Wichita State University Department of Political Science

Join us tomorrow for an ice cream social to celebrate the start of a new school year! Everyone is welcome! 11:30-1:30 in Lindquist 417🍦

Congrats to political science alums, Paige Harrington and Andruw Hoopes, on their last day with Shocker Navigators and on their next steps into law school! Shockers Up!

Thank you to everyone who came out to watch the debate with us tonight!

WSU Political Science Department hosts presidential debate watch party WSU faculty, students and community members gathered at WSU inside Lindquist Hall to watch the debate.

Join us tonight for our nonpartisan watch party! 7:30pm in Lindquist 417. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Don't miss this chance to continue your educational journey. Apply for the Osher Reentry Scholarship by June 30th. For the first time, fully online students are eligible too. Learn more at wichita.edu/osher

Join us next week to kick off election season with a presidential debate watch party in the POLS student lounge! 🇺🇸🗳️ This is a nonpartisan event and all students are welcome. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Campus is closed today in honor of Juneteenth, commemorating June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Americans received word that slavery had been abolished.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Alex Middlewood was elected to serve a three year term as the Chair of the Political Science Department.

Dr. Middlewood is looking forward to serving Wichita State students and the Wichita community at-large!

Join us in congratulating Jaida Sims for winning the department's Millett-Young Best Paper Award for her senior thesis "Possibilities of Power-sharing: Exploring the Impact of Power-sharing Agreements on Democratization and State Capacity"

Dr. Dinorah Azpuru was Jaida's mentor!

Congratulations to political science alum, Lizeth Ortega, on completing her MPA!

🎓 Lizeth Ortega graduated with her MPA and certificate in Economic Development. While at Hugo Wall School, she became interested in studying sustainable urban development topics.

She works at the City of Wichita- Government as a Senior Environmental Specialist, where she helps the city focus on environmental goals. She looks forward to growing in her role with the city after earning her Master of Public Administration degree.

🎉Congratulations on your achievement, Lizeth, and thank you for your invaluable work that has made Wichita a healthier, greener place for all to enjoy! 🌱

Political science faculty love cheering on our graduates as they walk across the stage, and The Sunflower got this great shot of us in the front row at commencement on Saturday!

Congratulations to graduating Political Science major Paige Harrington! Paige is going on to law school with a $60,000 scholarship!

Humans of Wichita State: Grad Edition - Paige Harrington A study abroad experience and involvement in several campus organizations has led to tremendous growth for Paige in her college career. The next step in her bright future is law school.

Congratulations to all of our graduating Political Science majors! We loved being able to share this special day with you. ! 💛🖤

Congratulations to political science major, Sophie Martins!

Sophie Martins jumps from graduation to law school Sophie Martins said it was a “wild day” when she learned she’d been accepted into not one, but two law schools — just hours before she interviewed CBS News Anchor Norah O’Donnell. Martins, who just finished serving as student body vice president at Wichita State, plans to attend the Univer...

We love seeing our majors featured in The Sunflower! Congrats to Thomas and Travis Babcock on their upcoming graduation and for all they’ve achieved during their time at WSU!

‘Just like a machine’: Debate twins share inner workings of college collaboration The debate-team duo Thomas and Travis Babcock describe their partnership as a scrappy, unique team of underdogs. The Babcocks are twins, and both are political science majors. They do a lot together, including debating on Wichita State’s team, peer-reviewing each other’s work and watching the Da...

Today, Political Science held its annual luncheon celebrating our graduating seniors, new Pi Sigma Alpha initiates, and our scholarship recipients. We wish our graduates best of luck in their new endeavors! And we also thank all of our students for their hard work and congratulate them for a successful semester!

Check out the graduation edition of The Sunflower and celebrate our spring and summer graduates!

Nice feature for one of our newest graduates. Congrats Sophie!

Meet a Shocker: Sophie Martins May 01, 2024 — Sophie Martins chose Wichita State University for the opportunities she saw at the university, which turned out for her as she was elected as the student body vice president at Wichita State during the 2023-24 academic year, joined to Legal Education Accelerated Degree that will pro...

Political Science Professor, Dr. Doris Change, recently gave a talk on campus about Taiwan’s place in world politics.

Wichita State professor explains why Taiwan is indispensable to the world Taiwan was still under martial law when Doris Chang, age 12, left her home for the United States. Now a Wichita State professor of political science, Chang continues to research the island where she was born. Recently, Chang gave a presentation at WSU that explained why China still views Taiwan as i...

Looking for summer courses to take? We’ve got a great line up this summer! Including two courses — First Amendment and Middle East Politics — that aren’t usually offered during the school year.

Political Science major, Sophie Martins, is one of 137 college students recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for her nonpartisan democratic engagement work during the 2023 election cycle.

Congratulations, Sophie!

WSU was happy to welcome 180 visiting high school students and parents to campus today for Black and Yellow Days. We are looking forward to greeting some new Political Science majors in the Fall!

In an event co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Fairmount College Student Advisory Council, and Pi Sigma Alpha, students got the opportunity to hear from WSU Alumni in the legal profession. We would like to thank our alumni for their advice and continued support.

Congrats to Dr. Alexandra Middlewood and Dr. Brian Amos for receiving tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and to Professor, Dr. Dinorah Azpuru for receiving Incentive Review recognition! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments.

Today is the last day to withdraw from a full-semester course and receive a “W”

Five Shockers presented at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, including Political Science and Economics double major, Bayle Sandy (second from the right)!

Bayle, advised by Dr. Middlewood, presented her senior thesis and McNair research project, “Heat Waves in the Heartland”.

Congrats Bayle!!

Come join us and watch the votes roll in!

Congratulations to Naquela Pack ‘16 /‘20 for receiving the annual Drum Major award as a staff member seeking greatness through service and love. Her work with the Community engagement institute is remarkable!