SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Student Political Organizations
Penn State Behrend has three active political student groups on campus: the Political Science Society, College Democrats, and College Republicans.
The Political Science Society hosts campus political debates and forums on current issues. The group also brings local alumni to campus to speak about careers for political science majors. In Fall 2007, the Political Science Society organized and hosted a Harborcreek candidate forum on campus and led a student voter registration drive, and in Fall 2008, the group hosted a Constitution Day forum to discuss constitutional issues gaining attention during the presidential election.
College Democrats and College Republicans both work on student voter registration efforts, volunteer for the local campaigns for presidential, congressional, and state legislative candidates, bring candidates and political leaders to campus to speak to students, and generally work at increasing the level of student political activism on the Penn State Behrend campus.
For information about these groups or to get on their mailing lists, contact Dr. Robert Speel at rws15@psu.edu.
College Democrats:
College Democrat Elton Armady meets Bill Clinton during his visit to Penn State Behrend to campaign for Hillary Clinton for president, April 2008
Penn State Behrend students pose with Ted Kennedy during his visit to Penn State Behrend to campaign for Barack Obama, April 2008
College Democrats President Paul Witt with Barack Obama during his campaign visit to Penn State Behrend, April 2008
Former College Democrats President Paul Witt (right) and current College Democrats President Josh Snyder (left) get ready for Ted Kennedy's speech to Penn State Behrend
College Democrats with Ted Kennedy in the Reed Building
Barack Obama speaks to a large audience in the Junker Center
Dennis Kobielski, Vanessa Nelson, and Erik Huet meet Hillary Clinton during her visit to Mercyhurst College, March 2008
College Democrats Vice President Chris Alphen gives Barack Obama a thumbs up
College Republicans:
College Republicans President Nate Boring with Congressman Phil English at Penn State Behrend, April 2008
Left to Right: College Republicans President Nate Boring, College Republicans Vice President Ryan Snyder, U.S. Congressman Phil English (R-3), Pa.
State Senator Jane Earll (R-49), Pa. State Representative Curt Sonney (R-4), College Republicans Member Brett Miller, College Republicans Secretary
and Erie County Committeeman Daniel J. Smith (R-Greenfield)
PENN STATE ERIE - THE BEHREND COLLEGE
OCTOBER 16, 2008
Senator Arlen Specter meets Behrend College Republicans Dan Smith and Nate Boring at the Blasco Library in Erie.
Political Science Society:
Ray Scalise presents a speech about presidential war powers during the Constitution Day forum of the Political Science Society, September 2008
Political Science Society President Cathryn Buonocore introduces the Constitution Day forum
Sara Breese discusses the issue of warrantless surveillance
Erik Huet argues against amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens to become US president
Chris Brown argues for a Constitutional amendment to allow foreign-born citizens to become US president
Supreme Court decisions are displayed at the entrance to the Constitution Day forum