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Dear Alumni,
It is hard to believe that we are already one month into 2017. The election and inauguration of our nation’s new leadership has occupied us all, with many in our community posing questions about the potential changes to come. We feel this more deeply as we interact with students who wonder about the future of policymaking and where they will fit into the professional landscape when they graduate. In that same vein, we understand that many of you, our alums, may also be waiting to see what outcomes lie ahead.
As alums, we want to ensure that you feel supported by us and by your network of peers. We are identifying the ways in which Harris can offer more services that will help you to continue to grow intellectually and professionally.
In this quarterly newsletter, we’re highlighting a few ways you can tap into resources at Harris and at the University including career support, webinars and executive education programs. We welcome your participation and feedback.
Warm regards,
Adam Heeg, Director of Career Development Office
aheeg@uchicago.edu
And
Bora Un, Director of Alumni Relations
bora@uchicago.edu
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Career Development Office Support
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As a graduate of Chicago Harris, you can strengthen and enrich your professional network by staying connected to your classmates, the school, and the University. As an alum you have access to many of the resources offered by the Harris Career Development Office.
Whether you are looking for a new challenge for yourself or a new associate for your organization, the CDO team is here to help with career counseling. Our services for alumni include:
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Refresh your Policy Toolkit with Harris
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In August we offered a series of webinars for alumni to participate in to brush up on some of their portfolio of skills. This Winter and Spring, your Alumni Relations team will produce a series of webinars to help you brush up on your skills. Join us for this upcoming webinar and stay tuned for more webinars in March.
February 23 | 11am CST: Questionnaire Design in Theory and Practice, part II – René Bautista, PhD, Senior Research Methodologist, NORC at the University of Chicago. RSVP here.
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Lifelong Learning: AlumniU
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As part of Lifelong Learning through the Alumni Association, AlumniU offers a variety of ways to learn online.
Free online courses take alumni back to the classroom with stellar UChicago faculty to explore and analyze a range of topics with enthusiasm and rigor.
Offerings include a seminar, Connecting the Curious: America's Founding Revisited, starting February 16, 2017 and a course on Critical Issues in Urban Education, available now.
Log in now using your CNetID at alumniu.uchicago.edu. Forgot your CNetID or having trouble logging in? Explore CNetID Help or email alumniu@uchicago.edu.
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The World Bank: Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Click here for full description.
UChicago Alumni Association Career Programs Job Board
Click here for the most current job listings.
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Executive Education Opportunities
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Professional Certificate in Municipal Finance
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March 1-3, 2017 | Gleacher Center (450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611)
Advance your career by earning certification in municipal finance from the Harris School of Public Policy.
This three-day Executive Education program, created by the Center for Municipal Finance, provides a thorough foundation in municipal finance. Based off the certificate offered to current Master’s students you will learn from leading academics and practitioners about key concepts in an increasingly important field.
More information and registration can be found here.
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Applied Data Analytics for the Public Sector
Master-class in leveraging data science and "big data" tools to solve public policy problems.
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Learn the data science and “big data” tools for solving real public sector problems. Harris, in concert with New York University and the University of Maryland, is offering a series of 14-day training programs designed for those in the public sector. The courses are led by the experts who wrote Big Data and Social Science. Structured as four modules (three days each) with a concluding two-day presentation workshop, the goal is to learn practical tools and techniques in the fields of data science, social science, and computation from both the course leaders and fellow professionals and researchers. Choose from one of three courses - covering Justice (ex-offenders), Welfare Recipients, or Job Creation. Scholarships are available for government employees (subject to availability). Visit http://dataanalytics.umd.edu/ for more information and applications.
Get a glimpse of what you can learn from each instructor from this webinar.
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Alumni Events and Happenings
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Alumni Award Nominations Deadline: January 30
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The Chicago Harris Alumni Awards recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves as leaders and made a meaningful difference in their respective fields. To celebrate our innovative graduates and their impact, we ask you to nominate a fellow alum for the 2017 Harris Alumni Awards. These awards recognize alumni who have made extraordinary contributions to public policy in the following categories:
Rising Star Award : Recognizes a Harris alum under 40 who has distinguished him or herself as a leader and who has made a meaningful difference in policy, whether in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors.
Career Achievement Award Recognizes a Harris alum who has achieved a position of significant leadership in the public, private, or nonprofit sector and who has a robust track record of meaningful accomplishments that have had a real, positive impact on his or her organizations and on society as a whole.
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Alumni Council Nominations
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The Harris Alumni Council is seeking nominations for new members who are invested in securing a strong future for Harris. The Council exists to foster mutually beneficial relationships among alumni of Chicago Harris, between alumni and current students, and between alumni and Chicago Harris.
Members seek to promote growth of regional presence through alumni chapters, expands Harris students’ and alumni connections to career opportunities, helps refer prospective students to Harris, and guides development initiatives.
You can find a current listing of your Alumni Council members here.
Nominations are due by February 11.
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Save the Date: Giving Day 2017
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Join fellow University of Chicago alumni in our global day of giving starting at noon CT on February 22. Last year, Harris raised over $30,000 from 117 gifts in under 24 hours; which was twice as much as we raised during Giving Day 2015. We hope to make 2017 our best yet buy securing 150 gifts of any size.
All donations collected on Giving Day will go towards the Harris Alumni Fellowship Fund, which was initiated by a small group of alumni who wanted to work together to create a fund in support of incoming students.
In honor of Giving Day, Interim Dean, Kerwin Charles will be giving a talk about his latest research, which takes an innovative look at the earnings gap between African American men and white men from 1940 through the Great Recession.
This event will be broadcasted live via web for alumni around the globe to participate. Stay tuned for more information.
Alumni in Chicago can RSVP for the event here.
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Alumni Weekend 2017: Inspired Connections
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Save the date for Harris’ Alumni Weekend taking place June 2-3 in Chicago and Hyde Park. Graduating classes of 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2016 will be celebrating signature reunion years – however, there is more than enough for all alumni to do throughout the weekend. Please mark your calendars. Registration will open in early March.
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Alumni Volunteer Opportunities
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Stay connected with Chicago Harris and our alumni community! We offer a variety of opportunities to connect with prospective students, current students and your peers including:
- Host an event of join your regional chapter (in select cities)
- Host an intern/extern
- Become a Harris Mentor
- Post a job on HarrisLink (provide direct link)
- Participate in prospective student recruitment events
- Support the Alumni Fellowship Fund
Click here to get involved today!
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We encourage you to share your professional updates including promotions, awards, careers changes, and publications.
If you have any news that you would like to share with us please click here.
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"Data on Purpose | Do Good Data" Pre-Conference Happy Hour: SF
Monday, February 6 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Join Andrew Means, MPP'11, Do Good Data Conference Co-Host and Head of beyound.uptake, for a short talk and networking happy hour in SF.
RSVP Here.
'Galentines' Women in Public Policy Alumnae Networking Event
Monday February 13, 2017 | 5:30 -7:30 PM CT
River Roast | 315 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60654
This social event invites current female Harris students and Harris alumnae to meet one another and celebrate the power of female friendship. Come eat, drink, and meet the women who will bring changes to the world!
RSVP Here by February 10
24 Hour Impact: Giving Day Events
Wednesday, February 22-23,2017 | 6-8 PM
Attend events in select cities across the country to participate in Kerwin Charles' talk: "Labor Markets, Public Policy and Racial Inequality in America: Reflections on Earnings Differences Between Black and White Men"
- Chicago, 5:30-7:30pm CT: RSVP Here
- Washington, DC, 6-8pm ET: Invite to come
- San Francisco, 6 - 8pm PT: Invite to come
CDO Office Hours: Chicago
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | 4-6 PM CT
Friday, March 10, 2017 | 12 – 4 PM CT
As an alumnus, you have lifelong access to Harris services including career development support. CDO will be hosting open office hours in Chicago. To book appointment please click here.
If you're not located in Chicago but would like to schedule a phone or Skype advising session with CDO, please feel free to fill out this form.
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