Apply using the form linked below 

Applications are due by Friday 10/29 at 2pm 

If you cannot make this deadline,                                                                  please contact Dr. Antkowiak hussey@umbc.edu about potential flexibility 

Maryland’s state legislature, the General Assembly (MGA), matches students to internships with state senators, delegates, committees, and caucuses during its annual January-April session. This popular program engages interns in very substantive legislative work and has helped many recent UMBC graduates who have participated in it gain their first jobs. It also pays a modest stipend.

The MGA requires that prospective interns be sponsored by a professor who provides academic credit for the experience. Interns must be at least 18 years old and have GPAs of at least 3.0. Students with somewhat lower GPAs may be considered if recommended by the sponsoring professor.

Dr. Laura Antkowiak (formerly Hussey) sponsors UMBC students from any major for this experience and offers academic credit through POLI 448 (4 credits). Depending on hours interned, students may be eligible for additional credit. Students seeking this sponsorship should email their completed MGA internship application (2022 Student Intern Application), including all required attachments, to Dr. Antkowiak (formerly Hussey) at lhussey@umbc.edu  by October 29th at 2pm. An application for sponsorship also requires an informal interview and two recommendations from faculty. Faculty should convey recommendations directly to Dr. Antkowiak (formerly Hussey) – in informal emails, formal letters, or this Political Science Internship Recommendation Form.

The department continues to offer academic credit for other spring semester internships in politics, public policy, public administration, and the law via POLI 448 and POLI 438, as well as internship placement assistance for qualified juniors and seniors. Please see https://politicalscience.umbc.edu/internships/ for details.

2022 Student Intern Application

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Spring 2022 Schedule and Advising are Here!

The Spring 2022 schedule is now live, and you can look online to see what classes will be offered. As you consider what electives you would like to take, you can compare the classes on the Spring 2022 schedule with the Asian Studies course catalog to see what will count towards your ASIA degree, minor, or certificate. 

Some options available this spring include ASIA 300 (Music and Identity in the Two Koreas), POLI 309 (Chinese Politics), MLL 333 (Japanese Food Culture), HIST 386 (Hindus, Muslims, and their Others), GWST/HIST 380 (Women and Gender in East Asia), and AMST 375 (a special version of Studies in Asian American Culture which will involve field trips to the Smithsonian). This is just a sample of available options, though - check the schedule for the full listing as you make your plans.

Registration will begin next week (November 2), so make your advising appointment soon - click here for more information. 

Winter Registration Continues!

Thinking about a Winter 2022 class? In addition to many classes that satisfy various GEP requirements, there are a few options for Asian Studies students among the more than 100 courses that will be offered this January, including MUSC 230 (Musics of the World), HIST 381 (From Samurai to Salariman), and HIST 434 (Vietnam Wars in International Context). You're welcome to make an appointment with Dr. Oyen to discuss whether a Winter 2022 class makes sense for you and your degree plan. 

Upcoming Events, Dates, and Deadlines

• Now - Spring 2022 schedule available online
• Now - Winter 2022 registration is open 
• Oct 29, noon - ASCOM meeting, Fine Arts 558
• Nov 2 - Advance registration for Spring '22 begins for students with registration clearance (make an appointment today!)
• Nov 4 - Diwali
• Nov 10 - Last day to drop individual courses with a "W"
• Nov 17, 4pm - Virtual Lecture "Legal, Poetic, and Social Justice" with author Angie Kim, co-sponsored by the Dresher Center, the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication, and Asian Studies

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EVENT UPDATE
Due to weather the Livewire event at the Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park was cut short on Saturday. It is now rescheduled for Sunday, 10/24 at 4 pm.

UMBC's Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership 20th Anniversary Celebration and
Arboretum, by Robert Morris, Performed by UMBC's RUCKUS & Music Department, A UMBC Livewire Event

On Saturday, October 23rd the campus will host UMBC's annual new music festival, Livewire. At 3:30 pm, RUCKUS, the new music ensemble-in-residence, will be joined by additional faculty and student performers to present a special performance of Robert Morris’s Arboretum. 

Arboretum is a concert-length work designed as an immersive experience. Performers move around the Sculpture Park as they play, and audience members are encouraged to move as well, changing their perspective on the work over its duration. The composer describes this work as “slowly unfolding... the experience of this music is like watching sunsets, clouds passing, or sea changes.”

The event also marks the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership.

A limited number of grass mats will be provided. Feel free to bring your own blanket, lawn chairs, and picnic to enjoy among the crunch of the fall leaves. This event is free and open to the public.

Find maps, directions, and learn more at cadvc.umbc.edu/beuys.

This event is curated by Sandra Abbott and Daniel Pesca and presented through a partnership between UMBC’s Music Department, Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, and the Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership.

The Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park is supported in part through the generosity of Nature Sacred (naturesacred.org). CADVC’s programs are supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences.

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UMBC is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of the university community. For complete information, please visit our COVID-19 website. Please note:

• We encourage you and/or your social pod to maintain at least three feet distance from others. 
  
• Help us all stay healthy and don’t visit campus if you aren’t feeling well.
  
• Masks are not required outdoors unless you are participating in an event that requires them or you are part of a group with children under 12 who cannot physically distance or receive the vaccine.
  
• Students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus must wear a mask in indoor public spaces.  Masks must cover your nose and mouth.

For free parking during the event, park immediately adjacent to the Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park. Find  links to campus maps and directions to campus when you click on the link below.

https://about.umbc.edu/visitors-guide/directions/

Photo: Marlayna Demond

Did you know that you can take courses for credit during the Winter and Summer Sessions from the luxury of your very own room? Many students save time (and money) by enrolling in these special sessions – and now is the time to register!

Do you want to learn how to prevent another disaster like the one we’ve all lived through from happening again? How about investigating how international law can regulate conflict in ways that protect the rights of states and individuals? Or maybe delve into ways in which movies reflect and shape perceptions of political values and processes? Or explore how American foreign policy decision-making power has come to rest largely in the hands of just one individual, the President?

We’ve got the Winter courses you are looking for!

The POLI lineup for Winter 2022 includes:

International Law (POLI 482)

Citizens and Democracy (POLI 469)

Disaster Politics (POLI 468)

American Foreign Policy (POLI 390)

Politics and Film (POLI 309)

Introduction to International Relations (POLI 280)

Introduction to Political Theory (POLI 210)

Advising Season is Upon Us 

Advising lists have been posted around the department. They include student's advisor and their contact info. These lists can be found outside Room 304, Room 310, and Room 357 in the Public Policy Building (PUP) 

If your name is not listed or you do not have an advisor listed please schedule an appointment using the link below or contact polisciadvising@umbc.edu  

In order to be approved for class registration students need to meet with their assigned faculty advisor to receive enrollment approval. Once you have this registration approval you can enroll in classes depending on how many completed credits you have. See the link to the registrar's calendar below for your corresponding date.  

The full schedule of classes for the Spring '22 semester will be published on October 25th 

https://politicalscience.umbc.edu/student-resources/advising/

https://registrar.umbc.edu/calendars/registration-appointments/

NSF has posted the video for the PAPPG update that was held earlier this year.