New SIR Chapters:

1. Roanoke College
2. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
3. Rollins College
4. Hope College
5. Oklahoma State University
6. Emmanuel College
7. Arcadia University
8. Chapman University MAIS
9. Chicago State University
10. Rutgers University
11. Rochester Institute of Technology
12. California State University Monterey Bay
13. Utah State University
14. Loyola University-Maryland
15. College of Saint Elizabeth
16. Georgia Gwinnett College
17. Trinity Washington University
18. Stephen F. Austin State University
19. American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy (Paris, France)
20. Meredith College

It is our pleasure to extend an invitation to all chapters to take part in the 2011-2012 edition of the Sigma Iota Rho Journal of International Relations, one of the nation’s premier undergraduate journals of international studies. With a national distribution of over 3,000, the Journal offers undergraduates the chance to share their research and findings in topics like economics, politics, history, and area studies with other scholars and students throughout the country.

The Journal is organized and printed here at the University of Pennsylvania, the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Iota Rho. It is produced entirely by undergraduate students, and each print article is carefully chosen from numerous outstanding submissions from undergraduates nationwide. Additionally, each edition includes a featured article by a leading voice in international relations—previous headliners have included Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank.

Since its founding in 1998, the Journal has stayed true to its mission of providing motivated students of international relations an open forum to tackle some of the most pressing issues and debates within the discipline. Now, with the launch of the online version of the Journal, even more undergraduates will have an opportunity to participate in these discussions.

Our vision is to create a national network uniting all SIR chapters through the Journal and its online component. During the coming months, we ask that your local chapter solicit articles for the Journal and to promote the website in doing so. Guidelines for submissions can be found here.

We are also looking for advanced students with superb writing or editing skills to serve as Associate Editors for the Journal or Columnists for the website. Applications for these positions will be posted during the first week of the fall semester.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the National Director, Dr. Frank Plantan (fplantan@sas.upenn.edu or 215.898.0452).

Sincerely,
Adine Mitrani
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations

Their membership increases SIR presence to 100 universities across the United States!

Their membership increases SIR presence to 98 universities across the United States!

We look forward to learning about the activities of your chapters to feature them in a future issue of our newsletter.

It is our pleasure to extend an invitation to all chapters to take part in the 2010 edition of the Journal of International Relations.

The Journal of International Relations is organized and printed here at the University of Pennsylvania by the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Iota Rho. It is entirely authored, edited, produced, funded, and published annually by students of international relations. The journal focuses on politics, history, economics, and area studies, but any topic relevant to international relations or current events is appropriate.

Our vision is to create a national network uniting all SIR chapters through journal publication. We ask that your local chapter solicit submissions; we accept articles written specifically for the journal as well as papers that were written as part of coursework. We are also looking for advanced students with good writing or editing experience to offer to serve as Associate Editors to help determine which articles ultimately get published. We plan to distribute the journal to all chapters nationwide during the spring term of 2009.

Unfortunately, we are working on a very tight timeframe. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 15, 2010; therefore, it is important to start the process as soon as possible. In the past, the most successful means for soliciting submissions has been the use of department listservs (e.g. Political Science department, History department) and advertising with flyers on campus.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the National Director, Dr. Frank Plantan (fplantan@sas.upenn.edu or 215.898.0452) or myself (balisrj@sas.upenn.edu).

Sincerely,

Becca Balis
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations
Sigma Iota Rho, Epsilon Chapter, 2008-2009
University of Pennsylvania

Editor-in-Chief: Becca Balis, UPenn Class of 2010

Managing Editor: Euhana Ossi, UPenn Class of 2010

Copy Editor: Emma Buckhout, UPenn Class of 2010

National Liaison Editor: Emma Dinan, UPenn Class of 2010

Layout Editor: Vivian Zhang, UPenn Class of 2011