On behalf of the Department of Political Science, it is a pleasure to welcome back our majors and minors (71 and 8 of you, respectively) and to send warm greetings to newcomers. My colleagues and I are very much looking forward to this academic year, especially to interacting with students in person. We’ll have our first opportunity to do so next Friday when we host an in-person Welcome Event (details below).

A few reminders:

Existing Majors and Minors: We encourage majors to check in with their advisors.

Prospective Majors and Minors: Students considering the major or minor should contact Joe White, our Undergraduate Studies Coordinator (Mather House 113, joseph.white@case.edu). Professor White is holding in-person office hours Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.,, and virtual office hours by Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. (to meet by Zoom, please let him know so he can send you a link).

Senior Capstone Projects: Students who want to do the Senior Capstone Project this semester need to sign up for POSC by September 3, the drop/add date. You can find detailed information here. Please remember that you need to agree on a topic with a Department professor who is willing to serve as the project supervisor and will need to issue a permit for you to register for the course.
The department requires that your supervisor approve a short prospectus for the project. The prospectus forms are available here. Again, if you want to do your senior project this fall, now is the time to contact a faculty member!
If you plan to do it in the Spring, it is never tou early to start thinking about ideas. Please feel free to consult with faculty whom you know or with Professor White, about possible topics and advisors.

Again, welcome back and may you have a vibrant and challenging academic year.

Sincerely,
Elliot Posner
Professor & Chair of Department