Admitted Students
Congratulations on your admission to the Maxwell School! The Maxwell School at Syracuse University provides a dynamic community of public service minded professionals ready who want to lead, to be involved and who are committed to public service and global engagement.
The current COVID-19 global health crisis is sadly another reminder of the need for skilled professionals working on behalf of the public good. Skills in evidenced-based decision making, data analysis, and integrated management solutions working across sectors and collaboratively with various governments and non-governmental organizations are necessary for effective public service delivery for both domestic and international policy challenges. This current crisis simply amplifies this need.
UPDATES
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TO RESUME CAMPUS OPERATIONS IN THE
FALL!
Below is a message from our PAIA Department Chair...
On May 21, the Chancellor of Syracuse University announced the
“accelerated fall semester,” which means we will be welcoming students back to
campus for in-person, residential classes this fall. We learned of this
good news at the same time as the community, and therefore do not currently
have specific details to share beyond what Chancellor Syverud indicated in his message.
We realize this new academic calendar will have implications for you just as it
will our faculty. Please know that we are working diligently—but thoughtfully
and carefully—about how to best adapt to an accelerated timeline. We want to be
sure to take time to plan for the revised schedule appropriately.
We will share additional information with you as quickly as possible regarding
orientation, MPA colloquium, and the details for your fall coursework.
Sincerely,
Robert Bifulco
Associate Dean, Chair, Professor
Public Administration & International Affairs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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CHANGES TO THE SUMMER START OF THE MPA:
On April 8, to provide
greater clarity for our admitted students, we made the decision to suspend
on-campus instruction for the summer start of the MPA program. Incoming
MPA students will have several options for completing the program including a
summer head start with remote learning options, as well as Fall in-person
start, that still allows for a 12 month completion of the MPA (August to
August). The Public Affairs Colloquium will be moved to the week of
August 24, allowing us to provide joint sessions for our new MPA and new MA IR
students,. This is just another positive outcome of our creative problem
solving, as now our new students will be able to develop an even stronger sense
of student community across programs.
These bright outcomes during these difficult times, bolsters our
continued creative problem solving.
We held a Virtual Q&A in regard to these changes to the MPA
program for summer 2020: Please view this here:
https://us-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/09bbe7dc1bbc4bb7846ddae77e972608
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