Model United Nations
The Model UN is an organization of students interested in international political and economic issues. During fall semesters, the group organizes, hosts and staffs a gathering of area high school students who choose to represent various nations and simulate the roles of those nations within the context of the UN deliberative process. During spring semesters, the group members do some role-playing of their own, as they travel to St. Louis to take part in the Midwest Model United Nations simulation.
Web site: http://cstl.semo.edu/modelun/
Faculty Advisors:  Dr. Debra Holzhauer dholzhauer@semo.edu, Dr. Tomoaki Nomi tnomi@semo.edu

Pre Law Club
The Pre-Law Club was established by a group of ambitious pre-law students.  It has been registered with Student Government as a University organization.  It is an interdisciplinary club dedicated to the intellectual and academic advancement of pre-law students at Southeast.  As an organization with regularly scheduled meetings, the Pre-Law Club provides a supportive environment for students from all majors to meet and prepare for the reality of law school and the legal profession.  Accordingly, club activities range from logistical planning, curriculum development, and application strategies to individual and group advising, to sponsoring guest lectures and visits with law school admissions officers.  Therefore, the overriding goal of the Pre-Law Club is two-fold:  first, to help students develop a rigorous and diversified curriculum, and second, to develop and pursue realistic goals regarding law school admissions, academic performance, and the profession itself.
Web site: http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/smentkowski/Pre-Law%20on-Line%20Advising/prelaw.html
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Brian Smentkowski

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society in political science, is open to those who have completed 10 hours in political science course work with a 3.0 grade point average. In addition, one must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Web site: http://www4.semo.edu/polisci/Pi_Sigma_Alpha/iota_rho_chapter.htm
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Russell Renka rdrenka@semo.edu

Political Science Club
The Political Science Club is open to students with interests in Political Science. The Club holds bi-weekly meetings and sponsors a variety of events on campus. These include guest speakers, voter registration drives, and mock elections. The Club is also included in the annual departmental picnic.
Faculty Advisors:  Dr. Rick Althaus, Dr. Brian Smentkowski

Political Theory Club
The Political Theory Club is an interdisciplinary Southeast student organization. The club focuses on the critical discussion of particular perennial normative concepts in Western political philosophy, such as equality, justice, community, authority, liberty and rights as they are articulated in the great classic works of outstanding thinkers, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Smith, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Burke, Mill, Hegel and Marx.  Club members are often invited to attend professional conferences, where they have the opportunity to present papers. In the past, student members of the club attended or presented papers at the Democracy: Ancient and Modern Conference at Georgetown University, the annual national meeting of the American Political Science Association, the annual national meeting of the National Social Science Association, the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, the annual meeting of the Missouri Political Science Association, and the Student Research Conference at Southeast.
Faculty Advisors:  Dr. Mitchel Gerber

College Democrats
The College Democrats organization is open to students who have an interest in the Democratic party.
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Rick Althaus, (573) 651-2700

College Republicans – An organization open to students who have an interest in the Republican Party.
Advisor – Dean Monahan, Grauel 308C, (573) 651-2635

Debate Team – Southeast’s Debate Team has gained national and regional acclaim in recent years.  The Debate Team’s emphases on research, argument development and oral delivery provide students with an excellent vehicle for gaining confidence and presenting arguments before sometimes skeptical audiences. 
Advisor – Dr. Larry Underberg, Grauel 217, (573) 651-2514

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