Welcome back CPA students and faculty! We hope you enjoyed your winter break and are rested and ready for another great semester. 2017 is already off to a great start for the College of Public Affairs. Check out what’s happened so far and what’s coming up!
1) The College of Public Affairs Dean’s Speaker Series gets underway for the spring semester.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Dean Hartley kicked off this semester’s Dean’s Speaker Series with talks from CPA faculty members Andrea Cantora (right), Ed Gibson (not pictured) and Kelechi Uzochukwu (left). The series gives our faculty members an opportunity to share their current research with the UB community, and will continue throughout the semester, alternating between the first Wednesday and the first Thursday of the month. Stay tuned for details about the next set of talks scheduled for Thursday, March 2.
2) Honoring the legacy of Johannes (Jannie) Botes.
As the UB community mourns the loss of beloved and respected colleague, retired professor Johannes (Jannie) Botes, who lost his two-year battle with ALS on Jan. 22, the College of Public Affairs is honored to memorialize Jannie—at the request of his wife Susan and their two children—through the establishment of The Johannes Botes Capstone Achievement Award in Negotiations and Conflict Management. Learn more about Jannie and the award honoring his legacy.
3) Health Systems Management grad student wins UB’s Laurence Short Academic Award for International Students.
Ayesha Safdar, a Health Systems Management graduate student from Pakistan, was awarded the University’s Laurence Short Academic Award for 2016-17. The award recognizes academic excellence among international students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
4) Human Services Graduate featured on NBC series, NBCBLK28.
Verlando Brown, M.S. ’15, a graduate of CPA’s Human Services Administration master’s program, is featured on the NBC series, NBCBLK28, which celebrates black innovators and pioneers under the age of 28. Learn more about the NBCBLK28 series.
5) Summer 2017 study abroad opportunity: Barcelona, Spain.
The School of Criminal Justice will be offering another 3-credit global education course this summer. The course will focus on gender-based violence and will culminate in a ten-day trip to Barcelona, Spain. To learn more about the course and how to enroll, visit the Global Experiences in Criminal Justice website or email Asst. Prof. Tara Richards at trichards@ubalt.edu. NOTE: The deposit deadline is Feb. 15.
from the 2016 CJ Global Experiences trip to Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands
Stay tuned for more exciting CPA news and events throughout the semester!