Teaching & Learning Conference Partners Program

The Teaching & Learning Conference Partners Program provides departments with the opportunity to stand out as leaders in support of teaching and learning in political science. The APSA Teaching and Learning Conference promotes greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for the political science classroom as well as providing professional development opportunities for chairs and faculty. By sponsoring the conference departments can emphasize their efforts and work in political science education.

The 2009 Teaching and Learning Conference will be held in Baltimore, MD from February 6-8. The continued growth of this important event--the only conference of its kind in the world--relies upon support from the larger political science community. Funding during the conference’s first, formative years was subsidized by APSA, but as the conference grows in physical size and in importance to the discipline it is necessary to establish a network of partners to share the financial support. Through the Partners Program we seek to ensure the future of the conference and lay a strong foundation for advancing teaching and learning in the discipline.

APSA will look to its partners as an informal resource to help develop the partners program and the conference as a whole. Ideally the program will grow into one that provides a discounted partners registration rate and as well as travel grants. These initiatives will nurture the conference, giving many political scientists without the means, the opportunity to attend and further their profession.

As a Partner, your department will be recognized as part of a year-long campaign and be visible to the entire political science community as one that puts excellence in teaching at the top of its priorities.

Partnership Benefits:

• Letter of appreciation from the APSA President sent to your college dean
• Named as a sponsor in the Teaching and Learning Conference nationwide press release
• Placement of your department logo and URL on the APSA website (48,000 hits daily)
• Recognition in PS: Political Science & Politics (15,000 subscribers)
• Recognition in the 2009 APSA Annual Meeting Program (7,000+ attendees)
• Recognition in the 2009 Teaching and Learning Conference Program (300 attendees)
• Prominent acknowledgment in on-site signage during the 2009 Teaching and Learning Conference
• An APSA plaque formally recognizing your status as a Teaching and Learning Partner

Recognition Levels:

Platinum ($1,000 and up)
Gold ($500 - $999)
Silver ($250 - $499)
Bronze (up to $249)

Contact Lauren West at lwest@apsanet.org if your department is interested in being recognized for its support for teaching and learning in the discipline and its leadership in securing the future of this important event. For additional sponsorship opportunities at the Teaching and Learning Conference, see /section_474.cfm.