Spring 2012 Awards
Academic Achievement Awarded to: Joanna Gallo
Hoyt M. Jackson Memorial awarded to: Stephen Pizzuto
Arnold S. Harris Memorial awarded to: Adam Shapiro
Department Service Awarded to: Laura Hoch and Marie Nobile
Dr. David W. Brenner Scholarship awarded to: Nicolette Teta
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Model UN receives Honorable Mention
Students Shine at the Model United Nations Conference for the Seventh Straight Year
Sixteen students from the State University, College at Oneonta participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City from April 1 to April 5, 2012. This year’s delegation, representing Ecuador, received an honorable mention from conference organizers. This is a high honor, placing the SUCO delegation in the top ten percent of participants at a conference with over 2000 students from more than 100 colleges and universities from almost 30 countries.
Over the course of the spring semester, students prepared for the simulation by learning about Ecuador’s international and domestic politics, contemporary issues like sustainable development, the small arms trade, and human trafficking, and the United Nations’ committee system and its operating procedures. As part of their preparations, they took part in a joint exercise with Hartwick College’s Model UN club. While in New York City, the students received a briefing from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ecuador to the United Nations. Once at the conference, they debated proposals put forth to address these issues from the perspective of diplomats of their assigned country.
http://www.oneonta.edu/home/prospective-students.asp
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Student Leader Joins the College Foundation
Board of Directors
ADAM SHAPIRO, POLS Major
I am a senior Political Science major, and a member of the Oneonta Men's varsity tennis team. I am looking to work in political campaigns and elections, and political consulting. I am looking to acquire a job in either the Obama campaign this summer, and then hopefully get a job in either Albany or Washington D.C in the fall.
As stated in the Fall 2011 Reflections -
"SUNY Oneonta is a great place to get an education because our professors are really committed to helping students to grow intellectually and emotionally. Our College allows - and encourages-open communication between students and faculty. That is something you don't see at a lot of other institutions."
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POLS Student Studies Abroad in France
Spring 2012
Wlodarczyk, Jennifer
Bonjour,
Here is a brief overview of the program that I am in. I am studying the French language in La Rochelle, France, through SUNY Cortland. La Rochelle is a small city on the Atlantic Coast, around the middle of France. The program that I am participating in is called Diplôme Programe. It is a program that focuses on learning about the French language (grammer/oral/comprehension) and French civilization/history. The Diplôme Programe is for those people who's language skills are not that advanced, but for those who really know the language there is another program called CUFLE. This program allows students who speak and understand french very well to take actual classes taught in french. One thing I do have to warn anyone who does not know French very well is that the Diplôme Programe is all taught in French, so some comprehension skills are needed. Many of the professors do understand English very well, but the idea of this course is full immersion, so english is not spoken by the professors.
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Vanessa Griffith Studies Abroad in Chile
outside of Mendoza, Argentina in front of the El puente de Inca.
¡Hola!
I am a dual major in Political Science and International Studies with a minor in Spanish. This semester I am studying abroad in Viña del Mar, Chile to finish my spanish minor. I am studying at La Universidad de Viña del Mar through SUNY Brockport. Viña del Mar is a city on the Pacific Coast of Chile and is approximately 1hr 40mins south of Santiago. It's twin city is Valparaiso, Chile which is just a 15 min bus ride away. I am taking classes at the international campus with other exchange students (Germans and Americans). I am taking a literature course, a political science course, a history/geography course and a international studies course. All of my classes are in spanish. When I arrived I had to take a spanish exam to see what level I needed to be put in and based on your level those were the classes you could choose from. I am living with a host family, as are most of the exchange students here. It forces you to practice the language more. I have traveled parts of Chile and Argentina and plan on going to Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil if my money hold out! I would encourage anyone to study abroad because it is a great experience. ______________________________________
In the NEWS
January 11, 2012 Daily Star Article:
SUNY Oneonta class experiences primary up close
BY JOE MAHONEY Staff Writer The Daily Star
Twelve SUNY Oneonta political science students got an inside look at the presidential election process during a five-day trip to New Hampshire that culminated Tuesday with the first-in-the-nation primary. The group, led by SUNY Oneonta Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Gina Keel, includes 11 SUNY Oneonta students and one community member who is auditing Keel’s Presidential Election Campaigns course this spring. Read the full story here.
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ESTHER'S BLOG!
Esther Spindler (class of 2007 and recipient of the Department's annual Hoyt Jackson award) is spending her third year in the U.S. Peace Corps. Esther writes to us from Guatemala on her blog.
"I loved being an undergraduate student with SUNY Oneonta's Political Science department. The classes were small in size which enabled me to form great, personal relationships with professors and classmates, many of whom I still keep contact with today. The Washington Semester Internship program also allowed me to specialize in Human Rights and gave me hands-on experience with a DC-based NGO focusing in this field. This education and experience proved valuable when I quickly landed a job after graduation as a staff member with a New York City Council Member. I am currently finishing my third year with U.S. Peace Corps/Guatemala and will be starting a M.A. in International Development at the School of International Service (SIS) at American University. Thank you Political Science Department for helping me be where I am today!"
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