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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
October 10, 2008                                         Peggy Binette or Margaret Lamb
ASCI_WOST316                                        Phone: 803-777-5400 ; E-mail: peggy@mailbox.sc.edu

University of South Carolina to host public panel discussions
before and after presidential election

Editors Note: A news release event about the McKissick event was sent Oct. 3.       

Political scientists from the University of South Carolina will participate in two panel discussions for the public before and after the presidential election.

The first event, “2008 Election Preview,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in Gambrell Hall Auditorium. Panelists and their topics will include Dr. Robert Oldendick, “What the Polls are Telling Us”; Dr. Todd Shaw, “Race and the 2008 Elections”; Dr. Andrea McAtee, “Gender and the 2008 Elections”; and Dr. Blease Graham, “Upcoming Elections in South Carolina.” Graham will moderate.

The event is free, and a reception will be held afterward. The “2008 Election Preview” is sponsored by the university’s John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy, the department of political science and the Institute for Public Affairs and Policy Research. For more information, contact Graham at cgraham@mailbox.sc.edu.

On Nov. 13, a panel titled “Reflections on the 2008 Election” will feature Shaw, an expert on race and politics, and Dr. Laura Woliver, an expert on gender and politics. The panel will take place at 3:30 p.m. in Currell College, Room 107.

The event is sponsored by the university’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program. For more information, contact Paulette Jimenez at jimenezp@mailbox.sc.edu. The two panels will cap off a series of political events for the public this fall.

On Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. in  McKissick Museum, Don Fowler, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Glenn McCall, Republican National Committeeman, will share their views on the final televised presidential debate, which takes place on Oct. 15.

After the debate, the public is invited to join Fowler, McCall and Bierbauer for a reception and gallery tour of McKissick Museum’s exhibit, “Caring the State: Presidential Campaigns and Politics in South Carolina.”

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Department News:

Fulbright Grant Award Information

The University recently announced four USC Fulbright grant award recipients. Two of the four are graduates of the Political Science department. Andrew Bentz, who graduated with degrees in music and international studies this past May, received one of the grants. Andrew was awarded a Fulbright grant to Indonesia. He also received a Homeland Security fellowship, which provides an annual stipend of $27,600 as well as tuition and fees for up to three years of study. Andrew plans to attend Duke University to complete a master's degree in political science, specializing in international relations.

Martin Caver, who graduated with a degree in international studies and French in 2004, received a Fulbright grant to Canada and plans to attend Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. While at Queen's University, he will study the ethical implications of multiculturalism and identity. He plans to matriculate to a PhD program in political philosophy following his Fulbright year.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

-- Michael W. Arthur for his endowment of an undergraduate scholarship

-- William M. Ginn for his generous pledge for a Political Science endowment

--Mr. and Mrs. W. David Rhodes III, for their generous multi-year matched gift.

-- Mr. & Mrs. Edward V. Roberts for their generous planned gift

--Dr. Lois Duke Whitaker for joining the Dean's Circle

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