{"id":3127,"date":"2026-05-08T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:18:34","slug":"uri-psc-celebrates-undergraduate-honor-society-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/2026\/05\/08\/uri-psc-celebrates-undergraduate-honor-society-inductees\/","title":{"rendered":"URI PSC celebrates undergraduate honor society inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of Political Science celebrated the induction of 23 PSC majors to Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Sue AnderBois, Providence City Councilor, spoke at the event and congratulated the Pi Sigma Alpha Initiates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pi Sigma Alpha hosts chapters on nearly 850 campuses and has inducted more than 300,000 members. Its rolls feature national, state, and local political leaders including one president, three Supreme Court justices, and dozens of members of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/IMG_0797-2026-04-18T22_47_31.966-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3129\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992996184127905;width:439px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/IMG_0797-2026-04-18T22_47_31.966-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/IMG_0797-2026-04-18T22_47_31.966-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/IMG_0797-2026-04-18T22_47_31.966-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/IMG_0797-2026-04-18T22_47_31.966-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sue AnderBois, Providence City Councilor, speaking at the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSA_pic-scaled-e1778252683602-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3130\" 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Kuranda Ruggiero \u2022 Lily Tivnan \u2022 Lisette Rodriguez \u2022 Max McConville \u2022 Nicholas Burgoyne \u2022 Robin Bell \u2022 Seth Lewin \u2022 Sophia Betkoski \u2022 Tessa Grimes \u2022 Timothy Silva<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Political Science celebrated the induction of 23 PSC majors to Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor 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