Upcoming events
MPA Graduation Brunch
May 11, 2013
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
620 South College Rd
Wilmington NC
UNCW Commencement
May 11, 2013, 1:00pm
CAS Graduation Ceremony
Trask Coliseum
PIA Graduation Ceremony
May 11, 2013, 3:30pm
Lumina Theater
MPA Academy for Strategic Management is now accepting application for Fall 2013. Apply Now
MPA Alumni of the Year
2012 - Chad McEwen, Class of 2005
Chad is a former graduate of the MPA program with a concentration in Coastal Management and Environmental Policy. As a student in the MPA program he worked as an intern in the Planning Departments with the Cape Fear Council of Governments and the Town of Burgaw. Following graduation from the program in 2005, the temporary intern position with the Town of Burgaw was converted to a full time planner position. In 2005, Chad was promoted to Planning Administrator which he served until December 2010 when he was hired as Town Manager. Since January 2011, he has overseen numerous capital projects including the Wallace-Burgaw Regional Wastewater Treatment Project, downtown revitalization efforts, the Osgood Canal Greenway Project, and Phase 2 of the Sewer Rehabilitation Project. In addition to serving as Town Manager, Chad serves as Chairman of the North Carolina Blueberry Festival held annually in Burgaw on the third Saturday in June, Vice Chairman of the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chairman of the Boy Scout of America Investment in Character fundraiser, member of the MPA Advisory Committee, and member of the New Hanover County Board of Adjustment.
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