SPA Success Stories

Success Stories

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  Native Haitian Advises Central Bank on Economy

  School of Public Affairs’ Rene Aubourg is helping Haiti strengthen its institutional capacity.
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  SPA Student Launches National Service Website

  “Our ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between service and technology.”
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  PhD Candidate’s Award-Winning Work Takes on Cigarette Trafficking

  “I didn’t want to bore them with sentencing and cigarettes, but the students’ feedback was that they would rather hear about my work.”
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  It’s Not All About the Cookies: Alumna’s Career at Girl Scouts

  As a manager for Membership and Volunteerism at Girl Scouts of the USA and leader of the AU New York City alumni chapter, Erin Taylor, SPA/BA '09, demonstrates her continued commitment to personal, professional, and community development.
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  Truman and Cooke Scholar Hones Management Skills at SPA

  Christina Arnold helped street children in Thailand, spoke at embassies, and was invited to the White House—much of it while a student at AU.
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  AU’s First Presidential Management
  Intern Welcomes Newest Class

  Hank Oltmann, SPA/MS '78, was selected in AU's first class of Presidential Management Interns, and was recently honored to join President Kerwin in addressing AU's 2008 class of Presidential Management Fellows.