April 23, 2008

Scholarship and Creativity Day

To all members of the CSB/SJU community: you are invited to attend student oral presentations today for the Public Policy Analysis and Recommendation project (Pols 114) in which students diagnose some policy problem and recommend a solution. The presentations will be in Simons G-40. The afternoon session goes from 1-4 PM, and the evening session from 7-9 PM. You do not need to stay for the entire session. These presentations are part of the Scholarship and Creativity Day activities. -James Read, Department of Political Science

Participating Students and Presentation Titles:

1:00-4:00 PM

  • Anna Schumacher: Universal Pre-K Program
  • Brian Strauss: Southwest Light Rail Transitway: The next step in MSP public transportation
  • Ashleigh Leitch: Addressing Human Trafficking through Mandatory Reporting
  • Sarah Gaida: Reintegration of Africa's Child Soldiers
  • Dan Burgstaler: China's manipulation of currency.
  • Casey Wojtalewicz: Feed-In Tariffs in Minnesota: Renewable Energy For and By All
  • Jacob Lantry: "Refuse Derived Fuel: A Solution to the Dilemma at St. Paul's Rock-Tenn Recycling Plant."
  • Jacob Law: Public Buildings and Environmental Regulation
  • Michael Swanberg: Metropolitan Water District
  • Kellianne Lauer: Pro Bono Legal Assistance for Undocumented Minors

7:00-9:00 PM

  • Amy Hoeschen: Common Curriculum: waving an Environmental Flag High
  • Tasha Truskolaski: Homeowner Protection Package
  • Michael Cronan: The Reinforcement of the Fairness Doctrine
  • Sarah Biro: Consistency in Nutritional Education in Public Schools
  • Hannah Lammer: Reevaluating Efficiency and Health: Food Stamp Program Reform
  • Joe Eiden: Judicial Bypass: Minnesota’s Flawed Option for Minors Seeking Abortion
  • Rachel Kohout: Real Costs of War Profiteers: Inefficiency of Private Contracting
  • Erik Anderson: Indoor Air Quality in Minnesota Public Schools
  • Alan Albert: A New Reformed Health Care System in America

CSB/SJU Welcomes Julian Bond for the 2008 McCarthy Lecture

The Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement announces that Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will deliver the secondannual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 29, in the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater on the Saint John's University campus.