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Senior Honoree
The Z. Smith Reynolds Library inaugurated a Senior Showcase program recognizing exemplary senior research theses and projects completed by Wake Forest undergraduates in their final year. Among the three students selected was Mallory Durr who won the competition in Division IV (Social Sciences). Mallory and the two other honorees presented their research on April 20, 2010, in the Allen Mandelbaum Reading Room, ZSR Library. The title of her thesis was "Divided Societies: Power Sharing in Multilingual Democracies." See also Window on Wake Forest.
Senior Orations
Five political science majors (Katherine Dydak, Monica Giannone, Mark Hoover, David Little, Zahir Rahman) and two political science minors (Sarah Pirovitz, Jaymi Thomas) were among the ten finalists in the 2010 Senior colloquium. Congratulations! For more information click here.
Monica and Zahir presented at the Founders' Day Convocation, click here.
"The Fear We Do Not Understand" by Monica Giannone.
"We are Wake Forest" by Zahir Rahman.
Fulbright Scholarships
A job well done: Five of the twelve Wake Forest students who have been awarded Fulbright scholarships in 2010 graduated with a major in Political Science. For more information see:
http://www.wfu.edu/wowf/2010/20100618.fulbright2.php
Carlos Maza and William Sears: 2010 National Debate Tournament
Political science major Carlos Maza and political science minor Will Sears were invited to the 2010 National Debate tournament. Will Sears reached the "Final Four" and Carlos Maza the "Elite Eight." Wake Forest was the only university with two teams competing in the quarter finals. See related story.
Randy Paris: White House Intern
What's it like to be part of the Obama administration while still working on your college degree? See the WFU interview with Randy Paris.
Nick Deuschle: Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress’s Presidential Fellowship 2009
This past year, I was offered the opportunity to represent the Political Science Department as Wake Forest University’s Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Presidential Fellow. Along with over eighty other Fellows from across the country, I attended the Center’s Fellows Fall Conference this November in Washington D.C. Among others, the event hosted speakers from the U.S. Department of State, Senator Richard Burr’s congressional staff, the CATO Institute, American University, and former Nixon staffer Egil “Bud” Krogh (my personal favorite as Krogh, a participant in the Watergate scandal, spoke on the imperatives of honesty in public governance). In addition to participating in these speaker panels, we also paid visits to the Supreme Court, the Capital building, and several other D.C. attractions.
The highlight of the conference (if I had to name just one) was the peer presentation group meetings. As part of our fellowship, we were asked to write an original research article relating to the policies and organization of the American Presidency, and the peer presentations allowed Fellows to share and discuss their research on this topic with other Fellows. For me, this experience was invaluable as it provided me with much needed assistance in the construction of my research paper. Overall, my time at the Fellows Conference in Washington, D.C. was both academically fulfilling and insightful, and I am already looking for forward to returning to D.C. for the Center’s upcoming conference this spring.
Please note: Nick's research paper was included in an anthology of the most outstanding papers produced by the 2009-2010 Presidential Fellows: Nicholas A. Deuschle, "The Double-Edged Sword of Justice: The Department of Justice as a Political Instrument and Administrator of Federal Law," in Alex J. Douville, and Parry K. VanLandingham, eds., A Dialogue on Presidential Challenges and Leadership (Center for the Study of Presidency and Congress, 2010), 221-239.
Zahir Rahman: Annual Student Conference at the US Military Academy at West Point
In early November, I had the opportunity to travel to US Military Academy at West Point in northern New York to attend the 61st Annual Student Conference on United States Affairs. SCUSA’s theme this year was “Advancing as a Global Community,” and it attracted students from across the country. My table discussed “The Challenges of India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan,” and my policy group included students from all three countries! This added great depth and complexity to our discussion; for instance, when debating possible infrastructure building in Afghanistan, we were able to ask for an “expert” opinion as to how certain policies could be implemented and whether they would be successful. In addition, during the conference I lived with a pair of cadets in the barracks. This was the most rewarding of experience of the conference, as I was able to put faces on the thousands of soldiers from the US Army. During my time at West Point, I learned about the commitment that the cadets have to our nation. Upon returning to Wake Forest, I realized that my dedication to public compliments the cadets chosen decision to dedicate their lives to a life of military service. Clearly, both are necessary in promoting a safe and secure union.
More Political Science Majors in the News
- Zahir Rahman and David Coates: Quoted in the Winston-Salem Journal
- Study Abroad Fellowship for Rachel Baxter and Vanessa Van.
- Student Profiles: Zahir Rahman.
- Student Profiles: Megan Massey.
- Political Science major and entrepreneur Scott Graber.
- Student Profiles: Monica Petrescu