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News And Announcements

Supreme Court Justice visits Political Science class  (click here to learn more)

Political Science faculty honor graduates at reception (click here to visit the photo gallery)

Congratulations May 2008 graduates!!
Santino Ajith, Ross Aldentaler, Trisha Dewar, Jacqueline Fletcher, Shannon Grussendorf (Legal Studies), Barsha Hamal (International Studies Summa Cum Laude), Julianne Lowe (Legal Studies Cum Laude Honors Program), Geogia O'Connor Hill (International Studies) , Joy Paul (International Studies), Meghan Powers (Summa Cum Laude), Sarah Stockert (International Studies), Naomi Thurman (Legal Studies Cum Laude), Jon-Erik Virnala and Baeron Warren


National Political Science honor society, Phi Sigma Alpha, 
welcomes 11 new members at the 2008 banquet. 

The 2008 PSA initites (Left to right) Troy Olson, Nick Boushee, Trisha Dewar, Stephan Johnson, Meghan Krueger, Justin  Norris, Rose Mukanyangezi and Srilan Withanachi.  Not  pictured are initiates Jennifer Lindstad and Lonella Streitz.	Dr. Barbara Headrick presents the 2008 Curtis Amlund Outstanding Political Science Student Scholarship to Trisha Dewar.

MSUM Model UN Team Participates in 32nd Annual Arrowhead Model UN Conference Seventeen team members, accompanied by faculty adviser Andrew Conteh, competed in the 2008 Arrowhead Model UN Conference in St. Cloud.  Noah Nelson and Jered Weber received Honorable Mention Best Delegation, in the Political Security Committee.  Noah Nelson also received Honorable Mention for Opening Policy Statement.  Katie Dolney and Troy Olson, representing the Country of France, received special recognition in the Security Council Prodeedings.

29 Political Science Students Present Research At April 2008
10th Annual Student Academic Conference

Stephan Johnson & Nathan Mack:  Darfur's Manufacturing Consent
Katherine Dolney:  Education Through Model United Nations
Troy Olson:  Preventing Genocide In Our Time
Bryce Peak:  Human Rights and The United Nations, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?
Jon-Erik Virnal:  Unification Of The Korean Peninsula
Rose Lodu:  Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East
Joleen Billman:  The Policy Of Same-Sex Marriage
Mikan Lovcik:  What Has Been Done To End The Conflict In Darfur?
William Rohla:  Indigenous Peoples' Rights And The Right To Self-Determination
Meghan Powers:  Returning To Toy Guns, A Child Soldier After The Conflict Is Over
Elizabeth Sarney:  Multinational Corporations And Human Rights
Matthew Hanson:  Reforming Health Care
Anthony Olson:  The Legalization of Marijauana
Eric Hoban:  Energy Policy Act 2005
Alexandra Robertson:  Don't Ask Don't Tell
Naomi Turman:  The Constitutional Challenges To The Lethal Injection
Kayleigh Johnson:  Proposal On Domestic Energy Development Policy
Justin Norris:  The Evolution of SCHIP
Rebecca Sang:  Endangered Species Act- Still Contorversial 35 Years Later?
Brad Johnson:  Climate Security Act
Nicholas Boushee:  Reauthorization And Improvement(?) Act of 2005, Patriot Act
Chance Stribling:  Changes In No Child Left Behind
Justin Moen:  The Carbon Tax
Julianne Lowe:  The Revolution Of Crack-Cocaine Sentencing
Trisha Dewar:  If The Genes Don't Fit, You Must Acquit"  A Look At Paternity Fraud Legislation In California
Jason Opitz (Legal Studies):  What Are SuperMax Prisons All About
Cory Schumacher (Legal Studies):  Cyber Crimes: Identity Theft
Shannon Grussendorf (Legal Studies):  Juvenile Justice