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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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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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The Data Mine 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

Pi Sigma Alpha 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. Students present annually at 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. PAIR brings together scholars, students, and practitioners committed to improving the operations of legislatures, courts, executive agencies and other governmental bodies.
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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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OUR Scholars Research Program

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 support of up to $500 a semester through the Office of Undergraduate Research.
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The Political Discourse Club

The Political Discourse Club is a place for civil discourse on campus. The club hosts weekly meetings on various political issues to provide students with a better way to discuss politics.
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