A group of 18 University of Illinois Springfield students won an Outstanding Delegation Award at the annual National Model United Nations simulation held April 10-14, 2023, in New York.
WHAT: University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program will present a post-election panel discussion on “The Election is Over. Now What?”
WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2022
WHERE: UIS Student Union Ballroom, 2251 Richard Wright Drive, Springfield
Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois Springfield associate professor and director of the School of Politics and International Affairs, has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Sibel Oktay, University of Illinois Springfield associate professor and director of the School of Politics and International Affairs, has written her first book titled “Governing Abroad: Coalition Politics and Foreign Policy in Europe.”
University of Illinois Springfield online political science graduate student Isaac Farhadian has received a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He teaches government and economics at John H. Pitman High School in Turlock, California.
Mock trial is an academic competition that provides students with the opportunity to hone valuable skills, including critical thinking, active listening, public speaking, and teamwork.
The Political Science minor is designed to provide students with an introduction to politics and the American political system. In the minor students will examine the role and function of government, institutions, and political behavior, and can choose courses on American politics, international relations, comparative politics, or political philosophy. The Political Science minor may be pursued on-campus or fully online.
Learn more on the Political Science minor catalog page
