Ralph Bunche Students Present Papers at Annual Meeting

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Ralph Bunche Students Present Papers at Annual Meeting Seven undergraduate students from the 1997 Ralph Bunche Sum- mer Institute partcipated in the American Politics Poster Session at the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Selected based on their schol- arly excellence, the students pre- sented their Ralph Bunche Summer Institute research papers in an academic atmosphere while meeting graduate recruiters and others within the discipline at the meeting. Each presentation was carefully and professionally prepared and complimented by illustrative graphs, charts and other visual elements. In Richard Fenno (L), University of Rochester, examines Michael Salmon's poster presentation. addition, the students were on hand Salmon took part in the session as a representative of the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. to discuss not only their presentation but plans for graduate study. The participants were: Vincent Ward, University of New Ph.D. Candidates & Recipients Peter Radcliffe, Ohio State Mexico, "African-American Group participants were: University Consciousness and the Preference Amanda Rose, Indiana University Christopher Ball, Columbia for Black Elected Officials" Dean Schloyer, Northwestern University University Travis Simmons, North Carolina Mike Baumgartner, Indiana Agricultural & Technical State Uni- Greg Shaw, Columbia University University versity, "African-American Views on Stephen Stambough, Ph.D., Univer- Steven Benfell, University of Interminority Coalitions" Pennsylvania sity of California, Riverside Fatima Goss, University of Califor- Richard Braunstein, University of nia, Los Angeles, "Does Race Pre- Colorado at Boulder David Clark, Florida State Univer- First Year Faculty participating vent Gender Equity?" sity were: Sherrie Green, Wellesley College, "The Black Civil Rights Movement Jennifer D'Urso,University of R. William Ayres, Saint Mary's Chicago and Its Impact on Political Participa- College, (MD) Wartyna Davis, Florida State tion" Pearson Cross, Fitchburg State University College Michael Salmon, University of Mi- Francois Debrix, Ph.D., Purdue Maggie Hanson, Northwestern ami, "Black Republicanism: Parti- University University sanship in the Sixth Party System" Scott Desposato, University of Californai, Los Angeles Rachel Anderson-Paul, University of Khalilah Brown, University of Vir- Gregory Domin, Northern Arizona Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ginia, "The Influence of Politically University Charles Tien, Hunter College Active Black Churches on Commu- Jaleh Dashti-Gibson, University of Bridget Welsh, Hofstra University nity Activism among Blacks" Jeffrey VanDenBerg, University of Notre Dame Dana Lee Olds, Lincoln University: Cinncinati Jon Gould, University of Chicago Title Not Available. Stacey Hunter-Hecht, University of Oikuan Fiona Yap, Gettysburg Minnesota College The students joined 160 senior Quentin Kidd, Texas Tech scholars, graduate students in politi- University cal science, and representatives from Kevin Krause, University of Notre Including international students organizations which provide funding Dame studying in the United States, the and research support for political Michael Kulisheck, University of Association was able to provide scientists in the poster session. Such Pittsburgh $15,000 to assist sixty-seven graduate sessions provide an informal setting Kira Poplowski, University of students in attending the 1997 An- where scholars may casually discuss California, Santa Barbara nual Meeting. their work and interests with others

778 PS: Political Science & Politics Association News New APSA Officers and in the discipline. Attendees spend Council Elected Center in response to Martha Ku- one hour and forty-five minutes (the mar's report that a House subcom- same amount of time they would At the close of the 93rd Annual mittee recommended appropria- spend in a panel session) circulating Meeting in Washington, the slate of tion reductions in the among booths where presenters dis- officers and council members put Smithsonian's Woodrow Wilson play key graphics and text relevant forward by the APSA Nominating Center budget that would amount to their research project. The pre- Committee was unanimously ac- to a virtual shutdown of the Cen- senters and attendees are encour- cepted. The 1997-98 officers are: ter. aged to discuss the research findings • Recommended that steps be taken and plan future projects. President: M. Kent Jennings, Uni- versity of California, Santa Bar- to insure APSA representation on The RBSI students spent a total bara appropriate National Archives and of three and a half days at the An- President-Elect: Matthew Holden, Records Administration and other nual Meeting with Maurice Wood- University of Virginia governmental boards. ard, APSA Director of Minority Af- Vice Presidents: Rodolfo O. De La • Allocated to the Committee on fairs, serving as their host. In Garza, University of Texas at Aus- International Programs $5,000 to addition to presenting their posters, tin; Jennifer Hochschild, Princeton start an Initiative and Exchanges the students attended university- University; Robert D. Putnam, Fund and another $5,000 to con- sponsored receptions where they Harvard University tinue institutional membership/ were invited to discuss plans for journal donations to foreign insti- graduate study one-on-one with fac- Secretary: Toni-Michelle Travis, tutions; the Council also endorsed ulty and other students. They were George Mason University general guidelines for journal do- encouraged to meet other African Treasurer: Timothy Cook, Williams nations. College American scholars at a special re- • Approved a joint Exchange Ser- ception sponsored by the Committee The newly elected members of the vice between APSA and the Euro- on the Status of Blacks in the Pro- Council, APSA's governing body, pean Consortium for Political Re- fession, to visit the book exhibit, and are: search as a pilot project and to attend numerous academic panels. endorsed a web-based approach to The students also attended the Jane Bayes, California State Univer- it. The exchange project will facili- Award Winning Breakfast—a session sity, Northridge tate temporary placements of Eu- of small group discussions among Gary W. Cox, University of Califor- ropean political scientists in the students and distinguished senior nia, San Diego U.S. and vice versa. political scientists. Charles D. Hadley, University of • Approved the proposed budget for New Orleans FY 97-98, which projects a 6% Kristen R. Monroe, University of increase in both income and ex- California, Irvine penditures Hallet Award Donated to Pippa Norris, Harvard University • Adopted changes in the wording Beth A. Simmons, University of of the Association's anti-discrimi- Centennial Campaign in California, Berkeley Gosnell's Name nation and affirmative action state- Joan C. Tronto, Hunter College, ments, proposed jointly by the After naming the late Harold CUNY Ethics Committee and the Com- Gosnell the recipient of its 1997 Michael Wallerstein, Northwestern mittee on the Status of Lesbians George Hallet Award, the executive University committee of the Organized Section Council members will serve through on Representation and Electoral 1999. Systems announced that it will be donating the monetary portion of the award to APSA's Centennial Campaign. Funds collected during Finifter Renewed, Other APSA the five-year Centennial Campaign, Council Actions which will be launched officially during the 1998 Annual Meeting in Bos- The Council of the Association ton, will be used to develop and sup- met on August 27, at the Omni port new and expanded teaching, Shoreham Hotel as part of the 1997 training, and research opportunities Annual Meeting in Washington, for political scientists. To receive D.C. Council members took the fol- more information about the Centen- lowing important actions: nial Campaign and its mission and • Approved the renewal of a second goals, please write to Centennial three-year term for American Po- Campaign, 1527 New Hampshire litical Science Review Editor Ada Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Finifter. 20036, or send email to • Recommended APSA endorse- [email protected]. ment of the Woodrow Wilson Ada Finifter

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