Current Class Announcements
The next meeting of the Fall 2009 interns will be Tuesday, September 15 at 5 pm in Batts 5.108. NOTE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE SYLLABUS.
There have been questions about books for the course. Per the syllabus (which you can find on the forms page in the navigation on the left side of this page), the main reading assignment for the semester is the lecture by Max Weber, "Politics as a Vocation." There is a bibliographic citation for it in the syllabus, but you can link to the essay here for free.
You can find Karen Olsson's Waterloo, which you will need to read for the second paper, used at numerous online sources for a small fraction of what it would cost you at the Co-op. As such, I have not ordered it there. (For an example of just how inexpensively you can obtain the book by just acting now, see this page at Amazon.com, which is just one option.)
FALL 2009 IMPORTANT DATES
| August 26 | First day of semester | Your internship should be set up and you should start working this week. |
| September 3 | Organizational class meeting | 5 PM, Mezes 2.302 |
| September 15 | Class meeting, discuss Weber / first writing assignment |
5 PM, Batts 5.108 (NOTE CHANGE) Students should have completed Weber reading |
| September 17 | Texas Politics Speaker Series: Carlton Carl, Christy Hoppe, Harvey Kronberg, and Evan Smith on the First Amendment and political reporting in the changing media landscape. |
Dean’s Conference Room, Gebauer Building (GEB 3.312), 3:30 PM |
| September 25 | First writing assignment due | Printed copy should be turned into Dr. Henson or to the receptionist in Mezes 2.302 by 4:30 pm |
| October 22 | Class meeting: discuss second writing assignment | 5 PM, Mezes 2.302 Students should have Waterloo by Olsson |
| October 30 | Second Writing assignment due Mid-term supervisor evaluation due |
Paper: printed copy should be turned into Dr. Henson or to the receptionist in Mezes 2.302 by 4:30 pm Evaluation: may be mailed, emailed, or faxed by supervisor to Dr. Henson. |
| November 16 | Money and Politics Conference | AT&T Center, schedule TBD |
| November19 | Class meeting – discuss third writing assignment. | 5 PM, Mezes 2.302 |
| November 23 | Deadline for scheduling exit interviews | Use scheduling tool online at URL TBA |
| November 26-27 | Thanksgiving break |
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| Dec 1,2,3 | Videotape exit interviews | Arrive 15 minutes early for your sign up time - Mezes 2.206. Reservation tool URL TBA. |
| Dec 4 | Third writing assignment due | Printed copy should be turned into Dr. Henson or to the receptionist in Mezes 2.302 by 4:30 pm |
| Dec 9 | Final Supervisor evaluation due | May be mailed, emailed, or faxed by supervisor to Dr. Henson |
