Two pillars of the Department, Professors Kenneth Wald and Richard Scher, are retiring this month. Ken and Richard have been members of the department for 33 and 44 years respectively, and they have touched the lives of thousands of students. Pasted below are the remarks made in their honor at the Department’s recent spring banquet. […]
Congratulations to newly-minted PhDs (from Left) Drs. Kevin Funk, Mitch Sellers, Nail Tanrioven, Audrey Flemming, and Scott Feinstein. Also in the picture, Prof. Ido Oren (center) and Ben Smith. Not in the picture: Dr. Steve Lichty.
Congratulations to the 194 political science majors graduating in Spring 2016! Three political science professors participated in the commencement ceremony on May 2, 2016. From left: Ido Oren, and Carlos Suarez-Carrasquillo.
Friday, April 1, 2016 was Pat Root’s last day in the Department’s office. Since joining the department in January 2010, Pat has worked—most reliably, efficiently, and capably—under three chairs, four associate chairs, and three undergraduate coordinators. We have all come to depend on Pat in so many ways, from entering and changing grades, through scheduling […]
Congratulations to our newly-minted PhDs!!! From left: Prof. Dan O’Neill, Dr. Jonathon Whooley, Dr. Lorna Bracewell, Dr. Amy Stringer, Prof. Laura Sjoberg, Prof. Michael Martinez, Dr. Roger Austin, Prof. Dan Smith, Dr. Diana Forster. Missing from the picture: Dr. Nic Knowlton.
The Department held its annual holiday potluck luncheon on December 14. Attendance was high and everyone was in a festive mood. A big thank you to Sue Lawless-Yanchisin for organizing the event. Happy holidays to all!
Twenty political science majors and prospective majors attended the third Political Science Information Cafe, held November 9 in Emerson Alumni Hall. Participating faculty and other resource persons chatted with students in an informal setting about topics such as finding work in Washington, certificate programs, graduate studies, internships, and the Mock Trial program.
Congratulations Drs. (from left) Mauro Caraccioli, Jadon Marianetti, and Manu Samnotra! Congratulations also to three freshly-minted PhDs not in the picture: Vincent Adejumo, Nic Knowlton, and Rachel Yon!
Congratulations to Jacquelyn Johnson, winner of the 2015 Best Honors Thesis Award! Jacquelyn’s thesis, “The Politics of National Accounts: Debt and Deficit in the European Union,” was supervised by Prof. Aida Hozic. The thesis explored the under-reporting of national debt and deficit data by members of the EU. The analysis showed that the reporting requirements […]
Congratulations to the 216 political science majors who graduated in Spring 2015! Four political science professors participated in the commencement ceremony on May 3, 2015. From left: Ido Oren, Suzanne Robbins, Sharon Austin, and Stephen Craig.
On April 28, 2015, six graduating seniors majoring in political science had an informal lunch with the Department Chair, Ido Oren, the Associate Chair, Bryon Moraski, and the Internship Coordinator, Dan Smith. The students shared with us reflections about their experience in the political science undergraduate program as well as their future plans. From Left: […]
The Department held its annual Spring Banquet on March 24, 2015, at the Sweetwater Branch Inn. Some 70 people attended, including faculty members, spouses, associate deans, and supporters. Our distinguished guest speaker was Dr. Steven Heydemann, Vice President for Applied Research on Conflict at the US Institute of Peace. The following awards were presented: Best […]
Congratulations Dr. Ramon Galinanes! Ramon’s dissertation was supervised by Professor Philip Williams (right).
Congratulations Drs. Stuart Strome and Tristan Vellinga! Stu’s dissertation was supervised by Prof. Leann Brown and Tristan’s by Prof. Amie Kreppel.
Joshua C. Huder, Ph.D., has represented the department in Washington, D.C. for the last two years and we are proud to announce his recent graduation. Josh left Gainesville after accepting a prestigious American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship where he worked on legislative procedure, financial services, voting rights, campaign finance, trade, small business, and other issues. […]
In the past four years, we were truly fortunate to have Dietmar Schirmer as our DAAD (German Government) Visiting Associate Professor. Dietmar became an integral part of the department, took an active part in the department’s life, and contributed to our mission in many ways, in and out of the classroom.
The Department held it annual Spring Banquet on April 8, 2014, at the Sweetwater Branch Inn. More than 70 people attended, including faculty members, spouses, the dean, and supporters. Our distinguished guest speaker was Professor Samuel Popkin from the University of California, San Diego. The following awards were presented: Best undergraduate student paper award: James […]
Bryce Freeman, a dual Political Science and Economics graduating senior, was one of three undergraduate students to win the University Scholars Program’s university-wide Best Paper contest. His paper, “Purging Participation? The Impact of Targeting “Potential Non-Citizens” on Voter Turnout,” was written under the direction of Faculty Mentor Dan Smith.
Will Hicks successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, Representation in the American States: Partisan Competition and its Conflicting Effects on Representative Government, on March 14, 2014. Will’s doctoral committee is comprised of Larry Dodd and Dan Smith (co-chairs), Michael Martinez, Beth Rosenson, and Larry Kenny (Economics). His dissertation, “Representation in the American States: Partisan Competition and Its Conflicting […]
The Department of Political Science is excited to announce that David Samuels, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, will present material from his co-authored book with Ben Ansells on Tuesday, April 1, 4-5:30pm in Anderson 216. David Samuels specializes in democratization, Brazilian politics, Latin American politics, political parties and elections, and US-Latin American […]
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Undergraduate major Michelle Asuncion represented UF at the 22nd National conference of the National Association of African-American Studies and Affiliates, held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Feb 10-15. She presented a paper on Filipino culture of migration.
On Friday some 30 graduate students attended the second session of the Department’s graduate student socialization series. Professors Amie Kreppel, Ben Smith and Leo Villalon spoke and answered questions on “How to Write and Win Grants.”
Two of our undergraduate majors, Shannon Crawford and Nishant Srivastava, have recently attended the United States Air Force Academy Assembly, a prestigious annual undergraduate student conference held in Colorado Springs. The theme of this year’s conference was “U.S.-India Relations: Partners in Democracy.” Shannon Crawford reports that it was “a stimulating, thought-provoking experience. The 3-day conference included […]
The Department held its first Political Science Information Cafe yesterday. Close to 40 undergraduate students attended the event (held in Emerson Alumni Hall), mingling in an informal setting with faculty and staff members. Participating faculty/staff members answered questions and dispensed information on internships, honors theses, graduate programs, certificate programs, library resources, and more.
Pedro Pierluisi, the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Professor Hedge’s legislative process course. Congressman Pierluisi, now serving his second term in Congress, discussed and answered student questions about current efforts to win statehood for the U.S. territory.
This afternoon some 40 faculty, staff members and spouses attended a reception at the Chair’s house honoring Albert Matheny and Michael Martinez for their tremendous record of service to the department and the university. Albert retired recently after more than 30 years at UF, during which he made numerous major contributions to the life of […]
Undergraduate student Rachel McGovern (pictured with alumna Debbie Wasserman Schultz) writes: This past summer I interned in the Office of the Chair at the Democratic National Committee. I spent ten weeks in Washington, D.C. assisting the Chair’s Office with a variety of administrative tasks. I also had the opportunity to interact with various members of […]
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Our undergraduate student Christina Ford writes: This summer, I participated in the White House Internship program as an intern for Mrs. Michelle Obama in the Office of the First Lady. Over the course of 11 weeks, I worked with her scheduling department to coordinate responses from the First Lady to elected officials, University Presidents, and […]
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The department held its annual “welcome back” reception today for faculty and grad students. A good time was had by all. Thanks to grad secretary Sue Lawless-Yanchisin for organizing the event!
Kudos to another new UF Ph.D! Dr. Evgenia Ilieva received her doctorate this summer, and begins her new career at Ithaca College this fall.
