Three students in Marquette's master's program in International Affairs presented papers at the Midwest Political Science Association conference. The conference, widely considered the best regional political science conference in the country, took place April 11-14 at the historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. The three students were Mujtabi Isani, who presented the paper "How Globalized is the Muslim World?"; John Porten, whose paper was titled "Management, Membership and Incentives: An Exchange Theory of Violent Group Behavior"; and Matt Surey, who presented a paper titled "China and the International Human Rights Regime."
In addition, Nathan Conroy, a graduate student in the Political Science master's program presented a paper at the 2012 American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, held February 17-19th in Washington, D.C. This annual conference brings together political science professors from around the country and is designed to promote greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom. The theme for the 2012 conference was "Teaching Political Science: Relevance in a Changing World." Nathan's paper, "Civic Engagement through an Entrepreneurial- Experiential Learning Model Applied in the Political Science Classroom," was co-authored with Prof. McGee Young.
Mujtaba Isani and Benjamin Stewart were co-winners of the 2012 Pi Sigma Alpha award for best paper presented by a graduate student, for their papers presented at the Illinois State Conference for Students of Political Science. The conference attracted students from across the country. Isani and Stewart were two of three winners of the award. Their papers will be published in the journal Critique: A Worldwide Student Journal of Politics.
A number of professors and students from the Department of Political Science are participating in the Law School's 2012 polling project. Marquette Political Science Professors have assisted in the development of the polls and the analysis of polling data. Prof. Amber Wichowsky, for example, posted an analysis of the February 2012 data on the blog site for the project. Her analysis piece is available here. Graduate students from the Political Science and International Affairs program are taking a political polling graduate seminar taught by the head of the polling project, Prof. Charles Franklin, a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and visiting professor of law and public policy at the Marquette Law School.
The Department of Political Science will host, "After the Hearing, Before the Decision: Healthcare Reform, the Supreme Court and Electoral Politics," Tuesday, April 10th from 4-6 p.m. in Emory Clark Hall, 111. Panelists include Marquette political scientists, Dr. Susan Giaimo, Dr. Paul Nolette and Dr. Amber Wichowsky. Please join us for a lively discussion about the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the potential impact of healthcare policy on the 2012 presidential election.
Refreshments will be served just prior to the event at 3:45. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Political Science at 414-288-6842.
The next "On the Issues" session at the Marquette Law School will feature the latest results from the ongoing Marquette Law School Poll of Wisconsin voters. The event on May 2nd will begin at 12:15. RSVP at the Law School's website on the event.
The Department of Political Science congratulates all of its undergraduate majors and graduate students who will participate in Marquette's 131st Commencement on Sunday, May 20, 2012. The two-part ceremony will include the university-wide graduation event at the Bradley Center (1001 N. 4th Street) at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are not needed for this event. The Helen Way-Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony will take place at the Al McGuire Center (770 N. 12th St.) at 2:00. Tickets are required for the afternoon event and academic apparel will be worn for both ceremonies.
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