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The Department of Political Science is located on the third floor of Faner Hall near the south end of the building (the end nearest the Student Center). To find Faner Hall, click here, and look for "Thompson Woods" near the center of the map on Page 2. Faner Hall is the long, narrow building lying northeast of the woods.
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For more information on the SIUC Summer Institute, contact:

Dr. John L. Foster, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, IL 62901

Phone: 618-453-3172
Fax: 618-453-3163
Email: jlfoster@siu.edu
John Foster
Professor of Political Science
Email: jlfoster@siu.edu
Office: 3134 Faner Hall
Office Hours: Monday: 9:45-11:45; Tuesday/Thursday: 1:30-3:30
Personal Homepage 		John Foster
Professor Foster (Ph.D., Minnesota, 1971), the department Chair from 1981-1995, has been at SIUC since 1975. He is the co-author of two volumes (John Wiley & Sons, 1975, 1978) on the simulation of policy processes and numerous articles and book chapters. His current research focuses on bureaucratic structure and personality, bureaucratic attitudes toward innovation, and management of local government. His work has appeared in Social Science Quarterly, Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science, and Administration & Society. He was awarded the university's Sturgis award for public service in 1999 and received the College of Liberal Arts' and University's outstanding teaching award in 2002. He directed Fulbright summer institutes on American government and politics for the U.S. Department of State 1997-2003.
 




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