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The Political Science Club is open to all students with an interest in political science<\/strong>. The Political Science Club has won a number of campus student organization awards for raising political awareness on campus by organizing voter registration drives that seek to register every Monmouth student to vote.\u00a0The club was recently recognized by the Governor of New Jersey by coming in first place in New Jersey\u2019s \u201cBallot Bowl\u201d, an award given to the New Jersey colleges\/university that best promotes voting on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club hosts political speakers on campus and regularly brings people from all political stripes together by hosting \u201cPoli-Teas\u201d where faculty and students discuss important political and social events in a friendly and relaxed environment.\u00a0 The club also hosts an annual trip to Washington, D.C. to help prepare students interested in participating in the Washington Semester during their senior years.\u00a0 Joining the Political Science Club is a great way to make new friends and help elevate political discourse on campus.\u00a0 Please contact Joseph Patten, Ph.D.l at jpatten@monmouth.edu<\/a> if you would like additional information about the Political Science Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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