UWF Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government

Government and Languages faculty are rounding out finals week in style!

THIS WEEK! Hope to see you there.

Mark your calendar for after spring break!

Reubin O’D. Askew Lecture Series kicks off with discussion on American Grand Strategy - University of West Florida Newsroom The University of West Florida’s Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government will feature two distinguished scholars for a timely discussion on “Debating American Grand Strategy in the Trump Era” as part of its 2025 Askew Lecture Series. The event will take place on Thursday, March 27, at the...

Florida early voting start TODAY, including here on campus!

Info for Escambia County voters is below. You can also follow EscambiaVotes.
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Early Voting Dates*: Monday, October 21, 2024 through Saturday, November 2, 2024
Early Vote Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early Voting Locations:
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola

Main Library, 239 Spring Street, Pensacola

Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A, Molino

Asbury Place at Cokesbury Church, 750 College Blvd, Pensacola

Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola

Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola

Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment

Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W DeSoto Street, Pensacola

UWF, 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg. 78, Room 136, Pensacola

Billy G. Ward Courthouse, 7500 N Century Blvd., Century

https://escambiavotes.gov/early-voting-locations

This THURSDAY!

Great job opportunity if anyone interested in international affairs!

"Individual will represent the University of West Florida and can fully develop relationships with international recruitment agents, communicate directly with student leads, evaluate international credentials, and make admission decisions in order to create a seamless and expedient process for prospective international students and international recruitment partners. Some of the duties include: Educational consultant/agent development, contract generation, training, and relationship building; development of international student recruitment plan; international student recruitment and lead generation; effectively communicates with internal and external stakeholders which are instrumental in the recruitment process; admission funnel maintenance and admission processes, including transcript credential evaluations for recruited students; attendance at recruitment-based conferences and international recruitment fairs abroad and virtually; and data analysis and reporting."

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🚨Attention Undergraduate Students🚨 Are you interested in pursuing a career in political science? Are you looking for paid research experience that benefits your opportunities, resume, and degree? Good news! 🎉 The Summer Program in Accountability, Behavior, and Conflict in Democratic Politics is currently seeking to hire undergraduate students for 8-week internship positions, occurring in Nashville, Tennessee.

During the program, REU co-directors, faculty affiliates, and selected graduate students will guide participants through two complementary research experiences: students spend three-quarters of their research time on a mentored independent project and one-quarter’s effort collaborating on a faculty affiliate’s project. Students attend skill-building sessions on research design, scientific inference, data analysis, professionalization, research communication, faculty research presentations, and career panels.

Applications for Summer 2024 positions are open NOW until January 19, 2024.

Find more information here: https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/political-science-reu/

Not what you are looking for? Interested in pursuing paid research experiences but don't know where to go? No worries! To find more opportunities like this visit here: https://bit.ly/OURREUs

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Interesting local story that may just include Dr. Shively dropping our namesake, Reubin O'D. Askew.

Escambia commissioners can't meet in private. So why are they meeting in public less? Public meetings meant for commissioners to discuss county business before voting on it haven't been held for a year and none are planned for 2024.

Our own Dr. Merry Beth Low with a fascinating, interdisciplinary "Group Storytelling" project. You can check out the images and see the description from CASSH below...

"In Dr. Low's Honors Core Humanities class, students are exploring the question of what it means to be human.

"The first part of this course has focused on the Italian Renaissance as setting the framework for western individualism and humanism.

"As a bridge to the next part of class, where students will explore what it means to be human in light of the Digital Age, AI, etc., students participated in a "Group Storytelling" activity, inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron, in the Community Garden.

"The purpose of this activity was to disengage from technology and reconnect with our individual stories, our natural environment, and our peers.

"Dr. Jasara Norton helped orient students before our activity in the tradition of nature writing. Students prepared their stories in nature, then shared their stories in small groups in the community garden, with prompts and themes adapted from and inspired by The Decameron.

"Students then reflected on the process of both creating their stories in nature, as well as the meaningful interactions they had with their peers during the group storytelling sessions in the Community Garden."

https://uwfphotos.smugmug.com/Event-Favorites/2023/Honors-Group-Storytelling-in-Community-Garden-2023/i-nXKxkVQ

We'll be there and hope to see you too!

Test Your Government & Civics Knowledge with The Reubin O'D. Askew Department of Government

The maker fun awaits on 11/11! Check out Pensacola Maker Faire and get your creativity on. Tickets required, so register for yours for free today! https://pensacolamakerfaire.ticketleap.com/

Did you miss our Electoral College debate? Can't get enough??

Have no fear: Adam McKay at NewsRadio 92.3 returned to the event and broke down the arguments.

https://www.newsradio923.com/pmn/episode/27b328e0/101923-uwf-debate-on-electoral-college-vs-national-popular-vote

"This was an incredibly sophisticated attack. There's very, very, very few groups that could have pulled this off," University of West Florida's Dr. Brian Crisher said. "This is land, sea and air coordinated all together. It's stunning for an actor like Hamas to be able to pull this off."

Unexpected sophistication of Hamas attack surprises Israel: UWF political science professor weighs in PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Israel is one of the most defended countries in the world, renowned for its intelligence capabilities. Yet the wrath of Hamas exploded seemin