Udall Scholarships for Environmental Studies

Take a look at the attached Udall Scholarship information for sophomore and junior students with a 3.5 GPA or above who are
o   active in environmental concerns OR
o   Native American and involved with tribal policy or health.
The campus deadline for Georgia Tech applicants this year is January 15.
See below for details:

Policy Conference at GSU

All SPP Faculty and Students are invited to “The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, Health Care, Ethics, and Disability Policy” conference on Friday, February 13, at GSU Student Center. Registration is free for students, $75 for all others if you register by January 15.
To register, go to [...]

Public Policy Jobs!

BSPP students:
On the job market?  Thinking about it?  Check out the list of positions below!
Not yet on the market?  Kinda thinking about thinking about a job?   Take a look at the types of skills that policy-related organizations are seeking!  (See if you can find a position that doesn’t include “excellent communication skills.”)   The think [...]

Join the blog on Facebook!!

Need another way to get connected? Join the Public Policy blog on Facebook!
We have our own page and are already becoming one of Facebook’s most popular blogs.
Click here to join and feel free to invite your friends!

Internships-Not too late for Spring

Internships - there is still time to find an internship for the spring and the summer!  We have have added plenty new postings to the IVAN recently including:
    * United Nations Internship Program
    * Population Action International
    * Atlanta Journal Constitution
    * Friendship Force International
    * Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of International Trade…just to name a [...]

Welcome New PUBP Students!!

We’d like to wish a special welcome to the following new Public Policy students who transferred to our school this semester:
Michael Donohue
Megan Ealy
Anna Hayes
Catalina Lebedev
Nicole Markwith
Samir Panjwani
Zachary Smith
Brooke McDaniel
Jade Sims
Manan Bhatt
Aleax Griffin
We wish you all the best of luck and are glad you’ve found a home with us!

Registration Updates

Fall 2008 grades are available on-line for students after 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
Late registration (Phase II) and schedule changes for the Spring 2009 term begins on Monday, December 22, 2008 and continues through the first week of school Friday, January 9, 2009. Remember if you need overloads or permits do them [...]

Public Policy Student Named Mitchell Scholar

Sarang Shah has been named one of 12 recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, the second consecutive year a Tech student has been selected to receive this honor. The Mitchell Scholarships are awarded annually to 12 Americans under the age of 30 to pursue a year of postgraduate study at any university in Ireland.  [...]

Want to be a tutor this Spring?

1-to-1 Tutoring is now hiring undergraduates to be tutors. If you are looking for an opportunity to get involved on campus and supplement your income, please email me so that I can nominate you.  You must be in good standing.  Pay starts at $9/hour and scheduling is flexible. Tutors can work from 5-15 hours per [...]

Volunteers Needed

Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle’s gubernatorial campaign office will need volunteers to help file donation disclosures before the beginning of the 2009 Legislative Session.  While we won’t be able to pay you, we will feed you and write you a stellar recommendation letter now or sometime in the future when you need it.  Never hurts to [...]