COMMUNICATOR

November 23, 1998
The Communicator is the official program newsletter serving the students of the Graduate Programs in Public Policy and Administration and International Affairs at California State University, Sacramento.

Please note: this is an archived newsletter. The links and other information are NOT current.

Director's Corner

Faculty

Alumni

Announcements

Career Opportunities

Student Jobs

Scholarships, 
Grants, Fellowships...

Dates to Remember

Past Newsletters

DIRECTOR'S CORNER 

Happy Thanksgiving holidays everybody! We have lots to be thankful in both the IA and PPA program this season. Two changes are particularly welcome, and particularly important to note. 

• In the PPA program, we are introducing a new Health Policy elective, PPA 296F Health Policy & Administration (Thursday, 6-8:50), taught by a prominent capitol area health policy professional. We are very excited about this new program elective, and urge you to sign up for this course (and all your courses) early to insure that you land a seat in the class. The 296F course is a great Thursday night choice for students who need an elective and who have already completed the 220B course (Rob Wassmer's Applied Economic Analysis II course). Students who have to choose between these two Thursday night courses, should take the core 220B course this semester, and the health policy elective later in their program. 

• IA also has a welcome program change. Beginning in the Spring Semester, Professor Maria Sampanis will be teaching the thesis course, IA 500. All students registered for 500 and working on their theses, will meet with Maria several times during the semester in a structured classroom setting. Instead of doing a thesis on your own, and working with one or more professors across campus, you will be turning in your thesis prospectus and early chapters to Maria (then to your other thesis committee members) during the Spring semester. The course will meet about once a month during the semester and have structured deadlines (and lots of help and encouragement from Maria) for completing your thesis. Maria will be teaching the 500 course every semester for the IA program. We are very excited about the new level of support for completing theses that this brings to the IA program.

Remember, sign up for IA 500, PPA 296F, and all your IA and PPA courses early. This insures that you get a seat in the course, and helps us know how many students wish to enroll in each of our courses. 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Bob Waste
IA And PPA Director 

P.S. Please keep sending in those e-mails, letters and phone calls suggesting new courses in the IA and PPA programs. I have received a number of good suggestions that the faculty will be considering this year but we can always use more good ideas. Thanks & keep up the good work. 

FACULTY 

Our faculty have been very busy. Please click here to see what those listed below have been doing lately. 

• Peter Detwiler

• Rob Wassmer

• Cristy Jensen

ALUMNI 

Here is the link to the CSUS Alumni Association website http://www.csus.edu/alum/.

CONTRIBUTIONS 

We've had no contributions this time. 

We welcome your contributions to the Communicator! To submit and article or commentary, contact the Director, Bob Waste, or the Department Secretary, Suzi Byrd, (916) 278-6557, in the PPA/IA Department Office. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

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• SPRING 1999 SCHEDULE

• The World Affairs Council's 
  52nd Annual Conference at Asilomar
  The Great Game: Russia and the Future Of Eurasia 
  May 1-3, 1998 

• Free books!!

• Winter Commencement

• The California State University Social Sciences Research and Instructional Council
  23rd ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH  CONFERENCE
  At California State University, Sacramento
  Thursday, February 25, 1999

• Rockefeller Residency Fellowships
  Gender-Race-Ethnicity: Rearticulating the Local and the Global -- 1999-2002

• 22nd ANNUAL REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 

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• Solano College Educational Foundation 

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STUDENT JOBS 

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• CO-OP Position, Fall 1998 
  Environmental Studies/Public Administration

Go to the CSUS Foundation web site for a listing of Employment Opportunities on and off campus. 

Go to the Community College Foundation job listing web site for student employment opportunities off campus. 

Go to the Cooperative Education Program website for information about unique student opportunities. 

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS... 

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• 1999-2000 NATO-Euro Atlantic Partnership Council Fellowship Program 

• 1999 JAPAN EXCHANGE &TEACHING (JET) PROGRAM
  APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS
  • NIS • East and Central Europe • 

• THE CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP ON WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY

The Financial Aid Office here at CSUS has some great information for those seeking scholarships.  Just go to http://www.csus.edu/faid/finschlr.html for more information.

Go to the International Programs website for information about Fulbright and Other Scholarships for Study or Research Abroad. 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

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