Committees

Executive

Marketing and Fundraising

Professional Development

Social

Program Committees

There are 10 GPAC committees. 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. By far the largest of the GPAC Committees are the SPPD Programs Committees that represent four of the various academic 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. These committees are the following:

International Students

MPA (Public Administration)

MPP (Public Policy)

Non-Profit

SPPD Programs Committee responsibilities include:

• SPPD Orientation Breakout Sessions
• SPPD 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.