From the desk of Diana Hicks (Chair of the School of Public Policy):

Last week I attended the final client presentations of our undergraduate capstone class – PUBP 4010/4020 Public Policy Task Force.  The presentations were wonderful – very professional, very nice analyses that the clients found helpful.
So congratulations are first due to the three teams:
Team – Betsy  Kim, Haley Gillet, Jessica Sinclair, Kristine Priebe, Mike Starosto
Client – MS Society of GA
Project title – What Methods were used to regulate specialty tiers? What method is most feasible in Georgia?
Team – Zack Smith, …

Public Policy Assistant Professor Shiri Breznitz will be Visiting Professor at the University of Turino in Italy for the 2012-2013 academic year.
She was awarded a competitive fellowship from the Collegio Carlo Alberto in collaboration with the university. Breznitz will be researching the definition of clusters, in particular, she will collaborate with colleagues from around the world to conduct multiple case studies of industrial clusters in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. Breznitz was also awarded, but declined a visiting fellowship at the Said Business School in Oxford.
 
 
 
 

On Monday March 12, POL 2101 – State and Local Government met at the State Capitol.  The class heard from senate research and press staffers and from three state senators, one of whom is a Tech alum – Senator Johnny Grant of Milledgeville.  The class then toured the Capitol including Senate and House chambers.
 

 
The Georgia Tech DC Internship Program is looking for fall interns. Two students will be selected to receive a $7,500 stipend to cover the cost of expenses (housing, transportation, and living expenses) while serving in a full-time capacity working as interns in Washington, DC. This program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of all majors.
Students will be required to find their own internship, with the assistance of the Division of Professional Practice (DoPP) and the Office of Government and Community Relations. Internships must be with members of Congress, …

Hello Ivan Allen College Members!

Good news! The IAC Student Advisory Board’s “I Am Liberal Arts” award deadline has been extended to Monday, March 12th! 

Just as a refresher, the  ”I Am Liberal Arts” is celebrating and commending a student who has represented the college through his or her outstanding achievement and embodiment of what it means to be a liberal arts student at Georgia Tech. We are asking that you nominate your undergraduate friends and students. Students, you can nominate yourself if you so choose. 

The winner of the “I Am Liberal Arts” award will be presented during a student …

 The School of Public Policy presents 
LEADERSHIP, CAREERS, & SUSTAINABILITY 
Finding a Job to Change the Future
Dr. Eban Goodstein 
Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy 
Tuesday, January 31st at 7:30 pm 
DM Smith Rm. 105, Georgia Institute of Technology 
Dr. Eban Goodstein is an environmental economist and Director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy and the new Bard MBA in Sustainability. Goodstein directs two national educational initiatives on global warming: C2C Fellows and the National Climate Seminar. In recent years, he has coordinated climate education events at over 2500 colleges, universities, high schools and other …

SGA is partnering with the Institute for an annual, campus-wide and city-wide Martin Luther King Week celebration. Georgia Tech has not only historic roots in civil service and civil rights, but is also a center of Atlanta’s community of higher education, arts, philanthropy, research, and diversity.
Please join us for SGA’s Student Diversity Symposium this Friday, January 20, from 11 AM – 1 PM in the Student Center Ballroom for a relevant display, roundtable discussions, and a keynote address from Atlanta’s former mayor, Shirley Franklin.
Lunch will be available for all who …