Current Professional Opportunities and Listings
Professional Associations
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)- With over 10,000 members, ASPA is the largest and most prominent professional association in the field of public administration.
www.aspanet.org Student memberships are available for $40.00.
International City/Council Management Association (ICMA) is the professional and educational organization representing appointed managers and administrators in local governments throughout the world.
www.icma.org
South Carolina City and County Management Assocation (SCCCMA)
www.iopa.sc.edu/scccma/
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administrators (NASPAA) is an institutional membership organization which exists to promote excellence in public service education. The membership includes 245 U.S. university programs in public affairs, public policy, public administration and nonprofit management.
www.naspaa.org
TO JOIN FACEBOOK'S PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MPA & MPP DEGREES Go To: http://harvard.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2234487021.
The S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) was formed in 1997 by a group of nonprofit leaders from across the state. It is the only statewide network that brings together charitable nonprofit organizations to strengthen the effectiveness of the state's nonprofit sector. Today, there are more than 550 Non-Profit Organizations affiliated with SCANPO. The website includes various training workshops, conferences, seminars, job listings, non-profit internships and breaking news in the world of Non-Profit Organizations. Student Memberships are $25.00.
www.scanpo.org
College of Charleston Career Services
The Career Services Office provides a number of resources and programs including; Computerized Career Assistance, Interest & Personality Inventories, Career Information Center, Employment Information, On-Campus Recruitment, Graduate Educational Services Information, Experiential Learning Opportunities, Career Counseling and Career Workshops/Career Fairs. For more information visit http://www.cofc.edu/~career/ Or visit CISTERNOnline for the CofC web-based job search..
Local and State Government Links
City of Charleston's Homepage - http://www.ci.charleston.sc.us
Charleston County's Homepage - http://www.charlestoncounty.org
South Carolina's Homepage - http://www.myscgov.com
Summerville's Homepage - http://www.summerville.sc.us
Mt. Pleasant's Homepage - http://www.townofmountpleasant.com
Municipal Association of South Carolina - http://www.masc.sc
Job Search
Charlestonjobs.com is a link to local job opportunities - http://www.charlestonjobs.com
Charleston.net is a link to to the Post and Courier classifieds - http://www.charleston.net
College of Charleston Office of Career Services - http://www.cofc.edu/~career
Monster.com At Monster.com, you are able to post your resume, search a job database with over 100,000 job opportunities, and get career advice from Monster.com career center.
http://www.monster.com
Jobweb.com offers many of the same services as Monster.com, plus a continuous online career fair, assistance with resumes, and hundreds of job opportunities.
http://www.jobweb.com
Scholarships/Aid
The federal government offers a free application for federal student aid - http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Presidential Management Fellows Information - http://www.pmf.opm.gov/
ASPA Scholarship Information - http://www.aspanet.org/resources/scholarships.html
Holland and Sizemore Scholarships- For those interested in local government; see MPA bulletin board for info. Deadline to apply for 2007 scholarship: November 8, 2006.
GRE Online
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required for acceptance to the MPA Program. This link will allow you to find information on test dates, test centers, etc...
http://www.gre.org
The Center For Student Learning at the College of Charleston offers free services, such as walk-in labs, tutoring, and post-graduate test preparation for the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and GMAT.
http://www.cofc.edu/~csl
Public Administration News, Issues, and Helpful Websites for MPA students
www.ksg.harvard.edu/TheBehnReport
www.cbpp.org/ The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Center conducts research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that the needs of low-income families and individuals are considered in these debates. We also develop policy options to alleviate poverty, particularly among working families.
www.tgci.com This is the website for The Grantsmanship Center. Here you will find information on writing grant proposals and funding sources, as well as archived articles from their magazine on how to "plan, manage, staff, and fund the programs of nonprofit organizations and government agencies."
www.asaecenter.org/ American Society of Association Executives
ASAE offers student memberships for $30.
www.nsf.gov/ This is the National Science Foundation’s Guide for Proposal Writing, with general advice as well as tips for proposals to NSF.
