Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University

Our next of the CFR Webinars will be this Wednesday! Join us to hear about how foreign actors (notably Russia and China) seek to undermine democratic governance - and what might be done to counter their attempts.

Interested in earning your Master's at Oklahoma State? Our deadline to apply for fall admission is March 1. Send your questions to [email protected]

Our next live streaming of the CFR webinars is this Wednesday at noon! Join us in 227 SSH (and feel free to bring your lunch) to see the CFR's digital experts team discuss tech companies and their influence on geopolitics.

Hi all - the room number in our last post was incorrect. This week's Politics & Pastries event will be held in room 227 in the Social Sciences & Humanities building. Join us for free pastries and a chance to talk with Dr. DeTamble about how social media impacts US politics.

Put this on your Tuesday schedule! Our first Politics & Pastries event of the semester will be this Tues, Feb 4 @ 9am. Dr. DeTamble will be talking about the recent TikTok ban AND social media more broadly (and its impact on US democracy).

We'll be showing the CFR webinars again this semester! For those interested in foreign policy, we'll be live-streaming these webinars on Zoom in 227 SSH. Feel free to bring your lunch and watch with us.

Don't forget, Department Scholarships are due Feb 1! Learn more and link to the application at https://cas.okstate.edu/political_science/undergraduate_studies/scholarship_information.html

We are once again live-streaming the Council on Foreign Relations Global Experts Seminars this semester! For those who have never attended, these events are held on Zoom, and 1-2 experts give short talks and answer questions about current global issues. We live stream this in our conference room (227 Social Sciences and Humanities), and you are free to bring your lunch and/or any snacks and join us while we watch the talk! We'll be announcing each event every Monday, but here's the full schedule if you would like to put one of these talks in your calendar.

For our Tulsa residents, here's a great summer internship program you should check out! The deadline is Feb 14, so apply ASAP!!!

Applications are now open for the 2025 GKFF Summer Impact Program. This 9-week paid internship places college students with GKFF’s non-profit partners, offering an opportunity to develop workplace skills, build connections, and contribute to community-oriented programs. Eligible applicants are currently in their sophomore or junior year in college and the application deadline is Friday, February 14, 2025.

Application information is here: https://ow.ly/vo3P50Ujfpc.

The first of the Global Briefing Series talks is TOMORROW, January 23! Definitely a talk to attend for anyone interested in the field of intelligence.

Happy MLK, Jr Day, everyone! For those celebrating on campus, the campus march has been canceled due to the cold weather, but this Thursday's event at the Student Union should still be pretty great!

Stillwater's MLK, Jr. Celebration will be held this Sunday at 6pm. More details on the flyer, but you can also visit their event page at https://www.facebook.com/share/1CDzzavGB4/

Donuts with a Diplomat next Tuesday! Check out the flyer for more information.

We have 2 events tomorrow! For our foreign policy junkies, we'll be holding the final CFR Experts Webinar in the Conference Room (227 SSH) at noon. For our US politics junkies, we'll be wrapping up the 2024 election with a faculty panel at 4pm in the Classroom Building (room 112). Both events are free and open to the public!

Don't miss out on the last Politics & Pastries event this semester! Dr. Rudloff will be talking about what big foreign policy things to expect with the incoming Trump administration. As always, free cold brew coffee and breakfast pastries for attendees! You can find us at 9am in the political science department conference room.