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The open house was a success! I was impressed with the number of people who stopped by the MPA table. It was great to talk to so many people interested in the program and I've even been in touch with a few since then. I'm always happy to answer questions about the program or life as a student, so if you have any, post them below!

The week after the open house I had my first midterm of the semester in Foundations, and my first in-class exam of grad school! Hint: The study group was worth it. If nothing else, it's helpful to identify what information goes with what question, make sure you have the all the material, and are clear on it. After that it was a lot of reviewing and quizzing for me. Like I said, it paid off and I'm happy with the grade I earned. I have an online, open-book midterm tonight in Managing a Nonprofit. It will consist of a case study of a nonprofit with issues and in three essays, we'll apply what we've learned thus far. Wish me luck!

Last week we had Fall Break, which was a nice two day respite from classes. It gave me some time to catch up (on reading and sleep!) and look ahead at the rest of the semester.

As usual, there's a lot going on in Volunteer Management! We turned in our Volunteer Program Overviews last week and are awaiting feedback. We also did our site visits to the nonprofits applying for grants from Toyota. Although I cannot mention names, I can say the visits were both informative and inspiring. It is going to be tough to make recommendations when all of these organizations are doing wonderful things for the community. Toyota's criteria will help though and I'm excited to get further into the process.

Last weekend PASS invited MPA students to attend the Newport Gangster Tour at half price! I already had plans to return to Wittenberg for homecoming, but it sounded really fun! On November 2nd PASS is sponsoring a guest speaker and holding elections for the upcoming year. I'll keep you all posted!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!