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Politics. Students must earn a grade of C or better in each Lugar Program LUGAR PROGRAM course. Completion of all four Lugar Program courses is required before beginning the congressional internship. Students may intern in any Program Guidelines congressional office during the summer following either their sophomore or junior year. The Lugar Program will endeavor to place interns in the The program honors the record and memory of Richard Lugar office of a member of the House or Senate. Alternatively, students may (1932-2019), Denison University class of 1954, who represented Indiana opt to participate in an approved off-campus program and intern for an in the United States Senate from 1977-2013. His lifetime of engagement entire semester under the auspices of their Washington program. in public life, which included two terms as Mayor of Indianapolis, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and long-serving Denison The Lugar Program will only sponsor students for congressional Trustee, provides a model for all who aspire to public service. internships who have a record unblemished by serious disciplinary or academic infractions as reported by the Office of Student Development Beginning in 1996, the Political Science department has hosted the and the Provost's Office. Richard G. Lugar Program in Politics and Public Affairs. Inspired by Senator Lugar’s legacy of academic excellence, distinguished service, Track Two has been designed for students with an interest in and prominent role in American politics and foreign policy, participation international affairs and foreign policy, especially with an aptitude for in the Program provided students with the opportunity to develop the study of foreign languages and a desire to pursue a career in such their interest in public service through coursework, internships, and fields as national security, homeland defense, weapons proliferation co-curricular programming. The newly inaugurated Department of and foreign affairs. In particular, Track Two provides a foundation for Politics and Public Affairs incorporates many of the curricular features graduate study at the Graduate School of International Policy Studies of the Lugar Program, and will continue to sponsor internships and at the Monterey Institute in California, or at similar graduate programs programming geared toward students interested in a career in public that also require extensive language training. To complete the Track service, regardless of partisan preference. Two program at Denison, students must take two years (four semesters) of coursework in a foreign language. Although French, German, and The Lugar Program also sponsors lectures and other programming Spanish are acceptable, students interested in the Monterey option are to encourage public service. For additional information on the encouraged to study Arabic, Chinese or Japanese. Some coursework Lugar Program, contact the program director: Dr. Andrew Z. in a language could be undertaken at Monterey or another institution, Katz, [email protected], Department of Politics and Public Affairs, most likely during the summer. Students must take four courses selected Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023, Telephone: 740-587-6405. from the Political Science Department offerings in the subfields of Comparative Politics or International Politics. The minimum grade in each Information for students in the class of of these courses and in every semester of foreign language instruction is 2024 and thereafter a C. Track Two contains an experiential/internship component that must be completed while participating in an approved off-campus program. Majors in Politics and Public Affairs with a passion for public service, in either the domestic or international realm, are encouraged to declare For both tracks, with the approval of the Director, one off-campus course their participation in the Lugar Program in their PPA 201 - Sophomore may be used to fulfill Lugar course requirements. Seminar major proposal. Students following the International Affairs Track interested in international public service in fields such as security, How To Apply homeland defense, weapons proliferation and foreign affairs, will Please complete an application form found either in the Political Science select an off-campus program attentive to these topics, and work with Department office, or linked to the Lugar Program Homepage (http:// Department faculty to identify an internship or experiential opportunity denison.edu/academics/lugar (http://denison.edu/academics/lugar/)). abroad to fulfill the expectations of participation in the Lugar Program. For additional information, contact the program director: Dr. Andrew Z. Their two departmental electives will reflect this interest. Similarly, for Katz, Political Science Department, Denison University, Granville, Ohio PPA students on the Public and Legal Affairs Track who are interested 43023, Telephone: 740-587-6405 Fax: 740-587-6601. in government affairs, enrollment in the Lugar Program will provide a stipend to support a congressional or similar public service internship in Faculty the United States. Both departmental electives used to fulfill PPA major Professor Andrew Z. Katz, Chair requirements will be in the area of American politics. Academic Administrative Assistant Information for Students in the classes of Kimberly Egger 2022 and 2023 View contact information (http://denison.edu/academics/lugar/ contacts/) The Lugar Program that sunsets with the class of 2023 features two tracks. Track One focuses on American politics and public policy. It combines coursework in these areas with a congressional internship. Students must complete a total of four courses in American politics and foreign policy, including POSC 307 (https://catalog.denison.edu/search/? P=POSC%20307) - The Politics of Congress and either POSC 214 (https:// catalog.denison.edu/search/?P=POSC%20214) - Doing Political Science: Foreign Policy Formulation or POSC 341 (https://catalog.denison.edu/ search/?P=POSC%20341) - The Conduct of American Foreign Policy. The other two Track One course requirements may be fulfilled by completing any of the Political Science class offerings in the subfields of American