The political science department welcomes Vera Heuer, who will teach courses on international terrorism and international security this Spring. Professor Heuer is currently finishing her Ph.D. in political science at Indiana University - Bloomington.
Dr. Gary Kirk has left the political science department to become the director of the Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnership at Virginia Tech. While we hate to see him go, we wish Dr. Kirk all the best for this exciting opportunity.
For all graduating seniors: Professor Chisek has created a video with information about how to apply for graduation. Watch the video here.
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To commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, the Department of Political Science holds a semester-long symposium titled, "9/11: Ten Years On." The program can be found here.
The JMU Political Science Department welcomes two new colleagues: Dr. Rob Alexander joins us from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Alexander has a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, as well as an undergraduate degree from Duke University and two Masters Degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington. Dr. Alexander specializes in environmental and natural resources policy. He replaces Chris Koski, who has left us to set up shop at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. We are also joined by Jessica Minnis-McClain, who will contribute to our course offerings in the Public Administration program. Professor Minnis-McClain has a Master in Public Administration from JMU and is currently working on her Ph.D. in Public Administration at Virginia Tech.
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