What We Can Do For You?
CUPPA Alumni Association Membership
CUPPA Alumni Career Center
Social Networking and Professional Development Opportunities
Capstone Course Projects
What You Can Do For Us?
Serve on alumni panels for current PA students
Serve as guest speakers in PA classrooms
Identify projects for our Capstone Course
Jobs-4-Grads: Advise us of internship and job opportunities
Participate in our annual Career Fair
Make a Gift
Alumni Survey
Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey and let us know your needs as well as areas in which you can contribute.
What We Can Do For You?
CUPPA Alumni Association Membership
The CUPPA-AA gives graduates of the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs a chance to stay in touch with the college, network with other alumni, and improve the educational experience of current students. Founded in 1997, the CUPPA-AA is very active in the local and campus communities. We invite all alumni of the UIC Urban Planning, Public Administration, and Public Policy Analysis programs to join! More information
CUPPA Alumni Career Center
The CUPPA Dean's Office and Academic Programs hope that this website will be useful for your employment search needs. We are continuously working to improve this website and update it daily; any questions or comments can be emailed to cuppa@uic.edu and will be taken into consideration. Furthermore, we encourage students and recent graduates to view jobs posted on both the PA and UPP pages of this website. Lastly, if you would like to post a job annoucement, please email the detailed job description to cuppa@uic.edu in a Word or PDF document. More information
Social Networking and Professional Development Opportunities
Life Long Learning Day has become an annual tradition at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. It's a day to return to school and learn from faculty, practitioners, and fellow alumni about current topics and skills pertinent to the fields of planning and public administration. Please join us and your colleagues for another enriching day.
The CUPPA Alumni Association plans regular social networking events throughout the year.
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Capstone Course Projects
The MPA Program is seeking capstone projects for upcoming semesters. The Capstone Course, introduced in 2006, allows students to apply their newly acquired skills and knowledge to a "real world" project. Past projects have included the development of a proposal for a records management office at Cook County, the creation of job descriptions for positions in the Deerfield Police Department, and the design of an information management system at Erie Settlement House. The program is always looking for new agencies with which it can partner on future Capstone projects. If you are employed with an agency that might appreciate student collaboration, please contact Sean Kennelly, Assistant Director at 312-996-2160 or sean@uic.edu.
What You Can Do For Us?
Serve on alumni panels for current PA students
PASA (Public Administration Student Association) regularly organizes alumni panels to discuss careers and contemporary issues in PA. These events have been quite successful over the past year and current students would like PASA to host more events. Please contact Sean Kennelly, Assistant Director (312-996-2160 or sean@uic.edu) if you would like to participate in upcoming alumni panel series events
Serve as guest speakers in PA classrooms
Alumni are a valuable resource for faculty who sometimes ask graduates to give guest lectures on their area of expertise. Please contact Sean Kennelly, Assistant Director (312-996-2160 or sean@uic.edu) if you would like to participate in an upcoming Alumni Class Speaker Program.
Identify projects for our Capstone Course
The MPA Program is seeking capstone projects for upcoming semesters. The Capstone Course, introduced in 2006, allows students to apply their newly acquired skills and knowledge to a "real world" project. Past projects have included the development of a proposal for a records management office at Cook County, the creation of job descriptions for positions in the Deerfield Police Department, and the design of an information management system at Erie Settlement House. The program is always looking for new agencies with which it can partner on future Capstone projects. If you are employed with an agency that might appreciate student collaboration, please contact Sean Kennelly, Assistant Director at 312-996-2160 or sean@uic.edu.
Jobs-4-Grads: Advise us of internship and job opportunities
Many thanks to all alumni who currently support the program and its current students and alums by sharing information about jobs and internship placement opportunities. All job/internship listings are posted on our CUPPA Career Student Center and/or CUPPA Alumni Career Center websites. More information
Please continue to think of our current students and alums that may be interested in job opportunities at your current place of work. If you would like to forward information regarding internship or job opportunities, please contact Sean Kennelly, Assistant Director, at sean@uic.edu or 312-996-2160.
Participate in our annual Career Fair
Each spring, the PA program hosts a Career Fair, providing continuing students. We look forward to alumni involvement in this year's event and in years to come. May we contact you or your employer regarding participating in a future career fair.
Make a Gift
The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs Advancement Office was formed in 1996 to establish the fund-raising arm of the University's newest college. Coordinating the efforts of UIC's Central Development Office, the University of Illinois Foundation, the Scholarship Association for UIC, the University of Illinois Alumni Association, and UIC's Office of Public Affairs, CUPPA Advancement primarily focuses on the fund-raising, alumni relations, and communications functions that contribute to the promotion of the college and attainment of its strategic goals. More information
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