News

Thomas Barakat, MPS Class of 2013, is published in the winter edition of the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Milestones magazine. His articles are titled "Seeing Infrastructure in 3D: Ontario Good Roads Association Advocacy Day 2013" and "Multilevel Governance in Canadian Emergency Management".  The multilevel governance article features research by MPS Program Director, Dr. Daniel Henstra, from his new book entitled "Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities".

On November 22, uWaterloo co-op students Christopher Gunn-Isaacs (MPS) and Alex Cho (AFM) received the “Over and Above” award from Deputy Minister of Finance, Steve Orsini, for their efforts with the Frost North Ministry of Finance United Way Campaign. The students collectively raised $4,000 for United Way on behalf of the Office of Economic Policy.

Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities

Congratulations to our newly elected MPSA: Julian Greer, President; Emmanuel Dowuona , Vice President; Mathura Karunanithy, Director of Academic Affairs; Diedre Beintema, Director of Administration; Shiffat Ahmed, Director of Finance; and Colin Boland, Director of Social Affairs. We look forward to a great year of them building a strong community among all MPSers. 

We are happy to announce that the MPS Class of 2014 has a 100% co-op employment rate!

MPS alumnus Radu Daniel Prelipcean is the 2013 recipient of the Master of Public Service Excellence Award.

Thursday March 21^st was a night that a group of Master of Public Service (MPS) students will always remember. At the University Club, 41 students intently listened to The Honourable Kevin Lynch as he offered valuable life lessons for a career in public service.

Director Dr. Henstra talks about the MPS program for the latest issue of Public Sector Management magazine.

MPS program director Dr. Daniel Henstra was recently awarded the 2012 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council award for his work regarding urban climate adaptation. Congratulations, Dr. Henstra! Please read the rest of the story on the Waterloo Political Science website.