Successful Alumni
Congratulations to Katie Romel--Accepted to BC Law, Emory, USC, and Fordham! Ryan Donahue--Accepted into Suffolk Law School! Matt Lopes Accepted into Hofstra Law School! Kristin Oickle '06--Accepted to New England School of Law! Elizabeth Enos--Accepted to New York Law School and New England School of Law!
The Department is committed to providing a comprehensive and deep knowledge of the field of politics through rigorous reading, writing, and research. Our alumni graduate from top law schools, pursue scholarly careers as Ph.D’s, work on Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill and on state and national political campaigns, teach in Massachusetts and around the nation, and travel the world to experience new cultures. According to the American Political Science Association, “Political science students enjoy a versatility of skills and a marvelous range of exciting careers in federal, state and local governments; law; business; international organizations; nonprofit associations and organizations; campaign management and polling; journalism; precollegiate education; electoral campaigns.
Some examples of the post-Stonehill studies of our students:
A recipient of the Stonehill College Joseph Martin Outstanding Senior Award and the Department’s Award for Excellence in the field of International Relations, Chrislie Lopez ‘03 graduated from American University’s Washington College of Law in 2006 and is specializing in the area of civil litigation. While at American, Chrislie wrote for the Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and The Law, spent a summer studying in Chile, and clerked at both the law firm of Bou &Bou and the Washington DC Superior Court.
The Department’s first SURE scholar, Sarah Stazsak ‘04 received the Department’s Reardon Award for excellence in Political Science. She collaborated with Professor Finnegan on a 2003 SURE grant on Irish government decision making. Sarah is pursuing her Ph.D. in Politics at Brandeis University and has presented her research to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. She is working on a dissertation that studies the durability of the legalization of public policy and why some policies, once legalized, stay that way despite contrary efforts, and why some are apparently more susceptible to de-legalization. She is currently a doctoral fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Recognized by the Department for excellence in the study of Political Theory, Matt Jackson ’05 earned a Master’s degree in Politics at New York University, focusing on Political Theory and Moral Philosophy. While at Stonehill he worked as a teaching assistant for Power, Order, and Justice . Matt's Capstone paper explored the theoretical and ethical issues at stake in Darfur, Sudan.
Other Alumni News:
Continuing their pursuit of education:
Emily Brazer ‘05—Master's degree at Catholic University
Mike Colanti ’04—Boston University's MBA Program in Non-Profit Management
Kathleen Flynn ‘05, Trinity College Dublin, Master's program
Chris Keach ‘06—Master's degree at George Washington University
Yuriko Kyono ‘06—Master's degree at New York University
Gabriela Manero ‘05—law student at American University’s Washington School of Law
Devin McDonough '95- International Studies major, is attending Columbia University for his Masters in Education
Mike Motta ‘06—first year law student at Boston College Law School
Ashley Sullivan ‘06—law student at Western New England School of Law
Craig Tavares ‘05— first year law student at Suffolk University School of Law
Matt York ‘04, University of New Hampshire, MPA program
Applying their skills in the real world:
Lindsay Hammes ‘05, Master’s degree at Katholik University of Louvain, Belgium, and is now working for a British government agency in Brussels
Kate Crossin ’06 is volunteering with the Holy Cross Associate program as a child advocate at the David Jon Louison Family Center in Brockton, Massachusetts
Mike Walsh ‘05 is volunteering with the Holy Cross Associates at a homeless shelter, Martha’s Village and Kitchen in Indio, CA. Mike is currently applying to law school.
Adam Wehrenberg '04 is working as the Law Enforcement Coordinator, Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness in Boston.