August 12th Student Newsletter

PAIA Weekly

Weekly student newsletter to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the PAIA department.

Included in Today’s Newsletter:

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Still Need an Elective?

Still need an elective to add to your fall schedule? Consider one of these:

PAI 600: Intro to Sustainability Trends (Prof. Golden)
- Understand the science, policies, organizational strategies and application of sustainability in the real-world.
PAI 730: Government Revenue Analysis (Prof. Hou)
- Provides a macro and holistic view on the revenue side of public finance.
PAI 732: Collaborative & Participatory Governance (Prof. Herrold)
- Evaluates the promises, pitfalls, and paradoxes of collaborative and participatory governance through the lens of foreign aid.
PAI 781: Social Welfare Policy (Prof. Heflin)
- Provide an overview of U.S. social welfare policy, with some exposure to social welfare policy approaches in other countries.
PAI 783: American Health Care System (Prof. Li)
- Examines the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in the US.
PAI 785: Policy Design Implementation (Prof. Barton)
- Equip you to design, implement, analyze and recommend policies that create change in the world.

Find the syllabi for all of these on the Answers Page here.

Statistics & Economics Waiver Exams

The PAIA department offers the opportunity for students to test out of the Statistics & Economics core requirement by taking waiver exams. These are held once a year prior to the beginning of the fall semester. These will be held in Eggers Hall Room 209 from 9AM-12PM on August 19th (Statistics) & August 20th (Economics).

Any student interested in taking these exams can use the sign-up link below:

Waiver Sign-Up

In the event that you pass the waiver exam, you must fulfill those credits by taking an extra 3-credit elective course. These credits are not waived completely, they are only waived from taking the statistics or economics course.

If you are taking a waiver exam, it is very important that you plan to register for PAI 721 or PAI 723 just in case you do not pass the exam. If you do not register for the course when registration opens and you do not pass the exam, you risk losing your seat in the course.

Resources to prepare for the waiver exams can be found on the answers page here.

Presidential Management Fellowship

The Palmer Career Center is offering Presidential Management Fellowship workshop for Maxwell Graduate Students. The PMF program is the Federal Government’s premier leadership development program for advanced degree holders across all academic disciplines.

August 28th, 2024

12:00PM

060 Eggers Hall

The PMF Application opens on September 4th, 2024 at 12:00PM and closes on September 18th, 2024 at 11:59PM.

ICMA (International City/County Management Association) Conference

Pittsburgh, PA

September 21-25, 2024

“Your Gateway to Impact: Dive Into the World of State and Local Government!”

How to Apply for Funding:

Submit resume and letter of interest about working in city and local government.
Email documents to Palmer Career Center Director, Kelli Young at kayoun02@syr.edu by Sept. 4th, 2024.

*View the full poster in our LinkTree here for all details.

Any questions: Stop in to 202 Maxwell or email maxcareers@syr.edu

Conference Website

Seeking Grader for Undergrad AI Policy Course

Baobao Zhang, an Assistant Professor for Political Science, is seeking a grader for PSC 300: Governance and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. As a grader, you will work approx. 4-5 hours per week grading assignments according to a rubric. The pay rate will be $30-35 per hour, depending on experience. You can find the course description on the Answers Page here.

Please contact Baobao Zhang at bzhang22@syr.edu if interested.

*Please note that the listing of student employment opportunities through the PAIA department will be sent out separately through the listserv.

Center for International Services

If you are an international student, please visit the Center for International Services on-campus for a variety of resources.

There is an advisor on-call from 11:00AM – 3:00PM Monday – Friday to answer any questions you may have. You can attend in-person, by phone or by email. The Center’s contact information can be found below:

310 Walnut Pl. Syracuse, NY 13244

Phone: 315.443.2457

Email: international@syr.edu

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