POLICY SI MU LATIONS Each year, all MPP students participate in a 3-day simulation known as the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), which tests their ability to make sound, responsible decisions under “real-world” time constraints and pressures. The annual IPE alternates between issues of domestic and international significance. Topics have included an Iranian nuclear crisis, urban revitalization, reform of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and immigration reform.
an applied approach t o p o l i c y e d u c at i o n
For the past three years, the Central Intelligence Agency has invited our students and faculty to participate in a simulation involving a threat to U.S. national security—an abbreviated version of the training that all Directorate of Intelligence analysts must undergo.
As a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army, Jeff led 500 soldiers during two combat tours in Iraq and a tour in the Balkans. After graduation from the Ford School, Jeff served as Policy Director, Operations Director, and finally Campaign Manager for Rick Snyder’s successful gubernatorial
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campaign. Jeff is now Deputy Director of Strategy for Michigan Governor Snyder.
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eturning to school after service in Iraq, I found a faculty and staff committed to my success;
peers who approached each other as colleagues, not competitors; and opportunities to try out what I was learning in the classroom. I interned at the White House, participating in policy development within the Executive Office. And the Applied Policy Seminar was a tremendous experience—–the chance to consult on a policy question with a real client.”
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