The Political Science Department of Butler University is proud to congratulate Jessica Sims, a student in the Political Science Department, who participated in the 2005 Ralph Bunch Summer Institute.

The 2007 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute is accepting applications now and those are due February 16 to:

RBSI Summer Institute
American Political Science Association
1527 New Hampshire Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20036-1206

The Bunche Experience

Under the direction of Paula D. McClain, professor of political science and law at Duke University, the Ralph Buche Summer Institute introduces 20 talented minority undergraduate students between their junior and senior years to the intellectual rigors of graduate school and political science research methods. RBSI immerses these undergraduates in a five-week, graduate-level program which inlcudes the design, analysis, write-up, and presentation of original research papers. Educational activities range from lectures in a formal classroom setting to informal dinners and lunches with prominent political scientists. The program includes a strong ethics component involving readings, cases, debates, and lectures on issues within an academic setting.