Public Service Weekend, Alumni Awards Event, And More
Public Service Weekend, Alumni Awards Event, And More
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Former PSW students admiring the view from campus
Former PSW students admiring campus view
Public Service Weekend  Advances Interests in Policy Careers 
The Trachtenberg School (TSPPPA) and the Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) jointly hosted an interactive, virtual conference to highlight public service careers and help undergraduates from the U.S., Indonesia, Uganda and France network and learn from experts. TSPPPA Professor Elizabeth Rigby served as faculty advisor for the annual event and was joined by Professor Jennifer Brinkerhoff, who holds positions in ESIA and TSPPPA. Guided by Brinkerhoff and Rigby, participants developed actionable policy briefs and recommendations. MPP '21 alumna Jamie Pascal, Director of Civic Innovation Policy at Chamber of Progress, and current graduate students Georgie Pierre (MPA), Terran Potter (MPA) and Evan Linett (MPP) participated in panels involving careers in public service, financing graduate education, and public policy leadership.
Los Angeles Philharmonic concert that served as the closing event at the conference.
Los Angeles Philharmonic concert, closing event of the LAO conference.
TSPPPA's Catalyst Fund Supports Students
Evan Linett, MPP student, is passionate about leveraging data analysis to improve equity in the arts and education sectors. He co-authored Racial, Ethnic and Gender Diversity in the Orchestra, a field report for the League of American Orchestras (LAO) and presented it at the LAO Conference in Los Angeles with the help of TSPPPA’s School Catalyst Fund which helps cover costs of conferences and extra-curricular opportunities for students. 
Other conferences recently attended by students include: Immigration Law & Policy Conference, National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference, APPAM (Public Policy Analysis & Management), and Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration conference.
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TSPPPA Alum is Nominee for Assistant Secretary in US Department of Energy 
We are pleased to announce that Jeff Marootian (MPA '03) has been nominated by President Biden as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Marootian is an MPA alum from the Trachtenberg School, where he also taught as an adjunct faculty member. Marootian previously served in the Obama-Biden Administration as the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Chief Sustainability Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation and in the Washington D.C. government as the Director of the District Department of Transportation, where he piloted sustainable transportation technologies, oversaw the effort to electrify the city’s Circulator bus fleet, and led the city’s early adoption of the Transportation and Climate Initiative. He currently serves as Special Assistant to the President in the White House Office for Presidential Personnel. 
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The GW Hippo
A Nation of Immigrants: A Talk with Stephen J. Trachtenberg 
On July 12, the 15th president of the George Washington University, President Emeritus, and TSPPPA's namesake, Stephen J. Trachtenberg discussed his views on immigration, higher education and the real story behind GW's hippo with ThinkTech Hawaii.
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Strader Reviews Transgender and Transition-related Healthcare Policies Across the EU
Dr. Eiko Strader's article "Demographics of Transgender People and Transition-Related Healthcare Policies Across the European Union” was published in the Demography of Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Minority Populations journal. Dr. Strader's work examines healthcare utilization among transgender and the nature of transition-related healthcare policies, and the necessity to understand transgender rights and experiences for better policymaking. 
Read Here >
Save the Date: Alumni Awards Event  
Please save the date for our upcoming Alumni Awards and Networking Reception (in-person and virtual options) on Friday, September 30th in the Jack Morton Auditorium from 3-5 PM ET.
Register Here >
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