The Political Science Department provides outstanding instruction on the study of government institutions, public processes, politics and political behavior. Courses are taught by dedicated faculty members—all of whom hold Ph.D.s—and who have unique, diverse backgrounds that offer a blend of policy, law, judicial and international affairs experience.
Students are highly engaged in both lively classroom discussions and through forums outside of the classroom, such as the Model U.N., Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society), the Public Affairs Institute and the Student Academic Conference. Students learn to embrace diplomatic approaches, versatility in political thought and global perspectives through a variety of learning experiences. The Legal Studies Program and the International Studies Program are outstanding complements to the Political Science degree. Students graduate from the program with a deep understanding of government systems and public policy, and are well positioned to enter a variety of career fields, including government, business, education and journalism.
Dave Weinrich, planetarium coordinator, recently presented a paper “Digital Skies at MSU Moorhead” at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota Planetarium Society (WIMPS). Thirty planetarium professionals, including Scarlet Bernard and Sara Schultz, from MSUM attended the two-day meeting at Southwest Minnesota State University. Next year the MSUM Planetarium will host the event.
We had a very successful partial solar eclipse event with mostly clear skies and 100 enthusiastic people. Physics faculty, two physics students, two planetarium staff, and sixteen members of the Fargo-Moorhead Astronomy Club ran the 12 telescopes, attempted a webcast, demonstrated the use of eclipse glasses and gave a brief planetarium demo. The viewing continued [...]
Steven Bolduc, economics, has an article accepted for publication in the “Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.” The article, “Curricular Placement of Academic Service-Learning in Higher Education,” written with Dr. Amy Phillips of University of North Dakota, explores curricular placement themes in the service-learning literature and reviews findings from two surveys conducted by the [...]
Attention: May 18th - Check your Academic Status! Not sure how? Do one of the following: Check your Eservices dashboard. Check your GPA and percent completion. Compare to the standards outlined in the MSUM Satisfactory Academic Progress policy available at: http://web.mnstate.edu/aro under probation and suspension. Check with the Academic Support Center at 218.477.4318. Students on [...]
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Christopher Kettering, Political Science Major
