The Department of Political Science honored two alumni with achievement awards during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 26, 2017 in Ames, Iowa. Lynette Hornung and Mary Whitaker Lindgren were awarded the Department of Political Science Alumni Achievement Award, which recognizes alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement. Mary … Continue reading Alumni honored during Homecoming week
Jacob Martin is spending the summer enhancing federal policymakers’ careers.
Iowa State University’s Department of Political Science honored former Anamosa city administrator Patrick J. Callahan with its 2017 Dwight Ink Public Service Award on Wednesday, April 19 at a ceremony in Ames. The Dwight Ink Public Service Award, named in honor of federal civil servant Dwight Ink (’47 government), was established in 1997 to honor … Continue reading Callahan receives 2017 Dwight Ink Public Service Award
Senior Lecturer Ellen Pirro led a delegation of 4 graduate students and 7 undergraduates to the March 9-10, 2017, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) student conference, held at Creighton University. ISU is a member of the Academic Alliance, which is sponsored by USSTRATCOM. Students attended from 11 different institutions, including Stanford University and the Air … Continue reading United States Strategic Command Conference
January 27, 2017, the Department of Political Science held its first-ever Spring Festival Lunar New Year celebration. Students, faculty, and family members of the Department shared food, conversation, and music appropriate to the occasion. Decorations pictured were appropriate for the Year of the Rooster.
The nomination of the first woman presidential candidate shatters some gender barriers, but reinforces certain stereotypes and double standards
Political science and Greenlee major tours the political scene through amazing internships.