Admissions blog
Taking advantage of our prime driving distance from NYC, Fels continued its annual NYC Career Day on March 21st.
Students kicked off the day with group visits to UNICEF and Harlem Children’s Zone. Director of Evaluation, Dr. Betina Jean-Louis and Policy Analyst, Sara Shumway, talked with the students about the innovative HCZ model, making headlines across the nation.
Following their morning...
By: Katy Lichtenstein, MPA '13, and Matt Rooney, MPA '14
The Fels Institute of Government is one of only a few graduate programs to offer a class solely devoted to lobbying. Although the lobbying industry tends to gather a lot of negative press because of a few bad actors, most people do not appreciate that lobbying is a vital part of the American governmental process. In fact, the concept of...
The Fels Institute of Government will be hosting an Information Session on Wednesday, May 1st at 5:30 p.m. in Center City Philadelphia. This will be a great opportunity for prospective students to meet current Fels students, alumni, faculty and staff. We'll share some information about our Master of Public Administration degree as well as our Certificate programs in Economic Development and...
By Jamie Gwynn, MPA '13
The long road to Fels began when I was 16 years old and witnessed Wilkes-Barre, PA’s new mayor unveiling his “I Believe” campaign to much excitement. The campaign encouraged a new attitude in my city, one away from the corruption that has plagued its history. I’ll never forget how many people seemed hopeful their lives could be positively impacted by just one person...
Interested in learning more about the Fels Institute of Government? Follow the link on the right to view the transcript from our recent Live Chat, featuring the Fels Admissions team and a few of our current students.
The transcript is also available at: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/sites/www.fels.upenn.edu/files/live_chat_link...
By Jaclyn Clevenger, Fels Admissions Coordinator
The most wonderful time of year is finally upon us! No, I don't mean the holidays, but the other most exciting aspect of this time of year: application season! Right now, thousands of prospective graduate students around the world are taking the GRE's, finalizing their personal statements, and scrambling to find that one last supervisor or former...
By Matt Bassett, MPA '14.
In a way, I started gravitating towards government before I was finished with my undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins. I spent a significant amount of time (perhaps to the detriment of my studies) running calls with the campus volunteer rescue squad. I became a supervisor, and then a member of the Board of Directors, setting up training exercises and holding disaster...
The Fels in DC series will explore the different career paths our alumni are pursuing in DC, how the Fels curriculum has prepared these alumni for their careers, and the strength of our DC alumni network.
By Jaclyn Clevenger, Fels Admissions Coordinator
As the Admissions Coordinator at the Fels Institute of Government, I am constantly working with prospective students and answering their...
By John Bova, Fels MPA '13
My undergraduate coursework at the University of Texas at Austin included an immersive experience abroad, during which time I started to peel back the layers of a childhood spent in Suburbia, USA. A strong desire to blend in with my exotic surroundings cultivated itself into a mixed bag of cross-cultural competencies. The adaptable, resourceful person I was becoming as...
Want to learn more about Fels? We hope to see you at one of these upcoming events!
Information Session @ Fels
Wednesday, February 27, 5:30 p.m., Fels Institute of Government, 3814 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Information Session in Harrisburg
Wednesday, March 20th, 5:00 p.m., Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, PA
Information Session in center city Philadelphia...
