NEW! Political Science Alumni Newsletter (pdf)

 

• Ways to get involved

• Alumni Spotlight

• Alumni Updates

• Make a donation to Political Science Department

 

Photos from POLS Alumni Reception February 13, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ways to Get involved

 

Keep in touch with the Political Science Department

Send updates about your current profession, contact information (email, mailing address), and news in your life via email to blevinse@cofc.edu and stay connected with the department. We will be sending out our first electronic alumni newsletter in August. If you have any photos or information you would like to contribute to the website or newsletter please forward those to us as well.

Provide Internship Opportunities

Alumni of the political science program can provide a valuable network of diverse internship opportunities for current students. If your organization or business is interested in learning more about hosting an intern or already has available internships, please contact us. In addition, if you know of other internship opportunities and/or are willing to provide an introduction to your contacts, please share these with us as well.

Volunteer as a Guest Speaker

To provide students with greater insight into careers and special topics, the political science department hosts career panel discussions and alumni guest speaker presentations. If interested in volunteering as a guest speaker, please contact us.

Pictured left, 2005 "Careers in Washington, DC" alumni panel participants.

 

 

 

 

Volunteer as a Career mentor

Students often have questions about certain careers and are interested in ideas on how to go about finding their first job. If you would like to volunteer as a career mentor, please get in touch with us or join the C of C Alumni Career Mentor Network online. The information and support you can provide is invaluable to our current students!

Make a Donation

The Political Science Fund supports activities such as:

• Student Travel: sending student delegations to regional and national Mock Trial competitions. South Carolina Student Legislature in Columbia, Model OAS & OAU in DC, and student travel to professional conferences.
• Student Awards: Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper awards, among others.
• Faculty Development and Scholarship: gatherings to address new issues and trends in the discipline and assistance with the cost of significant research projects.

To make a contribution directly to the Political Science Fund (R307), please call the College of Charleston's Foundation office at (843)953-7361 or complete the following form and mail in your contribution in support of the political science department. Donation Form

Alumni Guest Speakers in 2006-2007

 

Alumni Panel: "What Can I do with a Political Science Major?"

In conjunction with Political Science Week, on February 20, 2007 a panel of political science alumni talked about their current jobs, how they got them, how political science prepared them for work and offered advice to current students. Participating in the panel: Misty LeClerc, AP US Govt and History teacher at Wando High School; Tammie Hoy, Executive Director, Lowcountry Housing Trust *, and Stephanie Yarbrough, Business Recruitment and Redevelopment Manager for the City of Charleston. (*Also earned a MPA from the College of Charleston)

Panel discussion: "Is graduate school the next step for me?"

February 21, 2007, a panel of students currently enrolled in local graduate programs, featuring Brian Grabatin, Julia Carter, and Jessie Shuler from the MES program; John McCay from the MPA program, and Tyler Brown* and Les Blankenship* from the Charleston School of Law talked about their experiences with the graduate programs, their preparation for graduate school, and took questions from current students in attendance. (*Political Science alumnus)

 

2005 Alumni Panel, "Careers in Washington, DC"

On Friday, November 11, 2005 Anne Ruchman (Senator Chris Dodd); Dabney Hegg (Senate Commerce Committee); Tara Nelson (Republican Governors Association); Angela Kouters (lobbyist); Will Glasscock (House staffer); Matt Lattanze (Dept of Homeland Security) provided students an opportunity to ask questions about working in D.C. Students and alumni enjoyed a pizza lunch and networking happy hour event.

Guest speakers provide insight into combining interest in law and politics.

Christopher Ott (alumnus) and George Marcou, attorneys and lobbyists in Washington, DC, spoke to students about combining interest in law and politics on November 4, 2005.