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Greetings From Department Chair

Programs Located within the Department of Political Science

International Studies Program—Dr. December Green

Master of Arts Program in International and Comparative Politics—Dr. Laura Luehrmann

Model United Nations Program—Drs. Schlagheck & Shannon

Dr. Donna Schlagheck

Professor & Chair

Political Science

321 Millett Hall

(937) 775-2904

[email protected]

Special points of interest:

Fall 2012 Faculty Office Hours-Page 2

Proposed Spring 2013 Schedule-Pg. 7-8

Proposed Summer 2013 Schedule-Pg. 9

Inside this issue:

News from Director of International Studies Program

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News from Director of M.A. in International & Comparative

Politics

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Internship Opportunities

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Upcoming Events 12-13

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Fall 2012

Semester

Fall semester, we made it!

Welcome back to campus, where the department has several exciting

changes to share with you, as well. Dr. Matt Filipic (Ph.D., The

Ohio State University) is our Visiting Professor, teaching American

politics, including Campaigns and Elections. Impeccable timing in a

most important electoral season! Be sure to meet with Prof. Filipic

if you are interested in internship opportunities!

Dr. Carlos Costa (Ph.D., The University of Missouri-

Columbia) is teaching Latin American Politics, and will

offer a seminar on Brazil in the Spring semester. We are

extremely pleased to welcome both professors to our

ranks.

Dr. Sean Wilson’s book, THE FLEXIBLE CONSTI-

TUTION, is going to press at Lexington Books. His

treatment of originalism and legal ideology make this a

terrific read. Congratulations, Dr. Wilson!

Edited by Professor Charles Funderburk, also a contributing co-author, POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN

COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE was published this summer by Ashgate (London) and includes work

by Dr. Funderburk on American political corruption, Dr. December Green on Brazil, Dr. Laura Lueh-

rmann on China, Dr. Liam Anderson on Russia, Dr. Pramod Kantha on India and Pakistan, Dr. Vaughn

Shannon on Israel and Palestine, and Dr. Donna Schlagheck on the United Nations. Joining this depart-

mental collaboration was Dr. Julie Fisher Melton, a researcher at the Kettering Foundation, who contrib-

uted an overview of the work of non-governmental organizations that promote democracy and address

corruption, with fascinating details from her field work in South Africa, Argentina and Tajikistan.

The department and the college will offer a panel discussion of the project in the spring semester.

A Model United Nations Alumni Society is being established and will convene at Rockafield House this

December 14th. (Re)connecting alumni with the university, and each other, the society will focus on an

endowment to secure the team’s participation in the annual conference in New York.

Remember to vote, and enjoy the fall semester,

Donna Schlagheck

Anderson, Dr. Liam – Phone: (937) 775-3023 (voice mail)

Office: 311 Millett Hall

email: [email protected]

Office Hours: W 1:00-3:00 & R 4:30-5:30 or by appt.

Costa, Dr. Carlos – Phone: (937) 775-2915 (voice mail)



Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 or by appt.

Feldmeier, Dr. John – Phone: (937) 775-2229 (voice mail)



Office Hours: T R 12:28-1:28 or by appt.

Filipic, Dr. Matthew – Phone: (937) 775-2903 (voice mail)



Office Hours: M W 2:30-4:30 or by appt.

Fitzgerald, Dr. Edward – Phone: (937) 775-2284 (v/ mail)



Office Hours: W 6:30-8:00 & by appt.

Funderburk, Dr. Charles - Phone: (937) 775-2783 (v/ mail)



Office Hours: M 2:30-4:30, W & F 2:30-3:30 & by appt.

Green, Dr. December – Phone: (937) 775-4817 (voice mail)

Director of International Studies Program



Office Hours: MWF 11:00-12:10 & by appt.

Hussain, Dr. Rashida – Phone: (937) 775-2451 (voice mail)

Office: 304 Millett Hall, email: [email protected]

Office Hours: T R 12:30-1:45 & by appt.

Kantha, Dr. Pramod—Phone: (937) 775-2387 (voice mail)



Office Hours: T R 12:30-1:30 & by appt.

Luehrmann, Dr. Laura – Phone: (937) 775-3197 (v/mail)

Director of Master of International-Comparative Politics Office: 313 Millett Hall


Office Hours: W F 10:15-11:45 & by appt.

Schlagheck, Dr. Donna, Chair

Phone: (937) 775-2904 (voice mail)



Office Hours: M & W 11:15-1:00 & by appt.

Shannon, Dr. Vaughn – Phone: (937) 775-5767 (voice mail)

Office 314 Millett Hall


Office Hours: T W R 2:15-3:30 or by appt.

Snipe, Dr. Tracy – Phone: (937) 775-3767 (voice mail)



Office Hours: T 3:30-4:45 & R 3:45-5:30 & by appt.

Wilson, Dr. Sean—Phone: (937) 775-4222 (voice mail)



Office Hours: T R 4:00 & by appt.

Faculty Office Hours for Fall 2012

It is important for you to contact your advisor each semester to make sure you are on track. The following is the contact infor-mation and Office Hours for all of the Political Science Faculty for the current Fall Semester 2012.

mailto:[email protected]















V OLU ME 1, ISS UE 1

Dr. December Green

Director of

International Studies

317 Millett Hall

(937) 775-4817

[email protected]

News for International Studies Majors & Minors

Graduating in April 2013?

You have to apply for it. The deadline for submitting applications is January 18, 2013. You will need to schedule a

grad check with me before that date. Please bring a copy of one of your research papers with you to that meeting (it

involves accreditation).

Not graduating so soon?

It would be a good idea to make sure that your DARS made the transition to semesters with you. If you haven’t al-

ready done so, please email CoLA adviser Forest Wortham ([email protected]). Provide him with the last

four digits of your UID and your IS track, and ask him to convert your DARS to semesters.

Take a look at the semesters DARS and see if you have any outstanding issues (or if you worry that there might be

any), and make an appointment to see me so that we can get it all sorted out now---as opposed to later, when these

things can get dicey.

Either way?

Start preparing for life after graduation.

1. Work on making your résumé stand out from the crowd:

Graduate with departmental honors in IS: finish with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (and 3.5 in the major) and

submit a 12 page research paper on an international topic (that earned an A or B).

Study abroad: contact Megan Trickler at the University Center for International Education

([email protected]) to learn about trips this summer. There are a variety of programs (short and

long), in English (or not). Did you know that it is possible to earn two semesters of foreign language

credit over the summer? And, depending of what you have left, almost any course you take abroad will

work for your track.

Do an internship: there are possibilities for helping with refugee resettlement through Catholic Social

Services and promoting international education with the Dayton Council on World Affairs (if you have

at least a 3.0 GPA). Better yet, contact Debra Wilburn ([email protected]) about the Washing-

ton Center internships, in which you spend a semester living in DC and getting your foot in the door

(while receiving credit toward graduation) in one of a wide variety of governmental or non-

governmental organizations.

2. Read a good newspaper every day

Have you noticed the free copies of The New York Times around Millett and the Student Union? Now

even those of you without an app can keep up with the world. Studying the news should be part of any

self-respecting IS major's daily regimen.

A Note From Dr. Green



Master of International and Comparative Politics Program (ICP)

News from the Director of International & Comparative Politics M.A. Program

Welcome To This Year’s ICP Cohort!

Welcome to our new graduate students, and welcome back to all of the continuing students in the M.A. Program in Inter-

national and Comparative Politics! Each of you is part of an historical time at Wright State University – our first

academic semester!

Thanks to everyone who helped with the August orientation day for new students, especially Devin Babcock, Stephanie

Cheeseman and Rana Odeh who helped with the returning student panel.

Congratulations to our students who were honored during the end of the year celebrations last spring, including Kyleigh

Clark, named the Outstanding Graduating Student from the ICP program for Academic Year 2011-2012, and Afsaneh

Haddadian, the program’s recipient of the 2012 Graduate School Excellence Award.

Mark your calendars for the WSU Study Abroad Fair this Wednesday, September 26th, from 11am-3pm in the Stu-

dent Union Atrium. This event provides a great opportunity for students to investigate the many different opportunities

before them – all around the world! Many of our ICP students find that adding an education abroad experience signifi-

cantly enhances their M.A. degree.

Future students: please note the WSU Graduate School Open House is scheduled for Monday, October 8th, from 5-

7pm in the WSU Student Union (Apollo Room). Start your application that evening and the Graduate School will

waive the application fee! Please note: the priority deadline for Fall 2013 students is March 31, 2013. We encourage

students to submit their applications in February or early March in order to complete their admission interview in ad-

vance of the priority application deadline.

Have a fantastic semester, and keep in touch!

Dr. Luehrmann


Matthew Conaway, currently a first-year Ph.D. student in Political

Science at West Virginia University will serve as a Graduate Research

Assistant for a National Science Foundation grant on justice during

conflict situations. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our recent Grads:

June 2012:

Matthew Conaway, “’Boys Will Not Be Boys’: Variations of War-

time Sexual Violence by Armed Opposition Groups in Sri Lanka, Si-

erra Leone and Nepal” (Director: Dr. December Green)

Ibrahim Nambiema, “Counting Votes and Bodies: Election-

Related Conflicts in Africa – A Comparative Study of Ghana and

Kenya” (Director: Dr. December Green)

August 2012:

Jennifer Leapley, “Energy Politics: The Effects of Chinese Petrole-

um Diplomacy on US Energy Policy Objectives in Nigeria (1993-

2010)” (Director: Dr. December Green)

Colin Morrow, “The Loya Jirga Process for Consensus Models of

Democracy” (Director: Dr. Liam Anderson)

Alum News:

News from Current Students

Heather Atkinson completed a summer Executive Fellowship with the

Polaris Project, an anti-human trafficking program. Heather is the se-

cond student with ICP-WSU ties at the Polaris Project: ICP alum

Kathleen Davis is the National Training Director, based in Washington,

D.C.

Stephanie Cheeseman is serving as the International Visitor Center as-

sistant with WSU’s University Center for International Education

(UCIE) during Academic Year 2012-2013. The International Visitor

Leadership Program is the U.S. Department of State’s premier program

for professional exchange, playing a key role in bringing emerging

leaders to Wright State and the Dayton area.

Stephanie also will be presenting her research, “Sources of Cultural Au-

thority: Blooming after the Arab Spring”? at the upcoming Internation-

al Studies Association (ISA) Midwest Conference in St. Louis this No-

vember.

Jacquelyn Schroeder will soon begin a 13-month paid position with

the Ohio Legislative Services Commission’s legislative fellowship pro-

gram. This competitive fellowship employs 25 fellows each year in a

variety of research, constituent service and general caucus work within

the Ohio General Assembly. Jackie is the second ICP student to receive

this honor in two years: ICP alum Carrie (Kellar) Arblaster is cur-

rently completing her assignment in Columbus.

Volume 1, Issue 1

Course No.

Course Name

Time & Day

Instructor

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PLS 2000-01 Political Life 9:30-10:50 TR Hussain



PLS 2000-04 Political Life 1:25-2:20 MWF Kantha

PLS 2000-05 Political Life 12:30-1:50 TR Funderburk

PLS 2000-06 Political Life 6:10-8:50 M Elkins

PLS 2000-07 Political Life 8:00 a.m.-8:55 MWF Costa

PLS 2000-08 Political Life 11:15-12:10 MWF Kantha

PLS 2000-90 Political Life Online Morrisette

PLS 2100-01 Quantitative Methods 6:05-8:50 M Karason

PLS 2100-02 Quantitative Methods 6:10-8:50 W Karason

PLS 2120-01 American National Government 9:05-10:00 MWF Filipic

PLS 2120-02 American National Government 12:20-1:15 MWF Wilson

PLS 2220-01 International Politics 12:30-1:50 TR Anderson

PLS 2220-90 International Politics Online Morrisette

PLS 3010-01 Political Ideologies 11:00-12:20 TR Luehrmann X

PLS 3320-01 Intro. To Comparative Politics 12:20-1:15 MWF Costa

PLS 3230-01 Government of Ohio 2:30-3:25 MWF Filipic

PLS 3410/5410-01 Fund. of Criminal Investigations 6:30-9:2- T Leal

PLS 3430/5430-01 Civil Liberties II 11:00-12:20 TR Feldmeier X

PLS 3440/5440-01 Police Procedures & Operations 4:40-6:00 MW Finnie X

PLS 4170/6170-01 Moot Court 12:30-1:50 TR Feldmeier X

PLS 4210/6210-01 American Constitutional

Development

2:30-3:25 MWF Wilson X

PLS 4300/6300-01 Supreme Court & Legal Judging 6:10-7:30 MW Wilson X

PLS 4350/6350-01 Political Corruption 6:10-8:50 M Funderburk X

PLS 4370/6370-01 Criminal Procedure 2:30-3:25 MWF Fitzgerald

PLS 4440/6440-01 Sexual Predators 6:10-8:50 R Leal

PLS 4440/6440-02 Method & Sci. of Crime Scenes 6:30-9:10 T Hunkeler X

Proposed Spring 2013 Class Schedule Page 1 of 2

Please see WINGS EXPRESS for the most current schedule.

Volume 1, Issue 1

Course No.

Course Name

Time & Day

Instructor

I

W

PLS 4510/6510-01 Contemporary African Problems 2:00-3:20 TR Green X

PLS 4540/6540-01 Middle East Politics 4:40-7:20 W Shannon X

PLS 4590/6590-01 Contemporary Brazil 4:40-6:00 MW Costa X

PLS 4710/6710-01 International Law 12:20-1:15 MWF Fitzgerald

PLS 4730/6730-01 American Foreign Policy 2:00-3:20 TR Hussain X

PLS 4750/6750-01 Weapons Mass Destruction 3:30-4:50 TR Anderson X

PLS 4820/6820-01 Legislative Internship TBA Filipic X

PLS 4840-01 Pre-Law Internship TBA Filipic X

PLS 4860/6860-01 Model U.N. Seminar 1:25-3:25 MWF

3:35-6:0-0 MWF

Schlagheck &

Shannon

X

PLS 4870/6870-01 Politics of Intelligence 6:30-9:10 T Elkins X

PLS 4881/6881-01 Diplomacy & Negotiation 6:30-9:10 R Ayres X

PLS 4930/6930-01 Congressional Pilgrimage

(Instructor Permission Only)

TBA Snipe X

PLS 4940/6940-01 Ideas of Race: 1950 to Present

C/L AFS 4030/6030-01

6:10-8:50 W Snipe X

PLS 4900/6900-1/4 Independent Reading TBA Staff X

PLS 4910/6910-1/4 Independent Research TBA Staff X

PLS 4920/6920-1/4 Independent Field Experience TBA Staff X

PLS 4920/6920-09 Congressional Internship TBA Filipic X

PLS 4920/6920-11 Campaign Internship TBA Filipic X

PLS 4920/6920-12 County Prosecutor Intern. TBA Filipic X

PLS 4920/6920-13 Washington DC Internship TBA Leonard X

PLS 7310-01 Transitions to Democracy 6:10-8:50 W Kantha X

PLS 7790-01/04 Practicum in ICP TBA Staff

PLS 7890-01 Continuing Registration TBA Luehrmann

PLS 7980-1/10 Graduate Project TBA Staff

PLS 7990-1/10 Graduate Thesis Research TBA Staff

CST 2510-01 Non-Western Social Systems 11:00-12:20 TR Green X

CST 2510-90 Non-Western Social Systems Online Morrisette X

RST 2620-01 Regional Studies: China 9:30-10:50 TR Luehrmann X

RST 2710-01 Regional Studies: Africa

6:30-9:10 T Snipe X

RST 2810-01 Regional Studies: Latin America 6:30-9:10 R Brads X

Proposed Spring 2013 Class Schedule Page 2 of 2


Volume 1, Issue 1

Course No.

Course Name

Time & Day

Instructor

I

W

PLS 2000-A01 Political Life 2:15-3:55 M-R Kantha

PLS 2020-A01 American Government 12:20-2:00 M-R Feldmeier

PLS 4420/6420-A01 Criminal Justice System 9:55-11:35 M-R Feldmeier X

PLS 4550/6550-A01 Politics of Iraq 2:15-3:55 M-R Anderson X

PLS 4620/6620-A01 US-India-PAK-Afghan Politics 4:40-6:20 M-R Kantha X

PLS 4730/6730-A01 American Foreign Policy 6:35-10:10 T&R Shannon X

RST 2910-A01 Regional Studies: Middle East 12:20-2:00 M-R Shannon X

Proposed Summer 2013 Class Schedule


Summer A 2013

Summer B 2013

Course No.

Course Name

Time & Day

Instructor

I

W

PLS 2000-B01 Political Life 8:00-11:35 T&R Hussain

PLS 2220-B01 International Politics 12:20-2:00 M-R Schlagheck

PLS 3400/5400-B01 Law & Society 2:15-3:55 M-R Fitzgerlad

PLS 3700-B01 International Theory 12:20-3:55 T&R Hussain X

PLS 4520/6520-B01 International Human Rights 12:20-2:00 M-R Green X

RST 2710-B01 Regional Studies: Africa 12:20-2:00 M-R Snipe X


If you are excited about world events, plan to attend lectures organized by the Dayton Council on World Af-

fairs (DCOWA). It is one of the best intellectual forums in the country and has been providing exciting pro-

grams for sixty years. World famous experts in a wide range of fields come to Dayton to present free lectures

on an array of vital interest areas.

These include the fields of international politics, economics, and social issues. DCOWA embraces people

“with common interests in understanding diverse points of view and cultures.” The atmosphere is warm and

welcoming.

For membership information and a list of upcoming events go to www.DCOWA.org .

Semester Graduation Check Dates

Anticipated graduation date Application filing periods

Fall September 7, 2012

Spring January 18, 2013

Summer May 17, 2013

Please note, if you are a PLS Major/Minor, you will need to sign up for an appointment (just outside of

321 Millett) with Dr. Schlagheck for a Grad Check. For IS Majors/Minors, you will need to schedule an

appointment with Dr. Green for this important step of the graduation process. You will be given a grad-

uation slip at your appointment that you will submit with the Graduation Application to the Office of the

Registrar in E244 Student Union. See the following application filing periods:

The class schedule for Spring is scheduled for release on October 8! To find your specific

registration date, check the Registration Status link on WINGS Express.

To help you prepare for registration keep an eye out for the CoLA Advising Day signs post-

ed on the first floor of Millett.

Also, when you see an advisor on the CoLA Advising Day, be sure to fill out the entry form

and you may win a gift cards to Barnes & Noble Bookstore! GOOD LUCK!

Dayton Council of World Affairs

CoLA Advising Day Is Coming Soon!

http://www.dcowa.org/


Are you interested in doing an Internship?

There are some intern positions available

this Spring!

If you have a 3.0 GPA and can invest up to

10 hours each week, you are ready to take

the next steps:

Get an internship application from the

Department of Political Science.

Set up an interview with Dr. Filipic.

You will need to set up an interview

with your potential employer.

You will need to have the permission

entered into Banner.

Register for the course.

In this competitive job market, a college

internship is invaluable. Don't let this op-

portunity escape. Apply now….for Spring

Semester!

Internship Opportunities

Dr. Matthew Filipic

Advisor for Internships

322 Millett Hall

(937) 775-2903

[email protected]

Want to represent Wright State in

Model Arab League?

*Represent an Arab Country, meet new friends, and network at a

regional conference at Miami University, February 2013.

*Learn about the Middle East and gain important skills of nego-

tiation, public speaking, research, and parliamentary procedure.

*Model Arab League student and faculty participants are given

preferential inclusion in other National Council Study Abroad

Programs.

*You are encouraged, but not required, to sign up for PLS

4540/6540, Politics of the Middle East, Spring Semester 2013.

In this class we will run Arab League simulations similar to the

real conferences.

Contact Dr. Vaughn Shannon

for further information:

314 Millett Hall

775-5767

[email protected]

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