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Alumni Signature Event
Faith Factor: America, Religion,
and the 2008 Elections
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Religion
and politics are two topics that many of us are taught not
to talk about in polite company. However, these were the
two topics of conversation at this
year’s School of Public Policy Alumni Chapter Signature Event, "Faith
Factor: America, Religion, and the 2008 Elections." The event took place
on March 30 at Mason’s Arlington Campus.
“
This event is a wonderful time for alumni and faculty to catch up on life events
during the social hour and then explore a discussion of a relevant policy issue.
It was good to see so many familiar faces,” says SPP Alumni Chapter President
Ozge Koray. “The Alumni Chapter works hard to prepare for this annual event.”
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Learning
Outside the Classroom
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The
School of Public Policy realizes that learning does not
occur only inside classroom walls. During this academic
year, SPP’s Student Services Office provided a series
of co-curricular events and opportunities to support the
academic and professional success of SPP students. These
efforts were in addition to offering individualized academic
advising and career consultations to the nearly 1,000
enrolled students.
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Saturday,
March 4, WUSA
TV (Channel 9) News (Washington
D.C.)
Professor Michael Fauntroy, appeared
on the WUSA public affairs show, "Eye on Washington"...
Sunday, March 11, Chicago Tribune
"'Companies are finding
that the key asset is no longer the highway interchange,
coal vein or port'
said Richard Florida, a professor
at George Mason University"...
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| Awards,
Honors, Appointments |
Paul Fengler (current ICP student) has
been awarded the Alfa fellowship. He will work
for a financial
institution in Moscow during the six-month
fellowship, which begins in June...
The
following MPP students will be inducted into
the Pi Alpha Alpha honor society on April 20
at George Mason’s Fairfax Campus: Keith
Collins, Ryan Donmoyer, Brian Hanlon, Ben Hardaway,
Christopher Harm, Justin Hentges, Steven Hurlburt,
Timothy Johnson, David Lutter, Margaret McDonnell,
Michael McGinn, Jack Osburn, Silva Pecini,
Thomas Steinfeldt, Charles Tobler, Karen Weiss, and Carol
Whitney...
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Accolades…
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| Publications |
Matthew
Hardy (current PhD student) had his
paper, "Estimating
User Costs and Economic Impacts of Roadway Construction
in Six Federal Lands Projects," accepted
for publication in the Transportation Research
Board’s
journal, Transportation Research Record.
Professor
Ted Woodcock and Professor Dave
Davis edited, with George Rose, Cornwallis Group XI:
Analysis for Civil-Military Transitions, published by Clementsport,
N.S.: Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 2007.
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Publications…
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| Presentations |
Professor
Christopher T. Hill was a keynote speaker
at the "International
Workshop on Secure Materials for Safety and Security" on
March 22 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology...
Professor Narou Koizumi presented
her paper, “Minimizing
Welfare Loss Due to Congestion in A Mental Health
System: Queueing and Simulation Analyses,” at
the Fifth International Conference on Quantitative
Modelling in the Management of Health Care, April
2–4 in London...
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Presentations…
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April 16
Careers with Federal Government Contractors
5:30 - 7pm, Arlington Campus Original Building, Room
257
April 17
Understanding Foreign Direct Investment: Trends
and Policy Implications for the United States
SPP Professor Ramkishen S. Rajan
10am - 11:30
Location" U.S. Department of Commerce HCHB, Room 1413
April 17
SPP Master's
Program Open House
6:15pm,
Arlington Campus, Original Building, Room 329
April 26
Doctoral Student Research Workshop
2:30 - 4:00, Arlington Campus, Original Building, Room
269
May
3
SPP/GW/GU Technology, Science and Innovation Policy Research
Seminar
12:30 - 1:30
Elliott School, George Washington University, Room 403
May 5
Last Day of Classes
May 7
PhD
in Public Policy, Information Session
7pm, Fairfax Campus
Finley Building, Rm 119
May
18
School of Public Policy Convocation
7pm,
Fairfax Campus, Concert Hall
May 19
University Commencement
10am
Fairfax Campus, Patriot Center
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