Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 26"Global Economic Integration After the Great Recession,
and the Importance of Free Trade"with Simon Lester of the CATO Institute
5:30 PM
Cole Cinema
Monday, March 25
Maryland Day
Friday, April 5
Margaret Brent Lecture
Ms. Elsa Walsh
5:30 pm St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
Women, Gender and Sexuality Minor
Tuesday - WednesdayApril 23 - 24
Patuxent Defense Forum 2013:
"Rivalries and Conflicts
in the South China Sea:
How Can the U.S. Promote
Greater Stability?8 am Cole Cinema
Recent Events:
Monday, February 25The Future of Fracking
in the Chesapeake
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Co - sponsored with the
St. Mary's River
Watershed Association
League of Women Voters
of St. Mary's County
and the
Natural Science and
Mathematics Colloquium
A discussion of gas extraction on
the East Coast and the new gas
revolution associated with fracking
Thursday, February 7
5:30 PM | St. Mary's Hall
Avoiding Armageddon:
America, India and Pakistan
to the Brink and Back
A Lecture by Bruce Reidel
of the Brookings Institution
Wednesday, November 28
5:00 PM | Cole Cinema
The Libertarian Vision
of a Limited Government
Lectures on Liberty
Dr. Daniel Mitchell
CATO Institute
Co - Sponsored with the
Economics, Lecture and Fine Arts Departments
What Just Happened? A Discussion of Tuesday's Election
Washington, D.C.
Co-Sponsored with the
Office of Alumni Affairs and the
Political Science Department
Program Highlight
William Donald Schaefer Internship for Government Service
A tribute to Governor Schaefer's many contributions to St. Mary's College and the State of Maryland, the Schaefer Internship for Government Service aims to allow undergraduates hands on experience in public policy with the hope that they will be inspired to choose public service as a calling.
Application - Due March 25Student Spotlight
St. Mary's Votes!
Since its inception in 2004, the club has registered over 850 young people to vote in State and National elections. In 2008, the club expanded its role in civic engagement to include working as election and poll judges during primary and general elections.
2006 - 2007 Events
June 6-7, 2007
The Patuxent Defense Forum
The U.S. Military and the World
co-sponsored with The Patuxent Partnership
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
"The Close Race that Wasn't Close: The Story of Tommy McKay for Maryland 2006 State Senate Campaign"
Elizabeth Lewis ('07) Political Science SMP Documentary
Monday, April 9, 2007
Doug Waller
Time Magazine's Senior Correspondent
Monday, April 2, 2007
Ellen Sauerbrey
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
2007 Center for Democracy Visiting Scholar
Larry J. Sabato
University of Virginia Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Political Science
"Sabato's Crystal Ball"
Saturday, March 3, 2007
"Finding a Balance: Growth and the Environment in the Chesapeake Bay Region"
co-sponsored with the Environmental Studies Program and the St. Mary's River Watershed Association
Friday, January 26, 2007
The Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism
Tony Kornheiser
Washington Post columnist and ESPN's Monday Night Football, Pardon the Interruption (PTI) and Washington Post Radio commentator
Fall 2006
Maryland Professors at the Polls
The Center for Democracy and American Association of University Professors
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Peter Franchot
Democratic candidate for Comptroller
Monday, October 23, 2006
Doug Gansler
Democratic candidate for Attorney General
Wednesday, October 18
Lucian Perkins
Pulitzer Prize-winning international photo journalist
Made History: Soviet WWII Photographs In and Out of Context
Friday, October 6, 2006
Governor Robert Ehrlich
Republican candidate for Governor
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Scott Rolle
Republican candidate for Attorney General
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
The 2006 St. Mary's County Candidate Debates
(State Senate, House of Delegates, and County Commissioners)
Co-sponsored with The SlackWater Center, The Enterprise newspaper and the St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The 2006 St. Mary's County Candidate Debates
(State Senate, House of Delegates, Sheriff)
Co-sponsored with The SlackWater Center, The Enterprise newspaper and the St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce
Monday September 18, 2006
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Former U.S. District Court Judge
"The U.S. Constitution and International Law"
In honor of Constitution Day
In cooperation with the Department of Political Science
