2024-2025 MPA Capstone Portfolio Spotlights
The MPA Capstone encourages students to integrate knowledge and skills from across the Master of Public Administration curriculum to develop a professional portfolio that demonstrates core competencies at the culmination of their graduate studies.
Carol Cuadrado
https://ccuadrado40.wixsite.com/capstonegold
"My journey through my master's degree has been enlightening, marked by growth, learning, and self-discovery. With a deeper understanding of leadership, communication, and decision-making in the framework of public policy and service, I am passionate about my work and embrace challenges as opportunities for growth."
Jerome Cunningham
https://zigmond7.wixsite.com/healthcare
"The capstone project captures core values that align with my job and mission: to continue to hold integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence while driving customer service through compassionate and respectful communication and motivating professional development through a healthy, competitive environment in fast-paced, progressive surroundings."
Ashley Medina
https://sites.google.com/view/medinaashley/home
"When we create systems that invest in the continuous growth of educators and other public servants, we enhance their ability to serve effectively. Ultimately, well-prepared public servants lead to stronger, more equitable public services that better meet the needs of all communities."
Antonio Prata
https://antoniojprata.substack.com/
"Pursuing an MPA has allowed me to channel those values into a clearer vision of the kind of leader I want to be. Through this program, I’ve sharpened my skills in policy analysis, program evaluation, and public service management."
Aubrey Richard-Eline
https://reichardeline.wixsite.com/aubrey
"Here, I highlight the skills, challenges, and impact made in philanthropy and advocacy by leveraging the skill set from my corporate merchandising career for success in the nonprofit sector."