The Office of Policy Analysis and Research at the GT Research Institute has an ongoing internship program that offers a variety of useful experiences for policy majors. BSPP students are strongly encouraged to consider an OPAR experience. The internships are unpaid, but policy majors have been able to get course credit for the [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 28, 2008
Special Topics Course: Formal Models of Policy Analysis
Prof. Doug Noonan provides this information about the Special Topics course (PUBP 4803 DN) he’s teaching this fall.
What are formal models? No, you won’t find them on the catwalks in Milan. Formal models are what we use to distinguish a rigorous theory of public policy from fuzzy, informal explanations. Bold assertions (e.g., [...]
May 28, 2008
S&T Policy Employment in DC
The Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) that serves OSTP and the Executive agencies, is looking for entry-level staff to participate in science and technology policy-support analyses. Areas covered include all domains of science and technology, as well as methods-related capabilities. Recent activities have been in areas [...]
May 27, 2008
New Course! Media, Public Opinion, and the 2008 Election
Announcing PUBP 4803 SH, a new special topics course being offered this fall.
Interested in Obama, McCain, Clinton, You Tube, CNN, ethnicity, gender, and the social and political future of America? Would you like to learn how scholars and experts in American politics, public opinion, and media think about campaigns and elections? If the [...]
May 22, 2008
Deans List and Faculty Honors Distinction
Congratulations to the 30 Public Policy majors that earned distinction of Deans List (3.0+) and Faculty Honors (4.0) in Spring 2008 for their Academic Performance. Another 13 majors also earned GPA of 3.0+, but were not eligible for distinction based on the number of degree applicable hours they were taking. This achievement is nonetheless also a great accomplishment!
Deans List [...]
May 21, 2008
Engineering and Public Policy
One of the advantages of studying public policy at Georgia Tech is our placement in the midst of some of the top engineering programs in the world. As you think about the connections between engineering problems and policy problems it might be interesting to ponder a report from the National Academy of Engineering on [...]
May 15, 2008
Intern/Part Time Analyst – Senate Budget & Evaluation Office
The Senate Budget & Evaluation Office (SBEO) is looking for an Intern/Part-Time Analyst. Interns in this position will assist a team of analysts in developing the Senate version of the budget for the State of Georgia. This position will help you gain experience in budgeting and public finance, develop expertise in a budget related policy [...]
May 9, 2008
Congratulations Spring 2008 GRADUATES
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who earned their Bachelor of Science in Public Policy on May 3rd, 2008.
Ed Bolian- Honor
Margaret Burgess- Highest Honors
Connor Carolan-Tolbert- Honor
Taylor Chapman- High Honor
Laura DeMichelis
Hillary Lipko- High Honor
Brian Lynch- High Honor
Amanda McCallum- Highest Honors
Natalie McGee- Honor
Amanda Mueller- Honor
Reid Samuel
May 8, 2008
Summer Job Law Firm
A major Atlanta law firm is looking for electrical engineering majors to review technical documents. A legal background isn’t necessary. The job will pay somewhere between $20-$30 per hour and is expected to run throughout the summer. If you’re interested, send your resume to megan.martin@specialcounsel.com.
This will go fast, don’t wait to apply if interested.
May 7, 2008
GT1000 Team Leaders Needed
Dr. Barke will be teaching a section of GT 1000 this fall, meeting Tuesdays 1-2. This section will include most of the incoming BSPP students as well as freshmen in other IAC majors. He’s looking for several energetic, helpful, civic-minded policy students to work with him as Team Leaders. He specifically asks for TLs who [...]
