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We had an amazing year! We started a student run journal called Political Analysis, volunteered at several Community events, created a chapter Handbook for the next class and most of all had a ton of fun. Subarna Saha, Chapter President - Seton Hall University
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Submit Your Nominations for Pi Alpha Alpha Awards by June 3, 2019!

Posted 04/11/2019

NASPAA values the hard work that public service education faculty, administrators, and students put into teaching, researching, and practicing public service. Annually, NASPAA recognizes outstanding achievement in these fields through awards presented at the NASPAA Annual Conference.  

All award nominations must be submitted by Monday, June 3, 2019. Questions regarding NASPAA Awards,  please contact awards@naspaa.org.

 

PAA Chapter Award of Excellence
Recognizes excellence in programming and chapter management in pursuit in the PAA goals of scholarship, leadership, and excellence in graduate public service education. To be considered, the chapter advisor should submit a short email or letter with the most salient reasons why they should be selected to awards@naspaa.org. The chapter's annual report will also be reviewed in the selection process.

PAA Chapter Advisor Award of Excellence
Recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions in support of a PAA chapter. Advisors may be current or outgoing and can only receive the award once in a 5-year time span. Nominations can come from the individual, a student, or a faculty member. To be considered, the nominator should submit a short email or letter with the most salient reasons why this person should be selected to awards@naspaa.org. The chapter's annual report will also be reviewed in the selection process. 

PAA Master's and Doctoral Student Manuscript Awards
(Two awards: one for a Master's paper and one for a doctoral candidate paper)  Recognizes outstanding student papers. Nominated papers will be judged on the basis of relevance of the topic, appropriate use of methodology, quality of presentation, originality, innovativeness, clarity, and academic quality.

To apply, candidates should submit an electronic copy of the paper, in MS Word format, that does not exceed 20 pages double-spaced, and a letter of support from a faculty sponsor to awards@naspaa.org. The 20 pages is inclusive of all content; appendixes and references are not included in the 20 page limit.  Recipients will receive a $300 check and up to $300 travel reimbursement. Nominees do not need to be Pi Alpha Alpha members or a student at a PAA chapter school.

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