Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society to Induct Newest 2025 Members
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Pi Alpha Alpha, the global honor society for public affairs and administration, within the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) member schools, will induct five students into the UIC chapter.
The honor society’s purpose is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration. It also offers a unique opportunity for all UIC Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics (PPMA) students to build a community that fosters engagement between peers in a professional environment. The society provides a setting for students with diverse experiences and backgrounds to connect and build relationships.
Pi Alpha Alpha membership is available to all UIC Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics (PPMA) undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students who show academic excellence. Undergraduate students who have completed 15 hours of course work towards their public affairs or public administration major with a grade point average of at least 3.5 and are either in their last semester of junior year or are a senior are invited to participate. Graduate and doctoral students with a grade point average of at least 3.7 and have completed 50% of their required course work are also invited to participate.
The Pi Alpha Alpha Class of 2025 includes:
Samantha Sepulveda Santos, MPP
Andy Xiao, MPP
Susan Ann Haas, MPA
Ian Talley, BAPP
Leah Berti, MSCA
The induction ceremony will take place on Monday, April 21 at 3 p.m. in the PPMA conference room, CUPPA Hall, Suite 2100.