Political Science
Department Office: SSPA 257; 562-985-4704; posc@csulb.edu
Chair: Dr. Teresa Wright teresa.wright@csulb.edu
Advising
*Please note that due to budget cuts, POSC advising will not be offered from May 17-July 14. For advising questions during this time, please contact the general advising service offered to all College of Liberal Arts students: CLA-ATLAS advising (see below). POSC advising by e-mail only will resume the week of July 15. POSC advising by appointment will resume the week of August 26.
College of Liberal Arts Advising
The ATLAS Network
PH 1, Room 104
562.985.7804
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/advising/
Summer Office Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9 am – 12 noon and 1 -4 pm
Friday: 9 am – 12 noon
Quick Question/Drop-in Advising
Tuesday: 2 – 4 pm
Wednesday: 11 am – 1 pm
Thursday: 9 am – 11 am
·College of Liberal Arts students can schedule appointments to see an advisor. Early morning, lunch hour, and evening advising appointments are also available upon request.
·Please call the ATLAS Office, or check the website to verify hours as schedules may change due to SOAR.
Undergraduate Advisor for students with last names beginning I-Z:
Dr. Amy Cabrera Rasmussen; amy.rasmussen@csulb.edu; SSPA 243
–to schedule an appointment with Dr. Rasmussen, go to: CSULBPOSCRASMUSSEN.ClickBook.net
Undergraduate Advisor for students with last names beginning A-H:
Dr. Richard Haesly; rich.haesly@csulb.edu; SSPA 245
–to schedule an appointment with Dr. Haesly, go to: CSULBPOSCHAESLY.ClickBook.net
Internship Director: Dr. Richard Haesly; richard.haesly@csulb.edu; SSPA 245
–to schedule an appointment with Dr. Haesly, please e-mail Dr. Haesly
Pre-law advising for fall 2012: please enroll in C/LA 490, sections 4, 5, or 6, with Dr. Jason Whitehead; jason.whitehead@csulb.edu
Masters Program FAQ’s: students entering Fall 2011 or earlier
MA students entering Fall 2012 or later, see “Graduate Program” links to the left
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Cora Goldstein; cora.goldstein@csulb.edu; SSPA 247
–to schedule an appointment with Dr. Goldstein, go to: CSULBPOSCGOLDSTEIN.ClickBook.net
Faculty Directory & Office Hours, Spring 2013
Political Science learning objectives
CAREER INFORMATION
What do CSULB political science graduates do? find out here See also the alumni news section of the Political Science Newsletter (see below, under “News and Highlights”)
POLITICAL SCIENCE PAYS! Top of the list for liberal arts degrees. See the CNN article on entry-level salaries with various BA degrees.
For more career advice (including how to search for a job, how to write a resume, and how to prepare for an interview), please refer to the Career Development Center and the undergraduate advising FAQs (scroll down to “Where can I find information about job possibilities…?” note that this section contains useful information for both undergraduate and graduate students)
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
2013 POLITICAL SCIENCE NEWSLETTER
2012 POLITICAL SCIENCE NEWSLETTER
2011 POLITICAL SCIENCE NEWSLETTER
2010 POLITICAL SCIENCE NEWSLETTER
MODEL UNITED NATIONS team wins honors in Germany! See picture, below, and find out more here

Photo: Bonn City reception for BIMUN delegates in Duetschewelle; CSULB MUN Director Larry Martinez with Political Science majors Dina Al-Hayek, Justin Benning, Seth Roach and Leani Garcia
MOOT COURT wins 2012 Western Regional tournament! find out more here
MOOT COURT wins Texas State Undergraduate tournament! See pictures, below, and find out more here

Photo: Moot Court Texas Tournament team; (Front, L-R) Yasmin Manners and Kari Rice; (Back, L-R) Robert Lane, Andrew Kemper, Ryan Chapman, and Wyatt Lyles [Photo credit: Tara Harris]

Photo: (Front, L-R) Yasmin Manners and Ryan Chapman (Champs from CSULB) and Rebekah Samaniego
and Shelby Henderson (Runner’s Up from UNT); (Back, L-R) Professor Lewis Ringel (CSULB Coach), Unidentified Judge, The Honorable Justice Lee Gabriel (2nd District), The Honorable Judge John C. Hendrick, Unidentified Judge, Unidentified Judge, and Professor Kimi King (UNT Coach)
MOOT COURT wins honors at January 2012 national tournament! See picture, below, and find out more here

Photo (from left-right): Professor Judy Hails (Assistant Coach), Jillian Ewan (Assistant Coach), Professor Lewis Ringel (Coach), Ruth Anderson, The Honorable Judge James Otto, Ryan Chapman, Yasmin Manners, Taylor Carr, The Honorable Justice Paul Turner, Wyatt Lyles, Kari Rice, Peter Vasilion, The Honorable Judge Scott Steiner, and Patrick Dyson (Assistant Coach).
POSC student Andrew Kress returns from fall 2010 Panetta Institute internship in Washington, DC. To hear more about Andrew’s experience, click here
POSC student Titus Potter interviewed regarding his 2009-10 Panetta Institute internship in Washington, DChttp://careers.csulb.edu/spotlight.htm#TitusPotter
The POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (PSSA) meets every Tuesday from 5-6pm in SSPA 106. Contact: veritaslb49@gmail.com. You can also find the PSSA on Facebook under “Csulb Pssa.”
