Tag: "Political Science"

Palestinian scholar presents research on Palestinians in Israel

Palestinian scholar presents research on Palestinians in Israel

Areej Sabbagh-Khoury will present at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on “The Palestinian Citizens of Israel between the history and the present,” in the MUC Meeting Room A.
Department of Political Science professor Laurie Rice helped organize Areej Sabbagh-Khoury's presentation on "The Palestinian Citizens of Israel between the history and the present."
Sabbagh-Khoury is a researcher […]

DeGarmo shares heart for Palestinian cause with students

DeGarmo shares heart for Palestinian cause with students

Denise DeGarmo, chair of the Political Science Department, in front of the separation wall in Bethlehem, a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, about six miles south of Jerusalem.
Denise DeGarmo, chair of the Political Science Department, did not anticipate how visiting Palestine would impact both hers and her students’ lives.
DeGarmo started visiting Palestine in […]

Flaherty earns 2014 Teaching Distinction Award

Flaherty earns 2014 Teaching Distinction Award

Political science professor Anne Flaherty received the 2014 Teaching Distinction Award.
Political science professor Anne Flaherty was named to the 2014 Teaching Distinction Award
The award is through the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and includes a monetary prize. Nominations were submitted by students and faculty and reviewed by the Teaching Excellence […]

ROTC cadet receives George C. Marshall Award

ROTC cadet receives George C. Marshall Award

Senior political science major Sarah Ostrowski will attend a national conference with military leaders, the Department of Defense and fellow cadets as a recipient of the George C. Marshall Award.
Senior political science major Sarah Ostrowski was selected to receive the George C. Marshall Award, which honors the best cadets from ROTC programs around the country. […]

CAS students participate in Model Illinois Government

CAS students participate in Model Illinois Government

Four students represented SIUE in its first showing at Model Illinois Government earlier this month where college students from across the state debated legislation.
College of Arts and Science students Logan Creen, Laura Grace, Kendra Weinhoffer and Alex Lovett attended Model Illinois Government in SIUE's first showing. Photo courtesy of Denise DeGarmo
Junior political science major Kendra […]

Pi Sigma Alpha hosts 'A Conversation with Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon'

Pi Sigma Alpha hosts ‘A Conversation with Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon’

Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, a former SIU Carbondale law professor, will speak to the university community about Illinois government Thursday evening.
Pi Sigma Alpha will bring Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon to speak on campus at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Maple-Dogwood Room of the Morris University Center.
Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science department’s honor society, is […]

URCA students conduct research in Palestine

URCA students conduct research in Palestine

Three political science students spent a week and a half in Palestine during winter break to conduct research with the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem as part of the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program.
Three political science students conducted research in Palestine during winter break, including senior Charmaine Burrus (pictured). Photo courtesy of Denise […]

URCA students present research on occupied Palestinian state at regional conference

URCA students present research on occupied Palestinian state at regional conference

Political science students studying the occupied Palestinian state presented their preliminary research at the International Studies Association Midwest conference earlier this month.
The 10 students – Meghan Hughes, Thomas Pearson, Nasir Almasri, Charmaine Burrus, Daniel Crain, Eric Gross, Nesreen Jaber, Ana Murillo, Tyler Urish and Stephen Wilkerson – held a panel presentation called “Human Security in […]

Former congressman Costello to lecture about nation's infrastructure

Former congressman Costello to lecture about nation’s infrastructure

A major bridge collapsed in Minnesota six years ago causing 13 people to lose their lives. Three people were hospitalized after a bridge collapsed in Washington State earlier this year. A section of a bridge in Green Bay, Wis., dropped roughly three feet within the past two weeks, causing the entire bridge to close. And […]

National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center offers hands-on experience for political science student

National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center offers hands-on experience for political science student

Senior political science major Nasir Almasri will begin a journey in advocacy this semester because of a new opportunity offered by the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, which is located on the SIUE campus.
Senior political science major Nasir Almasri will work at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center on the SIUE campus this semester advocating for biofuels.
Almasri, […]

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