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Dear TSPPPA Masters and Combined Degree Students,

It’s been very exciting to welcome all of you to campus for the Fall 2022 semester! We hope that you had a refreshing fall break to get away, at least from classes, and recharge for the rest of the semester.
Spring 2023 registration is quickly approaching. Below is some advice to help you with registration and course selection.

Spring 2023 registration began on Thursday, November 10th at 9:00am. You are welcome and encouraged to take courses throughout the university (including off campus and online) and the consortium. As long as courses are at the master’s level (6000 or above at GW) and also relevant to public policy/administration, they will at least count as elective or field credits. If you have questions about specific courses, please contact your core advisor, the relevant field advisor, or program director (Peter Linquiti or Rachel Emas for ENRP students and Anil Nathan for MPA/MPP and combined degree students)

• If any PPPA courses are full or require permission (i.e. PPPA 8022 for masters students and all courses for combined degree students) and you would like to be placed on a list, please fill out the PPPA course registration waitlist and permission form. The program director and instructor will receive this information. Please do not contact the instructors directly to get permission.
• Some non-PPPA courses require instructor or department permission to register. Usually, the best way to get this permission is to email the course instructor an RTF-EZ form to sign, and then send it to the registrar (a notable exception is the Milken School, which has it’s own registration procedures). If you are having issues registering for non-PPPA courses and cannot find the proper point of contact in those departments, please contact the TSPPPA lead student services coordinator, Gregory Nelson, for additional help.
• TSPPPA Summer 2023 course offerings (TENTATIVE) will be posted in the weekly Tberg Skim. Continue to review the Skim for important registration information and updates.
• Other Summer 2023 courses throughout the University are not available yet, but you can view past summer offerings to get an idea of what could be offered.
• Review our website for information on program requirements, advising, and field course options, as well as the most recent masters students handbook.
• Check your DegreeMap to make sure you are on track with your program requirements. If you have waived any classes that are not reflected in DegreeMap, please contact your program director as soon as possible.
• MPA and MPP students should declare your field of study as soon as you have decided using the field of study declaration form. You can change your field at any time by simply completing the form again. Please feel free to contact a field advisor for help in choosing field classes.
• Check the advising website for more tips as well as contact info for core and field advisors to help in your academic planning.

Please don’t hesitate to contact any of us with questions or concerns. We all wish you good health and a strong finish to the spring semester.

Sincerely,
Your Program Directors and Core Advising Team

ENRP students: Prof. Peter Linquiti and Prof. Rachel Emas
MPA/MPPs with last names A-G and combined degree students: Prof. Anil Nathan
MPA/MPPs who are active duty military: Prof. Bill Adams
MPAs with last names H-R: Prof. Michael Worth
MPPs with last names H-R: Prof. Dylan Conger
MPAs with last names S-Z: Prof. Jasmine Johnson
MPPs with last names S-Z: Prof. Kathy Newcomer

Dear TSPPPA Masters and Combined Degree Students,

Fall 2022 registration is quickly approaching.  Below is some handy advice to help you with registration and course selection.

• Summer 2022 registration has already begun.  Fall 2022 registration begins on Thursday, April 14^th at 9:00am.  You are welcome and encouraged to take courses throughout the university (including off campusand online) and the consortium.  As long as courses are at the master’s level (6000 or above at GW) and also relevant to public policy/administration, they will at least count as elective or field credits.  If you have questions about specific courses, please contact your core advisor, the relevant field advisor, or program director (Peter Linquiti for ENRP students and Anil Nathan for MPA/MPP and combined degree students)

• Course name changes: PPPA 6013, formerly known as Econometrics for Policy Research I, is in the process of a name change to Regression Methods for Policy Research.  During this transition, you may see the course under either one of those names.  The class content has remained the same along with its prerequisites.  Similarly, PPPA 8022 is in the process of a name change from Econometrics for Policy Research II to Econometrics for Policy Research.

• If any PPPA courses are full or require permission (i.e. PPPA 8022 for masters students and all courses for combined degree students) and you would like to be placed on a list, please fill out the PPPA course registration waitlist and permission form.  The program director and instructor will receive this information.  Please do not contact the instructors directly to get permission.

• Some non-PPPA courses require instructor or department permission to register.  Usually, the best way to get this permission is to email the course instructor an RTF-EZ form to sign, and then send it to the registrar (a notable exception is the Milken School, which has it’s own registration procedures).  If you are having issues registering for non-PPPA courses and cannot find the proper point of contact in those departments, please contact tspppa@gwu.edu for additional help.

• Continue to review the weekly “Tberg Skim” for important registration information and updates.

• Review our website for information on program requirements, advising, and field course options, as well as the masters students handbook. 

• Check your DegreeMap to make sure you are on track with your program requirements.  If you have waived any classes that are not reflected in DegreeMap, please contact your program director.

• MPA and MPP students should declare your field of study as soon as you have decided using the field of study declaration form.  You can change your field at any time by simply completing the form again. Please feel free to contact a field advisor for help choosing field classes. 

• Check the advising website for more tips as well as contact info for core and field advisors to help in your academic planning.

Please don’t hesitate to contact any of us with questions or concerns.  We all wish you good health and a strong finish to the spring semester.

Sincerely,

Your Program Directors and Core Advising Team

ENRP students: Prof. Peter Linquiti
MPA/MPPs with last names A-G and combined degree students: Prof. Anil Nathan

MPA/MPPs who are active duty military: Prof. Bill Adams

MPAs with last names H-R: Prof. Michael Worth

MPPs with last names H-R: Prof. Dylan Conger

MPAs with last names S-Z:  Prof. Stephanie Cellini 
MPPs with last names S-Z: Prof. Kathy Newcomer

Dear masters and combined degree students,

I hope your spring semester is going well!  Here are a few notes that may help you with your Summer 2022 course decisions. Registration for summer courses begins on Tuesday, March 15th at 9:00am.  Main campus, off campus, online and consortium courses are all available.

Summer is a great time to take field and elective courses. You are welcome and encouraged to take courses throughout the university (including off campus and online) and the consortium. As long as courses are at the masters level (6000 or above at GW) and also relevant to public policy/administration, they will at least count as elective or field credits. If you have questions about specific courses, please contact your core advisor, the relevant field advisor, or me, or program director (Peter Linquiti for ENRP students and Anil Nathan for MPA/MPP and combined degree students).

Please assess your timeline to your degree to see how many summer credits would be optimal for you. We generally recommend that you take one summer course, but your decision is dependent on your timeline to graduation. Please don’t hesitate to contact your core advisors or me with any questions.

There are a couple of core courses available. However, these courses are generally in high demand. Please have backup courses in mind in case you want but aren’t able to register for these courses.  

If any PPPA courses are full or require permission (i.e. PPPA 8023 for masters students and all courses for combined degree students) and you would like to be placed on a list, please fill out the PPPA course registration waitlist and permission form. The program director and instructor will receive this information. Please do not contact the instructors directly to get permission.

Some non-PPPA courses require instructor or department permission to register. Usually, the best way to get this permission is to email the course instructor an RTF-EZ form to sign, and then send it to the registrar (a notable exception is the Milken School, which has it’s own registration procedures). If you are having issues registering for non-PPPA courses and cannot find the proper point of contact in those departments, please contact tspppa@gwu.edu for additional help.       

If you do need to eventually withdraw from summer courses, please see the GW withdrawal and refund schedule for policies on withdrawals and associated refunds.

We wish you well in the

Dear mastetrs and combined degree students,

I hope your spring semester is going well!  Here are a few notes that may help you with your Summer 2022 course decisions. Registration for summer courses begins on Tuesday, March 15th at 9:00am.  Main campus, off campus, online and consortium courses are all available.

Summer is a great time to take field and elective courses. You are welcome and encouraged to take courses throughout the university (including off campus and online) and the consortium. As long as courses are at the masters level (6000 or above at GW) and also relevant to public policy/administration, they will at least count as elective or field credits. If you have questions about specific courses, please contact your core advisor, the relevant field advisor, or me, or program director (Peter Linquiti for ENRP students and Anil Nathan for MPA/MPP and combined degree students).

Please assess your timeline to your degree to see how many summer credits would be optimal for you. We generally recommend that you take one summer course, but your decision is dependent on your timeline to graduation. Please don’t hesitate to contact your core advisors or me with any questions.

There are a couple of core courses available. However, these courses are generally in high demand. Please have backup courses in mind in case you want but aren’t able to register for these courses.  

If any PPPA courses are full or require permission (i.e. PPPA 8023 for masters students and all courses for combined degree students) and you would like to be placed on a list, please fill out the PPPA course registration waitlist and permission form. The program director and instructor will receive this information. Please do not contact the instructors directly to get permission.

Some non-PPPA courses require instructor or department permission to register. Usually, the best way to get this permission is to email the course instructor an RTF-EZ form to sign, and then send it to the registrar (a notable exception is the Milken School, which has it’s own registration procedures). If you are having issues registering for non-PPPA courses and cannot find the proper point of contact in those departments, please contact tspppa@gwu.edu for additional help.       

If you do need to eventually withdraw from summer courses, please see the GW withdrawal and refund schedule for policies on withdrawals and associated refunds.

We wish you well in the completion of the spring semester. Please don’t hesitate to contact your core advisors, field advisors, or program director with any questions.

Sincerely,

Anil Nathan 

MPA/MPP Program Director

Email: anathan@gwu.edu

Phone: 202-994-0982

Appointments: anil-nathan.youcanbook.me

Peter Linquiti

MA-ENRP Program Director

Email: linquiti@gwu.edu

Phone: 202-994-5837

Appointments: Linquiti.youcanbook.me 

completion of the spring semester. Please don’t hesitate to contact your core advisors, field advisors, or program director with any questions.

Sincerely,

Anil Nathan 

MPA/MPP Program Director

Email: anathan@gwu.edu

Phone: 202-994-0982

Appointments: anil-nathan.youcanbook.me

Peter Linquiti

MA-ENRP Program Director

Email: linquiti@gwu.edu

Phone: 202-994-5837

Appointments: Linquiti.youcanbook.me 

Re: Spring 2022 Registration

Dear MPA and MPP students,

It’s been very exciting to welcome all of you back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester!  We thank you so much for adhering to and bearing with the vaccination and safety protocols at this time.  As of now, we fully expect these protocols to continue through the Spring 2022 semester, but please stay tuned for any further directions and updates from the University.   

The main purpose of this message is to inform you that Spring 2022 registration for graduate students begins on Wednesday, November 10^th on GWeb.  Please consult the GW course schedule for dates, times and locations of all courses.  At the time of the composition of this letter, the Spring 2022 schedule has not been posted, but we anticipate it will be posted shortly.  In the meantime, please see the TSPPPA Spring 2022 course offerings if you want to see the TSPPPA courses offered before the university schedule is posted.  We also want to provide you the following suggestions and information.

• Please check DegreeMap, the MPA/MPP websites, and the Masters student handbook regarding your degree progress so far.  If you waived or plan to waive any courses and they are not reflected on DegreeMap, please contact Professor Nathan to get it updated as soon as possible.

• As a reminder, please take a part-time schedule (6-7 credits per semester) if you are working full time.  Courses can become quickly overwhelming otherwise.

• First Year Students – Please continue to work on completing your core courses.  While it may be tempting to jump to field and elective courses quickly, we strongly recommend completing the core first.  

• Spring 2022 MPA/MPP Capstone (PPPA 6008) Students – Virtual information sessions are scheduled for Friday, November 5^th, Friday November 12^th and Friday December 3rd from 4:30-5:45pm.  Professor Joe Cordes will contact you via email and the Skim with further details.  If you plan to take capstone in the spring and have not been in contact with Professor Cordes yet, please let him know as soon as possible.

• Undergraduate Combined Degree Students: Please consult your admission letters on course registration instructions and the deadline to submit your combined degree credit forms.

• For assistance with the course registration process, please contact Deneé Bottoms.  If any TSPPPA courses are at capacity and you’d like to be added to a waitlist, send Deneé a message along with an RTF-EZ form indicating your interest.  You don’t need the instructor’s signature, and please don’t seek out the instructor asking for permission to enter the course.  If the course can be expanded, we will coordinate with the instructor and select who can be admitted based on student need, and we will contact those students.  However, due to pandemic precautions, we will strictly avoid overloading courses unless absolutely necessary.  While on the waitlist, keep checking Gweb for any seats that come free and notify Deneé if you do get a seat.  If you can’t enroll in a course due to capacity constraints, have a backup course in mind and please don’t hesitate to contact core and field advisors for any advice in course selection. 

• If you decide to register for courses outside of TSPPPA and you can’t register through GWeb, you’ll need to fill out a registration form and get permission from the instructor or an authorized person from that school/department.  Please contact Deneé or an advisor if you are having trouble finding the right point of contact.

• For any master’s students interested in PhD level (8000 and above) courses, please contact Deneé to get on a list for permission to register in those courses. 

• Feel free to explore courses in the GW consortium if you cannot find equivalent courses at GW.

• Trachtenberg School syllabi are available online. If you don’t see a syllabus for a PPPA course being offered, please contact Pam Brown Turner.

• Tentative TSPPPA Summer 2022 course offerings – The tentative TSPPPA Summer 2022 course offerings is now available.  Note that the core courses of PPPA 6000 (Perspectives on Policy Values), PPPA 6006 (Policy Analysis) and PPPA 6016 (Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis) are tentatively scheduled to be offered in Summer 2022.  The MPP tools class, PPPA 6021 (Data Visualization), is also tentatively scheduled.  However, demand for these courses in the summer is likely to be high, and we will likely not be overloading any courses for safety reasons.  If you can take these courses in Spring or Fall 2022 instead, we urge you to do so.
• Summer semesters are a great time to take field and elective courses.  The university will offer an assortment of courses that will be revealed early in 2022 on the GW course schedule.

• Continue to review the weekly Tberg Skim for important registration information and updates.

• If you are ready, please declare your field of study using the field of study declaration form.  Of course, even if you are undeclared and want advice on field courses, don’t hesitate to contact the appropriatefield advisor(s).  They can advise you best on field-specific coursework.
  • Budget and Public Finance (Prof. Joseph Cordes & Prof. Lang Kate Yang)
  • Education Policy (Prof. Stephanie Cellini & Prof. Yas Nakib)
  • Environmental Policy (Prof. Peter Linquiti & Prof. Nina Kelsey)
  • Health Policy (Prof. Anil Nathan & Prof. Sara Wilenski)
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Prof. Bill Adams & Prof. Joe Barbera)
  • International Development (Prof. Jennifer Brinkerhoff , Prof. Joan Dudik-Gayoso & Prof. Robert Weiner)
  • Managing State & Local Governments (Prof. Nancy Augustine & Prof. David Brunori)
  • National Security & Foreign Policy (Prof. Joseph Cordes & Prof. Bill Adams)
  • Nonprofit Management (Prof. Mary Tschirhart, Prof. Michael Worth & Prof. Jasmine McGinnis Johnson)
  • Politics, Policy and Administration (Prof. Lori Brainard & Prof. Elizabeth Rigby)
  • Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis (Prof. Stephanie Cellini & Prof. Kathy Newcomer)
  • Public-Private Policy and Management (Prof. Christopher Carrigan & Prof. Kathy Newcomer)
  • Regulatory Policy (Prof. Christopher Carrigan & Prof. Susan Dudley)
  • Science and Technology Policy (Prof. Nina Kelsey &  Prof. Peter Linquiti)
  • Social Policy (Prof. Dylan Conger & Prof. Eiko Strader)
  • Urban Policy (Prof. Leah Brooks & Prof. Nancy Augustine)

We wish you the best in your course selection process, and hope you have a strong and healthy end to the Fall 2021 semester!           

Best wishes,

Your core advising team

Professor Anil Nathan – MPA/MPP director and MPA/MPP Core Advisor (Last names that begin with A-G and combined degree seekers)

anathan@gwu.edu

anil-nathan.youcanbook.me

Professor Michael Worth – MPA Core Advisor (Last names that begin with H-R)

mjworth@gwu.edu

Professor Dylan Conger – MPP Core Advisor (Last names that begin with H-R)

dconger@gwu.edu

Professor Stephanie Cellini – MPA Core Advisor (Last names that begin with S-Z)

scellini@gwu.edu

Professor Kathy Newcomer – MPP Core Advisor (Last names that begin with S-Z)

newcomer@gwu.edu

Professor Bill Adams – MPA/MPP Core Advisor (Active Military Duty)

adams@gwu.edu

* For any master’s students interested in PhD level (8000 and above) courses, please contact Deneé Bottoms to get on a list for permission to register in those courses. 

* For any master’s students interested in PhD level (8000 and above) courses, please contact Deneé Bottoms to get on a list for permission to register in those courses.