Degrees from the Political Science Department prepare students for countless opportunities after graduation. Indeed, a degree in political science, international relations or public administration opens more doors that it closes. We have had our graduates leave OU and go to all corners of the US and beyond. Below is a selected list of alumni who have graduated in the last six years or so and how they are using their degree (organized by general area of employment). If you would like more information on what you can do with a political science degree, please contact Professor Dulio (ddulio@oakland.edu).

Government

• Legislative Assistant, State Rep. Marilyn Lane, Lansing, MI - John Fleming
• Administrative Assistant to the Director of Human Resources, Royal Oak, MI - Nicole Jones
• Staff Aide, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Committee on Armed Services, US Senate - Katie Kulenkampff
• US Department of State - Adela Levis
• Youth and Family Caseworker for Oakland County Circuit Court - Family Division, Oakland County, MI - Victoria Martinuzzi
• Department of State Aide, State of Michigan, Lansing, MI - Cassandra Schenburn
• Special Project Assistant, Economic Development, City of Warren, MI - Jordan Twardy
• Legislative Director, State Rep. Andrea LaFontaine, Lansing, MI - Eric Ventimiglia
• Deputy Director of Scheduling, Office of Governor Rick Snyder - Tori Rexford
• Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, Cairo, Egypt - Matt Wills
• Border Patrol Agent, US Department of Homeland Security, Del Rio, Texas - Sean O'Malley
• Legislative Assistant, U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter - Scott Ryan Czasak
• Social Insurance Specialist, Social Security Administration - Nicole Dallo
• Executive Assistant, Clerk's Office, Charter Township of Oakland - Jamie Moore
• Assistant Coordinator of Government Relations - Dennis Capa
• Management Analyst for the Supreme Court, State Court Administrative Office - Ashley Coneff

Non-profit organizations

• Community Engagement Coordinator, Care House, Macomb County Child Advocacy Center- Bria Bentley
• Online Community Manager, KaBOOM!, Washington, D.C. - Jason Cooper
• Community Advocate, Chadsey Condon Community Organization, Detroit MI - Charity Dean
• Youth Coaching Director/Public Relations Writer, Force Fooball Club, Bloomfield Hills, MI - Chris Edwards
• Project Coordinator, National Diversity Council, Houston TX - Bradley Horton
• Development Specialist, Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI - Amanda Saoud
• AmeriCorps - Gina Valente

Politics / Lobbying / Public policy

• Consultant to the US Department of Energy, BCS Inc., Washington, DC - Kristin Buda
• International Programs Analyst, Allied Associates International, Warrenton, VA - Brien Jason
• Owner, White Pine Consulting, multi-client public affairs and political consultants, Shelby Twp MI - Brian Koss
• West Michigan Public Policy Director, Michigan Association of Realtors, Grand Rapids, MI - Doug Merriam
• Senior Analyst, BRTRC, Fairfax, VA - Michael Mersol-Barg
• Organizational Improvement Consultant, Grant Thornton Global Public Sector, Alexandria, VA - Michael Potter
• Senior Project Manager, Political Media Inc., Washington, DC - Daniel Stepanian-Bennett
• Program Analyst, Health and Disability Project, National Association of County and City Health Officials - Sarah Cook Yates
• Finance Coordinator, Rick for Michigan Campaign - Alyssa Lemke
• Field Director, Pete Hoekstra for United States Senate - Josh Cline
• Field Coordinator, Americans for Prosperity - Samantha Bell
• Government Relations Assistant, Michigan Association of CPA's - Dennis Capa

Business

• Product Developer, e-commerce, WoodlandDirect, Rochester, MI - Stefanie Bohde
• Direct Banking Specialist, Comerica Bank, Auburn Hills MI - Amy DuQuesnay
• Project Banker, Quicken Loans - BJ Humphrey
• Marketing Manager, Mercent, Seattle WA - Bretton Jones
• Jackson Nation Life, New Annuity Business Unit, Lansing MI - Laura Laugavitz
• Account Specialist, Kelly Services, Troy, MI - Elizabeth Martinez
• Account Executive, Weber Shandwick, New York - Justin Mularski
• Program Buyer, Faurecia Interior Systems, Auburn Hills MI - Aaron Perez
• JPMorgan Chase, Troy MI - Addison Pierce
• Content Manager/Editor, Organizeit.com, Shelby Twp MI - Liz Reichard
• Lead Data Visualization Analyst, Swedish Medical Group, Seattle, WA - Matthew Runde
• Sales Engineer, Midwest Illumination, Clarkston, MI - Eric Schwarzberg
• International Trade Manager, Wabtech Corp., Pittsburgh PA - Graham Stevens
• Brand Manager, FIAT USA - Andrew Waterhouse

Academic/Graduate school

• The American Graduate School, Paris - Alma Ajazi
• MS student, Information Assurance program at the University of Detroit Mercy Center for Cyber Security - Justin Clarke
• PhD candidate, Political Science, University of Missouri - Melissa Connolly
• PhD candidate, Political Science, University of Pittsburgh - Scott Cook
• MA student, Communication, Eastern Michigan University - Benjamin Elmgren
• Political Science Instructor, St. Clair County Community College and PhD candidate, Political Science, Wayne State University - Ethan Flick
• MA candidate, Linguistics, Oakland University - Bup Mee Sunim (Kevin Hickey)
• MPA candidate, Wayne State University - Mary Eileen Kennedy
• Assistant Professor of Communications, Purdue University - Christopher Kowal
• MA candidate, Counseling Psychology, Wayne State University - Traci Lee
• MS student, Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis, Michigan State University - Scott Nalu
• MA student, Geography/Geographic Information Systems, Western
• Michigan University - Ariana Toth
• MA, University of Manchester, United Kingdom - Adam Woodhead
• MA student, International Development Administration, Western Michigan University - Rhiannon Zielinski

Education

• Teacher, US government, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD - Rainer Kulenkampff
• Teacher, English, union representative - Duane Hurt

Information technology

• Simulation Systems Administrator, Wayne State University School of Nursing - Derek Brown
• Founder and CEO of "HeyitsMe" mobile applications and computer software company - Lawrence Mansour

International Development

• Public Policy Intern, USAID, Tblisi, Georgia, Staff Editor, Georgia Today - William King

Legal careers

• Trademark Paralegal, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Chicago, IL - Hope Karmo
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, MI - Joshua Miller
• Associate Attorney, Sommers Schwartz, P.C. - Tad Roumayah
• Assistant Solicitor, 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office, York County, SC - Doug Sexton
• Winston & Strawn LLP Chicago - Brett Geschke 

Law school (many students from political science go on to law school; there are too many schools to list here, what follows is a selection of law schools our alumni have attened)

• College of William and Mary Law School
• Georgetown University School of Law
• Harvard University School of Law
• Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• Michigan State University College of Law
• Notre Dame Law School
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• University of California Davis School of Law
• University of Detroit Mercy School of
• University of Maryland School of Law
• University of Michigan School of Law

Military

• 82nd Airborne Division, US Army, Fort Bragg NC - Bafti Baftiu
• 2nd Lt., US Air Force, Vance Air Force Base, Enid, OK - Alex Eagle

Music /entertainment/sports

• Goalkeeper, Honefoss BK football club (professional soccer), Norway - Steve Clark
• Session drummer and song writer, member of the Nashville Musicians Union, AFM Local 257, Nashville, TN - Josh Colby