ANNUAL REPORT
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
2002-2003
Name: Robert C. Turner Rank: Assistant Professor
Email Address: Department: Government
I. TEACHING
A. New departmental courses taught, new approaches to existing courses, including use of computers or multi-media in teaching:
B. New interdisciplinary/LS courses taught or new approaches to such existing courses
C. Curricular work-in-progress
D. Skidmore curriculum/pedagogy summer workshops attended:
E. Collaborative Research with students, independent studies, theses, etc.
· Collaborative Research
o Summer Collaborative Research Project (Summer 2003) Prisons as a Rural Economic Development Strategy with David Thayer
· Supervised Albany state assembly internship program.
· Supervised internships Fall 2002
o Rebecca Thorpe, intern with Hilary Clinton, paper on General Electric and Corporate Power
o Kate Imbach, Media power and politics
· Supervised internships Spring 2003
o Denise Lapenas, Internship with Public Radio, WMAC
o Joseph Simmons, Senate internship
o Noemi Buccino, Saratoga Foundation
o Laura Sanchez, Saratoga Foundation
o Rob Gorries, Environmental Advocates
· Supervised internships Summer 2003
o Scott Minkoff, Saratoga Springs Planner’s Office
o Brian Harrison, City Manager, Norwich, CT
o John Iz, NBC Nightly News
o Jonah Klipper, Recording Industry Association
· Supervised Honors Thesis/ES Capstone Projects
o Rachel Silberman, Baltimore’s Economic Development Policy, Bread and Circuses?
o Kate Imbach, Social Capital at Skidmore
· Supervised ES Capstone Projects, first reader for:
o Rob Gorrie, Clean Air Policy
o Jon Schatz, Beach Closings in Chicago
II. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
A. Publications, exhibits, performances, etc. (Give full citation with dates)
• The Political Economy of Industrial Recruitment Strategies: Do Smoke-Stack Chasing and Vote-Chasing Go Together, Revise and Resubmit at State Politics and Policy Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Fall 2003
Submitted for Publication
Reforming the Electoral College: The Partisan and Political Implications of the District System, submitted to Political Science Quarterly
Market Driven versus Government Driven Strategies for Manufacturing Revitalization: submitted to Economic Development Quarterly
B. Presentations at professional meetings or on campuses
• "The Impact of Female State Chief Judges on the Administration of State Courts," (with Beau Breslin) paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2003. (scheduled)
• Discussant for panel “State Policy Choices” at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2003. (scheduled)
• Poster Presentation, with Mark Cassell, Kent State University “The Impact Of State Institutions On The Targeting Of State Economic Development Policies And How It Matters: The Case Of Enterprise Zones” at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2003. (scheduled)
• "The Impact of Female State Chief Judges on the Administration of State Courts," (with Beau Breslin) paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2003.
• Chair/Discussant, State Interest Group Activities, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September 2002
Supported by Skidmore Travel Funds? Fully
C. Consultancies
D. Workshops attended on or off campus
• Assessment Workshop
E. Professional meetings attended and/or professional association committee responsibilities
• American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
(August 2003 – Philadelphia, PA) (scheduled)
• Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
(April 2003 – Chicago, IL)
• American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
(August 2002 – Boston, MA)
F. External Grants (applied for, received, or denied)
G. Faculty Development Grants applied for:
• Summer Collaborative Research Grant for Summer, 2003 (accepted) Prisons as a Rural Economic Development Strategy with David Thayer
H. Other:
•High Technology Development in Saratoga Springs Working Group
III. SERVICE
A. Administrative responsibilities in program or department
• Internship Advisor, Government Department
• Member, Government Department
• Assessment subcommittee
B. Committee Responsibilities
· Served on Environmental Studies Steering Committee 2001-2 School Year
· Worked with Saratoga Working Group
C. Advising Responsibilities
• Government Department Faculty advisor
D. Other community activities
· Served on Summer Academic Institute HEOP program
· Served as guest lecturer on presidency at St. Joseph’s summer program CREC Political Studies program for disadvantaged inner city high school students.
· Guest lecturer for Family Minicollege program
· Guest Lecturer for Survey of Liberal Studies for Mature Adults program
E. UWW and/or MALS
• Advisor to:
– Marissa Muratori (UWW)
– Carl von Home (UWW)
• Reviewed Final Project:
– Johanna Hill (UWW)
IV. HONORS RECEIVED
--invited to Periclean Society’s event for faculty member who made a difference
--invited to Scholarship Dinner as “faculty date” for three students
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