 Online Classes Begin
20 Residential Classes Begin

NOVEMBER

TBA 2013 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government