2019 Spring Conference

Are We Preparing Our Students for Success?

Employment Outlooks for Policy Graduate Students

May 14 - 15, 2019
Mathematica Policy Research | 1100 First Street NE #1200, Washington, DC 

This conference brought together graduate program representatives, and academic and non-academic employers to look at the skills being taught in graduate policy programs, discuss curricula trends and assess whether these skills are what employers need in practice. Twitter coverage of the conference can be viewed under the hashtag  #APPAMSpring19 and account  @APPAM_DC.

Agenda

Tuesday, May 14th

• Welcome Reception: 4:30 - 6:00
• Dinner Plenary - Public Affairs Program Graduate Perspectives: What I Valued and What I Wish I Learned: 6:00 - 7:30
  • View our blog recap of the dinner plenary

Wednesday, May 15th

• Breakfast: 8:00 - 9:00
• Opening Plenary/Keynote - Digital & Analytic Literacy to Bridge the Skills Gap: 9:00 - 10:15
  • View the plenary's slides
• Concurrent Sessions: 10:30 - 11:30
• Lunch: 11:30 - 12:30
• Concurrent Sessions: 12:45 - 1:45
• Concurrent Sessions: 2:00 - 3:00

View the full  conference program here.