PAGSA
The Public Administration Graduate Student Association (PAGSA) exists to represent and serve graduate students in the School of Public Administration and other graduate students enrolled (degree and non-degree) in public administration courses without regard to UNM campus attendance. PAGSA sponsors activities to provide opportunities for students' academic, professional and social growth.
PAGSA representatives work with other graduate and professional programs and their students through the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), to create and pass legislation that focuses on problems affecting graduate students. Please visit GSPA's website to see what initiatives GPSA is currently involved in.
PAGSA Speaker Series
What can I do with my MPA degree?
PAGSA has created a speaker series to answer just that question. In the series MPA: What’s Next? PAGSA will welcome five different speakers to discuss how each used their MPA degree to navigate their postgrad life. We have targeted SPA MPA Alums from five common industries to come and speak.
Refreshments and School of Public Administration T-Shirts will be available for all who attend. Distance student? No problem! We will be broadcasting the series via Facebook live. Make sure to ‘like’ the PAGSA page to have access to the video. https://www.facebook.com/UNMPAGSA/
Upcoming Event(s)
To be announced.
Born and raised in New Mexico, Cheyenne Trujillo has finished her first year in the MPA program with a concentration in public management. She currently works for the New Mexico Land Grant Council as a Graduate Outreach Coordinator, part-time. Cheyenne also currently holds a position as West Region's Regional Administrator for Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. She graduated in May 2017 with her bachelor's in political science and criminology with a minor in Chicana/o studies. While an undergraduate, she was president of four organizations: Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc., Chicana/o Studies Student Organization, Scholars for New Mexico Studies and the Multicultural Greek Council.
Justin O’Shea is a second year MPA student in the School of Public Administration. His current focus is in human resources and public management. Born in Ireland, Justin grew up in New York City before moving to New Mexico as a teen in 2010. His undergraduate background is in environmental science and engineering, graduating with a B.S. from The University of New Mexico in 2016. In his free time, Justin enjoys basketball, soccer, music, exercise, gaming, and traveling.
Kyle is currently entering the second year of his MPA program with an emphasis in public management. For work, Kyle serves as the Alumni Relations and Development Coordinator at UNM's Anderson School of Management. Upon graduating from the Anderson School in 2017 with a degree in marketing, Kyle worked as an Account Executive with the KRQE Media Group until finding his way back to UNM in March of 2018. During his undergraduate tenure, Kyle was UNM’s Student Body President, was awarded the Lena C. Clauve Outstanding Senior Award, and had led two national marketing competition teams. Kyle wants to represent all SPA students to the best of his ability and wants to bring new initiatives to the board to keep engaging students.
