Columbus Seminar

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This seminar (UST 473/573) gives students direct experience with the institutions and leaders of Ohio's state government, primarily through a five-day immersive field study in Columbus over Spring Break. Students will meet senior officials drawn from all three branches of government, plus an independent agency, the media, and non-governmental organizations. Students will also meet legislative leaders and Governor's cabinet officers. Examples of typical sessions/visits include the Department of Higher Education, the Governor's Office, Senators Nickie Antonio (a seminar alum) and Kent Smith (a Levin alum), the Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio Statehouse News Bureau, American Civil Liberties Union, the Buckeye Institute, the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

To prepare for the Columbus trip, students will meet in Cleveland to engage in a curriculum focused on U.S. federalism, state and local politics and policymaking, and inter-governmental relations.

Please note:

• The Seminar meets in Columbus during Spring Break.

• Five CSU class meetings are held during the Spring semester on Fridays afternoons (approximately 4-6 p.m.) at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs.

• Students earn 4 hours graduate or undergraduate credit hours (UST 473 / UST 573).

• Enrollment is limited to juniors, seniors, graduate students and law students in good academic standing. Participation is accepted by application only! The priority deadline is Nov. 15.

• Students are responsible for regular tuition, plus an additional $500 course fee (charged in same manner as tuition) to cover a shared hotel room. Students are also responsible for parking/transportation, most meals, and other incidental expenses. A limited number of scholarships are available for the $500 course fee. Please note in your application whether you would like to be considered for a scholarship.

Program Contact and Professor:

Dr. Meghan Rubado | m.rubado@csuohio.edu