Cadet Kevin Saboori, Political Science/Criminal Justice Major, has been accepted to study abroad at Suffolk University Madrid Campus, for the fall 2006 semester.
On February 23, 2006, in Duckett Hall Auditorium, The Citadel Symposium on Military Legitimacy and Leadership hosted a panel discussion addressing the challenges facing today’s American soldier. Leading the panel was retired Army Gen. William Hartzog. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, the event was free and open to the public.
The Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice is pleased to announce a new Master of Arts in Social Science degree being offered in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies.
Available with the start of the fall 2005 semester, this 36-hour graduate degree is designed to provide students with a broad social science background through an interdisciplinary study of political science, criminal justice, sociology, anthropology, psychology and related disciplines.
“This master of arts degree demonstrates The Citadel's on-going commitment to the adult learners of the Lowcountry,” said Ray Jones, associate dean for the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. “We know that many adults seek the freedom to self-structure a high quality on-campus degree that will fit their career and lifestyle needs.”
Approved in May 2005, the program replaces the department’s previous graduate program, the Master of Arts in Education (Social Science). The previous program was originally intended to provide specialized educational opportunities for public school teachers seeking to expand their teaching competencies. It has since evolved to be a much broader professional degree that attracts a variety of students interested in acquiring a graduate degree as an avenue for enhancing their careers (e.g., law enforcement personnel, criminal justice practitioners such as probation officers, paralegals).
"This new MA in Social Science program offers Lowcountry residents the opportunity for advanced education in increasingly important and growing areas, under the guidance of high quality and experienced instructors,” said Dr. Gardel Feurtado, head of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice.
Building on prior years’ successes, six Citadel students from the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice participated in the Twenty-First Annual Model NATO Conference held from February 22 to February 25, 2006 in Washington, D.C. This year’s Citadel delegation represented Iceland in the 26 member Alliance. Staying in character was a real challenge for the students; Iceland’s low profile and lack of armed forces compelled the students to approach alliance dynamics in terms of “soft power” and diplomacy. Despite these complications, The Citadel’s delegation conducted itself with distinction and certainly made its presence known. Next year’s conference also promises to be intriguing - The Citadel will represent Turkey.
The following Citadel students were members of the 2006 Model NATO delegation: Morgan Cina, Travis Duncan, David Kahkonen, Caleb Ling, Joshua Pozsik, and Michael Telford
Ten members of the Criminal Justice Society traveled to Washington, D.C. in early March to visit the FBI Headquarters as well as the offices of the Secret Service, and the Central Intelligence Agency. With the help of Mike Rogers, Director of Alumni Affairs and Publications, the cadets also spent time at the FBI training academy in Quantico, Virginia.Bob McNamara, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, published three books in 2006: Boundary Dwellers: The Lives of Homeless Women in Transitional Housing; A New Look at American Society; and Boundaries: Readings in Juvenile Justice.
Drs. Robert Steed and Laurence Moreland's new book entitled, WRITING SOUTHERN POLITICS, CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS will be published in June by the University of Kentucky Press. This work includes contributions from 17 authors, including Steed, Moreland and Dr. Branwell Kapeluck of the Citadel Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice.
The book is the most comprehensive review of the large body of post-WW II literature on southern politics. The contributors take V.O. Key Jr.’s work, SOUTHERN POLITICS IN STATE AND NATION, as a touchstone to identify major themes, examine areas of scholarly disagreement, and make understandable the key dimensions and contours of the region's politics, while developing an agenda for future research on the changes that will likely shape the region over the next half century. Steed and Moreland are both professors of political science at The Citadel where they have conducted the biennial Citadel Symposium on southern parties, elections and political behavior.
The Fifteenth Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics was held on The Citadel campus on March 2-3, 2006. Organized by the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice and funded by grants from The Citadel Foundation, this symposium has come to be recognized as the country’s leading conference on the politics of the South. Since its inception in 1978, over a hundred leading scholars have presented and discussed well over 300 research papers on a wide range of topics related to southern politics.
This year’s symposium consisted of eleven panels and roundtables and attracted approximately 75 southern politics scholars from all over the country as well as from Canada. Special features included a luncheon address by Professor James Glaser of Tufts University, a roundtable on teaching southern politics classes, and a roundtable on the 2004 presidential election in the South.
Cadet Douglas James Schmid, Political Science Major, was selected for the Truman Scholarship award. This highly selective recognition identifies an individual as one of America’ next generation of leaders in the area of public policy. Cadet Schmid was one of seventy-five recipients of the Truman Scholarship nationwide. This award will give Cadet Schmid the opportunity to network with top leaders in government and public service during a week-long seminar at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. The support and hard work of Political Science/Criminal Justice Professor, Dr. Jack Porter, Director of the Honors Program, Dr. Jack Rhodes and Assistant Provost, Major Luanne M. Beddingfield, helped Cadet Schmid in achieving this award and is very much appreciated.
