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Spring 2010 Course
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20646 INST 101 01 INTRO INTERNATL STUDIES 3.0 MWF 12:00-12:50P J RADFORD
20647 INST 101 02 INTRO INTERNATL STUDIES 3.0 MWF 02:00-02:50P J RADFORD
21602 INST 489 01 SEM IN INTERNATL STUDIES 3.0 TR 03:30-04:45P J RADFORD
20160 POSC 110 01 INTRO TO POLITICS 3.0 MWF 09:00-09:50A A WAGGAMAN
20166 POSC 110 02 INTRO TO POLITICS 3.0 MWF 10:00-10:50A W HREZO
20174 POSC 110 03 INTRO TO POLITICS 3.0 MWF 03:00-03:50P M HREZO
20182 POSC 110 04 INTRO TO POLITICS 3.0 TR 08:00-09:15A W HREZO
20189 POSC 110 05 INTRO TO POLITICS 3.0 TR 05:00-06:15P STAFF
20685 POSC 120 01 INTRO AMER GOVNMT-HONORS 3.0 MWF 01:00-01:50P M FRANCK
20639 POSC 120 02 INTRO AMER GOVNMT 3.0 MW 05:00-06:15P STAFF
20640 POSC 120 03 INTRO AMER GOVNMT 3.0 TR 09:30-10:45A R SHAREEF
20641 POSC 120 04 INTRO AMER GOVNMT 3.0 TR 11:00-12:15M R SHAREEF
21666 POSC 120 05 INTRO AMER GOVNMT 3.0 TR 02:00-03:15P D GRADY
20642 POSC 241 01 INTRO INTRNATL RELATIONS 3.0 MWF 11:00-11:50A A WAGGAMAN
20689 POSC 290 01 SEM IN POLITICAL SCI 3.0 TR 02:00-03:15P M HREZO
20690 POSC 290 02 SEM IN POLITICAL SCI 3.0 TR 05:00-06:15P M HREZO
20643 POSC 326 01 AM POL PARTIES & ELEC 3.0 MW 05:00-06:15P M FRANCK
20198 POSC 350 01 US FOREIGN & DEF POL 3.0 MWF 08:00-08:50A N PAPPAS
20644 POSC 372 01 HIST POLITICAL PHIL III 3.0 MWF 01:00-01:50P M HREZO
21603 POSC 390 01 TOPICS IN POL SCI (CG) 3.0 TR 03:30-04:45P A WAGGAMAN
20648 POSC 435 01 CONT PROBS PUB ADMIN 3.0 TR 02:00-03:15P R SHAREEF
20705 POSC 485 01 INTERN IN POSC/PUB ADMIN 3.0/15.0 TBA W HREZO
21046 POSC 490 01 SEMINAR 3.0 TR 09:30-10:45A W HREZO
20645 POSC 491 01 SCOPE & METHODS POL SCI 3.0 MWF 09:00-09:50A W HREZO
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Visiting Professor Leaves
Lasting Impression on Students
June 4, 2009,
http://www.radford.edu/NewsPub/June09/0604elabdi.html
RADFORD – Abdelilah El Abdi
may have returned to his
native Morocco, but for the
Radford University
students who enrolled in his courses, his lessons left
them with a lifetime of
memories. |
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A political
scientist from Mohammed V University in Morocco where he serves as chair of the
department
of public law and political science, El Abdi came to RU as a
visiting Fulbright Scholar for the 2008-09
academic year. During his tenure, he taught government and
politics in developing countries, comparative
governments and a seminar in international comparative
studies. According to El Abdi, the courses and
seminar were intended to provide students with a deep
understanding of political comparative studies,
the phenomenon of democracy and the processes of
democratization in the regions of North Africa and
the Middle East. For the students, it was much more than a
class -- it was an invaluable glimpse into a world
they had not experienced. |
“Dr. El Abdi brought a lot of knowledge to the
classroom and introduced
ideas and ways of thinking
that
American students often don’t get a chance to
experience,” said RU student
Amber Dinges. “I am grateful
that I had the opportunity to get to know him and
everything he had to offer
as a professor.” |
“Dr. El Abdi brought subjects to life and had a real
passion for what he was
teaching,” added Zachary
Carroll, a student in El Abdi’s seminar course. “I
consider myself lucky to
have been able to take this
class
from a Fulbright Scholar, especially one with such
expertise in the subject. It
has sparked my interest, and
I am finding myself looking for more information
outside of the class.” |
IN THE PHOTO: Abdelilah El Abdi, center, with RU
political science students. |
Christine Duncan wrote, “Dr. El Abdi taught us about the
Middle East and encouraged
all of his students
to have a voice, to ask critical and challenging questions
and to be experts on the
topic. His students have
a deeper understanding of the Middle Eastern conflict, a
greater appreciation of the
culture and religion,
and will be more informed global citizens as a result.” |
El Abdi said the key to building such a strong rapport
with his students was
expressing his pride in
their
work. “I pushed them to do their best -- I expected
great things of them, but
they had to prove
themselves. They had to prove that I was right about
the quality of work they
could produce. That is how
you develop a strong student-teacher relationship,” he
explained.
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El Abdi’s excitement and
passion to teach and
strengthen the knowledge of
his students is emphasized
in the words those in his class used to describe his
teaching methods. “He was
always energetic and
enthusiastic about class material and made you want to
learn,” said Justin Tolley.
“Dr. El Abdi saturated
the air with a contagious thirst for knowledge and
constantly pushed his
students to continue
learning. I
honestly cannot imagine learning more in this course
with a different
instructor,” wrote Daniel
Johnston,
another student enrolled in the comparative studies
seminar.
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El Abdi, who has master’s
degrees in political science
and international relations
and a Ph.D. in political
science from Mohammed V University, was selected for
the RU position after RU’s
International Education
Center (IEC) applied to host a Fulbright
Scholar-in-Residence (SIR).
The SIR program was designed
to help
institutions address curricular needs and stimulate
faculty and staff
development. The IEC was
seeking an
expert in the fields of political science,
international relations, and
the history and culture of
North Africa
and the Middle East.
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“RU does not have a
specialist in the politics of North Africa and the Middle East, so Dr. El Abdi’s
residency has allowed us to fill a curricular gap and
serve our students more effectively,” said Jon Stauff,
director of the IEC. “His dynamic presentation as a
professor has introduced students to a different
approach to learning about political science and
constitutional law. The entire RU campus has benefited
in some way from Dr. El Abdi’s time in Virginia this
academic year.”
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In conjunction with the IEC,
El Abdi is working to
establish an exchange
program between RU and
Mohammed V University, a common goal he and the
university share to provide
students every
opportunity to incorporate international education into
their studies.
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“Dr. El Abdi is one who
believes it is vital for
individuals to communicate
and collaborate across
cultural
and national boundaries,” said Charles McClellan,
professor emeritus of
history. “What I have seen
of
his interaction with students has greatly
impressed me. He is there
for them as a facilitator,
mentor and
advocate. He challenges his students to exceed
their expectations and to
expect more from themselves
for the future. I can only imagine that his
motivational approach to
teaching inspires greater
self-confidence. While many teachers bring a
similar pedagogical
technique to the classroom,
I’ve seen
few use it as effectively as he does.”
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El Abdi’s experiences during
his time at RU were just as
memorable. “It was an
amazing academic year
for me, and I will never forget all of the Radford
University teachers,
students and staff,” he
said.
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To learn more
about RU’s International Education Center, visit
intlprog.asp.radford.edu
or
call (540) 831-6200. |
Spring 2009
Commencement
May 9, 2009
Row 1: Dr. James Radford, Lisa Leonard, Dr.
Abdelilah El Abdi, Meredith
Friedman, Melissa Russell
Row 2: Nathan Anderson, J.D. Sjoberg,
Robert Godby, Brandon Kirk, Kent
Morris, Chelsen Vicari
Omar Hossino and Dr. Abdelilah El
Abdi
RU Recognizes 2009 Winesett Award
Recipients
May 7, 2009,
http://www.radford.edu/NewsPub/May09/0507winesett.html
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RADFORD – Radford
University’s McConnell
Library recently recognized
two
students with the 2008-09
Winesett Awards for Library
Research.
English student Cody Beaton
of Herndon earned
recognition in the
freshman/sophomore division
for his project titled
“Finding the Base of a Many
Headed Hydra: The
Ideological Fathers of
Modern Radical Islamism.”
International
studies student Omar Hossino
of Charleston, W.Va., won
the junior/senior division
prize for his project, “The
Possibility of Classical
Liberalism in the Orthodox
Sunni
Islamic Polity.” Each
student received a $500 cash
prize. The winning projects
will
be displayed at the library
and will be
available online.
Recognizing the value of
effective research in
today’s information-based
society,
McConnell Library introduced
the Winesett Awards for
Library Research during the
2005-2006 school year. The
awards recognize creative
and original library
research
completed by RU
undergraduate students.
Prizes are awarded to those
students
whose papers or projects
best illustrate exemplary
use of McConnell Library
tools
and resources and
demonstrate personal
development in the process
of collecting
data and gathering
information.
“The Winesett Awards
showcase how the library
plays an important part in
student
success,” said Candice
Benjes-Small, chair of the
awards committee. “In the
class
setting, the emphasis is on
the finished product.
Through these awards, we are
able to focus on the process
and reward hard work that is
not necessarily recognized
elsewhere.”
The Winesett Awards are
named in honor of Hazel
Grove Winesett, whose
generosity of spirit
resulted in the largest gift
to McConnell Library in its
history.
Winesett, who bequeathed an
endowment of $820,000,
graduated from what was
then named the Radford State
Teachers College in 1938
with a B.S. in home
economics and minors in
English and science. She
pursued a teaching career in
North Carolina.
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Radford University Students Learn
from Fulbright Scholar
February, 19 2009,
http://www.radford.edu/NewsPub/February09/0219fulbright.html
RADFORD – With courses on global
competitiveness as well as the
Arabic language already underway,
Radford University is further internationalizing the
curriculum under the guidance of
visiting Fulbright
Scholar Abdelilah El Abdi.
A political scientist from Mohammed
V University in Morocco where he
serves as chair of the department
of public law and political science, El Abdi is at RU to
teach about government and politics
in developing
countries, comparative governments and a seminar in
international comparative studies.
“These courses and the seminar are
intended to provide the students
with a deep understanding and
a real appreciation of political comparative studies,
the phenomenon of democracy and the
processes
of democratization in the region of North Africa and
the Middle East,” El Abdi said.
“Working with RU’s
political science students has been a wonderful
experience for me. RU students are
motivated,
open-minded and excited to learn new things about the
government and politics in
developing
countries. The warmth and maturity of the students
helped me feel welcomed and
comfortable.”
El Abdi (right), who has
master’s degrees in
political science and
international
relations and a Ph.D. in political science from
Mohammed V University, was
selected for the RU position after RU’s International
Education Center (IEC)
applied to host a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR).
The SIR program was
designed to help institutions address curricular needs
and stimulate faculty
and staff development. The IEC was seeking an expert in
the fields of political
science, international relations, and the history and
culture of North Africa and
the Middle East.
“The success of our outreach this year to Arab cultures is
yet one more example
of the ongoing transformation of the RU campus guided
by the
7-17
strategic
plan,” said Jon Stauff, director of the RU IEC. |
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Following his return to Morocco, El
Abdi plans to establish resources
for RU
students with a concentration in political science,
international studies, history and
languages to
collaborate with students at Mohammed V University.
“It has been an honor to be a part
of the Fulbright Program and a
Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at
Radford University,” El Abdi said. “While our cultures
have some differences, I have found
that we have
much in common as scholars. Through my contact with
teachers, the RU administration and
students, I
have learned about the American culture, the American
way of life and the academic world.
We share
the same passion for teaching and learning. I have
enjoyed working with my students
here as much as
my students in Morocco, and I look forward to more
opportunities to cooperate with RU
teachers and
students very soon.”
RU is dedicated to transforming its
students into graduates who will be
among the most sought after
by the nation’s top employers by providing them every
opportunity to incorporate
international
education into their studies. Fueled by a $750,000 BB&T
grant awarded to RU’s College of
Business
and Economics (COBE), RU’s first global capitalism
course began this semester. It will
be one of four
courses in a capitalism program offered at the graduate
and undergraduate levels.
COBE dean Faye Gilbert, who is
teaching the first class,
Special Topics in Marketing:
Cultures and
Capitalism,
said the course was designed to
“explore the moral foundations of
capitalism. Students
will discover how culture and law relate to economic
growth, how capitalism has been
adapted in
different cultures and how culture drives marketing and
business plans for global
businesses.”
RU’s Arabic language course,
supported by the Fulbright
Scholarship Program, is another
program
available to students and is essential to understanding
world culture. The fifth most
commonly spoken
language in the world, Arabic is the official language
of more than 20 countries and 300
million people.
Arabic-speaking nations are a fast-growing market for
trade. But while there is a high
demand for Arabic
speakers in the Western world, the supply is low.
Therefore, those who study Arabic
are able to find
careers in a variety of fields, including business and
industry, education, journalism,
finance, and
foreign service.
RU
Political Science Chair Granted
Princeton Fellowship
March 19, 2008, RUToday's Top Story,
http://rutoday.radford.edu/march08/031908.html
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RU political science chair
Matt Franck will be a
visiting fellow at Princeton
University
for the 2008-09 academic
year under the auspices of
the James Madison Program in
American Ideals and
Institutions.
Franck will be completing
Strict Scrutiny,
a book about the use and
abuse of language
by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In addition, Franck will be
pursuing another writing
project using the papers of
well-known Princeton
political scientist Edward
S. Corwin,
who profoundly influenced
the study of the Supreme
Court in the early 20th
century.
"I am honored and delighted
to be asked to join
Princeton's James Madison
Program
as a Visiting Fellow next
year," Franck said. "I
appreciate the support of
the RU
administration, and my
colleagues in the political
science department, in
making
this leave of absence
possible for me." |
Founded in 2000, the James
Madison Program brings together
annually a half dozen visiting
fellows who
have overlapping interests from the disciplines
of political science, history,
philosophy and law and invites
them to interact and participate in lecture
series, conferences and
informal gatherings.
Retired RU Professor Nicholas Pappas
Named Outstanding Alum of the Year
at
Shepherd University
August 29, 2008,
http://rutoday.radford.edu/august08/082908.html
Retired
Radford University political science
professor Nicholas Pappas was
recently named one of two
outstanding alumni at Shepherd University. In
2005 Pappas retired from RU, where
he had taught
international relations and political philosophy
since 1984. Prior to that, he taught
in the Virginia public
school system and served as an assistant football
coach at Radford High School.
A 1963 graduate of Shepherd
University, Pappas served as a
platoon officer in the U.S. Marine
Corps
for two years following graduation. He was
wounded during his service in
Vietnam and subsequently
wrote a book about his experience in the war.
The Outstanding Alumni award is
given annually by the Shepherd
University Alumni Association to
graduates who have been a member of the alumni
body for a minimum of 15 years, are
recognized in
their profession and have an exemplary record of
service to the university and to the
community.
The awards will be presented at a reception
during Shepherd University's
homecoming weekend.
Work of
Political Science Professor Reginald
Shareef Featured in Publications
April 10, 2008,
http://rutoday.radford.edu/april08/041008.html
Reginald Shareef, a professor in the
political science department, wrote
two articles that were recently
featured in prestigious publications. "Want Better
Business Theories? Maybe Karl Popper
Has the
Answer" appeared in the Academy of Management
Learning & Education journal. In
the article,
Shareef outlines a Philosophy of Science shift in the
business school culture from Thomas
Kuhn's
"normal science" paradigm framework to Karl Poppers
"revolutionary science" methodology.
The
shift mitigates or minimizes "the dysfunctions of
unethical management and
paradigmatic-based theory
construction that plague contemporary MBA education,"
says Shareef.
His second article, "Teaching Public Sector Ethics to
Graduate Students: The Public
Values/Public Failure
Decision-Making Model" was published in the Journal
of Public Affairs Education. In
this article,
Shareef says he outlined a "praxis ethical framework
for public managers based on the
'Market
Efficiency/Public Failure' decision-making model." The
goal is for public managers to run
their agencies
as efficiently as possible while being able to identify
the "tipping point" where efficient
management
crosses over to unethical managerial behavior.
RU Names
Graduate College Dean
January 15, 2008, RUToday's Top
Story,
http://rutoday.radford.edu/jan08/011508.html
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Dr. Dennis Grady has been
named to serve as Dean of
the College of Graduate and
Professional Studies beginning June
2. Grady replaces Dr. Carole Seyfrit,
former
dean, who decided to return to the
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology after
completing her spring Fulbright in
Iceland.
Grady brings nearly 20 years
of academic experience to
this position. Prior to
joining
RU, Grady worked at Appalachian
State University, where he served as
director of
ASU’s Energy Center at the Cratis D.
Williams Graduate School and chair
of the
Department of Political
Science/Criminal Justice.
Grady is experienced working
with program development,
intellectual property
protection and recruiting and
mentoring graduate students. |
“I am well aware of the
excellent reputation of Radford
University and it is an honor to be selected for
this senior
administrative position,” Grady
said. “Mentoring graduate students and watching them
progress into productive
professionals is the reason I joined the academy.”
“Dr. Grady brings talents and
insights that will help increase the
prominence of our graduate programs
throughout the
Commonwealth and nation,” said Dr. Wil Stanton, Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs. “I look forward to
him joining our team.”
Grady earned a
Ph.D. in political science at Emory,
a master’s degree in city planning
at Georgia Tech
and a bachelor’s degree in economics at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
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