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The Department of Political Science seeks to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge about politics and to enhance intellectual skills that encourage critical analysis and evaluation of that knowledge. Political science is a social science discipline in the tradition of liberal arts and sciences. Its subject matter embraces political institutions of government, political behavior, and political theory. Careers for Students in Political Science Government ~ Politics ~ Law
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3 Different Minors United States Politics |
Internships The department participates in 3 Internship Programs Political Science Departmental Internship Program (Click on the links for more information.) |
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Picture from left: Sean Webster, Meghan Everett, Rita Rochford, Samie Farhat, Melissa Kawkabany, Mathew Greene Professor Mona DeBaz from the Political science Department took six JCU students to participate in the Model Arab League (MAL) which was held at the University of Miami in Oxford, Ohio from February 24-26. The delegation represented the country of Syria and was very active in discussing and passing resolutions. JCU students Melissa Kawkabany and Samie Farhat won honorable mention awards. At the end of the meeting JCU student Rita Rochford was elected by all participating delegations to the position of Assistant Secretary General for next year’s MAL
STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED RALPH BUNCH * FULBRIGHT * TRUMAN RALPH BUNCH: Taneisha Means spent the summer of 2008 in Durham, NC, in the prestigious and highly competitive Ralph Bunch Summer Institute at Duke University. FULBRIGHT: Dina Baky will spend nine months in the Bordeaux Region of France, teaching students ages 8-11. Baky will begin her Fulbright teaching assistantship in October. FULBRIGHT: Joshua Marcin will pursue independent research in El Salvador, for approximately one year. His Fulbright fellowship provides a grant to study the banking and financial education options for families in El Salvador who are receiving money from relatives working abroad (remittances). TRUMAN: Joshua Marcin won this highly prestigious scholarship in 2008. |
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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIPS, SCHOOL YEAR 2009-10Spring 2010 Tom George, State Senator, MD 20th District Fall 2009 The Center For Special Needs Trust Administration, INC. NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM INTERNSHIPS SCHOOL YEAR 2009-10 Cleveland Council on World Affairs
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STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Law School
Andrea Capasso - Duquesne University School of law (Fall 2010)
Joshua Marcin - Harvard Law School (Fall 2010)
Bevlynn Sledge - Cornell University Law School (Fall 2009)
Mary Santez - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Fall 2009)
Brandon Keller - Duquesne Law School (Fall 2009)
Marissa Palumbo - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Fall 2009)
Emily Jackson - Capital University Law School (Fall 2009)
Graduate School
Fade Eadeh - Washington University in Saint Louis - Ph.D in Social Psychology (Fall 2011)
Taneisha Means - Duke University - Ph.D. in Political Science (Fall 2009)
Julie Bastianini - Pitt University - Masters of Public Administration (MPA) (Fall 2009)
Caitlin Huey-Burns - Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. - Masters in Journalism (Fall, 2009)
Dominic Marchionda - Ohio State University - John Glenn School of Public Affairs
Public Service
Ryan Tipping - 27 Months of Service in Madagascar with the Peace Corps
Joshua Marcin - Internship in the White House as a Policy Analyst for the Summer
Annie Schaeffing - Teaching in Phoenix, Arizona for Teach For America
Matthew Wooters - Jesuit Volunteers International - 2 Yrs. of Service in Punta Gorda, Belize
Students Doing Interesting Things
William Myers - Started his own Video Productions Company "Sir William Productions"
Laura Boselovic - Accepted a position with the American Association for the Advancement of Science