课余活动

洛克与关键社会．  If you share the view that “democracy is not a spectator sport,” you will want to join 洛克与关键社会, the non-partisan campus club for students interested in politics and public affairs．  对所有专业的学生开放，Locke和Key Society组织和主持时事、政治主题电影和社会活动的公开讨论。

two students participate in a 洛克与关键社会 event

模拟联合国．  If you’re attracted to the idea of learning by doing, while traveling and meeting students from colleges and universities all over the world, make a point of joining Model UN．  模拟联合国成员参加年度国际会议，模拟联合国的政治和进程。  探索国际问题，并通过全球公民的框架解决问题。 

students participate in the Model UN

Sigma．  你觉得你和菲利斯·施莱夫利和比尔·克林顿有什么共同之处？  两人都是Sigma的成员，这是唯一一个为政治科学学生设立的全国性荣誉社团。  As a junior or senior with a GPA of 3．3 or higher, you can join 太阳城娱乐官网’s chapter of this elite academic association．  Sigma’s national organization hosts an annual undergraduate research conference, awards prizes for high-quality undergraduate papers and scholarships for graduate study． 

image of the Sigma logo

实习．  Want to spend some time in the “real world”?  政治学实习可以让你将课堂上学到的知识与潜在的专业领域联系起来。  机会存在于律师事务所、地方政府、太阳城娱乐官网和国会山的立法机构、法院、非营利倡导团体等等。  探索职业选择，建立有价值的联系，在把你的知识和技能运用到工作中去的同时获得学分。

left- a student points at a map and talks, right - a woman writes on a legal pad during a meeting

本科研究．  Is there some aspect of politics or public policy that you can’t ever learn enough about?  The Department of 政治科学 has been a leader in developing 太阳城娱乐官网’s storied undergraduate research program．  与教授合作设计、实施和展示一个项目，仅仅是因为它满足了你自己的好奇心。  高质量的项目有资格通过一些大学支持的本科研究项目获得资助。

left - a man and a woman, both wearing masks, sit behind a table at a convention, right - a group poses for a photo at a convention