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Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Trachtenberg In-Person, Online, and On the Road

 

  

 

Master's & Certificate Program Sessions

Join us to learn more about our program offerings, admissions process, and more. All information sessions are held virtually on Zoom, unless otherwise noted.

  

 

PhD Program Session

Join us to learn more about our PhD program, admissions process, and more. All sessions are held virtually at noon unless otherwise noted. 

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Schedule a call

Schedule a Zoom call with Erin Heffernan, Associate Director, Admissions and Recruitment, to discuss any of our Master's or certificate programs.

  

Career Services and Alumni Events

Ask Career Services

Meet with the Trachtenberg Career Services team for a quarterly Q&A.

Virtual Coffee Conversation with Alumni

Join us for an informal conversation with accomplished Trachtenberg School alumni!

Alumni Panel

Learn from our alumni how a degree from the Trachtenberg School can help you advance your career.

  

Drop-In Hours

Drop in to meet with someone from our admissions team to discuss our graduate programs, admissions requirements, and answer any of your questions. 

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Interested in attending a TSPPPA class? Email tsadmitatgwu [dot] edu

Meet Our Alumni
 

Monthly Virtual Coffee Chat with Alumni

Past Coffee Chat Panelists

May 28

March 26

January 22

January 15

  • Danielle Gilmore, PhD’23, Director of Learning and Research at Board Source
  • Heath Brown, PhD’05, Professor of Public Policy at John Jay College & CUNY Grad Center, Director of Social Innovation Fellowship Program

November 20

  • Donald Leadbetter, ENRP, Deputy Associate Director for Partnerships and Civic Engagement at National Park Service
  • Elisa Walker, MPP, Government Affairs Director, Social Security at AARP

September 25

  • Jennie Fay, MPA, Chief of Staff, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  • Tahir Alberga, MPP, Assistant Vice President at Morgan Stanley


July 24

  • Katherine Rogers, PhD’15, Deputy Director MACPAC at Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
  • Steve Mumford, PhD ’18,  Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration at University of New Orleans

 

 

Upcoming Alumni Panels

Join us for an informal virtual conversation with accomplished alumni from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.
 

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September 15: Alumni Panel on a Career Pathways with a TSPPPA Degree

Panelists:

  • Hope Ajayi, MPA, Manager, Deloitte
  • Shannon Hill, ENRP, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reporting Specialist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Adrienne Stacy, MPA, Cookingham-Noll Fellow, City of Kansas City, MO, ICMA Local Government Management Fellow
  • Mirel Herrera, MPP, Senior Policy Analyst, Early Edge California
  • Michael Steinberg, MPP, Data Governance Analyst, US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Michael Jarrett, MPP, Innovation Team Director, City of Pittsburgh

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Previous Alumni Panels

May 20: Strategic Value of a Trachtenberg School Degree for Professionals with Work Experience

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March 12: Alumni Panel on Career Pathways with a TSPPPA Degree

February 11: How We Paid for Grad School: From Scholarships to Student Loans

September 18 & January 21: Alumni Panel Career Pathways with a TSPPPA Degree

March 11: Alumni Panel on Making a Lasting Impact: TSPPPA Alumni on Leveraging AmeriCorps/National Service for their Careers

All events are in Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted.

 

 

Get in Touch!

Complete the form to request more information, or contact our admissions team at tsadmitatgwu [dot] edu.

 

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