Departmental Activities 2010-11

May 2011 Wes Chapin led 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/GermanyandAustria.cfm.

April 7-10, 2011 The UWRF International Relations Club (advisor, Wes Chapin) participated in the annual Arrowhead Model UN Conference.

March 2011 Wes Chapin led 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/GermanyandAustria.cfm.

January 21-22, 2011 Wes Chapin was a participant in the "Step 2 Planning Institute" organized by the Society for College and University Planning in Tempe, Arizona.

November 17, 2010 Davida Alperin gave a talk about the new national health care to the UWRF Council on Health and Wellness. This group's mission is to "work collaboratively to identify and address health and wellness issues that affect UWRF students, faculty, and staff, in a broad systematic manner, based on current available data, information, and research."

November 11, 2010 Neil Kraus presented the paper "The Challenges and Possibilities of Regional Collaboration Among Small Jurisdictions" at the Northeast Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

November 10, 2010 Wes Chapin was the moderator for a debate between the College Republicans and College Democrats on foreign policy issues.

November 4, 2010 Wes Chapin was "The 2010 National and State Elections," guest on Focus on You, UWRF Cable News Program.

October 28, 2010 Davida Alperin spoke at Hudson to the Ecel energy workers about the mid-term elections.

October 25, 2010 Wes Chapin was interviewed by KARE 11 reporter Boyd Huppert for broadcast on the topic "Race to the finish in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate contest."

October 15, 2010 Wes Chapin led a group of nine UWRF students to the annual Wisconsin in Political Science Association Conference in Milwaukee. He served as the chair and discussant of a panel that explored the causes and consequences of "The Afghanistan War."

October 15, 2010 Wes Chapin received a Certificate of Completion of the "Teaching to Learn" workshop. Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI.

October 5, 2010 Neil Kraus presented "The Politics of Criminal Justice" at the UWRF Morning with a Professor lecture series.

October 2, 2010 Wes Chapin was a participant in the "Step 1 Planning Institute" organized by the Society for College and University Planning in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Fall 2010 Erick Highum designed a study to determine the level of support that UWRF students have for various policy approaches to the Afghanistan war, to build on the findings in the 2008 UWRF Iraq war survey, and to compare the support for both wars. The survey also allows the Political Science students conducting the survey an opportunity to gather original research and present their findings at professional undergraduate research conferences in 2011.

2011-12 Departmental Activities

May 2012 Wes Chapin is leading 22 students to Germany as part of POLS 371 The Politics of German Speaking Europe. They will study German history, culture, and politics, and visit Berlin, Munich, Bertesgaden, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

April 2012 Neil Kraus published the article "The Challenges and Possibilities for Regional Collaboration among Small Jurisdictions" in the journal State and Local Government Review. 

February 20, 2012 John Evans held a pre-law information session attended by several students. If you missed the seminar or have questions about law school, please contact Professor Evans at john.evans@uwrf.edu.

February 15, 2012 Neil Kraus was interviewed by KARE 11 reporter Boyd Huppert (UWRF Political Science/Journalism graduate) on "Obama visits Wisconsin, stays out of recall fight."  Details

January-May, 2012 Wes Chapin is leading 35 students to Europe as part of the International Traveling Classroom (ITC). The students are studying International Relations, Contemporary Europe, European Politics, World Music (taught by Dr. Kris Tjornehoj), and GEOG 322 Urban Geography (taught by Dr. Charlie Rader). The ITC students are studying in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Austria, and the courses are supplemented by activities such as guided tours of the Royal Albert Hall, the World Court, the Reichstag, and Dachau concentration camp, observing the House of Commons and House of Lords, and exploring many other sites and museums.

January 18, 2012 Wes Chapin was quoted in the The Sun in an article, "Wisconsin readies for Walker recall".  Details

September 10, 2011 John Evans gave a talk at a seminar on American citizenship sponsored by the Tseng College in honor of U.S. Constitution Day. John said the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws on how to become a citizen, but the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether states can enforce those laws. More information: http://www.facebook.com/TsengCollege

September 3, 2011 Neil Kraus presented a paper entitled "Triggering Events and the Limits of Law Enforcement Reform" at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference in Seattle, WA.

August 16, 2011 Wes Chapin was a guest on the Joy Cardin show, discussing Warren Buffet's proposal to increase taxes on the wealthy: Details

August 10, 2011 Wes Chapin was interviewed by KARE 11 about the WI Senate recall elections. Details

June 24, 2011 Wes Chapin was quoted in a Pioneer Press article, "Recall election in Wisconsin Senate could go either way."

May 2011-May 2012 Wes Chapin is serving as the Chair of the UWRF Faculty Senate.

May 2011-May 2012 Erick Highum is conducting survey research with students.