Congratulations to Amy Brantley, Assistant County Manager for Henderson County and WCU MPA alumna, for being awarded the Assistant Manager of the Year!

Did you know that WNC Nonprofit Pathways posts job openings in the nonprofit field in our area? Check out their website here and follow them on Facebook for up-to-date info! nonprofitpathways.org/resources/jobs/

Come to our next Professional Development talk on Wed. 4/24! We've moved the time to 6pm to make it easier for people to come after work. We've also got pizza 🍕 & drinks. Cris Weatherford of Mainspring Conservation Trust will be speaking about rural WNC nonprofits 🗻 Join us!

Come by for our last professional development talk of the school year! Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm:

Budget Analyst, City of Concord (closes 5/17/19) wp.me/p2Hh9X-1c7

We are thrilled to announce that the 12th chancellor of WCU will be Dr. Kelli R. Brown. Welcome to the Catamount Family! wcu.edu/discover/chanc…

Look! A GOT meme! We're hip now, right?

Congratulations to all of our students who presented their capstone projects this past Friday!! They did amazing work with #localgov and #nonprofits by conducting research, evaluating programs, developing surveys, and so much more. We couldn't be prouder. #MPA #publicaffairs

Shout-out to our MPA award winners at Political Science/Public Affairs Day. Preston Blakely: Outstanding MPA Student (Public Management), Stephanie Krucher: Outstanding MPA Student (Nonprofit), Lindsey Prather & Tyler Morrow: inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society #MPA

Join us on 5/31 as we toast our 2019 graduates and close the 2018-19 academic year! A great way to catch up with old friends and make new ones: facebook.com/events/2047131…

Proud of WCU MPA graduate, Preston Blakely mountainx.com/news/local-bla… #localgovernment

Public tax money belongs to us & we have a say in how the $ is spent. Join us on zoom Tue 12n or Wed 6pm to learn about the public budgeting process - city, county, state & federal. Learn how to engage in the process. fb.me/e/2nRDn2RpA

So rewarding to see WCU MPA alumna Brenda Mills (City of Asheville's Director of Equity and Inclusion) managing the historic reparations process for the City of Asheville. One of our many brilliant graduates making a difference. citizen-times.com/story/news/loc…

Congratulations to Kathleen Blackney, winner of our 2022 Dean's Scholar Award! (pictured w/ our MPA Director, Dr. Rimes)

Check out Western Carolina University MPA alum Preston Blakely on this week's Tying it Together with Tim Boyum! spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/n…

Great day of MPA capstone presentations yesterday. Congratulations to all of our (soon to be) graduates!

Alumni and friends of the WCU MPA program, see below. Tailgate from 11-1, kickoff at 2:00. Low country boil + pizza. Kids welcome. If you're wondering if you're invited, you are. Please join us!

Congratulations to WCU MPA alumnus Craig Honeycutt, the new city manager of Burlington, NC! thetimesnews.com/story/news/202… #localgovernment NCPAA

Exciting job opportunity w/ City of Asheville! Transit Projects Coordinator. Details below: governmentjobs.com/careers/ashevi… #avl #wnc #JobOpportunity

Great resource on voting in NC by friends of the program, Dr. Rebecca Kreitzer & @whitneymnz. Please share.