image 1Department of Political Science

Summer Session

Upcoming Events

Discussion of Presidential Candidates and Issues
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Blodgett Hall Room 207, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

The audience will pose questions and participate.

Panel:
Joe Conte
Tricia Hardgrove
Jenna Melo
Michael Puma, Facilitator

2008-2009 Lecture Series
Students are required to attend at least ONE lecture each semester.
Attendance is taken.
  • "Loser Take all: America's Election Mess & How to Fix It"
    Mark Crispin Miller
    September 17, 2008
    University Center Ballroom, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

  • Environmental Forum
    September 25, 2008
    University Center Room 313, 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

  • "Domestic Workers United: Building a Movement to Empower Caregivers"
    September 29, 2008
    University Center Room 201, 1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m.

  • V.O.T.E.R. and ICAN present: "A Presidential Debate Party"
    October 15, 2008
    8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.

  • V.O.T.E.R., ICAN, Political Science and Sociology present: "Becoming an American"
    October 21, 2008
    Alumni House, 1:10p.m.–2:55 p.m.
  • Ambassadorial Lecturer
    October 27, 2008
    TBA

  • "All's Fair: Love, War, and Politics"
    Mary Matalin & James Carville
    October 29, 2008
    Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, 7:00 p.m.

  • Fair Trade Fashion Show
    November 10, 2008
    University Center Ballroom, 2:55 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

  • ICAN Film Series: This is What Democracy Looks Like
    November 21, 2008
    Levermore, Room 309, 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

  • Sixty Years on: The United Nations and Universal Human Rights
    December 3, 2008
    University Center Ballroom, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Past Events

2007-2008 Lecture Series

  • "Perspectives on Corporate Fraud"
    Noreen Harrington '81
    September 27, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 11:00 a.m.

  • "Women’s History as a Tool for Social Change"
    Gerda Lerner
    October 1, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 7:00 p.m.

  • "The Impossible Will Take a Little While"
    Paul Loeb
    October 3, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 1:00 p.m. (Ticketed Event)

  • CODEPINK Long Island: Film & Presentation
    Learn about this particular women's peace movement from the members of the local Long Island group.
    October 16, 2007
    University Center Lobby, 10:40 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
    One paragraph reaction due to Political Science Department

  • "Advocacy in a Conservative Society: An Impossible Dream?"
    Peter B. Goldberg.
    October 23, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 7:00 p.m.
  • Guantanamo Bay and Extraordinary Rendition: Panel Discussion Sponsored by Amnesty International
    October 29, 2007
    University Center Room 211, 1:00 p.m.

  • "Women, Peace and Justice: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"
    November 13, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 6:00 p.m.

  • "The Abrahamic Religions: Conflict or Coexistence"
    Consul-General Ulf Hjertonsson
    November 19, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 3:00 p.m.
  • Women and Leadership: “The Struggle for Human Rights”
    November 30, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 1:00 p.m.

2006-2007 Lecture Series

  • "Personal Totems: Visual Issues of Identity by, of, and about Women of Color"
    National Association of Women Artists
    January 21 - February 22, 2007
    University Center Gallery
    View the Virtual Gallery

  • "Towards a Unified Theory of Black America"
    Roland Fryer Jr.
    February 13, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 7:00 p.m.

  • "Chile and Latin America: Left or Right?"
    Heraldo Muñoz
    March 8, 2007
    Alumni House, 1:30 p.m.

  • "France: Perspectives on International Relations"
    Jean-David Levite
    April 10, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 11:00 a.m.

  • "Can the International Criminal Court Make a Difference?"
    Christian Wenaweser
    April 24, 2007
    University Center Ballroom, 9:30 a.m.


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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Department of Political Science
Blodgett Hall, Room 202
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY 11530
p - 516.877.4590
f - 516.877.4594

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