Fundraising Campaigns for DC Trip

Our Washington DC trip is fast approaching! We have two online fundraisers going on for our trip.

The first is run through myEDU which is donating $1 to us for every user that signs up using our link

The link is http://www.myedu.com/free/polsciclub so please join and share the link with people you know!

The other campaign is through IndieGoGo. Anyone can donate 5-1500 for our trip! There are also gifts that we've offered at different levels of donation!

Spread the word! Tell your friends, families, co-workers! Everyone!




Big thanks to Jadion Brown for all his help with the IndieGoGo campaign!

Meeting Notes 02/17

A synopsis of Poli Sci Club events and happenings as discussed during Thursday's meeting is below.

Upcoming Events:

February 24 – Guest Speaker – Poli Sci professor Dr. Spadoni will be discussing U.S.-Cuban relations and his recently published book, “Failed Sanctions: Why the U.S. embargo on Cuba will never work,” from 2:30-4:00 on the 24th. Pick up a flyer and plug it in your classes, please!

March 10 – Brown Bag on Egypt – Dr. Ratan will be giving a short presentation to clear up misconceptions about the events in Egypt, but afterwards we need your opinion! On March 10, be ready to bring a bag lunch and some insight! More information to come at the next meeting.

Late March – LSAT Practice Test – For those interested in taking the LSAT, we will be offering a practice test to help you hone your skills. Come to meetings or watch this space for more details later.

TBA – Guest Speaker – As a former ASU alumni, Mayor Deke Copenhaver will be speaking on what you can do with a Public Administration degree. Date and location will be coming soon.

Social Events:

Homecoming Night - February 19 – The Poli Sci Club will be attending the homecoming game against Francis Marion at 3:30. After the game we will be having dinner at Mellow Mushroom on the intersection of 12^th and Broad Street downtown. We plan to make this a tradition and hope to see you there!

Club Social - Mi Rancho - March 8 at 6:00 PM - Bring your friend/significant other for an evening out with the Poli Sci Club!

Fundraising:

Bake Sale: Our bake sale last week did very well, raising a total of $111! Thanks to those who helped out at the bake sale.

Raffle: We are raffling off an XBOX 360 with Kinect; $2 per ticket or 15 tickets for $20. $100 minimum for people going to DC, $50 minimum for all other members. You have until March 31^st to sell your tickets.

DC Campaign with Indigogo: Jaidon needs people who are willing to appear on the campaign video. If you are willing to do so, contact Jadion at jbrown68@aug.edu.

Orgsync: It is very important that we get as many members signed up on ASU’s Orgsync as we can. If you have not already, please set up your account at www.orgsync.org. After you've made your profile, add the Political Science Club to your groups: https://orgsync.com/join/21465/political-science-club. It takes less than five minutes of your time and helps a lot for getting funding from Student Activities. For questions, please email one of the club officers.

Sponsorship Drive: Continue pursuing those sponsorship opportunities! Remember, a sponsorship is required from those members who plan on going to D.C. in May. The person with most sponsorships wins a $100 VISA gift card.

The next meeting will be on February 3rd at 2:15 in Allgood Hall room E151. Hope to see everyone there!

Meeting Notes 01/27

We apologize for the confusion in the meeting times. I have updated the calendar on this site with the meeting dates and times until the end of the semester now.

Upcoming Meetings:
February 10 - Elections and Navy Officer Guest Speaker - it is mandatory you attend so that we can vote in new officers. You must be a fully dues paid member in order to vote in the election. If you are unsure if you have paid your dues, please contact the treasurer, Carrie Shoultz, at polsciclub@aug.edu as soon as possible!
Feb 17 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15
March 3 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15
March 17 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15
March 31 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15
April 14 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15
April 28 - Normal Meeting - AH E150 @ 2:15

Upcoming Events:
February 8 - Bake Sale we need people willing to either bake or work the table
February 11 - Brown Bag - 1:15 location TBA Topic: TSA and Airport Security Procedures - we will post some links to articles on the blog and facebook for you to read prior to the brown bag
February 24 - Guest Speaker: Dr. Spadoni - "Failed Sanctions: Why the US embargo on Cuba will never work" - Dr. Spadoni will be discussing his recently published book as well as US-Cuban relations.

Social Events:
February 8 - Wild Wing Cafe - 6pm - 1/2 price wings
February 25 - Bowling?
March 11 - Social
May - Faculty and Student End of the Year Banquet (TBA)

Fundraising:
Raffle: XBOX 360 with Kinect; $2 ticket or 15 tickets for $20 ($100 minimum for people going to DC, $50 minimum for all other members)
DC Campaign with Indigogo: Jaidon needs people who are willing to appear on the campaign video, if you are willing to do so, contact Jadion at jbrown68@aug.edu
LSAT: March
Sponsorship Drive - If the club makes $1500 in sponsorships, whoever brings in the most sponsorship money will win a $100 visa gift card.

Washington DC
If you have not signed up for DC and wish to be put on the waiting list, please contact us polsciclub@aug.edu

Orgsync
If you have not already, please set up your orgsync accout at www.orgsync.org. After you've made your profie, add the Political Science Club to your groups: https://orgsync.com/join/21465/political-science-club

Meet the Majors! Political Science Drop In

Today the Political Science Club hosted a "Meet the Majors" drop in, with support of the Political Science Department. For about 2 hours we had the conference room open and filled with food. Political Science majors, or people who are considering a major in Political Science were free to come and meet with department professors. Most of the professors made an appearance for sometime and students took the opportunity to discuss upcoming classes, or even current classes. Later, everyone ended up pulling up chairs and discussing current issues and then eventually discussed Tocqueville (with Dr. Albert taking the reins on that discussion!) It was a great opportunity for students to get to know their professors and each other outside of a classroom setting. Everyone had a good time and we had a good showing!

Photos under the cut!

Our Rights and Beliefs

As our goal with this blog is to give our members a platform for expressing political opinion, we have opened up to students who wish to write "op-ed" pieces about political issues that are important to them. These pieces do not reflect official views of our club, but rather help to demonstrate the diversity of ideas and opinions our members have.

Feel free to leave comments and discuss

Thoughts on our rights and beliefs
Matt Miklas
mmiklas@aug.edu


As many people know here at Augusta State University, the Ku Klux Klan will rally in support of Jennifer Keeton, a student who sued the university because she felt the university was trying to change her beliefs on homosexuality and invading her freedom of religion.

A Note from a Political Science International Student

As our goal with this blog is to give our members a platform for expressing political opinion, we have opened up to students who wish to write "op-ed" pieces about political issues that are important to them. These pieces do not reflect official views of our club, but rather help to demonstrate the diversity of ideas and opinions our members have.

Our second piece comes from Irina Melnic.

Feel free to leave comments and discuss

A Note From a Political Science International Student

Irina Melnic

Imelnic@aug.edu

 My career choice is an outcome of my life experience. I was born in Ukraine during the Soviet Union and two years later, when it fell apart, my parents moved back to their home country, Moldova, because they were worried that their children will grow up without learning their native language. I grew up listening to horrifying stories from my grandparents about subversion of cultures and people during the Soviet Union. I had to teach my parents the Romanian alphabet because they were forced to write with Cyrillic’s. I grew up confused about my country’s history. The language I was speaking home was spoiled Romanian with intrusion of Russian words. At school and public areas I had to speak pure Romanian, in order to be considered literate. I was forced by the circumstances to speak Russian because a large population of Russians in Moldova never learned Romanian, and communication was impossible. Growing up in a country that struggles to recover after political and cultural suppression, I became interested in discovering different cultures and political systems.

Healthcare Reform Legislation

As our goal with this blog is to give our members a platform for expressing political opinion, we have opened up to students who wish to write "op-ed" pieces about political issues that are important to them. These pieces do not reflect official views of our club, but rather help to demonstrate the diversity of ideas and opinions our members have.

Our first piece comes from Matt Miklas, about Health Care legislation. Feel free to leave comments and discuss.

Healthcare Reform Legislation

By: Matt Miklas

Mmiklas@aug.edu

Nearly seven months ago, President Obama signed the most historic piece of legislation in the history of the U.S. with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.