Political Science Graduates Seven
May 17, 2008
The Department of Political Science graduated seven students this past Saturday. We wish these students the best as they begin this next phase of their life. Our graduates are:
Marielle Dirkx of Madison, Mississippi graduated with two degrees, one in Political Science and the other in Economics. She also won the Academic Excellence Award in both majors. She will start the University of Mississippi Law School this fall.
Ben Ayris of Leesburg, Florida, fresh off of h...read more
Political Science Honors Society Comes to Union
May 7, 2008
On Friday, May 2, the political science department hosted the inaugural meeting of the Union University chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha took place. Pi Sigma Alpha is the only National Political Science honors society and honors students who have demonstrated excellence in their study of politics. Seven students and three faculty members were initiated:
Marielle Dirkx
Chelsea Freemon
Rachel Hoyt
Mary Beth Johnson
Alex Scarbrough
Paul Scott
Nathan Tilly
Dr. Kevin Cooney
Dr. Sean Evans
Dr. M...read more
Watson Presents Paper on Evangelical Political Thought
Apr 30, 2008
Dr. Watson presented a paper as part of a panel on Evangelical Political Thought at the Paul Henry Institute’s Symposium on Religion and Politics at Calvin College on April 25th, 2008. Dr. Watson partnered with Dr. Bryan McGraw and Dr. Jesse Covington of Wheaton and Westmont colleges respectively.
Evangelicals have been involved in politics as long as there have been evangelicals. Evangelicals preached independence from Great Britain in the 1770s, took active roles in the abolitionist and te...read more
Evans Ends Term as President of TPSA
Apr 21, 2008
This past weekend, Sean Evans, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, ended his term as President of the Tennessee Political Science Association.
During his term, Dr. Evans reached out to other organizations to promote civic education across the state. The most important partnership he made was with the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. TISL allows college students across the state to learn parliamentary p...read more
Watson Presents Paper on Theologico-Political Problem
Jan 17, 2008
Dr. Watson presented a paper, “Spinoza, Strauss, and Fortin on the Theologico-Political Problem” at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in New Orleans on January 10, 2008. He enjoyed driving through Mississippi and Louisiana and seeing New Orleans for the first time, including the world-famous Café Du Monde where he and Dr. Evans consumed a great deal of powdered sugar.
In this paper, Dr. Watson presented and evaluated the approach of three political philosophers...read more
