Political Science Department
606 Karnoutsos Hall
Phone: 201-200-3231 Fax:
201-200-3228 Email: dlieb@njcu.edu
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Events/Announcements
for 2008-2009
- Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
- On Friday, 24 April, our
colleagues in the Philosophy and Religion Department are
sponsoring a workshop on "The Philosophy of Animal Life."
The program runs from 10 am until 6 pm, with talks
scheduled every half hour (the full program is available
here).
Prof. Moran is presenting a talk at noon entitled "Zoa
Politika: Animals as Metaphor and Model in Political
Theory."
- On Tuesday, 14 April, the
University sponsored a program commemmorating the 200th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The program
included a presentation by Prof. Moran entitled "Of, By,
and For the People: Lincoln's Political Philosophy
Today." Click here
for the program.
- On
Thursday, 19 March, the
Department, the Pre-Law Committee of the Political
Science Alliance, and the International Economic Council
will be hosting an informational workshop entitled
"Getting Into Law School and Becoming a Lawyer: CLEO and
PRLDEF Leading the Way" from noon to 1 pm in GSUB room
312. For more information contact Prof. Axel via email
(daxel@njcu.edu) or phone (201-200-3574). Interested
students are invited and welcome to attend.
- On Friday, 26 February,
Prof. Joe Moskowitz, President of the New Jersey
Political Science Association, chaired the annual meeting
of the organization held at the Eagleton Institute of
Rutgers University. Prof. Moran, the director of the
NJCU/Jersey Journal poll was part of a panel discussing
public opinion in the Garden State. Political Science
majors Michelle Ackerman, Pat Jarkowsky, Krunal Thakore,
and Mike Wisniewski made the trek down the Turnpike to
attend the meeting.
- On January 20, the
University has set up two viewing locations for all day
coverage of President Obama's inauguration.
Join us either in the Gothic Lounge (H-212) or the GSUB
for this historic moment in American politics.
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The crowd at the Gothic
Lounge watching and waiting the Obama
inauguration (click to enlarge).
Standing ovation for Obama
(middle) and then watching the Inaugural Address
(click each to enlarge).
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- With the end of the semester
approaching, why not take a break from the pressures of
final exams and join the Department faculty and majors
for a series of roundtable discussions on the 2008
election. Here's the program. All talks are in K-114.
Wednesday, 3 December, 10-11 am: Image and Media in
the Election.
- Presentations from majors
Danielle Friere and Mike Wisniewski on "Body
Language and the Appearance in Presidential
Elections" and from majors John Roth, Saulo Diaz,
and Krunal Thankore, on "Media and the 2008
Election."
Monday, 8 December, 10-12 am:
Internet, Advertising and the Veeps.
- Presentations from Mark
Logan (Philosophy major), Christin Putnam, and Eduardo
Padron on "The Internet's Impact on Political
Campaigns," Kevin Hanuman on "The Role of the
Internet and Lobbying in Campaign 2008," Francesca
Bugliaro on "Advertising and the 2008 Presidential
Election," Keila Luciano (History) on "The
Impact of Vice-Presidential Nominees in the 2008
Presidential Election," Erica Molina
(editor-in-chief of the Gothic Times) and
Priscilla Perez on "Media Coverage of the US
Presidential Election in the US Territories," and
Pierre Alexander "Media Coverage of Environmental
Issues and their Political Impact."
Wednesday, 10 December, 9-11
am: Baracking the Vote and the Electoral
College.
- Presentations from Marlen
Gonzales (Gothic Times columnist) and Mohamed
Elmaksoud (Gothic Times) on "The Youth Vote and the
Internet in the 2008 Election," Brandon Givens on
"The Impact of the Obama Campaign on 18-24 Year Old
Voter Turnout," Abraham Live on "Voter
Mobilization and the Media," Charlene St. Victor
on "Changes in Candidate Issue Positioning Between
Primary and General Elections," and Pat Jarkowsky
and Juan Bustos, "Presidential Elections: Electoral
College or Popular Vote?"
- On Wednesday, 29 October,
the Department conducted a workshop
and discussion on
the presidential and congressional elections in Room 129
of the Gilligan Student Union Building from 10 to
noon.
- Spring registration is still
ongoing. Sign up for advisement with Dr. Lieb. As always,
it is an excellent idea to do this early so that you
won't be blocked out from any classes. Please make sure
that you have the following materials:
- Your Academic Planning
Sheet listing ALL General Studies classes taken and
what is missing. (You can find a copy of the Planning
Sheet in the Master Course List).
- A list of the courses
that you want to take with reference numbers
etc.
- A list of any questions
concerning your schedule.
- If you hope to graduate
in May, 2009, a list of all courses taken so far in
your major and/or minor.
- All pre-law minors should
see Professor Axel prior to our meeting. Professors
Axel, Moskowitz, and Moran will also be advising if my
hours are not convenient for you. You must contact
them directly to schedule an appointment.
- On Monday, 6 October, our
colleagues in the Art Department, as part of their
year-long "Art and Politics" project featuried a
presentation by Illustrator Peter Kuper will speak at New
Jersey City University on Monday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m.
in the Visual Arts Building Auditorium, 100 Culver Avenue
in Jersey City. Admission is free.
Mr. Kuper is the co-founder
of World War 3 Illustrated, a political graphics magazine
established in 1979 and for which he continues to serve
on the editorial board. He serves as an art director of
INX, a political illustration group syndicated through
the Web, and has taught at the School of Visual Arts in
New York since 1986. He has also taught at Parsons School
of Design.
Mr. Kuper has created covers
for Time and Newsweek and his illustrations and comics
have been published in The New Yorker, The New York
Times, Mother Jones, The Nation, Harpers, Virginia
Quarterly Review, and MAD, for which he has been writing
and drawing “SPY vs. SPY” since
1997.
For further information call
Herb Rosenberg, chair of the NJCU Department of Art, at
(201) 200-3214.
- The Great Debate was held on
Thursday, 2 October in the GSUB Multipurpose Room B. The
debate featured NJCU students portraying presidential
candidates Barack Obama (Democratic), John McCain
(Republican), Bob Barr (Libertarian), and Catherine
McKinney (Green) and featured three of our majors: Alex
Neilson, Ernst Grand-Pierre, and Pat Jarkowsky in lead
roles.
- Constitution Day was
Wednesday, September 17. We presented two two-hour slates
of one hour programs in Multipurpose Room C in the newly
renovated GSUB! The morning session ran from 9 - 11 and
the afternoon from 1 to 3 pm. Festivities included:
Morning
Session
9 to 9:50: "Your Daily
Constitutional" (Prof. Fran Moran; an intro to the
Constitution) plus educational games and excitement!
10 to 10:50: "Voting and the Constitution" (Prof. Joe
Moskowitz) Plus educational games and excitement for
all!
Afternoon
Session
1 to 1:50: "Know Your Rights" (Prof. Fran Moran; a
tour of the Bill of Rights) plus educational games and
excitement.
2 to 2:50: "Voting and the Constitution" (Prof. Joe
Moskowitz) and games!
- The Department has created a
new listserv for majors, minors, and friends of the
department. To subscribe to this list, send an email to:
listserv@njcu.edu
with "Subscribe" as the subject and in the text of
the message write:
SUBSCRIBE POLISCI (YOUR
NAME, no parentheses)
For example: SUBSCRIBE POLISCI Jane Doe
- Activities and Events from
AY 2008-2009 are available here,
AY 2007-2008 are available here.
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