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Enjoy Being a Boilermaker

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Model United Nations

Student delegates participate in committees to debate global issues such as climate change, human rights, and international security, while advocating for their assigned country’s policies.
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Matt's Guide to Internships
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Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement

By joining and supporting productive political communication and civic engagement in our community today, together we can be the leaders of a better tomorrow.
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Datamine Learning Community

Working alongside corporate industry leaders, faculty and mentors, The Data Mine prepares students to solve today’s toughest challenges while planning for the jobs of tomorrow. Ready to take your giant leap?
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Research Collaboratory

Participate in cutting-edge, original research with a political science faculty member or advanced graduate student. Gain invaluable research skills useful for both academic and non-academic careers.
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Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society

Our events bring in both internal and external speakers to talk about all things political science, from elections to law school to how to write a resume. Our award-winning Delta Omega chapter enjoys the National Student Research Conference in Washington.
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Pizza & Politics

Join us for great discussion and free pizza. Talk to nationally known experts, get your questions answered, and enjoy a personal size pizza from Arni’s. These events are approved for the Civics Literacy Proficiency requirement.
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Annual Constitution Day Event

Program on American Institutional Renewal sponsors the annual Constitution Day event, which includes a distinguished guest speaker and pocket Constitutions
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Wilke Research Internship

Looking for a short-term undergraduate research opportunity? Research projects are available throughout the College of Liberal Arts, in all departments, on a wide variety of topics and students receive a $500 scholarship for each semester of participation.
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Competitive Speech and Debate Team

The Petticrew Forum competes in policy debate, as well as interpretative, limited preparation, and general address individual speaking events (IEs).
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Political Science Research Grant

Students who are potentially interested in graduate work in political science are encouraged to undertake a research project under the direction of a faculty member, and with department support of up to $500.

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