As program directors in the School of Public Affairs, we come alongside you, our students, in this time of trauma and uncertainty. In the remaining weeks of the spring semester, together we will make mistakes and learn from them along the way. Together, we will practice grace and self-care. We believe in a time of crisis, we should focus on care more than content. Recognizing the seriousness of a global pandemic, these are our promises to you:
Five students from CU Denver were joined by students from CU Boulder, Rollins College in Florida, and St. Edward’s University in Texas for a study abroad experience in East Africa. Participants were challenged to think differently and bigger about public service from the perspective of international development. Taking an interdisciplinary lens to East Africa, students listened and thought about the role that public management, public health and public service play in urban and rural communities.