Save the Date: March 7th Career Event

Governmental Studies Career Counselor Lucy Shapiro is hosting a career networking program on Wednesday March 7 from 8 pm to 9pm in room LL7.

Our guest speaker, MA in Government alum Tom Manatos, will speak about his popular jobs listserv and his own career path.  

The event will also feature several other Governmental Studies alumni.  You can join informal career exploration and networking discussions with alumni and current students with careers in government agencies and Capitol Hill, and across the fields of intelligence, consulting, political communications and public relations.  

Please RSVP by visiting: http://advanced.jhu.edu/calendar?ContentID=3486

New Student Information Session

The Center for Advanced Governmental Studies will host an information session for prospective students on February 21 at 6:30pm at 1717 Massachusetts Ave.  Director Paul Weinstein Jr. will kick off the event with an introduction to the MA in Public Management degree.  Representatives from the MA in Government, MA in Global Security Studies, and Certificate in Nonprofit Management will be in attendance as well.

Refreshments served.  RSVP at government.jhu.edu.

23 hours to D-Day...

Registration for the study abroad course to London and Normandy opens tomorrow!  It will begin at 10 am.  We recommend you register early-- space is limited and there has been a lot of interest in the course.  

Dr. Roth carefully examines an exhibit in Portsmouth, England."Command and Leadership in War: Operation Overlord," will bring students to London, England and Normandy, France in May 2012.  You can visit our International Study web page for detailed course information, including itinerary and costs. 

Second Meeting of Student Advisory Committee

The next meeting of the student advisory committee will be on February 15 from 6:30-8pm in room 600V. Please contact Dr. Bachner (jbachner@jhu.edu) to be put in contact with the committee. Thanks to all who are taking a leadership role in this endeavor!

Research in Governmental Studies (RIGS)

Last night's Research in Governmental Studies (RIGS) symposiym featured recent graduates Jamie Lander and Dustin Todd presenting their theses, and talking to current students about their research, writing and thesis defense process.  Dr. Ariel Roth and Dr. Jennifer Bachner served as moderators.

Jen Bachner, Dustin Todd, Jamie Lander and Ariel Roth

Jamie, an MA in Global Security Studies graduate, spoke about her thesis titled "The Impact of Sociological Norms on an Individual's Decision to Join a Terrorist Organization."  She told the audience that she was unable to confirm any of her hypotheses, but that in itself turned out to be an interesting finding.

Jen Bachner and Dustin Todd

Dustin, an MA in Government graduate, presented his thesis, "All Politics is Local?"  He discussed a trend that has been particularly visible over the last three congressional elections:  that members of Congress are increasingly susceptable to criticism over national political issues that have very little to do with the work they do in their district or for their constituents. 

This was the inaugural event of the RIGS series.  After last night's interesting and useful presentations, we look forward to next semester's event.  Thanks to Jamie and Dustin for sharing their work!