Current Students
Internships
There are countless examples of public policy students receiving employment offers as a result of their internship experiences. Some will receive offers at their host organizations, while others will receive offers at organizations that value the experience students gained in previous internship settings. In addition, with the increasing demands of school work and extracurricular activities, many students do not have professional work experience prior to graduation. This experience is crucial when searching for full-time employment either post-graduation or during graduate work. Although internships are not required for graduation in the public policy programs, they are highly encouraged and most students will choose to complete an internship prior to graduation.
For more information on Public Policy Internships, click here.
Independent Study
During your time at DU, you may develop an interest in a policy field not fully addressed in the classroom; therefore, we encourage you to explore your ideas further by proposing independent study projects with IPPS instructors. Independent study projects are a great way to work closely with an instructor on a very specific policy issue of your choice. Independent study projects give you the flexibility to study topics that aren't offered as regular courses.
For more information on Public Policy Independent Studies, click here.
The Good Society
The Good Society is the organization for students in the Graduate Program in Public Policy working toward the Masters of Public Policy (MPP). The student organization's mission is to invigorate interest, pride and enjoyment in discussing the issues that greatly impact us as individuals, cultures, societies and as a planet.
Along with professional quarterly meetings designed to promote intellectual and creative thought around current public policy issues, the group also meets casually after class for dinner, happy hour or community service activities.
For more information on The Good Society,click here.
Policy Memorandum Information & Documents
In response to the MPP student's need to experience first-hand the type of practical and professional work typical of a policy analyst, the Graduate Program in Public Policy requires all students to produce a Policy Memorandum.
For more information on the Policy Memorandum, click here.
Bachelor's Candidates: Graduating with Distinction
For a full list of requirements to graduate with distinction in Public Policy, click here.
Career Center
The goal of career services through the Institute for Public Policy Studies is to develop and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with employers from various sectors and provide them with the highly qualified and talented IPPS students and alumni.
Click here for a current list of internships, job opportunities and other resources to help you begin your careers in Public Policy.
Employers:
Services to employers include coordinating information sessions, collecting resumes, scheduling interviews and posting open positions. To post a position with IPPS, please contact Chloe Gable
Important Dates & Deadlines
Stay up to date with the latest events, important dates, and student deadlines with our google calendar.
Alumni
Welcome to the IPPS Alumni web pages! We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the support and loyalty you have provided us over the years.
We would also like to encourage you to remain connected with IPPS. Faculty, staff, and students especially appreciate all of the things you have done to help them while at IPPS-- participating in local alumni events; participation in panels and guest speaker events; participation in the IPPS Alumni Association; and providing full-time job and internship opportunities. All of these things constitute a strong alumni network that can only become bigger and stronger. Please complete the below alumni survey to keep your information updated with our office. If you have available jobs or internship opportunities that you feel would be of benefit to current students, please email those opportunities to ipps@du.edu.
In response to student interest, the IPPS Alumni Association is pleased to announce the Fall 2008 launch of this new program. The goal of the mentoring program is to tap into the vast professional experience of IPPS alumni globally to help students in their career paths and academic choices by sharing career advice, job-search strategies and other tips. We know you are busy. You can indicate the number of mentees you would like to have and the method of communication (phone, email, a chat over coffee, etc.) that suits your convenience. Please complete the below form to get started with the Mentoring Program.
Your participation has always been a vital part of the IPPS community, and we hope that this will continue in the years to come.
Sincerely,
The Faculty and Staff at IPPS
Photo Gallery
Check out our picasa photo gallery here.
You'll find pictures from German Marshall Fellowship events, student and alumni events and Spring Reception.