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Fall Semester 2012
AUGUST
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17 |
1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 - 5:00 pm, Room 3301, School of Government (SOG), Knapp-Sanders Building |
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20 |
2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm; UNC-CH Graduate School's Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue |
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21 |
Residential Classes Begin |
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22 |
Albert Coates' 116th Birthday Celebration; 4:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall |
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24 |
EXCEL Training Modules, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Room 1300 (1st- and 2nd-Year Students |
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25 |
Annual Picnic Sponsored by MPA Alumni Association; 6:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall |
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30 |
MPA Class of 2002 Reunion; 5:00 pm, SOG Dining Hall |
SEPTEMBER
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3 |
Labor Day Holiday; No Classes Held |
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4 |
MPA Faculty Meeting, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, SOG Room 2402 |
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5 |
Presidential Management Fellows Information Meeting; 5:30 pm, Room 242 Hanes Hall |
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7 |
2nd Year Students - Deadline for Capstone chair and committee requests. (Submit request to Program Manager on "MPA Capstone Paper Report Form" by Noon) |
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18 |
LECTURE #1: Bob O'Neill; ICMA Executive Director, 4:00 pm, SOG Room 2601 |
OCTOBER
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1 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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3-6 |
Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA); Coral Springs, Florida, "www.secopa.org" |
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4 |
LECTURE #2: SOG Dean Mike Smith will Provide an Overview of SOG Programs; 4:00 pm, SOG Room 2401 |
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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") |
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7-10 |
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference; Phoenix/Maricopa County, Arizona, "www.icma.org" |
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12 |
University Day, Classes Cancelled 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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17 |
Fall Break (Begins at 5:00 pm on the 17th and Classes Resume at 8:00 am on the 22nd) |
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18-20 |
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference, Austin, Texas. "www.naspaa.org" |
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29 |
Online Application Deadline for Spring 2013 Enrollment |
NOVEMBER
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TBA |
LECTURE 3 |
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1-2 |
2012 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government "pac.unc.edu" |
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5 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104
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8 |
2nd Year Students - Job Placement Seminar; 2:00 - 3:00 pm, SOG Room 2403 |
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15 |
1st Year Students - Internship Placement Seminar; 4:00 - 5:00 pm, SOG Room 2402 |
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21-23 |
Thanksgiving Break (No Classes Wednesday - Friday, 11/21-23, Classes Resume at 8:00 am on November 26th) |
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DECEMBER
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3 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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5 |
Classes End |
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6 |
MPA Class Make-Up Day |
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7 |
MPA Student/Faculty/Staff Holiday Party (planned by 2nd Year Students) |
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7-14 |
Exams |
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31 |
Online Application Deadline for March 2013 Enrollment |
Spring Semester 2013
JANUARY
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7 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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9 |
Residential Classes Begin |
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10 |
Residential Application Deadline for Fall 2013 |
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14 |
Online Classes Begin |
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21 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
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25-26 |
Residential Admissions Interviews |
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28 |
Online Application Deadline for Summer Enrollment |
FEBRUARY
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4 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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6-8 |
North Carolina City/County Management Association (NCCCMA) Winter Seminar, Sheraton Imperial, Research Triangle Park |
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7 |
Alumni Event/Breakfast during the NCCCMA Conference |
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TBA |
LECTURE 4 |
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8 |
2nd Year Students - Deadline for Meeting with Capstone Committee on Paper Progress.
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8 |
May Graduates - Application for Graduation Due. Must Apply Online Prior to this Date for Departmental Approval. |
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8-9 |
Residential Admissions Interviews |
MARCH
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4 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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8-18 |
Spring Break (Begins at 5:00 pm on the 8th and Classes Resume at 8:00 am on the 18th) |
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15-19 |
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana, "www.aspanet.org" |
|
18 |
Online Classes Begin
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22 |
Pre-conference Defense with Faculty Committee Must Be Conducted |
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29 |
Good Friday Holiday |
APRIL
|
1 |
2nd Year Students - MPA Capstone Papers (Final Version) Due to Manager by NOON |
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1 |
MPA Faculty Meeting; 9:00 - 10:30 am, SOG Room 3104 |
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2 |
1st Year Students - Internship Preparation Seminar; 12:30 - 1:30 pm, SOG Room 2403 |
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TBA |
LECTURE 5 |
|
12 |
2nd Year Students - The Capstone Conference on Practical Research for Public Officials, Location TBA |
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26 |
Last Day of Classes |
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26 |
End of Semester Picnic, 6:00 pm |
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29 |
MPA Class Make-up Day |
|
29 |
Online Classes Begin |
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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. |
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7 |
Exams End |
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11 |
2nd Year Students - MPA Graduation Ceremony and Luncheon; 11:00 am, SOG |
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13 |
2nd Year Students - UNC Commencement; 9:30 am, Kenan Stadium |
Summer 2013
1ST YEAR STUDENTS - SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Fall Semester 2013
AUGUST
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16 |
1st Year Students - Orientation; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, SOG Room 3301 |
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19 |
2nd Year Students - Transition Retreat, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm |
|
19 |
Online Classes Begin |
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20 |
Residential Classes Begin |
NOVEMBER
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TBA |
2013 Conference on Public Administration, School of Government |