Recruitment Schedule
We enjoy meeting with prospective students face-to-face and via Zoom. Please check our schedule of events below to see when our staff will be attending graduate school fairs and offering information sessions.
The residential MPA application for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open. Residential MPA applications are due on February 1, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Admission is granted for the fall semester only.
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2023 Schedule of Events
November 6th – Applying for the Cornell Brooks School MPA
Applying for the Cornell Brooks School MPA: The Essential Degree We Need to Unravel the World’s Most Wicked Problems
Are you passionate about the role of public policy and what it can do to improve our society? An MPA provides cutting-edge, interdisciplinary tools to help find solutions to the wicked problems of our time. MPA Program Director Matt Hall will lead this interactive session, presenting an overview of how the MPA degree applies a global, interdisciplinary, and problem-oriented focus to a broad set of public policy issues. Learn more about concentration opportunities, the certificate programs we offer, off-campus study opportunities, and more!
Date: Monday, November 6, 2023
Time: 11:30-12:15pm
Location: Zoom
Register here for the 11/6 information session.
November 17th – MPA Program Open House
Cornell Brooks School MPA Program Open House for Prospective Students
Whether you’re passionate about climate change, education reform, economics, or countless other areas of public policy, Cornell University’s Master of Public Administration can help you take the next step in your career.
By attending our Open House, you’ll learn more about Cornell University’s MPA degree, and you’ll also learn how you can jumpstart your future as a leader in public affairs. In past years, we’ve held this event exclusively online. This is a virtual event and participants will be emailed a schedule after RSVPing.
During the Fall MPA Open House, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Meet our program directors and explore the MPA curriculum
- Hear from current students and alumni about their experience
- Learn about professional development opportunities
- Get details on the MPA application process
- Learn so much more!
Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
Time: Various sessions will be held 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Zoom
November 20th – World Bank/IFC Recruitment Session
World Bank/IFC Recruitment Session
This presentation will provide World Bank/IFC Professionals with an overview of residential and executive graduate study opportunities at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
Date: Monday, November 20, 2023
Time: 12-1 pm
Location: Zoom
December 5th – Applying for the Cornell Brooks School MPA
Applying for the Cornell Brooks School MPA: The Essential Degree We Need to Unravel the World’s Most Wicked Problems
Are you passionate about the role of public policy and what it can do to improve our society? An MPA provides cutting-edge, interdisciplinary tools to help find solutions to the wicked problems of our time. MPA Program Director Matt Hall will lead this interactive session, presenting an overview of how the MPA degree applies a global, interdisciplinary, and problem-oriented focus to a broad set of public policy issues. Learn more about concentration opportunities, the certificate programs we offer, off-campus study opportunities, and more!
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Time: 12:00-12:45pm
Location: Zoom
December 14th – An MPA for Public Servants (RPCV, Teach for America, Americorps, Government Employees)
An MPA for Public Servants (RPCV, Teach for America, Americorps, Government Employees)
Continue your career in public service with an MPA. This information session will dive into why Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Teach for America and AmeriCorps alumni, congressional staffers, and local government leaders are uniquely qualified to achieve a Master of Public Administration. Hear directly from public servants about their experience in Cornell’s MPA program, explore Cornell’s community, and learn about our admissions process.
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023
Time: 12:00-12:45pm
Location: Zoom