Chris Williams
IR Graduate with Internship Experience in Brazil
Welcome to all alumni!
International relations majors are accomplishing incredible things in Michigan and all around the world. We love to hear from you! If you'd be interested in being featured in one of our spotlights, send an email to irdept@gvsu.edu with a picture and some or all of the following:
If you are looking to make contact with fellow alumni, check out the GVSU PLS and IR alumni Facebook group.
If you need a letter of recommendation, you'll find our letter of recommendation guidelines here, and faculty contact information here.
We look forward to hearing from you!
IR Graduate with Internship Experience in Brazil
Attorney for Freedom House Represents Asylum Seekers
Senior Program Assistant for the Committee on Human Rights
Philip Janowski
2015 Graduate Founder of RefuTea
Periodically, the Political Science Department is asked by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to invite a Political Science or International Relations alumnus to campus for the Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence program. The program provides a venue for departments to invite outstanding alumni back to campus to share their post-graduation experiences with the GVSU community. Through the program, our distinguished alumni have the opportunity to share their insights about what constitutes strong academic preparation for students.
Political Science and International Relations Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence:
James Spaanstra 2005
Edward Cardenas 2006
Bob Monaghan 2007
James Meernik 2010
Nerina Cevra 2012
Richard Damstra 2015
Tim Zeeb 2017
Alan Dunklow 2019
Media and Communications Expert
Corporate Executive and Nonprofit Leader
Foreign Service Office, U.S. Department of State
Managing Director in Finance
Energy and Natural Resources Attorney
Katherine Koczak wins the 2022 Outstanding Paper Award in Political Science and International Relations
Apr 20, 2022
Haley Petragallo wins the 2022 Excellence-in-a-Discipline Award for International Relations
Apr 20, 2022
Two students from Professor Constantelos's IR capstone presented their research at Student Scholars Day
Apr 14, 2022
Alexys Neal (l) '21 will attend Michigan State University College of Law and Marie Edouard (r) '20 will attend Boston University School of Law.
Aug 2, 2021
The department of Political Science and International Relations is pleased to have four of our students participating in TWCs summer program.
Jul 19, 2021