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Orientation Memo Workshop Examples

TO: Incoming Masters Students
FROM: Michelle R. Perez, Memo Instructor

It was a pleasure seeing all of you during the Memo Workshop. Per some students' request, following are three PDF files of sample memos I thought were examples of great policy analysis and writing in graduate school.

PUAF 780 First Memo - National Missile Defense & Destler's Grading Comments
PUAF 620 Final Memo - Abstinence-only Sex Education
PUAF 620 Trends Memo - Abstinence-only Sex Education

These memos can also serve as models for writing:

•  the third and fourth memo assignments for Dr. Schick's PUAF 620 “Political Analysis” course and

•  the first memo assignment for Dr. Destler's PUAF 780 “American Foreign Policy-Making Process” course.

I have also included the yellow Memo Workshop handout that was in your Orientation folder.

I hope you'll find these materials useful.

Best of luck!