Recent News
New Year, New Study Habits!
Jan 24, 2024
As midterms approach, here are some tips on how to study and seek academic support!
POLS-428: Immigration Politics and Policy
Jan 23, 2024
Develop expertise in the policy and politics of immigration in a new course taught by Professor Serena Clark.
POLS-470-02: Applied Political Advocacy
Jan 23, 2024
Are you interested in effective political advocacy? Professor Annie Frew will be offering a new course in Spring 2024—POLS 470: Applied Political Advocacy.
Winner of the Outstanding Senior in Political Science Award: Emy Tobin
Jan 17, 2024
For me, Cal Poly was really a place where you could do the most with the opportunities provided to you.
Teacher-Scholar Mini Grant Recipient, Professor Nancy Arrington
Dec 20, 2023
This summer I was awarded the TeacherScholar Mini Grant. Through this grant, I am collaborating with POLS student Brooksley Pruitt on a project that uses the lenses of co-learning and a pedagogy of vulnerability to assess the effectiveness of “the Book Club Module,” a pedagogical tactic to build classroom culture and incorporate research methods learning into substantive upper-division classes.
Professor Jean Williams Named Honors Faculty Fellow
Dec 12, 2023
I’m starting a new position as Honors Faculty Fellow for Experiential and Service Learning for AY 2023-24. In addition to teaching, I will be developing initiatives that enhance experiential and service learning opportunities for students who are part of the Honors Program, many of whom are Political Science majors.
Winner of the Outstanding Graduate Award: Alex Sletta
Dec 8, 2023
The Political Science department connected me to many opportunities, like the Western Political Science Association Conference where I presented a research project I created and conducted in my senior project.
Fall Issue of Department Newsletter- Spotlight
Dec 6, 2023
Welcome to our newly published, freshly re-imagined departmental magazine, Spotlight. Spotlight is a quarterly publication designed to keep the Cal Poly POLS community informed of all the bustling developments in the department. In this issue, you will read about student and faculty award winners, the newly established Learn by Doing funds and Political Science Endowment, accomplishments and activities of student clubs, new hires and ongoing recruitments, and more.
Winner of the Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award: Noa Tuliau
Dec 4, 2023
As a fourth-year student at Cal Poly, I look back fondly at my undergraduate experience in Political Science. Surrounded by individuals with similar interests and drive, and guided by professors who want to use their wisdom and experience to prepare us for our unique paths, I have grown in a way that is both intellectual and personal.
Call for Paideia Submissions
Nov 22, 2023
Calling on all POLS students to submit their research papers to Paideia, Cal Poly's own political science journal!