The Public Administration Student Association (PASA) aims to engage students academically, professionally, and socially in the study and practice of public administration.
President – Teresa Kwon, tskgfd@umkc.edu
Community Service – Gillian Ford, gsfd49@umkc.edu
Special Events – Reggie Stockman, rlsmq7@umkc.edu
Marketing/Communications – Patrice McConnell pnmd6c@umkc.edu
Professional – Krystle Carter, kacww8@umkc.edu
Academic, Iris Gao, fgao@umkc.edu
Congratulations and welcome to the newly elected 2009-2010 PASA Officers!
For more information or to join PASA, please contact Teresa Kwon
SPRING 2010 EVENTS
February 4th - 14th
PASA / HARVESTERs FOOD DRIVE
HARVESTERS NEEDS YOUR HELP.
Bring your non-perishable items
(canned fruit, veggies, meals, and meats) to the Bloch School of Business
and
drop them into one of the Harvesters blue donation barrels located:
• Inside 2nd floor entranceway
• By the 1st floor vending machines
• In the common areas on ground level
Donate NOW through Valentine’s Day!
Have questions or want to make a sizable donation?
Just call 816-235-2894 or contact any PASA members.
Help Harvesters fight hunger in KC.
RSVP by calling 816-235-2894 or emailing silveiras@umkc.edu
FALL 2009 UPCOMING EVENTS
PASA is hosting the:
MPA FALL 2009 GRADUATE RECEPTION
WHEN: Thursday, December 17th , 2009
TIME: 5:30pm —7:30 pm
WHERE: Grand Hall, Bloch School
Come celebrate with our new graduates and our new
Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management, Brent Never.
We look forward to seeing you.
Come hungry, because food will be served!
RSVP by Friday December 11th , 2009 to (816) 235-2894 or silveiras@umkc.edu
PASA Happy Hour
Classes Already Stressing You Out?
Come Unwind With PASA!!
What: PASA Happy Hour
When: Friday, September 18th 5:30pm
Where: Tomfooleries on the Plaza
Who: YOU
Don’t miss your chance to meet and network with fellow students in the Public Administration program. PASA will provide food, but the drinks are on you.
See You There!!
For more info, please contact Robert Dooley at rdyf3@umkc.edu
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION:
Wednesday, August 19th
5:30-7:30pm, in Bloch Room 101
Light dinner will be served.
(Click here for invite pdf)
At this event, you will learn more about the Bloch School as well as have the opportunity to meet your faculty members and fellow students. We will serve a light dinner so you can come straight from work.
This a great opportunity to connect with your MPA and Bloch peers and faculty members. Come have dinner, and network while you also have fun. If you have received your invite but still need to RSVP then just click here to RSVP for you and your guest.
We look forward to seeing you there. (click here for 2008 orientation photos)
Parking for the event is in the north lot adjacent to the Bloch School at 5110 Cherry Street.
MAY 1ST 2009
Spring 2009 Public Administration Graduate Reception and Pi Alpha Alpha Induction
InductionFriday May 1st , 2008 From 5:30pm - 7:00 pm
Aaron L. Levitt Lounge, 301 Bloch School
Help us honor our Spring 2009 graduates with good food, conversation, and fun!
We look forward to seeing you.
This event is being hosted by PASA, The Public Administration Student Association.
If you have any questions you may contact PASA officers:
- Tomika Anderson - ta6v8@umkc.edu
- Elizabeth Wheeler - eiwhvb@umkc.edu
-Mark Mattison, mattisonm@umkc.edu
APRIL 1ST , 2009
PASA EVENT(Come shape the future of Kansas City) Pizza and PASA meetingLocation: Cookingham Conference Room 3rd Floor Bloch School(across from 301 /Levitt Lounge) Wednesday, April 1 @ 5:00PM
Please join PASA for the next Pizza and PASA meeting, Wed., April 1, 5pm-7pm in the Cookingham Conference Room (glass conference room, 3rd Floor). They will talk briefly about PASA elections and plans for next year, but focus mainly on the Imagine KC project.
Come discuss sustainability in KC and submit recommendations on behalf of PASA and the MPA program. Click here for more info on Conversation-in-a-Box.All MPA students, faculty, and friends are invited to attend.
Your feedback will be used to validate, redefine and add detail to our regions strategic goals, which will then be communicated to local elected officials, planners and community leaders. , which will then be communicated to local elected officials, planners and community leaders. This is a chance for you to tell our leaders what Greater Kansas City should accomplish by the year 2040.
If you have any questions contact PASA officers:
- Tomika Anderson - ta6v8@umkc.edu
- Elizabeth Wheeler - eiwhvb@umkc.edu
-Mark Mattison, mattisonm@umkc.edu
December 2008
- THE FALL 2008 MPA GRADUATE RECEPTIONWhen: Friday, December 5th , 2008Time: 5:30—7:00 pmWhere: Levitt Lounge, 301 Bloch SchoolCOME, ENJOY SOME FOOD AND SOME EVEN BETTER COMPANY!
November 2008
- PASA Professional Development Panel: Date and time TBA. More information coming soon!
October 2008
- Pizza and PASA: Thursday, Oct 9, 5:30-7pm. Join us at Minsky’s Pizza, 5105 Main Street, KC MO, for FREE pizza and more information about upcoming PASA events. All MPA students are welcome and encouraged to attend!
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Happy Hour: Tuesday, Oct 14th, 5-7:30pm. Location TBA. PASA will join YNPN for networking and socializing, professional development opportunities, knowledge sharing, and information about job openings.
- October 29, 2008 at 6:30 pmRoyal Hall Room #111PASA Presents : Light Rail and Combined Sewers: Discussing these Challenges to Kansas City Several guest panelists will be speaking on two current initiatives in Kansas City: the proposed Light Rail ballot initiative and the Combined Sewer issue.UMKC students, faculty, and others are invited to attend and learn more about these two issues, how they affect the Kansas City area and next steps for those involved. We encourage you to attend. It should be a great event for everyone in attendence. We look forward to seeing you there!Thank you,
Tomika Anderson, PASA President
Please contact Tomika Anderson, ta6v8@umkc.edu by October 25, 2008 if you would like to help out by volunteering. You will be needed from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm. If you can help for a while but can’t stay, or need to be late, just let Tomika know.
September
- Bloch School Guest Speaker: Sept 4, 7pm, Royal Hall Room 104. "Cowboy Ethics" presented by Mark Henderson, COO of the Commercial Insurance Division of the Kansas City Agency of Lockton Companies.
- Pizza and PASA: Tuesday, Sept 9, 2008 5:30-7pm. Join us at Minsky’s Pizza, 5105 Main Street, KC MO, for FREE pizza and more information about upcoming PASA events. All MPA students are welcome and encouraged to attend!
- Service Nation Day of Action: Saturday, Sept 27, 8:30-11am. Interested in giving back to the community? PASA is looking for volunteers to join thousands of communities around the nation for Service Nation Day of Action. Volunteers will meet at the Bloch School and carpool to Harvesters - The Community Food Network to help sort and repackage food. To sign up or for more information contact Mark Mattison, mattisonm@umkc.edu
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If you have questions about any of the upcoming events contact:
Tomika Anderson, ta6v8@umkc.edu
Elizabeth Wheeler, eiwhvb@umkc.edu
Mark Mattison, mattisonm@umkc.edu
Read about the 2007 Pizza, Panels and Public Affairs .
http://www.bloch.umkc.edu/prospective-students/bloch-school-publications/download.aspx?id=1496
PASA thanks you for all of your continued support!
