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Alumni

One of the goals of our department is to keep our alumni involved. Most importantly this relates to staying in contact with people. Not only is it a good idea to check in with former professors but it is a good idea for alumni to check in on current students to offer pointers, advice, or opportunities for students to know about what they are doing.

How you can help students

Share an update about your current job/career
Answer an email from a current student
Give advice on what the program can add/change to benefit students
Come to campus to talk about what you do
Join a video conference
Offer a day, week, or summer when a student could come an observe you at work
Offer internships (both for credit and paid)
Take part in mock interviews to help students prep to find jobs

Alumni News

All politics is local

State Senator Jason Barickman speaks to POL 296 students. [Read the rest]

Department Chair T.Y. Wang (Left) with alumnus Lt. Michael Miller, Professor Noha Shawki, alumna Harriett Steinbach, alumna Nikita Richards, Professor Nanct Lind, and Erik Rankin.

Welcoming back alumni for Homecoming 2019

The Department of Politics and Government hosted four alumni October 25 for Alumni Day: Michael Miller '05; Lutitia Mills '91; Nikita Richards '06, M.S. '15; and Harriett Steinbach, M.S. '05. [Read the rest]

Illinois State alumni Alana McGinty and Randy Gibson returned to campus during Homecoming to speak about their Peace Corps experiences.

Alumni share Peace Corps experiences during Homecoming panel

Illinois State alumna Alana McGinty ’10 was the type of student to fully immerse herself in everything she did. [Read the rest]

3 individuals posting for a picture 2 men and 1 woman

Political science alum encourages students to get involved

Julian Garcia, an Illinois State political science alumnus in his second year of law school at the University of Southern California, returned to campus October 24 to present on networking and leadership skills to students in Professor Nancy Lind's POL 296: Professional Development class. [Read the rest]

Putting Your Degree to Work: From ISU to Washington D.C.

Homecoming Alumni speaker, Alana McGinty ’10, is a grants and contracts associate at DAI Global. With bachelor’s degrees in politics and government and sociology from Illinois State, McGinty believes in the power of the global community to affect development outcomes. She’s focused on advancing gender equality and using digital tools for development. McGinty has managed an […] [Read the rest]