Union’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, recently won a Best Chapter Award for 2006-07.
The awards are given by the national organization to “recognize local chapters that are particularly active in their departments and universities and exhibit high levels of energy and creativity in furthering the goals of the honor society.”
Union won one of five awards given to colleges with fewer than 6,000 students enrolled.
Among other activities, Union’s chapter, established in 1974, sponsors the Pizza & Politics discussion series. Students who have compiled outstanding academic records in political science are eligible, said Prof. Zoe M. Oxley, Political Science Department chair.
Starting this fall, the department is hosting Pi Sigma Alpha’s Undergraduate Journal of Politics. The Union chapter students are serving on the journal's Editorial Board.