SPAA campus events
The School of Public Affairs and Administration regularly holds events on and around the main campus of Western Michigan University to celebrate various organizations and to welcome new students. Some of our events include:
- Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony
- Dissertation defenses
- M.P.A. Awards and Accolades Ceremony
- M.P.A. orientation
- Nonprofit Celebration
2020-21
- January 14, 2021-Tribal Non-Gaming Economic Development
- November 11, 2020-Understanding the Latinx Community Needs and Overcoming Challenges in Difficult Times
- October 14, 2020-Effectiveness of Economic Development and its Future in our Communities (Recorded video)
- September 9, 2020-Municipal Policing Challenges in the Era of COVID-19 and George Floyd (Recorded video)
- July 9, 2020-VanBaale Dissertation Defense
2019-20
- June 25, 2020-Virtual Information Session on the M.P.A. Program
- May 5, 2020-Tan Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- March 13, 2020-Brandon Koch Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- March 11, 2020-Navigating the Gauntlet of Public Participation
- February 21, 2020-Graduate College Formatting Workshop
- February 19, 2020-Graduate College Formatting Workshop
- February 18, 2020-Graduate College Formatting Workshop
- February 12, 2020-Frontline Prescription for Meeting Unlimited Need with Limited Resources
- January 8, 2020- CANCELED Understanding the Latinx Community in Kalamazoo
- November 13, 2019 - The Intersection of Tax Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in the U.S.
- October 25, 2019-Aljanahi Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- October 10, 2019 - Using M.P.A. Education in Improving the Governance System and Practices: Experience from Kenya
- September 11, 2019 - Interpersonal Skills, Leadership Learning, and Million Dollar Gifts
- July 12, 2019 - Wijayanti Doctoral Dissertation Defense
2018-19
- May 17, 2019 - Aladlani Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- April 10, 2019 - Responsible Public Budgeting: Emerging Models for Long-Term Financial Sustainability
- March 14, 2019 - Cheng Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- March 13, 2019 - Directions and Challenges in Medical Education in the United States: An Educator's Perspective
- February 20, 2019 - Security Planning for Today's Public Service Leader: Insights and Experiences
- January 15, 2019 - Norman Doctoral Dissertation Defense
- January 9, 2019 - Regional Government in Michigan
- November 14, 2018 - Emergency Management Law and the Public servant
- October 10, 2018 - Voluntarism and Its Impact on the American Culture
- September 12, 2018 - Using Private Resources for Public Gain: The Kalamazoo Promise Experiment