Mills MPP News

Professor Mark Henderson, along with Professors Lorien Rice and Maggie Hunter, presented their research about the struggle for educational equity within and between districts in San Francisco at the American Educational Research Association annual conference on Wednesday, May 1.  

We are excited to announce that Isabel Cortes (MPP '13) and Anne Moses, President of Ignite and Mills Public Policy Adjunct Professor, were named Susan B. Anthony Honorees by the National Women's Political Caucus Alameda North Chapter.  

Congratulations to Lori Droste (MPP '11), Carla Hansen (MPP '11), and Natasha Middleton (MPP '13) on their acceptance into Emerge California, a rigorous training program for women who aspire to run for office. We look forward to seeing their names on a ballot in the near future!

Professor Sharyl Rabinovici was recently elected as a director at large of the Northern California Chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). EERI is a national society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists working to reduce earthquake risk.

Events

Information Session

Join us to learn more about our MPP program. During this information session, we will discuss:
- the academic components of the program
- hands-on learning opportunities through it
- career service offerings

You will also have an opportunity to hear from alums who are currently putting their degree to use in the working world.

And for those interested, information about our Joint MPP/MBA will also be available.

Register here.

Mills Public Policy Program Presents
Master's Policy Report Presentations
2013 Candidates for the Master's in Public Policy 

The Mills Public Policy Program is committed to preparing leaders who can inform action with analytics to make a positive impact in government, nonprofit, and corporate arenas.

All graduate students in our MPP and MPP/MBA Programs use their interdisciplinary professional training to conduct independent analyses of policy problems for organizations of their choosing. Under faculty supervision, each student produces a Master's Policy Report (MPR), a paper that meets both the school's academic standards and the needs of a practitioner who acts as a client for the project.

Please join us to see the culmination of our graduating students' work.

Thursday, April 25th, 2013
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Faculty/Staff Lounge, Rothwell Center

Natasha Middleton
Priority Based Budgeting: A Model for the City of
Oakland's Long Term Fiscal Sustainability
Client: City of Oakland Budget Advisory Committee

Mariah Olivera
Streamlining the Policies and Procedures Documentation
of Oakland's Housing Rehabilitation Programs
Client: City of Oakland Residential Lending Services

Monique Salas
Increasing Accountability and Improving Outcomes in
Oakland Business Improvement Districts
Client: The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Angela Remington
Business Improvement and Community Benefit Districts in
Oakland, California: Promotion, Development, Support
Client: The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Audra Caravas
Community Leadership Curriculum (INVST CLP) Expansion
Plan
Client: The International and National Voluntary Service Community Studies Program at University of Colorado Boulder

Aisha Canfield
Pilot Evaluation of Oakland's Homicide Response
Program: The Khadafy Washington Project
Client: Khadafy Washington Project

Amanda Jordan Christenson
Human Trafficking Policy in Berkeley, California
Client: Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women

Isabel Cortes
Community-Based Organizations' Quest to Purchase and
Rehabilitate REO Properties: Best Practices and New
Opportunities
Client: The Greenlining Institute

Jacqueline Narvaez
A Community Needs Assessment for the Unity Council
Early Head Start Program
Client: The Unity Council Early Head Start Program

Caro Jauregui
Disaster Preparedness in Alameda County
A Disaster Justice and Disaster Resiliency Analysis
Client: Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters
(CARD)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Faculty/Staff Lounge, Rothwell Center

Jillian Harris
Sustainable Transportation Practices in a Changing
Environment
Client: Mills College Sustainability Committee

Rachel Trusty
A Formative Program Evaluation of Managed Care
Preventive Services
Client: California Department of Health Care Services

Michaela Kretzner
Organizational Improvements to Increase Non-Profit
Outreach
Client: Access Women's Health Justice

Monica Ayers
Social Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes:
Designing an Evaluation of the Highland Health  
Advocates Project
Client: Highland Hospital, Alameda County Health System

Nicole Sowers
Effective Strategies to Increase Girls' Success in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Client: San Francisco Department on the Status of Women

Ashley Lynn Roaseau
Collectively Creating a Safer Oakland: A Pipeline to
Resolution
Client: Oakland City Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, District 4

Sabine Talaugon
Addressing 'Anti-Indian' Historical Bias in California Public
Schools through Best Practices
Client: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

Lizeth Chavez-Izazaga
Expanding Agricultural Lands in the San Mateo County
Client: San Mateo County, Chief Legislative Aide Sarah D. Rosendahl

Tami Etziony
Analysis of a Fracking Ban in California
Client: Environment California

Mary Elizabeth Lunetta
Beyond 2020: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
California
Client:  The Climate Policy Initiative

Light refreshments will be served

RSVP is appreciated but not required: ppol@mills.edu

Drop-in Admissions Information & Advising

Join us at a cafe near you for drop-in advising. Come get your questions about the program answered, as well as inside info about the application process and financial aid. And let us treat you to lunch!

Check back for summer and fall dates.

Learn more about the Mills Public Policy Program's past news and events.