{"id":536,"date":"2021-01-21T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2021-01-21T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:28:48","slug":"three-college-of-public-affairs-students-selected-for-2021-maryland-legislative-fellows-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/?p=536","title":{"rendered":"Three College of Public Affairs students selected for 2021 Maryland Legislative Fellows Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three students from the College of Public Affairs have been selected for the 2021 Maryland Legislative Fellows Program. Designed specifically for graduate students at Maryland institutions that offer master&#8217;s degrees in public policy or a related field, the Fellows Program gives students an immersive experience in the legislative process, working alongside nonpartisan staff in the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) during the Maryland General Assembly&#8217;s annual 90-day legislative session (Jan. &#8211; April).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-539 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Najee-Bailey-Image.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;I am honored to participate in this fellowship program to receive more on-the-ground experience in making positive change for the residents of Maryland,&#8221; said <strong>Najee Bailey<\/strong>, a student in the M.A. in Global Affairs and Human Security program. Najee earned his bachelor&#8217;s degree in international relations from Salisbury University, and previously served as a legislative staffer in the Howard County Government.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Yvonne-Harper.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-540 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Yvonne-Harper-223x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Yvonne-Harper-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Yvonne-Harper.jpeg 597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Yvonne Harper<\/strong>, B.A. &#8217;20, an M.P.A. student, will serve for the House Economic Matters Committee for the 2021 session. Yvonne is co-director of government relations for the University System of Maryland Student Council, former president of The University of Baltimore\u2019s Student Government Association, and a graduate of UBalt\u2019s Jurisprudence program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-538 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-1024x820.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-768x615.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-1536x1229.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-2048x1639.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/cpablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/371\/2021\/01\/Kelly-Norton-624x499.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Kelly Norton<\/strong>, an M.P.A. student, will be supporting the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, a new division in DLS tasked with evaluating the effectiveness of state programs. \u201cI am quite excited for this opportunity to put the principles I have learned in class into practice,\u201d said Kelly. Kelly is also a graduate fellow with The University of Baltimore&#8217;s Schaefer Center for Public Policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three students from the College of Public Affairs have been selected for the 2021 Maryland Legislative Fellows Program. 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