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Council discusses internship partnership with Sul Ross MPA program to support city projects and succession planning
Summary
Sul Ross MPA program coordinator Jessica Velasco proposed expanded internships and an advisory group to place students in city projects; council asked staff to help form an advisory group and discuss potential stipends.
Dr. Jessica Velasco, associate professor and coordinator of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and undergraduate political science program at Sul Ross State University, proposed a formal internship partnership between the university and the City of Alpine to give students project work tied to city needs.
Velasco described the MPA program as primarily online but noted many students have…
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