The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program has strong commitments to bettering its local community and facilitating its students and resources as assets for local businesses, government, and non-profits.

Part of how the MPA program achieves this goal is through our Town and Gown efforts, including but not limited to: community collaborative class projects, events held every semester for the community, and applied research projects for community partners. Please review the material on this page to learn more about our Town and Gown work. If you would like more information or would like to partner with our MPA on a project, please contact Dr. Wesley Meares.

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Summerville Campus

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Suite N312

706-737-1710

mpa_program@augusta.edu

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Mailing Address:
1120 15th Street AH-N312 Augusta, GA 30912

Faculty Research

E-Governance Training and Security

Augusta University’s MPA program is dedicated to providing innovative training to nonprofits and public agencies in the state of Georgia.

As part of this effort, and through a generous grant from Augusta University Cyber Institute, the MPA program has developed an online training program focusing on e-government and security training. The program is provided through the Instructure Canvas learning management system.  The modules provide an overview of e-government, social media for public agencies, and cybersecurity. 

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