Parking Information

Conference Attendees are requested to park in the large parking lot complex surrounding / next to the UAM School of Forest Resources in the Henry H. Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex. Address: Weevil Dr., University of Arkansas – Monticello campus There is no required Parking Pass for the 2024 Arkansas Political Science Conference, as there are several events happening on campus at the same time. Consequently, there is open parking on campus.  However, if you would feel more comfortable with a pass in the Read More …

ArkPSA Conference Speakers – Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto | Dr. Reagan Bijou

Friday, March 8, 2024 Featured Speaker Victoria DeFrancesco Soto Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service Victoria DeFrancesco Soto is Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas and is a political analyst for NBC News and Telemundo. Victoria is the first Latina Dean at a presidential institution and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administrators. Victoria previously taught at Northwestern University, Rutgers, and The University of Texas at Austin. She Read More …

51st Annual Meeting, March 8-9, 2024

Dates and Location: March 8-9, 2024, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  Monticello, Arkansas Program Chair: Dr. Carol Strong, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  strong@uamont.edu Hotel reservations and conference registrations: The conference hotel for the conference is the Hampton Inn, 480 Hwy 425 North, Monticello, AR 71655. To make a reservation, please call the hotel directly at (870) 367-6600, or book through the Hampton Inn site using APS in the “Group Code” field. Group will be held until 02/23/2024. Guestrooms not confirmed at that time Read More …

Call for agenda items for ArkPSA annual meeting

Hi everyone, We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association meeting this coming March 8-9th in Monticello.  In preparation for the meeting, we are creating an agenda of items for us to consider together.  Please send me agenda items you would like to put forth for consideration. I’ll need your agenda items by February 15th, thank you in advance.  I look forward to seeing you in Monticello,   Amber Overholser, PhD Email: aroverholser@saumag.edu

Call for Papers

Dates and Location: March 8-9, 2024, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  Monticello, Arkansas Program Co-Chairs: Dr. Carol Strong, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  strong@uamont.edu This notification is the call for papers, panels, and roundtables for the 2024 conference of the Arkansas Political Science Association.  The Arkansas Political Science Association is a professional association of university and secondary school Political Science educators, graduate and undergraduate students, practitioners, and others interested in the scientific study of government and political behavior.  The Arkansas Political Science Association Read More …

History of the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA)

On March 3-4, 2023, the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) convened its 50th annual meeting at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.  Some 50 years earlier, the Department of Political Science at UCA, then known as State College of Arkansas, hosted the first meeting that resulted in the founding of the ArkPSA by political science faculty members in the state of Arkansas.  The History of the Arkansas Political Science Association – including information about the annual meetings, the individuals who Read More …

Conference Information – 50th Annual Meeting of the ArkPSA

The University of Central Arkansas is pleased to welcome the Arkansas Political Science Association to campus for its 50th annual meeting. The full preliminary program is available at https://www.arkpsa.org/annual-meetings/50th-annual-meeting-of-the-arkpsa-march-3-4-2023/. The conference registration form is available at https://www.arkpsa.org/2023-conference-registration/.

Call for Papers – 50th Annual Meeting of the ArkPSA

Date and Location: March 3-4, 2023 University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Deadline for Proposals: Thursday, December 15, 2022 Hotel Arrangements: Hilton Garden Inn (Conway, AR). Information forthcoming (see below) Program Co-Chairs: Heather Yates, University of Central Arkansas hyates@uca.edu Mary Sullivan, University of Central Arkansas marys@uca.edu This notification is the call for papers, panels, and roundtables for the 2023 conference of the Arkansas Political Science Association. The Arkansas Political Science Association is a professional association of university and secondary school Political Science educators, Read More …