EDUCATION

08/25

Cornell University’s Project Management Certificate offers professionals practical skills in project lifecycle management, covering scoping, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, and team leadership, preparing participants for the Project Management Professional exam. It teaches tactical & strategic skills, emphasizing emotional intelligence, communication, and managing constraints for project success, applicable to any project type. 

2/24 - 11/24

Mindfulness Approaches to AI is a learning series administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and equips federal leaders with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), which will better prepare and encourage them to engage in discussions, ask informed questions, and implement approved AI tools within their own agencies.

04/24

A Certificate in Strategic Planning Facilitation trains professionals to guide small-to-medium businesses in creating and implementing effective strategies, focusing on tools, process, and leadership for growth. Skills obtained include facilitating discussions, developing frameworks, aligning teams, and managing risks, preparing professionals for roles as a lead facilitator or consultant for Subject Matter Experts.

02/24

Through the Lean Agile Center of Excellence, Census Bureau employees learn Agile and Scrum techniques to build user-focused data tools, emphasizing fast, iterative development, customer feedback, and collaboration, moving away from slow "waterfall" methods for digital products allowing quicker adaptation to user needs and policy changes.

05/22

The Business Analysis certificate at Duke University focuses on the requirements-management process and helps professionals build the skills necessary to elicit, analyze, communicate, validate, and document accurate requirements for organizational processes, policies, and information systems.

03/14 – 05/17

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) at the University of Maryland – College Park was created to strengthen the federal statistical system by providing advanced training in survey statistics and methodology. JPSM’s short courses are two-day lectures led by industry experts ranging from topics such as survey sampling, web survey design and statistical analysis.

06/13 – 08/13

Precalculus at St. Louis Community College – Forest Park is a unified study of college algebra and trigonometry. Emphasis placed on the development of algebraic and trigonometric concepts.

05/12

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago prepares individuals for public leadership, transforming learning into actions that serve their communities, especially among the most vulnerable. The MPA curriculum teaches students to successfully oversee projects, support and motivate teams, improve organizational performance, and monitor policy impact to help solve complex socioeconomic problems.

05/10

The interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Management at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany provides a broad understanding of the relationships between government legislation, public policy, economics, politics, civil rights, regulation and finance, and city, state, federal, and global affairs. The program includes foundational coursework and electives in management and politics, and quantitative methods and policy.