  
Above are pictures from this year's Power Lunch, where Saint Mary's Alumae were invited back for a dialogue with students about career and life paths after graduation.
A Student dialogue on the upcoming 2008 Presidential Elections will be held on April 3rd at 7pm in the Student Center Lounge.
An open diiscussion on the War in Iraq will be held April 12th at 8pm in Stapleton Lounge.
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society, will be holding an essay contest open to all Political Science majors. The prize is a $40 gift certificate to Borders. Essays are due by Monday, April 16th to Professor Marc Belanger. E-mail Meaghan Herbst at mherbs01@saintmarys.edu for further information.
A lecture on "Strikes and Labor Organization in Hybrid Regimes" will be presented by Professor Graeme Robertson of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 19th at 4:15pm in the Hesburgh Center, room C-103.
The following students are enrolled in the Washington Semester Program
for spring of 2007: Victoria Dominguez, Ali Grimmer, and Amanda Fritsch.
Helen Casey is the department's representative to the Student Academic
Council.
Here are our 2007-2008 Political Science Club
Officers:
| President:
Maria Balata |
| Secretary:
Caitlin Fredericka |
| Senior
Class Officer: Katie Thompson |
| Junior
Class Officer: Audrey Anweiler |
| Sophomore
Class Officer: Lauren Kominkiewicz |
They all welcome your ideas and energy.
Let's have a great year!
The Indiana Democratic Party is seeking qualified college students for
an opportunity to apply for the Schreiber/Stewart Internship Program.
This program offers students an opportunity to gain practical campaign
experience. This is a great opportunity for students interested in a career
in Political Science as interns will gain experience in various important
areas. For more info, please call 1-800-223-3387.
For anyone who plans on or is thinking about going on the Washington
Semester Program: The Political Science Department has received a multimedia
CD-ROM on the program. The CD tells you about the different programs,
including internships, and gives you a feeling of what the program is
like. And instead of just reading about the program on paper, you can
get a feeling of what it is like through the interviews of other students.
Also they give you ways to apply to this program on the CD. If you would
like to check this CD out (sorry, you can't keep this one), you need
to contact Sean Savage.
Project Vote Smart's National Internship Program allows students to get
a behind the scenes view of the U.S. political system while simultaneously
receiving academic credit. The program seeks students interested in making
factual, unbiased political information accessible to all. The 10-week
minimum internship is located at the Great Divide Ranch in Montana where,
according to the brochure, you will be surrounded by…enormous trout. For
more information, see Sean Savage or check out Project Vote Smart's website
at www.vote-smart.org.
Indiana Legal Services needs volunteer Intake Workers for the Summer
and/or Fall 2003 at both their Bloomington and South Bend locations.
ILS provides free legal representation to eligible low-income persons
in civil legal matters. The Intake Worker's responsibilities include
conducting an initial interview and writing a narrative of the intake
information (which will become the basis for decisions regarding client
representation). Additionally, there are some "summer only"
AmeriCorps intake positions available in South Bend and Bloomington.
For more information, see Sean Savage.
The Woodrow Wilson School offers a summer program in policy analysis for
students of color from historically underrepresented backgrounds interested
in pursuing careers in public and international affairs. The goal of the
summer institute is to help students who are one or two semesters away
from obtaining an undergraduate degee to prepare for graduate study at
Princeton. Participants gain a comprehensive understanding of the Woodrow
Wilson School and the opportunities for professional careers in public
policy and international affairs. For more information, see Pat Pierce.
Consider LegalCorps, the AmeriCorps program of Indiana Legal Services.
The South Bend office of Indiana Legal Services is currently seeking
a half-time (20hrs/wk; 900 hrs total) Hispanic Outreach member and a
quarter-time (10-15hrs/wk; 450 hrs total) Hotline Interviewer member.
See Sean Savage for more information.
If anyone will be in the D.C. area this summer and still needs a place
to stay, contact Catholic University about their summer housing opportunities.
Call them at 202-319-5277 or e-mail at cua-summer@cua.edu.
Resources for the Future, an independent
nonprofit organization specializing in research, policy analysis and
public education on environmental, energy and natural resource issues,
has several paid summer internships available for graduate and undergraduate
students. See Prof. Savage for more details.For more information, access
this website: www.rff.org
Senior POSC majors seeking jobs and housing in Washington, DC after they
graduate may want to email Erin Reese (class of 2003) at erinreese_smc@yahoo.com.
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational
Fund has a Legislative Internship program and a Fellows program for
Latina students. See Prof. Savage for details.
IUSB School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) has scholarships
for the Master of Public Affairs degree with a concentration in community
and economic development. The scholarships cover all fees, including
books. They also include a required, paid internship. For more information
and application, please call the IUSB SPEA office at (219) 237-4131.
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