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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

MPS students find success at Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage team

Since 2011, students from various MPS cohorts have earned continued success working at the Department of Canadian Heritage. Starting their career journeys as co-op students, these MPSers gathered top-notch policy experience that helped them acquire post-graduation employment with the federal public service.

Monday, February 10, 2014

MPS Talks helps prepare current students for co-op

“How can I be successful in my interviews and beyond?”, “As a public servant, how should I be using social media?”, “What is it like working for a crown corporation?”

These are just some of the questions that were posed during MPS Talks held on January 10.  At this event, senior MPS students shared their knowledge, tips and success stories with new students who are embarking on their co-op interviews in the coming weeks. 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

MPS alumnus, Thomas Barakat, published in OGRA Milestones

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".

Thursday, December 5, 2013

MPS co-op student receives “Over and Above” award

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.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Congratulations to the newly elected MPSA

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.