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Home About Us Calendar Links Forms Archive Newsletter Contact	SPPD Programs Committees Non-Profit Committee page Master of Public Administration Committee page Master of Public Policy Committee page International Students Committee page By far the largest of the GPAC Committees, the SPPD Programs Committees represent four of the various interest areas at SPPD available to MPA and MPP members of GPAC. These committees were created to represent the specific interests and needs of a diverse GPAC membership and include the following committees: MPP Committee MPA Committee International Students Committee Non-Profit Committee Essentially, each committee has a great degree of flexibility and often works with SPPD directors to coordinate programs and events related to specific areas of study. SPPD Programs Committee responsibilities include: · SPPD Orientation Breakout Sessions · PPD Peers program · Regional Events Coordination (program-specific) · Speaker series programming · Academic advisor resource · Faculty/Staff awards · Service Projects · Coordinate (program-specific) professional development opportunities · Course evaluations Focus On: Bridging SPPD is one of the unique graduate schools at USC that believes in the power of cross-sectoral collaboration. In 1998, the school combined four programs in an effort to live up to its title as a school of policy, planning and development: Master of Public Policy (MPP) Master of Public Administration (MPA) Master of Planning (MPL) Master of Health Administration (MHA) GPAC values the power of bridging—developing partnerships with organizations outside of one’s field—in order to address the challenges facing today’s leaders. At SPPD, we have the opportunity to bridge the MPP and MPA programs through GPAC. Contact gpac@usc.edu with your collaborative idea today.

Graduate Policy Administration Community

"Building a community of leaders..."

Executive Committee

Communications Committee

Social Committee

Programs Committee

Alumni and Professional Development Committee

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About Us

Calendar

Links

Forms

Archive

Newsletter

Contact

SPPD Programs Committees

Non-Profit Committee page

Master of Public Administration Committee page

Master of Public Policy Committee page

International Students Committee page

By far the largest of the GPAC Committees, the SPPD Programs Committees represent four of the various interest areas at SPPD available to MPA and MPP members of GPAC. These committees were created to represent the specific interests and needs of a diverse GPAC membership and include the following committees:

MPP Committee
MPA Committee
International Students Committee
Non-Profit Committee

Essentially, each committee has a great degree of flexibility and often works with SPPD directors to coordinate programs and events related to specific areas of study.

SPPD Programs Committee responsibilities include:

· SPPD Orientation Breakout Sessions

· PPD Peers program

· Regional Events Coordination (program-specific)

· Speaker series programming

· Academic advisor resource

· Faculty/Staff awards

· Service Projects

· Coordinate (program-specific) professional development opportunities

· Course evaluations

Focus On: Bridging

SPPD is one of the unique graduate schools at USC that believes in the power of cross-sectoral collaboration. In 1998, the school combined four programs in an effort to live up to its title as a school of policy, planning and development:

Master of Public Policy (MPP)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Master of Planning (MPL)
Master of Health Administration (MHA)

GPAC values the power of bridging—developing partnerships with organizations outside of one’s field—in order to address the challenges facing today’s leaders. At SPPD, we have the opportunity to bridge the MPP and MPA programs through GPAC. Contact gpac@usc.edu with your collaborative idea today.