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Political science alums--Max Smith ('06), Anton Swanson ('06), and Michael Henderson ('06) await news of their military deployment assignments.
Katie Hayes is a lesson in contrasts. Her petite frame belies an ornery toughness that gets her through some very difficult days. Her soliloquies on the big, beautiful ideas such as educational success and empowerment are tempered by the realities of going into a classroom every day in order to “erase the achievement gap” in rural Arkansas. Read more.
Think Globally, Act Globally
Politics matter on a local, national and international level. Our students know that, and they know they can make a difference through politics.
Some of our students make this difference by working in public policy, some pursue law degrees, and others immerse themselves in international relations.
Program highlights
- Dr. Derick Becker appointment--Derick Becker, Ph.D., has been appointed to fill a one-year position in the Department of Political Science. We especially appreciated the comments and feedback provided by students enrolled in Professor Becker's spring semester courses -- information that was important in the Department's selection process. Professor Becker will be teaching Introduction to International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, Introduction to Comparative Politics, and the second semester of FYS during the 2009-10 academic year.
- Recent CSB/SJU political science graduates have attended Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, Duke Law School, University of California-Berkeley, New York University Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Minnesota Law School, University of Notre Dame Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, as well as many others.
- Our Mock Trial team is very active and has landed in the top 20 in the National Championship Tournament several times in recent years.
- The Washington D.C. Summer Study program takes up to a dozen students to Washington, D.C. for an eight-week, eight-credit internship working in various governmental organizations (including Congress)
Overview of Program
- Our program begins with important groundwork in U.S. politics, international relations, political theory, and political life
- It continues with higher level courses in political institutions, public policy, law and courts, and comparative politics
- It is completed during the senior research seminar, a project that will incorporate all the student has learned over the course of study
Contact information:
Kay Wolsborn, Department Chair
Main 447, CSB
320-363-5984
College of Saint Benedict
Main 426A
St. Joseph, MN 56374
Phone: 320-363-5161
Fax: 320-363-6099
Saint John's University
Simons 152
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: 320-363-2731
Fax: 320-363-3298