Political Science majors and minors excel in their field. Through their own inspiration and passion, and with the help of faculty, students in Political Science have earned high achievement marks, awards, and recognition for service.
Here are just a few examples of what Political Science has helped students to achieve over the course of their educational careers:
Julia Fauzia, $5,000 Fitzgerald Summer Grant
Natalie Minev, LMU's Von der Ahe Library $1000 Award winner for work on truth commissions
Gena Gammie, Research Presenter at Southern California Conference
Raquel Castellanos and Natalie Nordseth, Herstory Awards Winners
Beth Shaw, $5,000 Fitzgerald Summer Grant
Melissa Daugherty Commits to Social Justice
Bonny Taing Contributes to Relief Efforts in New Orleans
Isabel Arrastia and Elizabeth Shaw Win Strauss Scholarship, Help Fight HIV/AIDS
Cynthia Salim, Rotary Scholar, Pursues Studies in London
Sylvia Ciborowski, Fulbright Scholar
Ana Moraga and Tania Torres, Founded MuJER, Guatemalan Literacy Program
Aram Nadjarian, Rotary Scholar and California Governor's Executive Fellow
Jake Jenzen, Peace Corps Volunteer
Matthew Sweeney, 2007 LMU Valedictorian
Adrienne Tygenhof, 2007 Fulbright Scholar
Catie Bereznay, $10,000 Award Winner, Founder, LMU's First Farmer's Market