Public Policy & Administration
Tahoe Hall, room 3038
M-F 8:00am to 2:45pm
(closed 12:30-1:00pm)
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6081
916-278-6557
Affiliate Memberships
About the Department of Public Policy and Administration
Graduate Association of Students in Public Policy and Administration (GASPPA)
GASPPA Officers
President: Lauren Suedkamp lauren.suedkamp@gmail.com
Vice President of External Affairs: Michael Lynch mjlynch42@gmail.com
Vice President of Internal Affairs: Colin Blattel colinblattel@gmail.com
Academic Affairs Director: Andrew Carhart andrew.carhart.ppa@gmail.com
Finance Director: Heather Kendrick hkendrick@gmail.com
GASPPA is our highly energetic and enthusiastic student organization.
You can reach the organization at: SacStateGASPPA@gmail.com
Second Annual Thesis Symposium 2013
The Second Annual Thesis Symposium will be held on Thursday, May 23rd from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in room 126 at the State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5506.
Presentations will be followed by a reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on the 3rd floor patio (Entrance to the patio is through room 3123, Assembly Member Isadore Hall's office).
See the event page for details or to RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/513533262039325/
A group of our graduating PPA students will be presenting their theses on the following topics:
- Katie Cardenas - Social Media Policies for Local Governments
- Derrick Fessler - Mitigating Urban Traffic Congestion in California
- Jessica Hayes - Effectiveness of California Redevelopment
- Justin Lane - Analysis of College Readiness Indicators to Incorporate in the Academic Performance Index
- Ryan Ong - Evaluating an Economic Impact Report for Arena Proposal
- Ngan Tran - State Medicare Program Contribution to Individual Happiness
(Full theses will be available online at http://www.csus.edu/ppa/thesis-project/bank/index.html)
Complimentary food and drinks will be provided at the reception courtesy of the Graduate Association of Students in Public Policy and Administration (GASPPA), the Hornets Policy and Politics Alumni group, and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI).
Please mark your calendars and plan on attending to show your support for the PPA program and the outstanding accomplishments of our graduating students!
For additional information or questions, please contact SacStateGASPPA@gmail.com
Non-Partisan Voter Information Forum
Missed the Non-Partisan Voter Information Forum??
Not to worry! We have it on video, along with links to the PowerPoint slides and the handout.
A Public Service Career Resource
This was resource developed by GASPPA to help you in your future career endeavors. This is a compendium of job search sites and links that cover a variety of public service career opportunities in California and beyond.
Unfortunately for us, there is no one-stop-shop to search for public service jobs. However, the provided document provides links to sites that list job opportunities at many different levels in all types of organizations; from entry level student jobs with the state; to city, county, and special district positions; to lobbying and nonprofit opportunities.
