April 2009

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Government and International Affairs, I welcome you to this website, which is designed to provide you with the basic information about our Department.

I am pleased and very excited to announce the inauguration of a new Ph.D. program in Government, effective Fall 2009. This is a milestone achievement for our Department. For all interested students, please click the link for our Ph.D. Program (on the left-hand menu) to learn about the nature of our innovative program, as well as admissions requirements.

We have admitted five young, enthusiastic and highly qualified students to our new Ph.D. program.

Please join me to welcome them: Samar Hennawi, Lizette Howard, Joanna Rozpedowski, Monica Smalley, and Patricia Weeks.

We also offer two masters degrees in Political Science and Public Administration, and two bachelors degrees in International Studies and Political Science. In addition, we offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate certificates. Our Department provides students with the opportunity to study and learn about the nature of politics and administration at the local, national and international levels.

The faculty in our Department is truly diverse, with an outstanding record of teaching and a prolific record of scholarly publications. They have been awarded numerous teaching awards, and have established national and international reputations in a variety of fields in Political Science, International Studies and Public Administration. You can learn more about our faculty by clicking on the People link on the left-hand menu.

Please allow me to provide you with some key contact information:

For the Ph.D. program in Government and M.A. program in Political Science, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies for Political Science, Professor Conteh-Morgan, at econtehm@cas.usf.edu.

For the M.P.A. program, please contact the Director of the Public Administration Program, Professor Daly, at daly@cas.usf.edu.

For the Political Science or International Studies Undergraduate programs, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Programs, Professor Slider, at dslider@cas.usf.edu.

For the undergraduate programs, please contact one of our advisors: Ms. Raheleh Dayerizadeh at rdayeriz@cas.usf.edu or Ms. Rosa Ore at rosaore@cas.usf.edu.

If you would like your name to be included in our newsletters and department announcements, please contact the Office Manager, Ms. Jennifer Vincent, at jvincent@cas.usf.edu.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance in answering your questions and addressing your concerns regarding the Department of Government and International Affairs.

Respectfully,

Mohsen M. Milani, Professor and Chair