Five members of Executive MPA Cohort 29 in Baruch’s Steven L. Newman Hall, named in remembrance of the son of William (’47) and Anita Newman, longtime benefactors of the College. Photo by Elena Olivo.
Cohort 29 of the Executive Master of Public Administration (XMPA) Program became close over the course of 70 Saturdays during the last two years. Says Greg DeStefano, “We have not only learned and grown professionally together, but we have formed lifelong connections that span organizational sectors and policy areas.” The group of 16—including (from top left) Meishay Gattis, Wendy Sutaria, Gregory DeStefano, Tenaja Jordan, and Nicole Souza—graduated in May.
With their program experience having fostered a spirit of teamwork, Cohort 29 has pledged to participate in the Hagedorn Challenge, a new matching-gift initiative within the School of Public Affairs (SPA). “By appealing to their sense of teamwork, alumna Amy Hagedorn has shown she understands her fellow Baruchians well,” says Public Affairs Dean David Birdsell. The announcement of Hagedorn’s second million-dollar gift (of which the challenge is a part) comes as SPA celebrates its 20th anniversary.