The Thomas S. Foley Institute at WSU
The Foley Institute fosters civic education, public service, and public policy research in a nonpartisan, cross-disciplinary setting. It has a threefold mission at WSU that covers public affairs programming and education, public policy research and Congressional studies, and student involvement in public policy and public service.
Tuesday, December 1
Coffee & Politics: Meet Your Elected Representatives
With Sen. Mark Schoesler,
Rep. Susan Fagan, &
Rep. Joe Schmick
6:30 p.m. | Honors Hall Lounge
The state of Washington continues to face budget shortfalls due to the economic downturn. How will this affect WSU and the City of Pullman?
Join our elected officials from Legislative District 9 as they discuss their plans for the upcoming legislative session in Olympia. Refreshments will be served!
Cosponsored with Pullman League of Women Voters and WSU Center for Civic Engagement.
Foley Institute Summer Graduate Fellowship in Public Policy Research Methods
The Foley Institute at WSU is pleased to offer a summer fellowship to graduate students seeking to enhance their qualitative and multi-method research training in areas related to public policy.
The fellowship provides full tuition and room and board expenses for the student to attend the Summer Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, sponsored by the Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, June 13–25, 2010.
Competition for the fellowship is open to WSU Ph.D. students in all fields and disciplines who are engaged in research directly related to public policy.
Additional details about the consortium and the summer institute can be found on the CQRM Web site. There are also excellent resources on qualitative and multi-method approaches on the site.
Full details about the application process »
Applications must be received no later than November 20, 2009, and must be made both directly to the IQMR as well as to the Foley Institute. The recipient of the Foley Fellowship will be notified by January 20, 2010.
"In a cynical age, I still believe that we must summon people to a vision of public service. For, in the end, this ethic determines more than anything else whether we will have citizens and leaders of honor, judgment, wisdom, and heart. These are the qualities this institute will nurture and advance, helping this nation become what it has always been destined to be, the best hope of a free people to live in an open and just society."
The Honorable Thomas S. Foley