by Janet Hays March 7, 2019 Students from Professor Amy Gould’s MPA project management course spent the quarter working to cultivate self-awareness of personal management style through work with real-world clients. Read about the collaboration on ThurstonTalk.com
by Courtney Williams February 28, 2019 Entering the MPA program can be intimidating. At least it was for me. I am dyslexic, writing was my kryptonite and knew the amount of writing would be significant. Day one, meeting my cohort… Continue Reading →
by Domenica Clark February 20, 2019 Samantha Porter (MPA ‘17) is a Legislative Analyst with the King County Council. Previously she worked in King County’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Division and prior to that worked for the Burke Museum Of… Continue Reading →
by Yen Huynh February 19, 2019 Emily Washines, MPA Tribal Governance alumna, founder and CEO of Native Friends, and mother of three, grew up in Toppenish, WA. Emily is enrolled in the Yakama Nation and is also Cree and Skokomish…. Continue Reading →
by Janet Hays January 30, 2019 What does graduate school have to do with citizenry? As it turns out, quite a bit. Emma and Jim from Oly Talks, a local podcast about citizen engagement, invited MPA Director, Doreen Swetkis and… Continue Reading →
By Yen Huynh December 31, 2018 Meagan Darrow (pictured left) and Meghan Goldenberger (pictured right) attended Western Washington University(WWU) for undergrad, studying Community Health Education and earning their Bachelor of Science degrees just a few years apart from one another…. Continue Reading →
by Yvonne Pitrof, MPA student December 7, 2018 Did you know that 1 in 4 college students skip meals and go hungry because they lack the resources to buy enough food?1[i] Yes, student hunger is real, including here in our… Continue Reading →
by Yen Huynh November 19, 2018 Interview with Tavares J. Terry, MPA 2016 Originally from Warm Springs, Georgia, Tavares attended high school in Spanaway, Washington and completed his bachelor’s degree at Evergreen’s Tacoma Campus. Prior to pursuing an MPA… Continue Reading →
By Meghan Doughty November 15, 2018 Hello! My name is Meghan Doughty and I am a new faculty member with the MPA program this year. I recently attended the Association for Public Policy and Management’s (APPAM) Annual Fall Research Conference… Continue Reading →
By Domenica Clark November 13, 2018 The importance of equity and citizen engagement in the field is a topic we first year MPA students are studying. In the case of one particular MPA graduate, I learned how she was addressing… Continue Reading →
