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MEET YOUR CO-CHAIRS

Kimberly Squire

• PEPPERDINE GRAD

• 2ND YEAR MPA

• WORKS FOR LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR

• KSQUIRE@USC.EDU

Chelsea Wood

• UC MERCED GRAD

• 2ND YEAR MPA

• WORKS FOR LA CITY CONTROLLER

• CHELSEEW@USC.EDU

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES

1.NAME2.LOCATION3.UNDERGRAD SCHOOL4.CAREER INTEREST5.HOBBBY

UPCOMING EVENTS

• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 11 AM- 3PM (Meet at Campus/Museum)• “Deconstructing Chinatown” exhibit at the Chinese American Museum

& Lunch (Student admission: $2, Lunch on your own)

• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 11 AM- 3PM: “CicLAvia” (Meet in front of RGL)• Streets in Los Angeles will be closed for bicyclists and pedestrians!

Join other clubs in Sol Price as we take to the streets to support sustainable transportation methods!

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 11 AM-? (Meet at Getty)• Getty visit with MPP .Bring your own picnic lunch!

• NOVEMBER: Homeland Security Module (details TBA)

EXPLORING YOUR DEGREE

• MPA v MPP

• Career Exploration:• Non-Profits• International• Government/Politics• Health• Environmental/Natural Resource Management• Education• Consulting/Private Sector• Media and Public Affairs

UPON GRADUATION

EXPLORING YOUR DEGREE

• American Society for Public Administration • www.aspanet.org• www.publicservicecareers.org

• NASPAA: National Association of Public Affairs and Administration • www.naspa.org

• National Academy of Public Administration• www.napawash.org

• ICMA: International City/County Management Association• www.icma.org

EXPLORE YOUR DEGREE• Municipal Managers Association

of Southern California• www.mmasc.org

• The Alliance for Innovation• www.transformgov.org

• League of California Cities• www.cacities.org

• California Association of Non-Profits• www.calnonprofits.org

• Nonprofit Resource Center• www.nprcenter.com

• Idealist• www.Idealist.org

• Philanthropedia• http://www.myphilan

thropedia.org/

• United Nations Public Administration Network• www.Unpan.org

LETS TAKE A SURVEY.

DISCUSS:

What would you like the MPA Committee to focus on this year?

What are your areas of interest?