Recent Events

Holiday Service Project: Toy Drive

November 7-18

Thank you to everyone who helped the MPA Alumni Club and the Nonprofit Leaders Student Association fill a truck with toys! All donations were given to the children of Porter-Leath.

Back to School Reception
The MPA Alumni Club hosted its annual Back to School Reception in September. The Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration faculty, staff, current students and alumni met and caught up on past and future plans for the school.

MPA Alumni Club Luncheon
The MPA Alumni Club recently held a luncheon to honor the 2011 Pi Alpha Alpha inductees. Featured alumni discussion panelists included Craig Locke (BA '06, MPA '09), Director of Development, United Housing, Inc.; Angela Lamb (BA '99, MPA '06), Human Resources Administrator, Lifeblood; and Michelle Fowlkes (MPA '80), Executive Director, Memphis-Shelby County Crime Commission. Click here to view photos from past MPA Luncheons.

MIFA Service Project
The MPA Alumni Club joined MIFA, Clean Memphis, the UrbanArt Commission and the City of Memphis, Division of Housing and Community Development to place plywood panels over the windows and doors of two abandoned buildings in Memphis and to paint murals on the panels.

Back to School Night
Thank you for joining the Master of Public Administration Alumni Club as we celebrated a Night Back at School in mid-September at the Alumni Center. Click here to view photos from this event that brought alumni, faculty and staff together to learn about the past and future of this academic program.

Message from Amy

Click here to view a message from Past President Amy Cable (BA '03, MPA '09), President of the MPA Alumni Club, that was recorded at the 2011 Vision Forum.

MPA Needs You!

The MPA Alumni Club is looking for a few graduates who would like to give back to their alma mater by becoming a board member. Please consider lending your talents and help support the Master of Public Administration department. To join, please contact Alumni Coordinator Connie Thiemonge at cthmonge@memphis.edu or 901/678-1333.

Club Leadership:

Amy Cable (BA ’03, MPA ’09), acaballr@memphis.edu: President

Anna Kathryn Word (BA '01, MPA '07): Vice President

Sam White (MPA ’96), sam.white@va.gov: Secretary