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Department Mission
The primary mission of the Political Science Program is to create a community of responsible and engaged citizens and leaders by providing the intellectual skills and substantive knowledge necessary to analyze, interpret, and participate in domestic and international political and governmental processes. The Program also provides students with the knowledge and abilities necessary to excel in graduate and law programs, and transferable skills that graduates can use to succeed in the public and private sectors. The faculty provide expertise on international, national, and local political issues, and ongoing philosophical discussions concerning politics and government.
Admissions
For complete information regarding admission requirements and procedures, go to the Prospective Students page of the UWRF web site. We invite you to call us at 715/425/3318 or visit us on campus at 356 Kleinpell Fine Arts Building on Cascade Avenue in River Falls, WI, USA (view maps here).
Alumni Survey
If you haven't filled our our alumni survey, please do so.
Important Dates
Monday, October 26, 2009
Advising period begins for Spring 2009-10
November 25-27, 2009
Thanksgiving Recess
Monday, December 14, 2009
Last Day of Classes
December 16-22, 2009
Final Exams
April 15-18, 2010
Model UN Conference
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Departmental Activities
April 16-19, 2009 Wes Chapin leads the International Relations Club to the Arrowhead Model UN Conference at Minnesota State University-Mankato. The Club represented Austria and Libya.
March 3, 2009 For Coffee with The Times, Davida Alperin lead the discussion on "The Obama Presidency: First Impressions."
March 2009 Wes Chapin is leading a group of students to Europe as part of a course focusing on the Politics, Culture, and History of German-speaking Europe: destinations, Berlin, Munich, and Vienna, http://www.uwrf.edu/globalconnections/tours/germany.html.
February 17, 2009 Wes Chapin was interviewed by Andy Rathbun of the St. Paul Pioneer Press for a story about the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary. Details.
February 16, 2009 Neil Kraus moderated the Third Annual President's Day Debate on campus, featuring the College Democrats, College Republicans, and Union of Democratic Progressives.
February 12, 2009 Davida Alperin, Wes Chapin, and Neil Kraus served on the discussion panel focusing on the Minnesota Senate Race. The event was sponsored by the American Democracy Project.
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Scholarships,
Department Foundation Fund
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For more political science information
Profesor Wes Chapin, Chair
Political Science Department
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. Third Street
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
715.425.3318
715.425.0606 fax
Wes Chapin
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