[Poscgrad] PSA Course Paper Nominations

[Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society]

Greetings Professor,

The purpose of this email is to ask for your help in *selecting a paper
from your Winter 2023 course that you or your TA think deserves recognition*
.

My name is Donald Zarate, a political science undergraduate at UCR and
president of UCR's Pi Sigma Alpha chapter, the only *National Honors
Society in Political Science*. As our mission is to promote scholarship in
the field, we aim to launch an event in the Spring centered around
recognizing outstanding research in the field. To this end, we will need
help selecting the best four essays for this term among all the current
POSC courses.

Here are the broad parameters that each nomination must meet, but we want
to make sure the selection incorporates your preferences as an instructor,
so these items are broad enough to ensure discretion in your choices.

   - Presents original ideas
   - Draws on recognized literature
   - Includes citations and other scholarly sources
   - Contributes to one political science's subfields

*Here is what we need from you *(whichever applies to you)

   - If you are not instructing this term, please forward this email to
   anyone you think may find this information useful
   - If you are instructing any *undergraduate *courses, nominate *one *
   paper
   - If you are instructing any *graduate *courses, nominate *one *paper

If you would like, we could even have one of our officers speak with you or
your class about this opportunity in detail, just let us know when and
where you'd like us!

Please submit your nomination *no later than April 10th, 2023,* so our
board can review each nomination based on a *rubric *(we will provide a
copy for you as finals week approaches). As soon as all entries are
evaluated, we will contact you to inform you of our selection and we can
discuss how to inform the student.

Thank you for your time, I really appreciate it. If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please feel free to ask. I have cc'd Alexander
Duggan (Programs Coordinator) and Arlette Gutierrez (Outreach Coordinator)
to assist with any requests.

-- 
Best Regards,
PSA Administration
Pi Sigma Alpha at UCR
*National Honors Society in Political Science*
Pi Sigma Alpha Website <https://pisigmaalpha.org/>
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