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The fellowships are part of an ongoing partnership agreement between WCU and the city designed to encourage educational development for municipal employees. Western offers two $500 fellowships each academic year to help two city employees pursue studies in the Master of Public Affairs Program.
The partnership, initiated in 2001, also enables members of Asheville’s city management team to teach MPA courses as adjunct instructors and calls for selected MPA classes to be taught in City Hall.
Fellowship recipients for 2007-08 are Bryan Fish, an employee in the parks and recreation department, and Brenda G. Mills, minority business program coordinator.
“The partnership between Western and the city of Asheville has been a real win-win situation,” said Christopher Cooper, director of the MPA program. “City employees benefit through the professional advancement opportunities associated with a master’s degree, and other students in the program benefit from the unique insights into public affairs that municipal government workers bring to the classroom.”
For more information about the MPA program, call (828) 227-7475.