MPA graduate students present final projects

Twenty-six MPA students presented their Capstone research projects over the last two weeks of spring semester.

Working individually, or in groups of two or three, students have been planning their projects since last fall. The presentation is the culmination of the program, the last challenge prior to obtaining their Master of Public Administration degree.

Students met with leaders of a public or nonprofit organization to understand their needs and then mutually agreed upon a project that provided the organization with research needed for positive change. They applied sound research