Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Batten Ambassadors Batten Student Spotlight: Gary Christensen MPP '23 This week, we sat down with first-year MPP student Gary Christensen to learn more about his Batten experience. Gary moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to attend Batten after spending several years at Goldman Sachs. Read on to learn more about Gary and his advice for prospective students in our latest blog post! Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors Student Spotlight: Scott Rykala MPP '23 Scott is a first-generation college student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before Batten, Scott was an intern on Capitol Hill. Keep reading to learn a bit more about Scott's journey to Batten and his advice for prospective students! Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors Batten Student Spotlight: Guada Pinto (MPP ‘22) In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Admissions team sat down with second-year Accelerated MPP and Batten Latinx Network (BLN) President Guada Pinto to discuss her student experience and the role of BLN within the Batten School. Read More Student Life, Batten Ambassadors, Accelerated MPP Transitioning to the Batten Classroom Continue following first year post-graduate MPP candidate Ellie Murphy as she finishes her first month of coursework at Batten. Read on to learn more about her transition to graduate coursework, her daily schedule, and her favorite study spots! Read More Curriculum, MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors Moving to Charlottesville: Batten Edition Follow first year post-graduate MPP candidate Ellie Murphy as she moves to Charlottesville. Keep reading to hear more about her moving experience, undergraduate to graduate transition, and her favorite Charlottesville spots! Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors The Batten Community: Support in the Face of Adversity Wondering what Batten is like outside of class? Hear from second-year MPP student Ethan Betterton about the non-academic challenges he faced in his first year, and how the Batten community stepped up to help him. Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors Favorite Batten Memory, Part 2 As we count down the days to the fall semester, we asked some of our students what their favorite Batten memory has been. Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors, BA, Accelerated MPP My Favorite Batten Undergraduate Class, Part 2 Considering taking a Batten course before applying? Hear from some of our current students on which classes stand out as their favorites! Read More Curriculum, Policy Minor, Batten Ambassadors, BA My Favorite Batten Graduate Class, Part 2 Wondering what the MPP curriculum is like? Hear from some of our current students on which classes stand out as their favorites! Read More Curriculum, MPP, Batten Ambassadors, Accelerated MPP How Would You Describe the Batten Community?, Part 1 While our students can rave about why they love Batten, the admissions team thought we would pose them a different challenge: how would you describe the Batten community in ten words or less. We’ve included some of our favorite responses in this latest post! Read More MPP, Student Life, Batten Ambassadors, BA, Accelerated MPP Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ›› Subscribe to Batten Ambassadors Categories BA(61) Alumni(6) Career Outcomes(8) Batten Ambassadors(28) MPP(39) Personal Statement(3) Study Abroad (1)New Student(13) Curriculum(33) Admissions(44) Accelerated MPP(56) Events(11) SE Minor(20) Essays(8) Application(31) Recommendations(11) Policy Minor(38) Student Life(36) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Faculty(2)