For those interested, "The Sitting Judges" of Baltimore City's Circuit Court are running for re-election. You would potentially help voters at polling stations, distribute literature, or put up signs. If you are interested or if you have questions, contact Judge Wanda Keyes Heard at wkheard@gmail.com.

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Applications are now available for the fall 2016 for the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute's Global Leaders Internship Program. To apply and find out more information, visit the website below.

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Dear Students,

The Political Science Department is offering a summer version of its Policy, Politics, and Public Administration Internship Program. The program combines academic study with practical work experience. Participating students serve in internships with local and state legislators, members of Congress, political parties, interest groups, think tanks, lobbyists, government agencies, or non-profit organizations.

Any Spring 2016 graduating senior interested in a 26-month, full-time policy job with a Washington, DC based think tank should contact Dr. Tom Schaller at schaller@umbc.edu.

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Hello Students,

Have you written a really good research paper in political science over the past year? Why let that paper sit in your computer? Why not present it to a larger audience?

There are two possibilities for you to present your work this spring:

1. The Pi Sigma Alpha undergraduate research conference in political science is on April 6th from 11am to 1pm. This is a smaller conference in which twelve political science students present their work to the political science student body and faculty as poster presentations. For this conference, we will be able to provide you a poster and a printout of your presentation using funds our Department's Pi Sigma Alpha chapter received from a grant. There will also be sessions to help you prepare your poster for presentation. If you are interested in this conference, please send a paper title and abstract to Carolyn Forestiere (forestie@umbc.edu) by March 3rd. 

2. UMBC's URCAD (undergraduate research and creative achievement day) is on April 27th this year. This is a much larger event in which hundreds of UMBC undergraduates from different disciplines will present their work, either as poster or oral presentations. For more information and to apply for URCAD, please see the application form (due February 23rd) on this website: http://ur.umbc.edu/urcad/forms/

Both conferences provide an excellent opportunity for you to get conference experience and to engage with a larger audience about your ideas. 

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

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Carolyn Forestiere

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To apply, please fill out the attached application form and drop it off, along with a check for your membership and the regalia you would like (see the application form) at Professor Forestiere's office in PUP 306.

For any questions, please email forestie@umbc.edu.

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We are now accepting applications to the faculty-led study, 4-week abroad programs to Italy (Dr. Forestiere) and Poland (Dr. Grodsky) this summer. If you are interested in learning more or applying, please contact Dr. Forestiere at forestie@umbc.edu or Dr. Grodsky at bgrodsky@umbc.edu. You can also check out the attached link that goes to the UMBC Summer Programs page.

The deadline is March 10th!

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